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Definition of Abdominal guarding
Abdominal guarding definition - medical term
Tensing of the abdominal wall muscles to guard inflamed
organs within the abdomen from the pain of pressure upon them. The tensing is detected
when the abdomen wall is pressed.
Guarding is a characteristic finding in the physical examination for an abruptly
painful abdomen (an acute abdomen) with inflammation of the inner abdominal (peritoneal)
surface due, for example, to appendicitis or diverticulitis. The tensed muscles
of the abdominal wall automatically go into spasm to keep the tender underlying
tissues from being touched.
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