Reference no: EM133521905
Sarah Lynn is an 18-year-old female presents in the emergency department with a two day history of nausea, vomiting, and increasing abdominal pain. Her pain is focused in her lower, abdomen that radiates to her right flank. She denies any pregnancy and has just finished a normal period. She is dizzy and lightheaded, because she throws up every time she eats or drinks.
Based on her location of pain, what body organ structures are you concerned about that could be causing the pain?
Additionally, what other concerns do you have based on her initial presentation?
FaceTime those concerns and question to what interventions would you want to do?
Sarah Lynn is sent to CT scan and returns. Her pain has dramatically decreased when she was moved from the CT scan to her bed.
The results from the CT scan shows signs of appendicitis due to a very swollen and about to rupture appendix what treatment for the appendicitis ?
How do you were waiting for the surgical team to arrive to discuss options with Sarah Lynn? You notice a patient states her pain is now relieved, but she is starting to feel bloated and she feels like she needs to have a bowel movement. In relation to appendicitis, what concerns do you have about what is happening ?
When the surgical team arrives it appears that she now has a distended and board like abdomen.
When they search the surgical, resident does a bedside ultrasound and finds free fluid in her abdomen. What is free fluid and where does it come from?
What intervention should the nurse anticipate due to the presence of free fluid?