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Abstract
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Clinical Presentation ...............................................
1.1 History........................................................................
1.2 Examination ...............................................................
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Laboratory Investigations.......................................
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3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
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4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
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Conclusion ................................................................
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References..........................................................................
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C. Keyzer and P. A. Gevenois (eds.), Imaging of Acute Appendicitis in Adults and Children,
Medical Radiology. Diagnostic Imaging, DOI: 10.1007/174_2011_211, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2011
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Clinical Presentation
Pancreatitis
Intussusception
Mesenteric adenitis
Meckels diverticulitis
Colonic/appendicular diverticulitis
Rectus sheath haematoma
Urological
Right ureteric colic
1.1
History
Gynaecological
Ectopic pregnancy
Salpingitis/pelvic inflammatory disease
Ruptured ovarian follicle
Torted ovarian cyst
Medical
Pneumonia
Gastroenteritis
Diabetic ketoacidosis
Terminal ileitis
Porphyria
Preherpetic pain on the right 10th and 11th dorsal nerves
1.2
Examination
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Laboratory Investigations
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Table 1 Alvarado score
Symptoms
Scoring Systems
Signs
3.1
The score was originally developed by Alfredo Alvarado in 1986 as an aid to the diagnosis of patients with
appendicitis. The score was based on a cohort of 305
patients based at the Nazareth Hospital in Philadelphia
Laboratory
Variable
Value
Migration
Anorexia-acetone
Nausea-vomiting
Rebound pain
3.2
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3.3
3.4
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4.1
Abscess
4.2
Mass
4.3
Pregnancy
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4.4
Chronic or Neuroimmune
Appendicitis
Conclusion
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