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Current Management of Acute Appendicitis: Antibiotics or Surgical Intervention

JAMA Clinical Reviews

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What Are the Clinical Signs of Appendicitis?

It does impact on all ages, and so i would say there aren't obvious rist factors. The classic presentation usually starts with periumbilical pain as sort of a vague mid abdominal pain at first. As the disease progresses, the pain tends to gravitate to the right lower quadrant. Some patients get a sense that if they just move their bowels they'd feel better.

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