Appendicitis - Diagnosis and Management

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Overview

This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete and includes the following elements. 

  • Background
    • Definition, causes, prevalence, prognosis, complications.
  • Diagnosis
    • When to suspect appendicitis, typical and atypical presentations, assessment and examination.
  • Management
    • When to admit, how to manage people with a low index of suspicion, secondary care management.
  • An optional quiz to assess learning goals from the course
  • A list of useful links and resources for further reading. 

Goals

During this course you will learn:

  • When to suspect appendicitis.
  • How to appropriately assess a person with suspected appendicitis.
  • How to manage people with suspected appendicitis.


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Topics covered

Gastroenterology

Date created

01/10/2018

Last revision

26/06/2025

Next revision

01/10/2023

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