#332: Appendicitis NCLEX Review

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🗓️ 15 February 2024

⏱️ 20 minutes

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Did you know appendicitis is one of the most common gastrointestinal conditions you’ll see in the clinical setting? It’s also highly likely to show up on nursing school exams! In this episode you’ll learn: Why symptoms can vary so much from person to person What we now know about the appendix (turns out, it’s not totally useless!) The classic presentation of a patient with appendicitis How to assess for rebound tenderness Where McBurney’s point is located Why pain medication might be held initially Which tests are utilized for a patient with appendicitis and why this is different in children The treatments for appendicitis What to teach your patient/family after an appendectomy Hit play on this episode and share it with a classmate or colleague if you found it helpful! ___________________ Full Transcript - Read the article and view references FREE CLASS - If all you've heard are nursing school horror stories, then you need this class! Join me in this on-demand session where I dispel all those nursing school myths and show you that YES...you can thrive in nursing school without it taking over your life! Study Sesh - Change the way you study with this private podcast that includes dynamic audio formats that help you review and test your recall of important nursing concepts on-the-go. Free yourself from your desk with Study Sesh! Med Surg Solution - Are you looking for a more effective way to learn Med Surg? Enroll in Med Surg Solution and get lessons on 57 key topics and out-of-this-world study guides. LATTE Method Template - Download the free LATTE Method Template so you can streamline how you study and focus on what a nurse needs to know. 💕Did you love this episode? Please take a moment to follow or subscribe to the show so you never miss an episode! __________ The information, including but not limited to, audio, video, text, and graphics contained on this podcast are for educational purposes only. No content on this podcast is intended to guide nursing practice and does not supersede any individual healthcare provider's scope of practice or any nursing school curriculum. Additionally, no content on this podcast is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Straight a Nursing is a proud member of the Airwave Media Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:52.3	So today's topic is more of a basic med surge concept that you are definitely
1:00.0	learning if you're a brand new student or just starting your med surge course and might be helpful
1:05.2	review if you've already been working for a while or in nursing school for a bit and just want to go back and
1:11.1	review this basic disease condition and when I say
1:14.6	basic I don't really mean that it's not complicated or can't get complicated I
1:18.1	mean that it's very common and that is appendicitis now Now before we jump into that,
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