High White Blood Count and vomiting bile?

Question

My little sister is in the ER right now so far they said she has strepthroat, is dehydrated and she has voited bile and she has a high wite blood count. They are having a hard tim controlling her high fever too, she has also been very tired and has abdominal pains, they are checking for appendictis. What do you think is going on? I have never seen her so sick she cant stay awake more than 5 minutes.

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hi they decided to give her antibiotic because her apendix is right on the border of having appendicitis and they think thats from the strep throat, he said if she doesnt get better in a week or gets worse to bring her back. Today she seems a little more awake and her fevers doing better, still not too good with eating tho but we r forcing her to drink. thank you all for your answers!

Answer 1

I'm sorry to hear about your dear little sister. The poor thing. She's indeed very sick. Life is so unfair sometimes. Little innocent children shouldn't be made to suffer.

Her sore throat could be possibly from a Strep throat, bacterial pharyngitis, acute pharyngitis from a Group A Strep as the Bacterial organism; or acute tonsilitis; acute sinusitis; .and even Pneumonia. The lymph nodes on both sides of the neck should be enlarged here. You might consider Hemophilus Influenza. or the common flu.


Her elevated WBC does indicate some sort of infection whether it's bacterial or viral in all of the above conditions. Her high fever also present in all of the above conditions- is a defense mechanism of the body trying to thwart off the infection.


Vomting could lead to dehydration and metabolic alkalosis.. Signs of dehydration (e.g. very dry mouth, no tears and no urine in > 8 hours. Dehydration could further elevate her fever.

Abdominal pains and vomitng of bile might indicate an stomach infection (gastritis) from a stomach virus e.g., Rotavirus.and obstruction in the biliary tree. Moreover, acute abdomen could be attributed to Acute Pancreatitis or even gallbladder disease. , Small bowel obstrction; bile duct disease; and incarcerated hernia.


In addition, you might suspect poisoning with a plant, medicine, or other chemical with her vomiting.


Aside from the above, you might attribute the vomiting to meningitis. However, the latter usually has stiffening of the neck.

Vomting and abdominal pains with rebound tenderness on the RLL ( right lower) quadrant might indicate appendicitis. And yes; it does show increased WBC's. And yes, acute appendicitis or perforated appendicitis is a common condition to consider in a case of acute abdomen. That's why the doctors are considering that. However, appendicitis and some of the acute abdomen conditions are not related to strep throat. Unless her sore throat is related to the retching that she has upon vomiting.

Her fatigue ( can't stay awake for more than 5 min) might indicate Mononucleosis.or Hepatitis A or B.

I do hope the doctors would find the cause soon for her illness and commense immediate medical intervention. I'm sure, she's going thru battery of tests and followed up by infection specialists.

Good Luck!

Answer 2

Child Vomiting Bile

Answer 3

The classic signs of an appendicitis are lower abdominal pain, vomiting, fever, and a high WBC count. Since this has the potential to be life threatening if the appendix bursts the medical staff must first rule this out.

Don't worry yourself....all of the symptoms your sister is experiencing are warning signs. It sounds to me like the medical staff either A)caught appendicitis early before it erupts (and can treat this by removing the inflammed appendix) or B) your sister could have a combination of strep throat and a intestinal inflammation/infection/virus and will only require antibiotics.

The sleep is part of the bodies defense on the infection. The less energy she uses on being awake, the more energy her body can focus on fighting the infection.

Hope this helps.

Answer 4

Dawn I know this has got tobe tough for you right now. I had appendicits then my appenidix burst. i had right pain by my belly button and on right side i was in the worst pain, i couldnt stop vomiting bile i lost 11 pounds in 5 days. was so dehydrated. they will most likely do and mri to check her belly. if she cant stay awake is it cause she is sedated for the pain?
appendicits can be an emergency not to scare you but with high white count and all other symptoms im sure docs will takecare of her, she will need surgery if its appendicitis and mine ruptured and im ok thank GOD but i felt so sick
dnt feel bad i dnt recall any of my family being in the er with me i was so sedated in and out!
please keep me posted if you can i think its appendicits.
but if she was feeling sick months prior to this could be something chronic but i say its appendicits.
take care and although your sister is in and out try and be there to support her!
high white count: means infection
dehydration: is from all her vomating
vomiting could be from appendicits
abdomin pain could be from the inflammed appendicitis.
appenicitis can be mistaken for a tubal pregnancy. not sure how old your sis is but tubal pregnancy will cause these symptoms too i just had a tubal too! i have really good luck!

Answer 5

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Answer 6

Daughter went to the ER with similar symptoms. Her Gall Bladder had to come out...
YMMV...

Answer 7

she could have the good ole flu...or she has an infection or inflammation somewhere in the body, which is why they might be looking for appendicitis. Or she could have mono...anything is possible.

Answer 8

Strep throat can make you extremely ill. I think that's probably all it is. I hope anyway.