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Review Question - QID 213577

Appendicitis Introduction Pathogenesis QID: 213577 (M1.OMB.19.1)
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QID 213577 (Type "213577" in App Search)
An 11-year-old girl presents to the emergency department with a 12-hour history of severe abdominal pain. She says that the pain started near the middle of her abdomen and moved to the right lower quadrant after about 10 hours. Several hours after the pain started she also started experiencing nausea and loss of appetite. On presentation, her temperature is 102.5°F (39.2°C), blood pressure is 115/74 mmHg, pulse is 102/min, and respirations are 21/min. Physical exam reveals rebound tenderness in the right lower quadrant. Raising the patient's right leg with the knee flexed significantly increases the pain. Which of the following is the most common cause of this patient's symptoms in children?
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