Birth Date: _______________ Age: ____ Grade: ____ ï± Male ï± Female. Dear Parent/Guardian: In the Safe Sitter course, a great deal of information is presented in a short period of. time. Some children are unable to keep up with the pace.
An ultrasound may show appendiceal inflammation, gallbladder disease, and pregnancy. However, the most common imaging test that is used to diagnose appendicitis is the CT scan, which can: Provide a series of cross-sectional images of the body.
For example, right lower quadrant pain strongly suggests appendicitis. Certain elements of the history and physical examination are helpful (e.g., constipation and abdominal distension strongly suggest bowel obstruction), whereas others are of little value (e.g., anorexia has little predictive value for appendicitis).