Current Management of Acute Appendicitis: Ant...

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In this episode, Dr Parveen Boora discusses acute appendicitis. Topics covered include: the pathophysiology of the condition how acute appendicitis presents how to diagnose the disease treatment options post-op care Run time - 10:55 

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In this episode, 3rd year medical student Sahil Sardesai will discuss Appendicitis and Pseudoappendicitis as this is a heavily tested topic on Step and Level exams and comes up often on rotations! Be sure to tune in and check it out! 

This episode covers appendicitis.

Written notes can be found at https://zerotofinals.com/surgery/general/appendicitis/ or in the general surgery section of the Zero to Finals surgery book.

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