General surgery Flashcards
1
Q
Acute appendicitis symptoms
A
RIF pain, anorexia, fever, nausea/vomiting
2
Q
Which dermatome causes appendicitis pain to start of as generalised abdominal pain
A
T10 as visceral peritoneum does not have innervation.
3
Q
Why does it spread to localised RIF pain?
A
As appendicitis grows, it stimulates pain in the parietal peritoneum with localised innervation
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