Acute appendicitis

Images

Acute appendicitis

Acute appendicitis - intraoperative specimen

Nasim Ahmed, MBBS, FACS; used with permission

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• Diagnosis recommendations
• Definition

Acute appendicitis

CT abdomen - thickened appendix

Nasim Ahmed, MBBS, FACS; used with permission

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• Diagnosis recommendations
• Investigations

Videos

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  Venepuncture and phlebotomy animated demonstration

  How to take a venous blood sample from the antecubital fossa using a vacuum needle.

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  Peripheral venous cannulation animated demonstration

  How to insert a peripheral venous cannula into the dorsum of the hand.

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  Practical suturing techniques animated demonstrations

  Demonstrates interrupted sutures, vertical mattress sutures, horizontal mattress sutures, continuous subcuticular sutures, and continuous sutures.