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    Nausea/Vomiting: Symptom Flow Chart

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    This symptom flow chart compares nausea/vomiting for appendicitis and pregnancy. For appendicitis, associated symptoms are loss of appetite, right lower quadrant pain, and fever, and diagnostics include a blood test, ultrasound, and rebound tenderness. Treatment is surgery or antibiotics, with nursing implications of pain control and education. For pregnancy, associated symptoms are breast tenderness, fatigue, and spotting, and diagnostics include urine and blood tests and ultrasound. Treatment involves small, frequent meals and ginger, with nursing implications of monitoring electrolytes and educating the patient.

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    Nausea/Vomiting: Symptom Flow Chart

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    This symptom flow chart compares nausea/vomiting for appendicitis and pregnancy. For appendicitis, associated symptoms are loss of appetite, right lower quadrant pain, and fever, and diagnostics include a blood test, ultrasound, and rebound tenderness. Treatment is surgery or antibiotics, with nursing implications of pain control and education. For pregnancy, associated symptoms are breast tenderness, fatigue, and spotting, and diagnostics include urine and blood tests and ultrasound. Treatment involves small, frequent meals and ginger, with nursing implications of monitoring electrolytes and educating the patient.

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    This symptom flow chart compares nausea/vomiting for appendicitis and pregnancy. For appendicitis, associated symptoms are loss of appetite, right lower quadrant pain, and fever, and diagnostics include a blood test, ultrasound, and rebound tenderness. Treatment is surgery or antibiotics, with nursing implications of pain control and education. For pregnancy, associated symptoms are breast tenderness, fatigue, and spotting, and diagnostics include urine and blood tests and ultrasound. Treatment involves small, frequent meals and ginger, with nursing implications of monitoring electrolytes and educating the patient.

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    Nausea/Vomiting: Symptom Flow Chart

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    This symptom flow chart compares nausea/vomiting for appendicitis and pregnancy. For appendicitis, associated symptoms are loss of appetite, right lower quadrant pain, and fever, and diagnostics include a blood test, ultrasound, and rebound tenderness. Treatment is surgery or antibiotics, with nursing implications of pain control and education. For pregnancy, associated symptoms are breast tenderness, fatigue, and spotting, and diagnostics include urine and blood tests and ultrasound. Treatment involves small, frequent meals and ginger, with nursing implications of monitoring electrolytes and educating the patient.

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    SYMPTOM FLOW CHART

    Nausea/Vomiting
    Disease associated Appendicitis Pregnancy
    with symptom
    Symptom Cluster:  Loss of appetite  Breast tenderness
     minimum of 3  Pain in right lower quadrant  Fatigue
    other associated  Temp of >99degrees = low  Spotting and cramping
    s/sx grade  LMP
    Diagnostics:  Rebound tenderness  Urine test
     What will -Bloomberg’s  Blood test HCG
    differentiate this  CBC to rule out infection (  Ultra sound
    disease WBC)
     Lab tests  Ultrasound

    Treatment:  Surgery appendectomy  Small/ freq meals, do not let


     Independent Fx  Antibiotics if no surgery or stomach become empty
     Dependent Fx one hour before incision  Ginger tea
     Drain abscess  In morning eat few crackers
    and rest 15 min before getting
    out of bed

    Nsg Implications:  Pain control  Monitor electrolytes


     Patient/ family  Maintain NPO status  Pt teaching on foods to avoid
    Education  Educate about surgery  Safety! -Rest, dizziness, fluids
     Potential
    complications

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