appendicitis
Inflamed intestinal pouch
Appendicitis is inflammation of the appendix, typically causing severe abdominal pain that begins near the navel and shifts to the lower right side.
Left untreated, the appendix can rupture, spreading infection through the abdomen.
Treatment is usually surgical removal: She was rushed to the hospital with appendicitis.
Bodily or emotional distress
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- vomitingExpelling stomach contents orally
- feverElevated body temperature
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
loss of appetite · guarding · cramping · bloating · constipation · diarrhea · malaise · leukocytosis
Large intestine's origin pouch
- intestinesCoiled digestive organs
- peritoneumMembrane lining the abdomen
- abdomenTorso's lower cavity
- colonLarge intestine section
ileum · bowel · gastrointestinal · viscera · mesentery · abdominal wall · McBurney's point · gut
Minimally invasive abdominal examination
- laparotomyAbdominal cavity access cut
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
- surgeonPhysician who operates
suture · excision · drainage · recovery · postoperative · operating room · scalpel · general anesthesia
Abnormal tissue enlargement
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- abscessLocalized pus collection
- perforationHole punched through something
- ruptureViolent tearing apart
purulence · sepsis · gangrene · necrosis · obstruction · pus · inflammatory · edema
Acute care department
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
- urgentNeeding immediate attention
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- hospitalizationFormal entry into medical care
triage · admission · life-threatening · 911 · paramedics · emergency room · critical · stretcher
Tomographic diagnostic imaging
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- blood testDiagnostic fluid analysis
- physical examMedical evaluation of health
- imagingProducing visual representations
palpation · differential diagnosis · urinalysis · X-ray · clinical signs
pain
Bodily or emotional distress
- nauseaPre-vomiting stomach discomfort
- vomitingExpelling stomach contents orally
- feverElevated body temperature
tenderness · loss of appetite · guarding · cramping · bloating · constipation · diarrhea · malaise · leukocytosis · rigidity
cecum
Large intestine's origin pouch
- intestinesCoiled digestive organs
- peritoneumMembrane lining the abdomen
- abdomenTorso's lower cavity
colon · ileum · bowel · gastrointestinal · viscera · mesentery · abdominal wall · McBurney's point · gut · digestive tract
laparoscopy
Minimally invasive abdominal examination
- laparotomyAbdominal cavity access cut
- incisionControlled cut into tissue
- anesthesiaInduced loss of feeling
surgeon · suture · excision · drainage · recovery · postoperative · operating room · scalpel · general anesthesia · minimally invasive
swelling
Abnormal tissue enlargement
- infectionPathogen invasion causing illness
- abscessLocalized pus collection
- perforationHole punched through something
rupture · purulence · sepsis · gangrene · necrosis · obstruction · pus · inflammatory · edema · bacterial
ER
Acute care department
- ambulanceEmergency medical transport
- urgentNeeding immediate attention
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
hospitalization · triage · admission · life-threatening · 911 · paramedics · emergency room · critical · stretcher · first responders
CT scan
Tomographic diagnostic imaging
- ultrasoundInaudible high-frequency waves
- blood testDiagnostic fluid analysis
- physical examMedical evaluation of health
imaging · palpation · differential diagnosis · urinalysis · X-ray · clinical signs
- GI disordersCrohn's disease, gastroenteritis, IBS, GERD, ulcerative colitis
- gut diseasescolitis, Crohn's disease, diverticulitis, gastritis, gastroenteritis
- medical findingscyst, tumor, lesion, polyp, hernia
- surgical emergenciesbowel obstruction, ruptured aneurysm, internal bleeding, ectopic pregnancy, cardiac tamponade
- abdominal emergenciesbowel obstruction, pancreatitis, diverticulitis, ruptured aneurysm, intestinal blockage
- Pediatric GIceliac disease, colic, constipation, diarrhea, GERD
appendicitisgastroenteritis
Inflamed digestive tract illness
ovarian cyst · constipation · stomachache · irritable bowel syndrome · indigestion
appendix, appended, appending, appendices, peritonitis, appendectomy, appendixes, appendectomies, appendicectomy