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  2. Management of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

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    Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder management options are evidence-based practices with established treatment efficacy for ADHD.Approaches that have been evaluated in the management of ADHD symptoms include FDA-approved pharmacologic treatment and other pharmaceutical agents, psychological or behavioral approaches, combined pharmacological and behavioral approaches, cognitive training ...

  3. Appendicitis - Wikipedia

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    Location of the appendix in the digestive system 3D model of appendicitis. Acute appendicitis seems to be the result of a primary obstruction of the appendix. [20] [10] Once this obstruction occurs, the appendix becomes filled with mucus and swells. This continued production of mucus leads to increased pressures within the lumen and the walls ...

  4. Fecalith - Wikipedia

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    A fecalith is a stone made of feces.It is a hardening of feces into lumps of varying size and may occur anywhere in the intestinal tract but is typically found in the colon.

  5. Intra-abdominal infection - Wikipedia

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    The sensitivity and specificity of MRI in diagnosing acute appendicitis are 94% and 96% respectively. [2] Laparoscopic surgery has also been used to diagnose the cause of IAIs when imaging is unhelpful. Besides, the laparoscopic surgery can also initiate treatment in the same setting. The accuracy is very high, in the range of 86 to 100%. [2]

  6. Appendicitis Inflammatory Response score - Wikipedia

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    The AIR score was developed to overcome some of the drawbacks of the Alvarado score, another diagnostic scoring system for identifying appendicitis. [2] The AIR score is one of the two scores (the other being the Adult Appendicitis Score , AAS) recommended by the 2020 World Society of Emergency Surgery clinical practice guidelines for the ...

  7. Epidemiology of attention deficit hyperactive disorder

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    [4] [5] When diagnosed via the ICD-10 criteria, hyperkinetic disorder (the ICD-10 term for severe ADHD) gives rates between 1 and 2 percent in this age group. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Children in North America appear to have a higher rate of ADHD than children in Africa and the Middle East — however, this may be due to differing methods of diagnosis used ...

  8. Acute abdomen - Wikipedia

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    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]

  9. Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder - Wikipedia

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    The DSM-IV criteria for diagnosis of ADHD is 3–4 times more likely to diagnose ADHD than is the ICD-10 criteria. [210] ADHD is alternately classified as neurodevelopmental disorder [211] or a disruptive behaviour disorder along with ODD, CD, and antisocial personality disorder. [212] A diagnosis does not imply a neurological disorder. [183]