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Sometimes, you get something right

Yesterday I had a student visit me. Not a usual visitor, presenting with right upper abdominal pain, slight nausea, no appetite. Temp was normal, student told me pain was "stab-like" and started about 12 hours prior. No rebound pain, but increased pain with palpation. A red flag went up for me and called student's Mom to pick student up and make an doctor's appointment today and that I really thought the student needed to be seen today. Something just said appendix to me, despite the lack of rebound pain and low grade fever.

And I was right! Student having surgery this morning. Now, I know it isn't our job to diagnosis, but I am so happy I made this referral. Mom was as well and offered to buy me a drink - ha!

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    YAY you!! Both nurses in my home missed my kid's latent appi until she was projectile vomiting so I will say...lower RQ pain and rebound tenderness may be a later sign.

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    Good job, Nurse!

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    BAM!! Another kid snatched from the jaws of death! School nurse comes through again! Great intervention Jen.

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    BAM!! Another kid snatched from the jaws of death! School nurse comes through again! Great intervention Jen.

    Exactly what I was thinking in my best OD voice.

    Great catch, student was lucky to have you there. This happened to me a couple of years ago, it just gives you a warm, fuzzy feeling, knowing your nursing skills help prevent, what could have been, a serious situation with no typical early warning signs.

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    Well done! And thank goodness the parents actually listened to you and took the child to be seen. Oftentimes, we recommend they have the child seen and they don;t.

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    Glad you listened to your spidey sense!

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    Well done! And thank goodness the parents actually listened to you and took the child to be seen. Oftentimes, we recommend they have the child seen and they don;t.

    Truth! But this is a delightful and appreciative parent, thankfully. Mom had called me back prior to picking up student that student's doctor was squeezing student in for an appointment that afternoon.

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    Awesome job!!

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    Well Done my Friend !You make us all very proud !

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