Posted by: highvoltage February 10, 2007
WHAT IS APPENDICITIS??
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hi sahayog sorry to hear that u r suffering from physical disorders but appendicitis isnt a very big problem in this modern era if diagonised at the rite time.khaobadi plz don scare anyone like this without proper knowledge coz everyone is sensible about their lives..u could be right if the appendicitis bursts out or if it could not be detected even in the last stage.specially critical stage begins after 3rd or 4th day.this situation could be critical but in general cases a small operation can solve the problem(appendoctomy).prabing great explanation of appendicitis and how to diagonise it. i will try to explain to a bit more in detail so that those who do not have much idea about anatomy can also understand and detect whether it is appendicitis or not. * what is appendicitis?? - end word "itis" represtents an infection and wherever there is pain in body or any infection of any part the latin name of such organs is often followed by itis, e.g gastritis, hepatitis,pancreatitis and so on.that means appendicitis is the infection of appendix(a vestigeal organ of human body which is still very useful in animals like cows who need to digest cellulose). *where is appendix in our body?? -let's begin our food pipe from mouth.u come across oesophagus, stomach, small intenstine(duodenu, jejunuum and ileum) and crossing point between small intestine and large intestine, and then large intestine.when small intestine goes into large one, it ends blindly.at this point a small extended strcture is appendix which ends blindly.it is not necessary that appendix always hangs but could lie in several different positions. *is appendix important for us?? -yes it is important but not that important that without appendix people can not survive.it just helps in immune system to some extent but generally does not show much affect in the body as its contribution is very less. *how to detect appendicits? To detect it is necessary to know two points in body. a)Mc-Burney point- normally it detects the position of origination of appendix,i.e.where it begins.this point lies in between navel and spina iliaca anterior superior that means: नाइटो र कम्मरमा उठेको हड्डिको चुच्चोलाई एउटा रेखाले जोडाउँ ।यो रेखाको लगभग बिचमा यो बिन्दु (पोइन्ट) पर्छ . b)Lanz point- it detects the tip of the appendix and lies in in between two spinae iliacae anteriores superiores.that means-कम्मरको दुवैतिर उठेको हड्डिको चुच्चोलाई एउटा रेखाले जोडौँ।त्यो रेखालाइ बराबर् तिन् भग्म बिभाजित् गरौँ।अब त्यस तीनवटा रेखामा दायाँ को एक् तिहाइबाट बीचको अर्को तिहाइ जाने ठाउँमा(crossing point) यो बिन्दु पर्दछ। Diagnosis: a)palpation: press slowly the right lower abdomen with two fingers and suddenly remove the fingers.in case of appendicitis , u feel more pain at the Mc-Burney's point. b)temperature:normally rectal temperature is more than axillar temperature by 1 degree. c)leucocytes:(possible only in lab): number of leucocytes are increased. Therapy:operation
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