Missed Appendicitis Diagnosis Claims

Appendicitis diagnosis can be difficult because the symptoms associated with the ailment can be attributed to a variety of different abdominal disorders. A recent study conducted by The Center for Global Disease Burden revealed that Scotland suffers from the highest rates of appendicitis in the UK. The number of Scottish citizens that suffer from appendicitis has risen 0.03% per year since 1990. You are eligible to receive compensation for your injuries when your doctor has given you an appendicitis diagnosis that was incorrect and it resulted in your condition worsening.

What Is Appendicitis?
Appendicitis is a condition that occurs when the entrance to the appendix becomes blocked or swells. This can result in excruciating pain for the sufferer and the appendix can burst if the inflammation becomes too severe or the blockage is not removed.

Appendicitis Diagnosis
Appendicitis can be very difficult to diagnose and it may not mean your doctor is negligent because they failed to diagnose your appendicitis on the first try. Appendicitis shares symptoms with a myriad of ailments including:

• Gastroenteritis
• Severe Irritable Bowel Syndrome
• Bladder and Urine Infections
• Crohns Disease
• Constipation

Your physician must really examine the order in which your discomfort set in to properly diagnosis appendicitis. Patients usually experience an intermittent pain in the middle abdomen that travels to their right-hand side as it worsens. Eventually, the site of the appendix will have an intense and constant sharp pain emitting from it.

Appendicitis pain can worsen when a patient runs or coughs. Both of these activities can add pressure to the swollen organ. Below are some other symptoms your physician should look for:

• Nausea
• Loss of appetite
• Diarrhoea
• Fever
• Vomiting