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(2024/2025) Expert Verified

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XCEPT:
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endicitis.
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arcted.
iC.iRovsing'sisigniisipainiinitheirightiloweriquadrantiuponipalpationiofithe
ileftiloweriquadrant.


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i

.
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A.iVitalisignsiareiusuallyiabnormal,ieveniearlyiinitheicourseiofiacuteiappe
ndicitis.


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usly.iEarlyiiniitsicourse,ivitalisignsiincludingitemperatureimayibeinormal.i
Onceiperforationihasioccurred,itheirateiofilow-
gradeifeveri(<38iC)iincreasesitoiabouti40%.iOtherivariationsiinipresentat
ioniincludeipainiinitheirightiupperiquadrant,itypicallyifromiairetrocecalio
riretroiliaciappendix.

,Rosving'sisigniisidescribedias:
A.iTendernessiinitheirightiupperiquadrantithatiisiworseiwithiinspiration.
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B.iPelvicipainiuponiflexioniofitheithighiwhileitheipatientiisisupine.
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C.iPelvicipainiuponiinternaliandiexternalirotationiofitheithighiwithitheikn
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eeiflexed.
D.iPainithatiincreasesiwithitheireleaseiofipressureiofipalpation.
i


E.iPainiinitheirightiloweriquadrantiwhenileftiloweriquadrantiisipalpated.i
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-iCorrectiAnswer-
E.iPainiinitheirightiloweriquadrantiwhenileftiloweriquadrantiisipalpated.


TheiansweriisiE.iRosving'sisigniisipainiinitheirightiloweriquadrantiwhenith
eileftiloweriquadrantiisipalpated.iRebounditendernessioccursiwithitheire
leaseiofipressure.iTheiiliopsoasisigniisipainiassociatediwithithighiflexion.i
Theiobturatorisigniisipainithatioccursiwithithighirotation.iAlliofitheseisig
nsiareiassociatediwithiappendicitis.iMurphy'sisigniisicessationiofiinspirat
ioniduringipalpationiofitheirightiupperiquadrantiandiisiassociatediwithia
cuteicholecystitis.


Iniestablishingiaidifferentialidiagnosisiofiabdominalipain,iwhichiofitheifo
llowingiisitrue?
A.iRadiationiofipainitoitheiscapulaiisisuggestiveiofiacuteihepatitis.
B.iCervicalimotionitendernessiisiaiusefuliphysicalifindingiforidifferentiati
i

ngiwomeniwithioriwithoutiacuteiappendicitis.
C.iInipatientsiwithisickleicellianemiaiwhoipresentiwithiabdominalipainia
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ndidiarrhea,ishigellosisishouldibeiaitopiconsideration.

,D.iTheionsetiofipainiprioritoitheioccurrenceiofinauseaiandivomitingiisimo
i

reioftenisuggestiveiofiaisurgicalietiology.
iE.iDiverticulitisitendsitoicauseipainiinitheirightiupperiquadrant.i-
iCorrectiAnswer-

D.iTheionsetiofipainiprioritoitheioccurrenceiofinauseaiandivomitingiisimo
reioftenisuggestiveiofiaisurgicalietiology.


TheiansweriisiD.iPainiprioritoinauseaiandivomitingiisioftenisuggestiveiofi
aisurgicalietiologyiofitheipain,isuchiasismalliboweliobstruction.iCervicali
motionitendernessihasibeeninotediiniupitoi25%iofiwomeniwithiacuteiap
pendicitis.iPatientsiwithisickleicellianemiaiareiproneitoiSalmonellaiinfect
ions.iRadiationiofipainitoitheiscapulaiisiclassicallyipresentiiniacuteicholey
cystitis.iDiverticulitisipainiisigenerallyilocatediinitheileftiloweriquadrant.


Ofitheifollowingipainipatterns,iwhichiisitheileastilikelyiassociatediwithidi
agnosisiofipepticiulceridisease?
A.inon-radiating,iburningiepigastricipain
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B.ipainithatiawakensiaipatientiinitheimiddleiofitheinight
i


C.iunrelentingipainioveriaiperiodiofiweeks
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D.ireliefiofiabdominalipainiwithiantacids
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E.ipainithatiisiworseiprecedingiaimeali-iCorrectiAnswer-
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C.iunrelentingipainioveriaiperiodiofiweeks


TheiansweriisiC.iPainifromipepticiulceridiseaseitypicallyioccursiiniperiodsi
ofiexacerbationiandiremission.iUnrelentingipainioveriweeksiorimonthsis
houldisuggestianialternativeidiagnosis.iPainiisiclassicallyidescribediasino

, n-
radiating,iburningiepigastricipain.iSomeipatientsimayialsoicomplainiofic
hestioribackipain.iPainiisifrequentlyisevereienoughitoiawakenipatientsifr
omisleepiiniearlyimorningihoursibutiisiofteninotipresentiuponiwakingiinit
heimorning,iasigastriciacidisecretionipeaksiaroundi2ia.m.iandinadirsiupo
niawakening.


Aimotheribringsiheri6iweekioldiboyitoitheiemergencyiroom.iSheistatesith
eibabyihasibeenivomitingieverythingishe'sitrieditoifeedihimiforitheipasti1
2ihours.iSheistatesithatiheiusuallyieatsireadilyiandicompletesianientireife
eding,ibutiheiisiunableitoikeepianythingidown.iTheiemesisiisinon-
bloodyiandinon-
bilious,ihoweveriitiisiprojectileiininature.iWhatiisitheimostilikelyiconditio
niinithisipatient?
A.iviraligastroenteritis
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B.iconstipation
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C.iappendicitis
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D.iintussusception
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E.ipyloricistenosisi-iCorrectiAnswer-E.ipyloricistenosis
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conditoisixthiweekiofilifeiandiisifouritimesimoreicommoniinimalesithanife
males.iInfantsiwithihypertrophicipyloricistenosisitypicallyiareivigorousie
atersibutishortlyiafterwardiregurgitateitheientireifeedingicontentsiiniaip
rojectileifashion.iTheiemesisiisinon-
bilious.iTheiclassicifindingioniexamiisiani"olive"ipalpableiinitheiabdomen
,iandidiagnosisiisitypicallyiviaiultrasound.iIntussusceptionitypicallyiprese

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