An abdominal ultrasound showed an enlarged subhepatic appendix with an internal fecalith 1 cm in depth, that was partially compressible, with no obvious peri appendiceal free fluid or other pathology.

14. The report’s findings suggest that BMI — the measurement traditionally used by medical professionals to determine healthy weight ranges — does not provide a nuanced enough assessment of ...

Failure of antibiotics was defined as patients having a subsequent appendicectomy, and failure in the appendicectomy group was defined as patients having a normal appendix identified on pathology. A ...

A meta-analysis of the major post-intervention complications of peritonitis and intra-abdominal abscesses occurring after appendicectomy or antibiotic treatment for uncomplicated acute appendicitis ...

But after a couple of years of work, xMEMS has arrived at the next generation — ultrasound through a solid-state speaker. This tiny, 1mm-thin speaker is called Cypress, and after listening to it ...

With nowhere else to go for medical treatment in The Pas, Flett says he took an 11-hour bus trip from the northern Manitoba town to Winnipeg, where his appendix burst as he waited for a hospital ...

Abstract: Precise measurement of the blood flow velocity in major arteries is important for the assessment of circulation dysfunction but challenging when using a one-dimensional (1D) ultrasound ...

Traditional conceptions of obesity might be in for a radical shift. In a new report published this week, a widely-supported group of scientists is pushing for substantial changes in how obesity is ...

The repeatability of a variety of indices of arterial stiffness calculated from a standard carotid arterial M-mode ultrasound image was investigated. Twenty-six asymptomatic normal subjects were ...

The incidence of appendicitis in pregnancy varies ... Obtain surgical consultation during pregnancy. Ultrasound is still used as the primary diagnostic test or the diagnosis is made based on ...

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