Do I Have Appendicitis Quiz
Questions: 15 · 10 minutes
1. What best describes the shape and feel of your abdomen?
I have noticed no unusual swelling, tightness, or guarding.
I feel mildly bloated, but my abdomen is not unusually painful or firm.
My abdomen seems more swollen or tense than usual alongside pain.
My abdomen is markedly swollen, hard, rigid, or extremely painful.
2. If you have vomited during this illness, which situation applies?
I have not vomited.
I vomited once and can keep fluids down.
I have vomited more than once but can still keep some fluids down.
I cannot keep fluids down, or the vomit contains blood or is distinctly green.
3. Which description best captures the duration and direction of your symptoms?
I do not currently have relevant symptoms.
Symptoms began recently and remain mild or are improving.
Symptoms have persisted for several hours, keep returning, or are gradually worsening.
Symptoms are severe or rapidly worsening, or prolonged pain now occurs with fever, vomiting, or major weakness.
4. Which bowel or urinary change best matches your current experience?
I have no new bowel or urinary change.
I have mild constipation, looser stool, or urinary discomfort without significant pain.
A new bowel or urinary change is occurring together with abdominal pain.
I have blood or black stool, severe pain with inability to urinate, or another alarming change.
5. Since the discomfort began, how has it changed?
I have not had abdominal discomfort.
It appeared but has been steadily improving.
It has persisted or gradually become more noticeable.
It is worsening quickly, has become severe, or feels unbearable.
6. Imagine walking across a room, coughing, or taking a deep breath. What happens to the pain?
There is no abdominal pain to affect.
I notice discomfort, but these actions make little difference.
One or more of these actions clearly makes the pain worse.
Movement is extremely painful, or the pain prevents me from moving normally.
7. Without pressing on your abdomen to test it, what have you noticed during ordinary contact, clothing pressure, or a clinician's examination?
I have noticed no abdominal tenderness.
There is mild sensitivity that does not make me pull away.
A particular area is distinctly tender or makes me tense up.
Even light contact causes severe pain, or my abdomen feels rigid or involuntarily guarded.
8. What is happening with medical assessment right now?
I have no current symptoms prompting me to seek assessment.
My symptoms are mild, and I am monitoring them or arranging clinical advice.
My pain is persistent or worsening, and I have not yet been medically assessed.
I have severe pain or another red flag and am not currently receiving urgent medical help.
9. Has the pain changed after a period when it seemed to ease?
I have not had abdominal pain.
The pain has stayed mild or continued to improve without returning suddenly.
The pain eased briefly but then returned or became more widespread.
Pain suddenly eased and was followed by severe widespread pain or a feeling of becoming very ill.
10. How is the abdominal discomfort affecting what you can do?
I have no abdominal discomfort affecting my activities.
I can continue usual activities, although I notice mild discomfort.
I am limiting meals, work, exercise, or rest because of the pain.
The pain prevents sleep, standing upright, walking normally, or basic activities.
11. What have you noticed about fever or feeling feverish?
I do not feel feverish and have not measured a fever.
I feel slightly warm or off, without a measured fever or chills.
I have a measured fever or clear chills along with other symptoms.
I have fever with confusion, extreme weakness, shaking chills, or difficulty staying awake.
12. Which description best matches your abdominal pain right now?
I do not currently have abdominal pain.
I have mild, general discomfort without a clear location.
Pain began centrally or near my navel and is becoming more focused.
The pain is severe, or it has moved to or become focused in my lower-right abdomen.
13. What best describes your appetite and nausea?
My appetite is usual, and I do not feel nauseated.
My appetite is somewhat reduced, but I can eat and drink normally.
I have little appetite and noticeable nausea, especially alongside abdominal discomfort.
Nausea or pain is making it very difficult to eat or drink.
14. How did abdominal and digestive symptoms relate to one another?
I have neither abdominal pain nor new digestive symptoms.
I have one mild digestive symptom without significant abdominal pain.
Abdominal pain and nausea, appetite loss, or bowel change developed around the same time.
Abdominal pain started first and then worsened as nausea, vomiting, fever, or marked weakness appeared.
15. During this episode, have you had signs of collapse or major whole-body distress?
I have had none of these experiences.
I have felt somewhat weak but remain alert and steady.
I have felt markedly lightheaded, shaky, pale, or clammy.
I have fainted, become confused, struggled to stay awake, or had difficulty breathing.