This document discusses appendicitis, including its definition, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment options, nursing care, and complications. Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix that most commonly affects the pediatric population. The cardinal signs of appendicitis are abdominal pain that starts around the navel and later localizes to the lower right abdomen, nausea, vomiting, anorexia, and tenderness in the lower right abdominal quadrant. Treatment involves medical management with antibiotics or surgical removal of the appendix via open or laparoscopic appendectomy.

1. APPENDICITIS
GI SYSTEM
PEDIATRIC NURSING

2. ANATOMY &
PHYSIOLOGY

3. INTRODUCTION

4. DEFINITION

5. INCIDENCE

6. ETIOLOGY

7. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

8. Cont….

9. Cont..

10. CLINICAL
FEATURES

11. CARDINAL
SIGNS…

12. PSOA’SSIGN

13. ROVSING’S
SIGN

14. OBTURATOR’S
SIGN

15. BLOOMBERG’S
SIGN

16. CONT..

17. MCBURNEY’S
SIGN

18. OTHERS…

19. CONT..

20. MURPHY’S
TRAID

21. CLINICAL
STAGES

22. CONT…

23. CONT…

24. DIAGNOSTIC
EVALUTION

25. CONT…

26. MANAGEMENT

27. MEDICAL
MANAGEMENT

28. SURGICAL
MANAGEMENT

29. PRE-
OPERATIVE
PREPARATION

30. APPENDICECTOMY

31. LAP.
APPENDICECTOMY

33. NURSING
ASSESSMENT

34. CONT…..

35. INVESTIGATIONS

36. NURSING
DIAGNOSIS

37. CONT…

38. COMPLICATIONS

39. CONCLUSION

40. BIBLIOGRAPHY