AMIGABLE, GRANT KENNETH D.

BSN 3A
DEFINE THE CAUSATIVE AGENT SIGNS AND NURSING TREATMENT
DISEASE SYMPTOMS INTERVENTIONS
Appendicitis is a painful Appendicitis may be Sudden pain that begins Assessing and relieving If you have
swelling of the caused by various on the right side of the pain through medication appendicitis, your
appendix. The appendix infections such as virus, lower abdomen. administration as well appendix will usually
is a small, thin pouch bacteria, or parasites, in Sudden pain that begins as nonpharmacologic need to be removed as
about 5 to 10cm (2 to 4 your digestive tract. Or around your navel and interventions. soon as possible. This
inches) long. It's it may happen when the often shifts to your IMPORTANT: DO operation is known as
connected to the large tube that joins your lower right abdomen. NOT APPLY HEAT an appendicectomy or
intestine, where poo large intestine and TO THE appendectomy. Surgery
Pain that worsens if you
forms. Nobody knows appendix is blocked or APPENDICITIS is often also
cough, walk or make
exactly what the trapped by stool. PATIENT'S recommended if there's
other jarring
appendix does, but Sometimes tumors can ABDOMEN AS THIS a chance you have
movements.
removing it is not cause appendicitis. COULD LEAD TO appendicitis but it's not
harmful. Nausea and vomiting. been possible to make a
RUPTURE.
Loss of appetite. clear diagnosis.
Prevent fluid volume
deficit. ...
Prevent infection.