An 8-year-old male patient arrives in the emergency department with his parents. He complains of generalized periumbilical pain that has now shifted to the right lower quadrant and intensified, His...

An 8-year-old male patient arrives in the emergency department with his parents. He complains of generalized periumbilical pain that has now shifted to the right lower quadrant and intensified, His mother reports that his appetite has been poor. He has begun to experience nausea and vomiting and is febrile.

1. What structures in the right lower quadrants might play a role in the patient’s symptoms?


2. Discuss the diagnostic studies that might be performed


3. Which Diagnostic study will indicate the presence of an infection?


4. What surgical procedure might be preformed to treat his condition?