Cardinal Sign of Acute Appendicitis

Cardinal sign of acute appendicitis:
- abdominal pain for less than 72 hours
- vomitting 1-3 times
- facial flush
- tenderness concentrated in the right iliac fossa
- rebound tenderness in the right iliac fossa
- anterior tenderness on rectal examination (9-11 positions)
- fever between 37,3 and 38,5 C
- no evidence of UTI on urine microscopy


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