EMT 3/24

a localized, intense pain that arises from the parietal peritoneum, the lining of the abdominal cavity

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• the membrane that lines the abdominal cavity (the parietal peritoneum) and covers the organs within it (the visceral peritoneum)

pain that is felt in a location other than where the pain originates

the area posterior to the peritoneum, between the peritoneum and the back

sharp pain that feels as if body tissues are being torn apart

a poorly localized, dull, or diffuse pain that arises from the abdominal organs, or viscera