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Acute Appendicitis
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Acute inflammation of the appendix and is the most common cause of acute abdominal pain
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What is the cause of acute appendicitis?
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Related to obstruction of the appendix by lymphoid hyperplasia in children or fecalith in adults
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What are the clinical features of acute appendicitis?
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Pain in the RLQ with periumbilical pain, fever and nausea
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Decks in class (119)
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1.1 Growth Adaptations8
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1.2 Cellular Injury11
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1.3 Cell Death14
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1.4 Free Radical Injury15
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1.5 Amyloidosis22
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2.1 Acute Inflammation17
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2.2 Chronic Inflammation7
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2.3 Primary Immunodeficiency21
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2.4 Autoimmune Disorders43
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2.5 Wound Healing28
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3.1 Neoplasia4
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3.2 Carcinogenesis3
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3.3 Tumor Progression6
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3.4 Clinical Characteristics14
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4.1 Primary Hemostasis and Related Bleeding Disorders20
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4.2 Secondary Hemostasis and Related Disorders22
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4.3 Other Disorders of Hemostasis14
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4.4 Thrombosis12
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4.5 Embolism6
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5.1 Anemia3
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5.2 Microcytic Anemias49
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5.3 Macrocytic Anemia11
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5.4 Normocytic Anemia7
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5.5 Normocytic Anemia with Extravascular Hemolysis18
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5.6 Normocytic Anemia with Intravascular Hemolysis14
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5.7 Anemia with Underproduction5
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6.1 Leukopenia and Leukocytosis21
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6.2 Acute Leukemia24
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6.3 Chronic Leukemia16
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6.4 Myeloproliferative Disorders20
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6.5 Lympadenopathy8
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6.6 Lymphoma29
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6.7 Hodgkin Lymphoma10
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6.8 Plasma Cell Disorders11
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6.9 Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis7
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7.1 Vasculitis48
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7.2 Hypertension8
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7.3 Arteriosclerosis14
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7.4 Aortic Dissection and Aneurysm15
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7.5 Vascular Tumors5
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8.1 Ischemic Heart Disease26
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8.2 Congestive Heart Failure5
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8.3 Congenital Defects24
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8.4 Valvular Disorders11
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8.5 Endocarditis10
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8.6-8.7 Cardiomyopathy and Cardiac Tumors19
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9.1 Nasopharynx10
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9.2 Larynx9
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9.3 Pulmonary Infections27
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9.4 Obstructive Diseases33
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9.5 Restrictive Diseases26
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9.6 Pulmonary Hypertension7
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9.7 Respiratory Distress Syndrome14
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9.8 Lung Cancer28
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9.9 Pleura8
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10.1 Oral Cavity9
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10.2 Salivary Gland9
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10.3 Esophagus35
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10.4 Stomach54
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10.5 Small Bowel26
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10.6 Appendix3
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10.7 Inflammatory Bowel Disease20
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10.8 Colon and Colorectal Carcinoma41
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11.1 Exocrine Pancreas18
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11.2 Gallbladder and Biliary Tract20
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11.3 Liver52
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12.1 Congenital Renal Diseases13
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12.2 Acute Renal Failure26
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12.3 Nephrotic Syndrome27
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12.4 Nephritic Syndrome25
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12.5 Urinary Tract Infection14
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12.6 Nephrolithiasis13
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12.7 Chronic Renal Failure4
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12.8 Renal Neoplasia13
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12.9 Lower Urinary Tract Carcinoma12
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13.1 Vulva26
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13.2 Vagina12
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13.3 Cervix16
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13.4 Endometrium and Myometrium31
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13.5 Ovary9
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13.6 Ovarian Tumors39
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13.7 Gestational Pathology32
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14.1 Penis9
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14.2 Testicle15
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14.3 Testicular Tumors26
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14.4 Prostate18
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15.1 Anterior Pituitary Gland12
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15.2 Posterior Pituitary Gland11
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15.3 Thyroid Gland2
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15.4 Hyperthyroidism14
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15.5 Hypothyroidism5
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15.6 Thyroiditis10
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15.7 Thyroid Neoplasia22
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15.8 Parathyroid Gland18
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15.9 Endocrine Pancreas27
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15.10 Adrenal Cortex28
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15.11 Adrenal Medulla11
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16.1 Inflammatory Conditions7
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16.2 Benign Tumors and Fibrocystic Changes14
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16.3 Breast Cancer28
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17.1 Developmental Anomalies9
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17.2 Spinal Cord Lesions15
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17.3 Meningitis17
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17.4 Cerebrovascular Disease26
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17.5 Trauma13
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17.6 Demyelinating Disorders22
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17.7 Dementia and Degenerative Disorders42
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17.8 CNS Tumors30
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18.1 Skeletal System28
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18.2 Bone Tumors21
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18.3 Joints25
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18.4 Skeletal Muscle11
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18.5 Neuromuscular Junction5
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18.6 Soft Tissue Tumors7
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19.1 Inflammatory Dermatoses27
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19.2 Blistering Dermatoses21
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19.3 Epithelial Tumors16
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19.4 Disorders of Pigmentation and Melanocytes20
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19.5 Infectious Disorders10
