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| • | Inflammatory
disease of wall of appendix |
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| • | Diagnosis
based on history and physical |
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| • | Classic
sequence of symptoms |
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| – | abdominal
pain (begins epigastrium or |
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| periumbilical
area, anorexia, nausea or |
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| vomiting |
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| – | followed
by pain over appendix and low grade |
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| fever |
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