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Does Pain In The Lower Right Quadrant Indicate Appendix?

Hi, I am in medical anatomy and we ve been talking about the quadrants. I know that in the lower right quadrant is where your appendix is. Anytime I apply pressure to the lower right area, I feel pain. Is it appendicitis? I haven t really had a fever or anything but it just started today. Any suggestions? Oh and I m a female
Wed, 13 Aug 2014
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DEAR MAM
WHATS UR AGE??
ACUTE APPENDICITIS IS AN EMERGENCY AND SHOULD NOT BE NEGLECTED
ITS COMMON IN YOUNG AGE GROUP
THE SYMPYOMS ARE

PAIN AROUND UMBLICUS GRADUALLY MIGRATING TO RIGHT ILIAC FOSSA,NAUSEA,VOMITING,FEVER

GET A CONSULTATION AND GET ONE ULTRASOUND SCAN OF ABDOMEN AND PELVIS DONE TO RULE OUT APPENDICITIS.AND GO FOR TOTAL AND DIFFERNTIAL COUNTS OF LEUCOCYTES (BLOOD TESTS) IF ABOVE 12000 TOTAL COUNT AND USG CONFIRMING APPENDICITIS U SHOULD GO AHEAD FOR APPENDICECTOMY

ARE U EXPECTING A PREGNANCY???IT MIGHT BE RUPTURED ECTOPIC PREGNANCY OR PELVIC INFLAMMMATORY DISEASE EVEN...USG ABDOMEN RULES OUT AND GIVES U A PROPER DIAGNOSIS...GO AHEAD WITH THAT
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Does Pain In The Lower Right Quadrant Indicate Appendix?

DEAR MAM WHATS UR AGE?? ACUTE APPENDICITIS IS AN EMERGENCY AND SHOULD NOT BE NEGLECTED ITS COMMON IN YOUNG AGE GROUP THE SYMPYOMS ARE PAIN AROUND UMBLICUS GRADUALLY MIGRATING TO RIGHT ILIAC FOSSA,NAUSEA,VOMITING,FEVER GET A CONSULTATION AND GET ONE ULTRASOUND SCAN OF ABDOMEN AND PELVIS DONE TO RULE OUT APPENDICITIS.AND GO FOR TOTAL AND DIFFERNTIAL COUNTS OF LEUCOCYTES (BLOOD TESTS) IF ABOVE 12000 TOTAL COUNT AND USG CONFIRMING APPENDICITIS U SHOULD GO AHEAD FOR APPENDICECTOMY ARE U EXPECTING A PREGNANCY???IT MIGHT BE RUPTURED ECTOPIC PREGNANCY OR PELVIC INFLAMMMATORY DISEASE EVEN...USG ABDOMEN RULES OUT AND GIVES U A PROPER DIAGNOSIS...GO AHEAD WITH THAT