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Ultrasound Appendicitis | Sana Kashif

Here's a nursing memory trick to remember the assessment findings for appendicitis! Your client is having "PAINS": 🤕 Pain will start off as generalized abdominal pain, then become more localized in the right lower quadrant as the inflammation becomes more severe. 🤢 Anorexia means a loss of appetite. This client will not feel hungry...which makes sense given the pain and nausea! 🌡️ Increased temp WBC count occurs as the body responds to the infection and inflammation of the appendix. 🤢 Nausea