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The presentation of acute appendicitis includes acute abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and fever. As the appendix becomes more swollen and inflamed, it begins to irritate the adjoining abdominal wall. This leads the pain to localize at the right lower quadrant. This classic migration of pain may not appear in children under three years.
Murphy's triad is a collection of three signs and symptoms associated with acute appendicitis, a medical emergency which presents with lower right abdominal pain (Right Lower Quadrant; RLQ), along with nausea, vomiting, and fever.
Common causes of an acute abdomen include a gastrointestinal perforation, peptic ulcer disease, mesenteric ischemia, acute cholecystitis, appendicitis, diverticulitis, pancreatitis, and an abdominal hemorrhage. However, this is a non-exhaustative list and other less common causes may also lead to an acute abdomen. [2]
Acute appendicitis: Tillaux's triad: soft fluctuant swelling in umbilical region, swelling moves perpendicular to messentery, zone of resonance all around swelling: Mesenteric cyst: Rigler's triad: small bowel obstruction, a gallstone outside the gallbladder, and air in the bile ducts: Gallstone ileus: Wilkie's syndrome (SMA syndrome)
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A new analysis found that outpatient management of appendicitis with antibiotics is safe for selected patients, which may allow people to avoid hospitalization
MRI scan is less readily available than CT scan or ultrasound in hospitals to diagnose IAIs. However, it has been proposed to be used in those who are pregnant and have inconclusive findings on ultrasound. The sensitivity and specificity of MRI in diagnosing acute appendicitis are 94% and 96% respectively. [2]
Rosenstein's sign, also known as Sitkovskiy sign, is a sign of acute appendicitis. [ 1 ] It is observed when tenderness in the right lower quadrant increases when the patient moves from the supine position to a recumbent posture on the left side.