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Bookmark or Share- Abdominal Rigidity: Causes, Symptoms & Diagnosis - HealthlineAbdominal rigidity, also called guarding, is an involuntary stiffness of your stomach muscles that occurs when you touch your abdomen.
- What Causes Abdominal Guarding & How is it Treated? - EpainassistAbdominal guarding is involuntary tensing and response of the muscles of the abdominal wall to protect the inflamed or injured organs present within the abdomen from feeling the pressure or pain. Know the causes, symptoms, treatment, diagnosis and complications.
- Abdominal guarding - WikipediaGuarding 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.
- GUARDING Synonyms: 118 Similar and Opposite Words - Merriam-WebsterSynonyms for GUARDING: protecting, safeguarding, shielding, sheltering, guarded, defended, secure, protected; Antonyms of GUARDING: dangerous, hazardous, risky, unsafe, insecure, threatening, perilous, menacing
- Guarding | definition of guarding by Medical dictionaryguarding Reflex tightening of the muscles of the abdominal wall when pressed upon by the examining hand in the presence of underlying tenderness from inflammation. Guarding makes examination difficult but is, in itself, of diagnostic significance.
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