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  2. Appendicitis Inflammatory Response score - Wikipedia

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    The AIR score was developed to overcome some of the drawbacks of the Alvarado score, another diagnostic scoring system for identifying appendicitis. [2] The AIR score is one of the two scores (the other being the Adult Appendicitis Score , AAS) recommended by the 2020 World Society of Emergency Surgery clinical practice guidelines for the ...

  3. Alvarado score - Wikipedia

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    A score of 5 or 6 is compatible with the diagnosis of acute appendicitis. A score of 7 or 8 indicates probable appendicitis, and a score of 9 or 10 indicates very probable acute appendicitis. [ 8 ]

  4. Appendicitis - Wikipedia

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    Location of the appendix in the digestive system 3D model of appendicitis. Acute appendicitis seems to be the result of a primary obstruction of the appendix. [20] [10] Once this obstruction occurs, the appendix becomes filled with mucus and swells. This continued production of mucus leads to increased pressures within the lumen and the walls ...

  5. Rovsing's sign - Wikipedia

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    Rovsing's sign, named after the Danish surgeon Niels Thorkild Rovsing (1862–1927), [1] is a sign of appendicitis.If palpation of the left lower quadrant of a person's abdomen increases the pain felt in the right lower quadrant, the patient is said to have a positive Rovsing's sign and may have appendicitis.

  6. Acute appendicitis - Wikipedia

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

  7. Heel tap sign - Wikipedia

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    Heel tap sign, also called heel-jar or jar tenderness, is a clinical sign to identify appendicitis.It is found in patients with localized peritonitis.With the patient supine the right heel is elevated by 10-20 degrees is hit firmly with palm of the examiner's hand.

  8. List of ICD-9 codes 001–139: infectious and parasitic ...

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    This is a shortened version of the first chapter of the ICD-9: Infectious and Parasitic Diseases. It covers ICD codes 001 to 139. The full chapter can be found on pages 49 to 99 of Volume 1, which contains all (sub)categories of the ICD-9. Volume 2 is an alphabetical index of Volume 1.

  9. Category:Episodic and paroxysmal disorders - Wikipedia

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    Generally, diseases outlined within the ICD-10 codes G40-G47 within Chapter VI: Diseases of the nervous system should be included in this category. Subcategories This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total.