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    Appendicitis is characterized by hard mass of feces (fecalith) Foreign body in the lumen of appendix Fibrous disease of bowel wall Adhesion / parasitic infestation Calcium phosphate-rich mucus in organic Tumors Viral / bacterial infestation Small lumen of the appendix Obstruction accumulation of mucus inside appendix.

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    Appendicitis is characterized by hard mass of feces (fecalith) Foreign body in the lumen of appendix Fibrous disease of bowel wall Adhesion / parasitic infestation Calcium phosphate-rich mucus in organic Tumors Viral / bacterial infestation Small lumen of the appendix Obstruction accumulation of mucus inside appendix.

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    Pa Tho Physiology

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    Argene Rose Millet
    Appendicitis is characterized by hard mass of feces (fecalith) Foreign body in the lumen of appendix Fibrous disease of bowel wall Adhesion / parasitic infestation Calcium phosphate-rich mucus in organic Tumors Viral / bacterial infestation Small lumen of the appendix Obstruction accumulation of mucus inside appendix.

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    Sensory Inflammatory

    Impede blood flow

    Oxygen

    Release of chemical mediators

    Blood flow

    Hypoxia

    Migration of WWBC (neutrophils) in the site of injury

    Anaerobic metabolism

    Phagocytosis
    Prostaglandins

    Lactic acid production

    Bradykinins

    Pus
    Vasodilatation

    Irritation of nerve endings

    PAIN
    Loss of Appetite Compression of nerve ending

    Swelling

    PATHOPHYSIOLOGY

    Hard mass of feces (fecalith) Foreign body in the lumen of appendix Fibrous disease of bowel wall Adhesion/parasitic infestation Calcium phosphate-rich mucus In organic Tumors Viral /bacterial infestation

    Malfunction of the appendix

    Small lumen of the appendix

    Obstruction accumulation of mucus inside the appendix

    Continues accumulation of mucus inside appendix

    Swelling of the appendix

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