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  2. Appendicitis - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of ICD-9 codes 520–579: diseases of the digestive system

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    It covers ICD codes 520 to 579. The full chapter can be found on pages 301 to 328 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9. Volume 2 is an alphabetical index of Volume 1. Both volumes can be downloaded for free from the website of the World Health Organization.

  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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    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]

  6. 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]

  7. Epiploic appendagitis - Wikipedia

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    Epiploic appendagitis (EA) is an uncommon, benign, self-limiting inflammatory process of the epiploic appendices.Other, older terms for the process include appendicitis epiploica and appendagitis, but these terms are used less now in order to avoid confusion with acute appendicitis.

  8. Liver function tests - Wikipedia

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    Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; ... ICD-10-PCS: K-70 to K-77: ICD-9-CM: 570–573: MeSH ... In acute appendicitis, total bilirubin can rise from 20.52 ...

  9. Acute appendicitis - Wikipedia

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    Pages for logged out editors learn more. Contributions; Talk; Acute appendicitis