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Barrie, Sir James (Matthew) (sh) and Abdominal guarding (health)


Barrie, Sir James (Matthew) (sh)




born May 9, 1860, Kirriemuir, Angus, Scot.
died June 19, 1937, London, Eng.

Scottish playwright and novelist.

After moving to London, he wrote Auld Licht Idylls (1888), a book about his native Scotland. His best-selling novel The Little Minister (1891) was made into a play in 1897. His plays Quality Street (1901) and The Admirable Crichton (1902) ran successfully in London. After creating the stories of Peter Pan for a friend's sons, he won great Success with his classic children's play Peter Pan, the Boy Who Wouldn't Grow Up (1904). His Other plays include The Twelve-Pound Look (1910) and Dear Brutus (1917).


Abdominal guarding (health)


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.