Peritonitis

Alternate Name:

Test:

Peritoneal aspirate' M/C/S (+), WCC (H), S.elec-trolytes (AB)

Sign:

Abdominal rigidity, abdominal rebound tender:-ness, shifting dullness (ascites)

Dd:

Intestinal obstruction, acute cholecystitis, renacolic, gastrointestinal haemorrhage, ectopic preg­nancy, pneumonia, porphyria, hysteria, tabes dorsalis, mesenteric adenitis, acute urinary infec­tions, biliary colic, peptic ulcer, appendicitis

Phys:

Infection of the peritoneal cavity due to obstruc­tion, infarct, neoplasia or inflammation of any hol­low viscus; infection of viscera; idiopathic or iatro­genic causes