Appendicitis
| Headline | |
|---|---|
| Etiology | |
| Epidemiology | |
| Clinical presentation | RIF tenderness, involuntary guarding, worse on cough/hopping/percussion; limp, irritability Classical signs Rovsing's sign: left side makes the right side wosre Obturator sign: flex hip and knee → positive if this makes pain worse |
| Pathogenesis | |
| Diagnostic investigations | This is a clinical diagnosis! Urine dip, b-HCG Differentials: testicular torsion, Ovarian torsion |
| Management | Abx? Operative - laparoscopic appendicectomy |