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Appendicitis in Pregnancy

Patricia A. Pastore, Dianne M. Loomis and John Sauret
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2006, 19 (6) 621-626; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.19.6.621
Patricia A. Pastore
MSN, RN, FNP
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Dianne M. Loomis
MSN, RN-CS, FNP
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John Sauret
MD, FAAFP
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    Changes in position of the appendix as pregnancy advances (MO, month, PP, postpartum). As modified from Baer and associates. With permission from The McGraw-Hill Companies.

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    Obstetrical and Gynecological Differential Diagnoses of RLQ Pain in Pregnancy

    Ruptured ovarian cyst
    Hemorrhagic ovarian cyst
    Appendicitis
    Idiopathic
    Ectopic pregnancy
    Ovarian torsion
    Pelvic inflammatory disease
    Tubo-ovarian abscess
    Threatened abortion
    Placental abruption
    Chorioamnionitis
    Degenerating leiomyoma
    Ventral hernia
    Pyelonephritis
    Salpingitis
    Adnexal torsion
    Ruptured corpus luteum cyst
    Round ligament syndrome
    Preeclampsia
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Appendicitis in Pregnancy
Patricia A. Pastore, Dianne M. Loomis, John Sauret
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Nov 2006, 19 (6) 621-626; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.19.6.621

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