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Peritonitis - Cats and Dogs (view source)
Revision as of 15:30, 18 August 2009
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**bile for biliary leak
**bile for biliary leak
**creatinine for urine
**creatinine for urine
**glucose and lactate for sepsis
**glucose (2.8 mmol/l) and lactate (>5.5 mmol/l) for sepsis
===Diagnostic Imaging===
===Diagnostic Imaging===
====Radiography====
*Abdominal radiography may reveal free gas in the abdomen. This is highly suggestive of peritonitis
*Thoracic radiograph should be assessed for signs of metastatic disease.
==Treatment==
==Treatment==
*It is vital to identify cases which require emergency surgical intervention. Any of the following is a major indication:
**positive for intracellular bacteria.
**free gas visible in the abdominal radiograph.
**presence of penetrating injuries in the abdomen.