of the colon‚ the wall of the appendix also contains a layer of muscle. Acute appendicitis can occur when a piece of food‚ stool or object becomes trapped in the appendix‚ causing irritation‚ inflammation‚ and the rapid growth of bacteria and infection. Acute appendicitis can also happen after a gastrointestinal infection. Rarely‚ a tumor may cause acute appendicitis. Sometimes the cause of acute appendicitis is not known. The inflammation is usually caused by a blockage‚ but may be caused
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Diarrhea describes bowel movements (stools) that are loose and watery. It is very common and usually not serious. Many people will have diarrhea once or twice each year. It typically lasts two to three days and can be treated with over-the-counter (OTC) medicines. Some people have diarrhea often as part of irritable bowel syndrome or other chronic diseases of the large intestine. Doctors classify diarrhea as "osmotic‚" "secretory‚" or "exudative."Osmotic diarrhea means that something in the bowel
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Appendicitis Presentation Appendicitis is a painful swelling and infection of the appendix. The appendix is a finger like pouch attached to the large intestine and located in the lower right area of the abdomen. Scientists are not sure what the appendix does‚ if anything‚ but removing it does not appear to affect a person’s health. The inside of the appendix is called the appendiceal lumen. Mucus created by the appendix travels through the appendiceal lumen and empties into the large intestine
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History and Examination of the Reproductive System Female reproductive history: - Age‚ gravidity (no. of pregnancies‚ including miscarriages/ectopics/stillbirths)‚ parity (no. of livebirths)‚ LMP (last menstrual period) - History of presenting complaints: o Nature and duration o Relation to menstrual cycle o Vaginal discharge o Vaginal bleeding o Urinary symptoms (dysuria‚ frequency‚ urge/stress incontinence) o Bowel symptoms - Previous gynaecological history: o Periods – regular
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kept in for longer to control the infection and abscesses that formed in his abdomen. As well as affecting the health of the patient‚ this also occupied a hospital bed for longer than necessary. It is essential to diagnose and treat perforated appendicitis when it is suspected as this complication increases the incidence of morbidity and mortality. Background:
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01/18/---- Consultations: Jose Medina‚ MD‚ Surgeon Procedures: Appendectomy. Complications: None. Admitting Diagnosis: Rule out acute appendicitis. This is a 45-year-old man seen in my office on January 14 with the onset of acute abdominal pain at 10 a.m. that day. He was admitted directly to the hospital with a diagnosis of probable acute appendicitis. DIAGNOSTIC DATA: Serum amylase was normal at 64. Cultures of peritoneal fluid at the time of discharge showed no growth. CBC performed
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No.: 10-S-9044 Date of Admission and Surgery: 11/14/- - - - Admitting Physician: Bernard Kester‚ MD Preoperative Diagnosis: Acute appendicitis. Postoperative Diagnosis: Necrotizing acute appendicitis Specimen Received: Appendix other than incidental. Date Received: 11/14/- - - - Date Reported: 11/16/- - - - CLINICAL HISTORY: Acute Appendicitis. GROSS DESCRIPTION: The specimen is received in formaling and labeled with patient’s name‚ patient’s ID number‚ and appendix. It consists
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PHYSICAL/HEALTH ASSESSMENT Assessment is a core activity of nursing practice. It includes gathering information about the health status of a patient/client‚ analyzing/inspecting and interpreting the data and deciding how to use the information in the patient’s plan of care‚ and evaluating the quality of the plan of care. It also includes assessing community‚ or population and using the information in planning and delivering care. ***How has your practice in nursing enabled you to apply the principles
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appeared thickened. Dilated appendix seen constant with acute appendicitis. Osseous structures of the abdomen appeared unremarkable. No free air was seen. PELVIS: Good quality‚ non contrasted actual CT examination of the pelvis with coronal reconstructions. Prostate‚ seminal vesicles and urinary bladder appeared WNL. The bowels seen on the study appeared WNL‚ except for inflammatory changes of the appendix and seccum with acute appendicitis. Osseous structures of the pelvis appeared in tract with
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complicate the job (Book). This is an opinion from just one person‚ who obviously does not believe that women are capable of being in the service. Javery states‚ “When a man comes to a sick call with belly pain‚ it is probably one of two things--flu or appendicitis. When a woman comes in‚ it can be one of 50 things” (Book). This is stating
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