Appendicitis differential diagnosis

Common Questions and Answers about Appendicitis differential diagnosis

appendicitis

Avatar m tn Without being able to review your entire history it will not be possible to give you an exact answer, but generally speaking appendicitis should always be considered in the differential diagnosis (list of possible causes) of abdominal pain. However, I would not restrict the list to only appendicitis. The typical presentation begins with periumbilical pain (pain around belly button) followed by anorexia (lack of appeitite) and nausea.
Avatar m tn Is there a differential diagnosis for genital herpes that someone can do at home? Just for those cases where it's clearly not obviously herpes, with classic oozing sores, prodromes, etc. For example, I have a patch of skin about the size of my thumb that's red and sore, on the shaft near the glans. Been there a week. I thought it was poison ivy due to the way it felt (patchy, itchy mild bumps in a line, irritated, slight oozing from the skin), but it wasn't that bad.
Avatar m tn hi im really worried i have appendicitis, i had diarrhea for 3 days, and now after all of that my lower right and lower left sides have a dull, tenderness to them, its not severe pain but im worried it might become severe. the more i think and read abut it the more it hurts. above my belly button hurt when touched as well, i do not have a fever, and i have not been vomiting, but once in a while my stomach feels like there s a dull kick in those three areas.
Avatar f tn Also the FLAIR technique adds little to the differential diagnosis. The calculation of magnetisation transfer ratio (MT ratio) may be useful to better characterise some entities, such as vasculitis, from multiple sclerosis. Differential diagnosis of multiple sclerosis: contribution of magnetic resonance techniques.
552053 tn?1273331741 My ex husband had the same thing that would come and go for a couple of years and then it became a constant pain that started to intensify. He finally gave up and went to the ER and was diagnosed with appendicitis - his appendix actually ended up bursting as they were removing it. Before that happened, I had no idea you could have what is considered "chronic" appendicitis, but his doctors said yes, it's actually more common than you would think.
Avatar m tn Hi, appendicitis as such is more of a clinical diagnosis. In chronic appendicitis what we see may just be thickening of the bowel wall or appendix on a CT scan. But usually the image findings are correlated with clinical symptoms and blood tests. If an acute infection the neutrophils are raised and if due to tuberculosis, the lymphocytes are raised in blood counts.
Avatar f tn According to WebMD diagnosing appendicitis can be tricky: "Symptoms of appendicitis are frequently vague or extremely similar to other ailments, including gallbladder problems, bladder or urinary tract infection, Crohn's disease, gastritis, intestinal infection, and ovary problems. The following tests are usually used to make the diagnosis.
4512492 tn?1355709724 Was also running a low grade fever yesterday, it was 99.
Avatar n tn I have recently been experiencing right side pain and mentioned it to my GP. He sent me for a CT which confirmed mild appendicitis. Don't have typical appendicitis symptoms other than pain and some nausea. My doc says to get it taken out. I went for a consult with a general surgeon and he said he isn't 100% that's my appendix since I don't have all the acute symptoms. He said there is no such thing as chronic appendicitis and my doc says "oh yes there is". UGH...
Avatar m tn 4. Appendicitis goes with nausea, vomiting and raised leukocytes in the blood. Appendicitis is painfull at any time you press on area. Bouncing sign is present: lye down on the back and press deeply sopmewhere on your lower LEFT abdomen, then release the pressure quickly. In peritonitis or appendicitis you should feel a sharp pain on the LRQ area. Peritonitis would also show marked inflammation in the blood.
572651 tn?1530999357 We have kicked around the differential diagnosis problems facing neurologists when looking at cases of possible MS. Repeatedly we hear how many options are out there for our symptoms. there is a great website - http://www.diagnosispro.com that allows you to put in a symptom and it calls up all sorts of possibilities. This site is intended for medical personnel to help narrow choices. For example, if you type in VERTIGO you get a list of 20 related possibilites.
198419 tn?1360242356 If you want to see a bit more on differential diagnosis, checkout the website diagnosispro.com - this is an online site intended for medical folks to use when determining differential dx. Pretty interesting stuff to see what doctors must think about. Thanks, Shell, for bringing this up- this is an important discussion to hold.
Avatar f tn I’m wondering if I might have that instead of MS. I scheduled an appt with my neuro for early April to discuss a differential diagnosis with him. It’s on the list for MS mimics. Several reasons why I’m kind of wondering if it is: About 2005 I started going to my doctor for shortness of breath. She thought it might be asthma & gave me albuterol. Since a little after that (about 2006?
Avatar m tn One thing that I will like to say is that sometimes diagnosis of appendicitis is tough because of the position of the appendix and other conditions which may mimic appendicitis like Meckel’s diverticulitis,inflammatory bowel disease and kidney diseases. Moreover,other conditions which I have mentioned like irritable bowel syndrome,inflammatory bowel disease(Crohn’s disease) and kidney diseases also have to be excluded.
Avatar f tn This is why radiologists usually give a differential diagnosis. When the diagnosis is in doubt, lumbar puncture (LP; or spinal tap) to study the CSF is helpful. I would recommend that you have an LP performed. You should have a demyelinating workup, but also send for cytology, syphilis, and herpes simplex. Also, if the MRI was not performed with vessel imaging (i.e., MRA), you should have your vessels evaluated if vasculitis is in the differential.
Avatar n tn I'm not an expert, but I would think some sort of inflammation? I would think you'd need more tests.
Avatar m tn Since then I have had the slides re-evaluated by UPenn Dermatopathology and their diagnosis was Severe dysplastic nevus with differential diagnosis of evolving melanoma in-situ. My dermatologist says the 3mm margins is probably ok since that sample came back clear (just scar tissue) but it was up to me on whether to have an add'l 2mm taken around the scar. I am uncomfortable with the work 'probably ok' when there is a differential diagnosis of melanoma in-situ.
Avatar n tn Multiple pulmonary nodules seen in both hemithoraces concerning for metastatic disease to the chest and lungs but also gives a Differential diagnosis that states consideration could include an atypical bacterial infection with septic emboli. I have some medical knowledge, but am unsure what may come next for her i.e lung biopsy, etc... Is it common for pulmonary nodules to be bacterial infections. Is a differential diagnosis always given as an alternative?
Avatar m tn Hello, My case can look rather particular in fact it is the second time in ten years that I have to undergo surgery due to ovarian cysts ruptures on my right ovary and every time the doctors in ER first think of an acute appendicitis which make them run a quantity of useless tests while I am in pain and makes me even more doubtful and worried.
Avatar f tn when the pain became too severe and went to the ER for assistance. He was given an antispasmodic and pain medication. It was not appendicitis, of course. The pain continued. Fecal sample was negative for parasites. His doctor took urine, blood, and had a CT scan performed yesterday. The WBC was "slightly elevated", as it was a year ago, and lymph nodes in his abdomen were slightly enlarged. His abdomen was tender to pressure in one location yesterday.