can family history be used as a predictor in patients with suspected acute appendicitis at the emergency department?
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Can Family History Be Used As a Predictor in Patients with Suspected Acute Appendicitis at the Emergency Department?
A abdominal pain is one of the most common complaints of patients presenting to emergency department (ED). When patients who present to the ED with a complaint of acute right lower quadrant (RLQ) pain of the abdomen, an emergency physician faces the challenge of considering acute appendicitis (AA) as a possibility [1]. AA is the most common cause of an acute abdomen that requires surgical inter...
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bulletin of emergency and traumaجلد ۲، شماره ۲ APR، صفحات ۹۹-۱۰۰
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