Appendicitis Sentence Examples

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  • There is no one test that will diagnose appendicitis with certainty.

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  • On April 13 he was admitted to hospital with suspected appendicitis.

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  • If you have appendicitis you will usually have to have your appendix removed.

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  • In general, appendicitis cannot be prevented.

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  • Hough came down with appendicitis early in season 7, so her partner, Cody Linley, spent much of the time practicing with a different partner.

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  • Intra-abdominal abscesses are an infrequent complication, particularly seen in those with perforated appendicitis.

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  • Possible causes of an abscess would include appendicitis, Crohn's disease, diverticular disease of the caecum, renal infection,?

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  • Back pressure on the caecum from an obstructing ascending colonic carcinoma causing a tender caecum may also mimic appendicitis.

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  • In eight children who presented with symptoms of acute appendicitis, the tumor was located at the tip of the appendix.

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  • Unfortunately, Treves ' youngest daughter died from perforated appendicitis.

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  • The risk of SBO after appendicectomy for NSAP is greater than for non-perforated appendicitis.

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  • It helps to regulate menstruation and can be used for after childbirth pain, high blood pressure, traumatic injuries, and chronic appendicitis.

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  • Shortly after his emergency appendicitis surgery, Bret Michaels was hospitalized after suffering a brain hemorrhage.

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  • After suffering from appendicitis, Michaels was kept a few extra days for treatment due to the fact that he is a diabetic.

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  • The appendix is usually removed to avoid a later diagnosis of appendicitis.

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  • Appendicitis is a medical emergency, and if left untreated, the appendix may rupture and cause a potentially fatal infection.

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  • In children, appendicitis is the most common abdominal medical emergency and most common pediatric emergency surgical procedure.

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  • Appendicitis usually involves emergency consultation with a physician and evaluation in a hospital emergency department.

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  • Appendicitis is the most common abdominal emergency found in children and young adults.

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  • More males than females develop appendicitis between puberty and age 25.

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  • Appendicitis is usually caused by a blockage of the inside of the appendix, which is called the lumen.

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  • Appendicitis can also be caused by foreign bodies (e.g., intrauterine device or something swallowed), traumatic abdominal injury, or tumors.

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  • Having cystic fibrosis also increases a child's risk for appendicitis.

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  • Symptoms of appendicitis vary, and not every child will have all the symptoms.

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  • Toddlers with appendicitis may have difficulty eating and may seem very tired.

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  • A doctor should be called immediately if appendicitis is suspected so that children can receive prompt medical treatment before perforation occurs.

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  • Parents who suspect that their child has appendicitis should not give the child any pain medication because it may interfere with the results of a doctor's physical examination for appendicitis.

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  • If abdominal pain begins before nausea and vomiting, rather than after, appendicitis rather than intestinal infection is more likely.

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  • Appendicitis is diagnosed by physical examination, laboratory tests, and imaging tests.

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  • Abdominal pain is a common complaint in children, and making a timely diagnosis of appendicitis before perforation is often difficult.

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  • Up to 30 percent of children with appendicitis are misdiagnosed, even by experienced physicians.

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  • Appendicitis is most often misdiagnosed as gastroenteritis or respiratory infection.

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  • Appendicitis is treated by immediate surgery to remove the appendix, called an appendectomy.

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  • Appendicitis is usually treated successfully by appendectomy, and unless there are complications, children should recover without further problems.

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  • In 2005, Pennington had to have emergency surgery after an attack of appendicitis.

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  • Once he was in New York and we were working on a play and he got appendicitis and was rushed to hospital.

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  • Alba's spent much of her childhood suffering from various illnesses, including several bouts of pneumonia, asthma, appendicitis, tonsil cysts, and on two occasions, a collapsed lung.

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  • Short term use of laxatives is generally safe except in appendicitis, fecal impaction, or intestinal obstruction.

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  • Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix, which is the small, finger-shaped pouch attached to the beginning of the large intestine on the lower-right side of the abdomen.

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  • This condition, called appendicitis, can rapidly evolve into a life-threatening or fatal infection of the abdominal cavity (peritonitis) if not treated immediately.

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  • Ileus is most often associated with an infection of the peritoneum (the membrane lining the abdomen) or other intra-abdominal infections such as appendicitis.

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  • In addition, genetics may play a role in appendicitis; some children may inherit genes that make them more susceptible to blockage of the appendiceal lumen.

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  • It can mimic appendicitis, and many people with undiagnosed FMF have had appendectomies or exploratory surgery of the abdomen only to have the fever and abdominal pain return.

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  • Because the appendix is more likely to perforate in children than adults, parents should not hesitate to call the doctor if their child develops symptoms that may indicate appendicitis.

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  • In 2004, a new imaging technique that uses nuclear medicine imaging and an injection of an imaging agent called NeutroSpec was introduced for the diagnosis of appendicitis.

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  • Although infants and children younger than two years may also have abdominal pain and other symptoms, they are too young to effectively communicate their symptoms to adults, who may then miss the symptoms of appendicitis.

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