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Approach to Suspected Appendicitis - Management Algorithm

Suspected Appendicitis:
 • Vague periumbilical pain → localized RLQ pain
Appendicitis: • Vague periumbilical ... pain → localized RLQ ... Algorithm #surgery #appendix
Differential diagnosis of acute abdominal pain based on pain localization
#Diagnosis #AbdominalPain #Differential #RUQ #RLQ #LUQ #LLQ
#Differential #RUQ ... #RLQ #LUQ #LLQ ... Locations #Causes #Periumbilical
Causes of Abdominal Pain - An Illustrated Differential based on Location

#Diagnosis #AbdominalPain #Differential #RUQ #RLQ #LUQ
#Differential #RUQ ... #RLQ #LUQ #LLQ
Appendix Positions
 - Retrocecal (*most common)
 - Post-ileal
 - Pre-ileal
 - Sub-ileal
 - Pelvic
 - Subcecal
Appendix Positions ... By @rev.med #Appendix
Anatomy of appendix 
#appendix #surgery #anatomy #retrocecal
Anatomy of appendix ... #appendix #surgery
Acute Appendicitis
 - Periumbilical -> RLQ pain
 - Fever 
 - Abdominal pain 
 - Nausea,
Appendicitis - Periumbilical ... -> RLQ pain -
RLQ Pain - Differential Diagnosis - VINDICATE Mnemonic
V - Vascular
I - Inflammatory
N - Neoplasm
D - Degenerative
RLQ Pain - Differential ... Endocrine #RLQ
Alternatives to opioids for pain management in the emergency department decreases opioid usage and maintains patient
satisfaction Appendix
Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Liver:
 - Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis, Liver abscess
 - Non-infectious: hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications),
Choledocholithiasis Other: RLL ... Subdiaphragmatic abscess #RUQ
Appendicitis on POCUS

Gorgeous appendicitis just beneath the peritoneal line with the psoas mm laterally.

Labeled Schematic: https://twitter.com/EUSmkh/status/841741820375797762

#Appendicitis
#Appendicitis #appendix