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... (WBCs, Chapter 121. Intraabdominal Infections and Abscesses (Part 1) Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 121. Intraabdominal Infections and Abscesses Intraabdominal Infections and ... synthesis. Figure 121- 1 space, a predictable series of events takes place. Intraabdominal infections occur in two stages: peritonitis and if the p...

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... Chapter 121. Intraabdominal Infections and Abscesses (Part 2 ) Primary (Spontaneous) Bacterial Peritonitis Peritonitis ... show ascites. Chest and abdominal radiography should be performed in patients with abdominal pain to exclude free air, which signals a perforation (Fig. 121- 2). Figure 121- 2 ... not easy. It depends on the exclusion of a primary intraabdom...

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... patients may require surgical intervention without prior imaging. Chapter 121. Intraabdominal Infections and Abscesses (Part 3) Primary Bacterial Peritonitis: Treatment Treatment for ... the inciting event. In general, patients are febrile, with marked leukocytosis and a left shift of the WBCs to band forms. While recovery of organisms from peritoneal fluid is easier...

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... not, and this organism is the most common pathogen in overt exit-site infections. Gram-negative bacilli and fungi such as Candida spp. are also found. Vancomycin-resistant enterococci and vancomycin-intermediate ... complication of abdominal surgeries. These infections may be accompanied by localizing pain and/ or nonlocalizing symptoms such as fever, malaise, anorexia, and toxi...

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... in the peritoneal cavity that localizes bacteria into Chapter 121. Intraabdominal Infections and Abscesses (Part 5) Intraperitoneal Abscesses Abscess formation is common in untreated peritonitis ... colonic flora, is the anaerobe most frequently isolated from intraabdominal infections, is especially prominent in abscesses, and is the most common anaerobic bloodstre...

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... routinely required. Chapter 121. Intraabdominal Infections and Abscesses (Part 6) Diagnosis Scanning procedures have considerably facilitated the diagnosis of intraabdominal abscesses. Abdominal ... Intraperitoneal Abscesses: Treatment An algorithm for the management of patients with intraabdominal (including intraperitoneal) abscesses is presented in Fig. 121...

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... Gastroenteritis. Philadelphia, Current Medicine, 1996, Fig. 1.22.] Chapter 121. Intraabdominal Infections and Abscesses (Part 7) Fever is the most common presenting sign of liver abscess. ... defining the etiology of infections. Liver abscesses may also be caused by Candida spp.; such abscesses usually follow fungemia in patients receiving chemotherapy for cancer a...

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... Chapter 121. Intraabdominal Infections and Abscesses (Part 8) Splenic Abscesses Splenic abscesses are much less common than liver abscesses. The incidence of splenic abscesses ... surgery, trauma, and diabetes mellitus have also been identified as risk factors. The organisms most frequently encountered in perinephric and renal abscesses are E. coli, Proteus...

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... Chapter 121. Intraabdominal Infections and Abscesses (Part 9) Candida spp. can cause renal abscesses. This fungus may spread to the kidney ... organism. Perinephric and Renal Abscesses: Treatment Treatment for perinephric and renal abscesses, like that for other intraabdominal abscesses, includes drainage of pus and antibiotic therapy ... recovered. For perine...

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... small-diameter myelinated A- delta (Aδ) and the unmyelinated (C fiber) axons (Fig. 12 -1). These fibers are present in nerves to the skin and to deep somatic and visceral structures. Some tissues, ... sensation and emotion. When acute, pain is characteristically associated with behavioral arousal and a stress response consisting of increased blood pressure, heart rate, pupil dia...

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