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Alvarado Score In Acute Appendicitis
Score
1-4	Appendicitis unlikely	
5-6	Appendicitis possible	
7-8	Appendicitis probable	
9-10 Appendicitis very probable	

#Diagnosis #Alvarado #Score #Appendicitis #Acute #Stratification
Score In Acute Appendicitis ... Score 1-4 Appendicitis ... unlikely 5-6 Appendicitis ... possible 7-8 Appendicitis ... very probable #Diagnosis
POCUS diagnosis of acute appendicitis:
(1) Blind-ended
(2) Target shaped tubular structure
(3) Originating from the cecum
(4) Non-compressible
(5) Non-peristalsing
POCUS diagnosis ... of acute appendicitis ... @eabramsMD #Appendicitis
Epiploic Appendagitis
Epiploic appendages = Small fat-filled pouches of visceral peritoneum that hang from teniae coli
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Epiploic Appendagitis ... 7% of patients diagnosed ... actually have appendagitis ... #Epiploic #Appendagitis ... #diagnosis #signs
Appendicitis on POCUS

What is your diagnosis?
Resolution: appendicitis (criteria >6mm, noncompressible, blind-ended, no peristalsis). When diagnosed by
Appendicitis on ... What is your diagnosis ... Resolution: appendicitis ... When diagnosed by ... 940659678605922304 #Appendicitis
Acute Appendicitis
 - Periumbilical -> RLQ pain
 - Fever 
 - Abdominal pain 
 - Nausea,
Acute Appendicitis ... Vomiting, Anorexia #Appendicitis ... McBurneysPoint #Diagosis
Appendicitis on RLQ POCUS

Classic story for appendicitis in an adolescent male (<1 day of epigastric pain
Appendicitis on ... Classic story for appendicitis ... Diagnosis confirmed ... /dan___kim #Appendicitis
Important Causes of RUQ and Midline Abdominal Pain - Illness Scripts
PUD, Gastroenteritis, Small bowel obstruction, Appendicitis,
bowel obstruction, Appendicitis ... #differential #diagnosis
Colitis - Differential Diagnosis by Segment Location

Ascending Colon:
 - Shigella
 - Salmonella
 - Amebic colitis
Hepatic flexure:
- Differential Diagnosis ... Amebic colitis - Appendicitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acute Appendicitis on POCUS (Linear Probe) 

30M with generalized abd pain for past day. Looks uncomfortable;
Acute Appendicitis ... probe made the diagnosis ... - acute appendicitis ... @eabramsMD #Appendicitis
Causes of Acute Pelvic Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Non-Gynecologic:
• Genitourinary (Infection, Stone)
• Gastrointestinal (Appendicitis, Gastroenteritis, Diverticulitis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Gastrointestinal (Appendicitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis