Image result for appendicitis Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix, a finger-shaped pouch that projects from your colon on the lower right side of your abdomen. Appendicitis causes pain in your lower right abdomen.

1. APPENDICITIS
PRESENTED BY
MR. ABHAY RAJPOOT

2. INTRODUCTION
 Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix, a finger-shaped pouch that
projects from your colon on the lower right side of your abdomen.
 Appendicitis causes pain in your lower right abdomen. However, in most
people, pain begins around the navel and then moves. As inflammation
worsens, appendicitis pain typically increases and eventually becomes severe

4. DEFINITION
Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix, a 3 1/2-inch-long tube of tissue that
extends from the large intestine.

5. CAUSES
 Appendicitis occurs when the appendix becomes blocked, often by stool, a
foreign body, or cancer. Blockage may also occur from infection, since the
appendix can swell in response to any infection in the body.

6. CLINICAL MANIFESTATION
 The classic symptoms of appendicitis include:
 Dull pain near the navel or the upper abdomen that becomes sharp as it moves to the lower right abdomen.
This is usually the first sign.
 Loss of appetite
 Nausea and/or vomiting soon after abdominal pain begins
 Abdominal swelling
 Fever of 99-102 degrees Fahrenheit
 Inability to pass gas
 Almost half the time, other symptoms of appendicitis appear, including:
 Dull or sharp pain anywhere in the upper or lower abdomen, back, or rectum
 Painful urination and difficulty passing urine
 Vomiting that precedes the abdominal pain
 Severe cramps
 Constipation or diarrhea with gas

8. DIAGNOSTIC TEST
 The following tests are usually used to help make the diagnosis:
 Abdominal exam to detect inflammation
 Urine test to rule out a urinary tract infection
 Rectal exam
 Blood test to see if your body is fighting infection
 CT scans and/or ultrasound

9. COMPLICATION
 A ruptured appendix. A rupture spreads infection throughout your abdomen (peritonitis).
Possibly life-threatening, this condition requires immediate surgery to remove the appendix
and clean your abdominal cavity.
 A pocket of pus that forms in the abdomen. If your appendix bursts, you may develop a
pocket of infection (abscess). In most cases, a surgeon drains the abscess by placing a tube
through your abdominal wall into the abscess. The tube is left in place for about two weeks,
and you're given antibiotics to clear the infection.

10. MANAGEMENT
 Appendectomy

11. Complications of appendectomy
 Uncontrolled vomiting
 Increased pain in your abdomen
 Dizziness/feelings of faintness
 Blood in your vomit or urine
 Increased pain and redness in your incision
 Fever
 Pus in the wound

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