Question

What is the primary body system that Appendicitis affects? Are there other systems affected? If so, which ones? What places him/her at risk for the disease? What are the patient’s symptoms? (Hint: These are what patient experiences) What are the patient’s signs? (Hint: These are observable from everyone else) What are the treatments for this disease? Name three (3) other diseases that affect the same body system.

Answer 1

Answer- ​​​​​​Appendicitis primarily affect the digestive system of the body. It also affects the urinary system and immune system as well.

• In Appendicitis, a person will experience the following symptoms-

1. Abdominal pain

2. Loss of appetite

3. Indigestion

4. Nausea

5. Vomiting

6. Diarrhea

7. Abdominal swelling

Other symptoms may include-

Low grade fever

Constipation

Frequent urination, because of irritation of ureter, which can imitate the symptoms of urinary tract infections.

• The main sign of Appendicitis in patients will be the tenderness at mcburney point ( the right side of the abdomen that is one third of the distance from the anterior superior illiac spine to the umbilicus ).

• The treatment of Appendicitis is only surgery (appendectomy), appendectomy is the fairly simple operation but some surgeons are now doing a less invasive form of appendectomy called laparoscopic appendectomy

• The other disease affect to same body system-

1. Pelvic inflammatory disease ( PID)

2. Mecklel's diverticulitis

3. Kidney disease