[Verified Answer]: GI Case Study 3 Sara Lin is an 18-year-old…

GI Case Study 3 Sara Lin is an 18-year-old female that presents in the Emergency Department with a 2-day history of nausea, vomiting, and increasing abdominal pain. Her pain is focused in her lower abdomen that radiates to her right flank. She denies any pregnancy and has just finished a normal period. She is dizzy and lightheaded because she throws up every time she eats or drinks. 1. Based on her location of pain what body organs/structures are you concerned about that could be causing the pain? 2. Additionally what other concerns do you have based on her initial presentation? 3. Based on those concerns in question 2 what interventions would you want to do? Sara Lin is sent to CT scan and returns. Her pain has dramatically decreased when she was moved from the CT scan to her bed. 4. The results from the CT scan show signs of appendicitis due to a very swollen and about to rupture appendix. What is the treatment for appendicitis? 5. As you are waiting for the surgical team to arrive to discuss options with Sara Lin, you notice the patient states her pain is now relieved but she is starting to feel bloated and feels like she needs to have a bowel movement. In relation to appendicitis what concerns do you have about what is happening? 6. When the surgical team arrives, it appears that she has now a distended and board like abdomen. The Surgical resident does a bedside ultrasound and finds free fluid in her abdomen. What is free fluid and where did it come from? 7. What interventions should the nurse anticipate due to the presence of free fluid?