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Mean Platelet Volume is Reduced in Acute Appendicitis

open access: yesTurkish Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2015
SUMMARY: Objectives: Acute appendicitis (AA) is the most common indication for emergency abdominal surgery, although it remains difficult to diagnose.
Egemen KUCUK, Irfan KUCUK
doaj   +1 more source

Evaluation of the systemic immune inflammation index and the systemic inflammatory response index as new markers for the diagnosis of acute appendicitis in children

open access: yesAnnals of Saudi Medicine, 2023
BACKGROUND: Abdominal pain is a common and non-specific symptom in children. It is important to be able to distinguish the source of abdominal pain before surgery.
Fatma Özcan Siki   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Appendicular mass – a rare form of tuberculosis [PDF]

open access: yes, 2017
Tuberculosis is in the top 10 causes of death worldwide, being one of the most deadly infectious diseases. It is estimated that one of three people from the entire earth population has a latent infection with M tuberculosis.
Balalau, Cristian   +5 more
core   +4 more sources

The role of 99mTc-Ubiquicidin (UBI) and 99mTc-IgG scintigraphies in diagnosis of acute appendicitis: A preliminary result [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Introduction: Appendicitis is one of the most common surgical emergencies. In spite of the relatively high rate of negative appendectomy, as a result of miss diagnosis, uncertainty of diagnosis still continues to challenge physicians.
Assadi, M.   +6 more
core  

The Use of Machine Learning Approaches for the Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis

open access: yesEmergency Medicine International, 2020
Acute appendicitis is one of the most common emergency diseases in general surgery clinics. It is more common, especially between the ages of 10 and 30 years. Additionally, approximately 7% of the entire population is diagnosed with acute appendicitis at
Omer F Akmese   +4 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Clinical pharmacology and prescribing education: An updated medical school curriculum from the British Pharmacological Society

open access: yesBritish Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.
Aims Prescribing is a complex, essential skill that doctors must acquire to practice medicine safely and effectively. The British Pharmacological Society has historically provided a core curriculum to guide clinical pharmacology and prescribing education in UK medical schools.
Dagan O. Lonsdale   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Obstructive Uropathy Secondary to Missed Acute Appendicitis

open access: yesCase Reports in Surgery, 2016
Hydronephrosis is a rare complication of acute appendicitis. We present a case of missed appendicitis in a 52-year-old female which presented as a right-sided hydronephrosis.
Mahir Gachabayov
doaj   +1 more source

Successful nonsurgical treatment for synchronous acute cholecystitis and acute appendicitis: A case report and review of the literatures

open access: yesJournal of Medical Sciences, 2014
Acute appendicitis and acute cholecystitis are commonly seen in acute abdominal disease. However, it is rarely described that synchronous acute cholecystitis and acute appendicitis presented.
Ting-Ying Lee   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Asymmetric Information With Multiple Risks: The Case of the Chilean Private Health Insurance Market

open access: yesHealth Economics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT We extend the Rothshild and Stiglitz (1976) model to two sources of risk –inpatient and outpatient risk– to better proxy real‐world health insurance markets. We uncover an interesting theoretical possibility: Take individuals A and B, who are low risks in, say, the inpatient dimension but A is riskier in the outpatient dimension.
Dolores de la Mata   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Learning curve and period of experience required for the competent diagnosis of acute appendicitis using abdominal computed tomography: a prospective observational study [PDF]

open access: yesClinical and Experimental Emergency Medicine, 2017
Objective To assess the learning curve of novice residents in diagnosing acute appendicitis using abdominal computed tomography (CT) scans. Methods This prospective observational study was conducted within a 4-month period from March 1 to June 30, 2015 ...
Ju-Hyun Song   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

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