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  2. Diaphragmatic rupture - Wikipedia

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    Diaphragmatic rupture (also called diaphragmatic injury or tear) is a tear of the diaphragm, the muscle across the bottom of the ribcage that plays a crucial role in breathing. Most commonly, acquired diaphragmatic tears result from physical trauma. Diaphragmatic rupture can result from blunt or penetrating trauma and occurs in about 0.5% of ...

  3. Liver injury - Wikipedia

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    Given its anterior position in the abdominal cavity and its large size, the liver is prone to gun shot wounds and stab wounds. [2] Its firm location under the diaphragm also makes it especially prone to shearing forces. [1] Common causes of this type of injury are blunt force mechanisms such as motor vehicle accidents, falls, and sports injuries.

  4. Chilaiditi syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Chilaiditi syndrome is a rare condition when pain occurs due to transposition of a loop of large intestine (usually transverse colon) in between the diaphragm and the liver, visible on plain abdominal X-ray or chest X-ray. [1] Normally this causes no symptoms, and this is called Chilaiditi's sign. The sign can be permanently present, or ...

  5. Kehr's sign - Wikipedia

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    [1] [2] May result from diaphragmatic or peridiaphragmatic lesions, renal calculi, splenic injury or ruptured ectopic pregnancy. [citation needed] Kehr's sign is a classic example of referred pain: irritation of the diaphragm is signaled by the phrenic nerve as pain in the area above the collarbone.

  6. Diaphragmatic hernia - Wikipedia

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    Diaphragmatic hernia; This is a photo of a peritoneopericardial diaphragmatic hernia in a cat. The photo was taken during necropsy from the right side of the cat. To the left is the abdomen, where part of the liver and the gall bladder can be seen. The diaphragm is in the middle. To the right is the thorax.

  7. List of ICD-9 codes 800–999: injury and poisoning - Wikipedia

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    862.1 Injury to diaphragm with open wound into cavity; 862.2 Injury to other specified intrathoracic organs without mention of open wound into cavity; 862.3 Injury to other specified intrathoracic organs with open wound into cavity; 863 Injury to gastrointestinal tract; 864 Injury to liver; 865 Injury to spleen; 866 Injury to kidney; 867 Injury ...

  8. ‘Yellowstone’ fans all have the same question after the ...

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    The "Yellowstone" Season 5 finale just left viewers wanting more and they may just get their wish.On Dec. 15, the popular series wrapped up its fifth season with an explosive finale that killed ...

  9. Acute liver failure - Wikipedia

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    The liver has the central role in the synthesis of almost all coagulation factors and some inhibitors of coagulation and fibrinolysis. Hepatocellular necrosis leads to impaired synthesis of many coagulation factors and their inhibitors. The former produces a prolongation in prothrombin time which is widely used to monitor the severity of ...