The Rational Clinical Examination
David L. Simel, Drummond Rennie
Appendicitis, Adult
Jim Wagner, Kaveh Shojania
Make the Diagnosis: Appendicitis, Adult
Topics Discussed:
abdominal pain, appendicitis, acute, make the diagnosis, prior probability
Excerpt:
"The incidence of appendicitis among emergency patients with abdominal
pain is up to 25% for patients younger than 60 years. For those
older than 60 years, the incidence is up to 5%. ..."
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