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7 Cards in this Set
- Front
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Define intraperitoneal and extraperitoneal:
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Intra - Surrounded by mesentry
Extra - Inbetween peritoneum and posterior (AKA retroperitoneal) abdominal wall |
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What are the 5Fs of the abdomen in health and the extra one in disease?
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Fat
Faeces Food Fetus Flatus Disease - Fluid (ascites, haemorrhage, cysts) |
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Which structures are secondarily retroperitoneal?
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2-3th parts of the duodenum
Ascending and descending colon |
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How can the peritoneal cavity be subdivided?
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The greater and lesser omental sacs (communicate via the foramen of Wnslow).
The supra and infracolic compartments (transverse mesolcolon being the division) |
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Clinical
In peritonitis what posture is prefered and why? |
Sitting upright - Abdomen has 2 recesses - Pelvic and sunphrenic - Fluid (toxins) are absorbed more slowly in the pelvic recess
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Clinical
What are the abdominal and other causes of ascites? |
Abdominal: Portal Hypertension (secondary to cirrhosis, protein malnutrition leading to swollen fatty liver and others), infection
Others: CHF, malignancy.... |
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Clinical
If there is gas under the diaphragm what may this be indicative off? |
Perforationg of the GI tract leading to release of flatus
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