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APPENDICITIS (Clinical manifestations (sudden pain that begins on the…
APPENDICITIS
Clinical manifestations
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pain that worsens if you cough , walk or make other jarring movements
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Pathophysiology
Obstruction of the appendix results in an inflammatory reaction which leads to oedema and distension
Pressure is applied on the infamural blood vessels , which leads to vascular engorgement , resulting in gangrene of the appendix
Definination
It is the inflammation of the appendix , a small finger like projection at the tip of the caecum below the ileocaecal valve in the right lower quadrant of the abdomen