Appendicitis Flashcards
1
Q
What is the blood supply to the appendix?
A
Ileocolic branch of the SMA
2
Q
What are the 3 broad categories of appendicitis?
A
Acute (mucosal oedema)
Gangrenous (transmural inflammation and necrosis)
Perforated
3
Q
Which 2 positions does the appendix have to be in to not experience right iliac fossa pain and why?
Where may pain be experienced instead?
A
Retrocaecal or pelvic
Parietal peritoneum in the RIF does not come into contact with the inflamed appendix
Supra-pubic
Right sided rectal
Vaginal
4
Q
If diagnosis of appendicitis is not typical what can be used and how?
A
CT scan - appendix = distended
Will not fill with contrast
