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The blumberg sign is one of the important signs in the examination and diagnosis of gastrointestinal diseases. Specifically, patients with schotkin blumberg signs are often prone to acute appendicitis. Let's learn about the signs of blumberg in the gastroenterology examination through the article below.
1. What disease does schotkin blumberg sign in gastrointestinal examination help to diagnose?
In the gastroenterology examination, the doctor will use many methods of pressing and trying to detect special signs that indicate each pain of the organs in the digestive system. In which, the blumberg sign, or fully called the schotkin blumberg sign, is used to diagnose acute appendicitis, appendicitis peritonitis.
2. Blumberg sign warns appendicitis is dangerous?
In the gastroenterology examination, the Schotkin-Blumberg sign
is diagnosed by:
Use your finger to slowly press down on the abdominal wall at the HCP, pressing deeper until the patient feels pain. Normally, the patient will not feel pain, but if appendicitis or irritation of the peritoneum, the patient will feel pain, when releasing the finger, the patient's pain will increase. Blumberg's sign: Similar to Schotkin-Blumberg's sign, but in the whole abdomen. Appendicitis peritonitis is one of the common surgical emergencies, although it has a low mortality rate, but if not detected or treated promptly, it can also lead to serious complications. In case of late detection, the patient can have abdominal infection, septic shock, and most seriously, death.
3. Symptoms of appendicitis peritonitis
Systemic symptoms of appendicitis peritonitis
In appendicitis peritonitis, the patient has systemic manifestations of dry lips, pale skin, cold limbs. In the early stages of appendicitis, vital signs have not changed much. When the infection is more serious, there will be symptoms such as lethargy, slurred speech, small pulse, low blood pressure and very difficult pulse.
In addition, signs of dehydration and electrolyte loss also make the patient's lips dry, skin less elastic and not urinating.
Physical symptoms of appendicitis peritonitis
In appendicitis peritonitis, the patient will have the following physical signs
Abdominal fullness, abdominal distention, caused by intestinal paralysis, fluid and gas stasis Stagnation in the intestine Localized pain in the abdomen Hard abdominal wall: It is easy to see that the patient's abdominal wall will be tight, when breathing in and out, there will be no involvement of the abdominal muscles. However, in large and overweight people, this sign can be ignored. Stoken Blumberg's sign (+) Symptoms of appendicitis peritonitis
In the pathology of appendicitis peritonitis, the following symptoms will appear:
The patient will feel pain from the epigastrium to the abdomen. around the navel. Dull pain or cramping pain is usually localized in the right iliac fossa, each person will have a different pain location depending on the location of the appendix. If the pain is not localized but spreads around the abdomen, it is already in the state of peritonitis complications. In the pain of appendicitis peritonitis, most patients experience nausea due to irritation of the peritoneum. Unable to pass bowel movements and defecation, abdominal distension due to paralysis of abdominal muscles.
In addition to the Stoken Blumberg sign helps doctors diagnose whether a patient has appendicitis peritonitis by blood tests and ultrasound.
Stoken Blumberg sign is one of the important signs in gastroenterology examination, used to diagnose appendicitis peritonitis, acute appendicitis. Therefore, when there are signs of abdominal pain or abdominal distension, the patient should go to the nearest medical facility for timely diagnosis and treatment intervention.
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