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Appendicitis Exam 2 Questions and
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Appendicitis - Answer-Inflammation of vermiform appendix

Appendicitis affects over _____ % of population. - Answer-7%

What ages is it most common to have a appendicitis? - Answer-Most common in
adolescents and young adults

Appendix - Answer--tubelike pouch attached to cecum just below ileocecal valve
-located in the right iliac region, in McBurney point

The appendix's function is - Answer--Regularly filled, emptied of digested food

Obstruction of proximal lumen - Answer-→ distention, inflammation, edema, ulceration,
infection

If a appendicitis is not treated it can cause - Answer--perforation
-peritonitis

Obstruction can be caused by - Answer--Fecalith
-Calculus
-Parasites
-Edema of lymphoid tissue
-Tumor
-Foreign body

Risk factors - Answer--Adolescent males at greatest risk
-Diets low in fiber or high in carbohydrates
-Gastrointestinal (GI) infections

Prevention - Answer--Cannot be prevented
-Certain dietary habits reduce risk
-High-fiber diet decreases incidence

Initially - Answer-continuous, mild generalized or upper abdominal pain

Over next 4 hours - Answer-pain intensifies, localizes in right lower quadrant (RLQ)

A typical appendicitis symptoms are - Answer--Aggravated by moving, walking,
coughing
-Localized, rebound tenderness on palpation
-Pain increased by extension or internal rotation of right hip

, -Low-grade fever
-Anorexia
-Nausea and vomiting

symptoms in older adults - Answer--Less acute pain, local tenderness in older adults →
delayed diagnosis
-More virulent course

symptoms in pregnant women - Answer--RLQ, periumbilical, right subcostal pain
▪Due to displacement of appendix by uterus

Complications with appedix - Answer--Perforation
-Peritonitis
-Abscess
-Chronic appendicitis

Acutely inflamed appendix can perforate within - Answer-24 hours

Admission to hospital with a possible appendicitis - Answer--IV fluids initiated
-Oral food and fluids withheld until diagnosis is confirmed

Tests to be done to determine a appendicitis - Answer-•Abdominal ultrasound
•Abdominal x-rays
•Intravenous pyelogram
•Urinalysis
•Pelvic examination
•WBC with differential

What diagnostic test is the most effective? - Answer-Abdominal ultrasound

Treatment of choice is appendectomy which can be done by - Answer--Laparoscopic
approach
-Open appendectomy by laparotomy

Pharmacologic therapy prior to therapy - Answer--IV fluids and antibiotic therapy: third-
generation cephalosporin

Antibiotic therapy needs to be repeated during surgery and continued for at least ____
hours postoperatively - Answer-48 hours

Strong analgesics withheld preoperatively to avoid masking sudden disappearance of -
Answer-pain → perforation

Children and adolescents - Answer--Uncommon in children aged <4
-Often progresses to rupture

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