Appendicitis case study
Appendicitis is a condition that involves inflammation of the appendix causing it to be filled with pus and hence causing pain to the patient. This paper consists of a case study aimed at revealing the symptoms and treatment of a 30-year patient who is suffering from the condition.
Jane Darlington is a thirty-year-old lady who reported to the clinical desk due to complaining of strange changes she had been seeing and experiencing in her body. Jane said a four hour right lower quadrant. The lower umbilical region was the origin of the pain, and it was of sudden onset with progressing intensity. The severity of the pain was rated eight on a scale of one to ten, with one being the lowest level of pain and ten being the most painful experience to the patient. Past medical and surgical history of the patient doesn’t show any complications, but she complained of nausea, constipation, and occasional vomiting.
Going into the examination, a lot of diseases were following similarities to what Jane was suffering. The conditions that were being suspected, which included Urinary tract infection, gall bladder problems, and ovary problems. Jane underwent a urine test, and a urinary tract infection was ruled out since the test turned negative. Blood results were within the normal range, mentioning that Jane was not fighting any infection since the white blood cell count was normal. The abdominal examination involved a physical examination of the area of pain by applying pressure on the pain, and the patient complained that the pain intensified when the pressure is suddenly released, suggesting that the adjacent peritoneum is inflamed. Imaging tests confirmed the presence of appendicitis after the Computerized Tomography (CT) scan revealed the swelling and inflammation of the appendix.
Jane had to undergo surgery. The appendectomy was performed through laparoscopic surgery, where the surgeon inserted special surgical tools and a video camera into the abdomen to remove the appendix; however, this could not have been the case if the appendix had ruptured and infection had spread.