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So I am wondering this because it has been coming up. Saying you go to the ER with appendicitis like symptoms. The surgeon says "it looks like you
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James Bond (aka Igor)
if it's actually a 90% chance of appendicitis, surgery
Posted by
pixitude (aka chris)
Apr 29 '12, 12:40
preventatively if nothing else
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Historically it has been shown to be 10% false positive. They would even have a saying something like "if you don't get a false positive then you
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James Bond (aka Igor)
Apr 29, 12:47
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what are the odds of still developing appendicitis in the future? if it's more than 10%, still take the knife -- nm
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pixitude
Apr 29, 12:48
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they think the appendix really does have a purpose, it is a resevoir of helpful bacteria, so when you get really bad food poisoning and your system..
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zeitgeist
Apr 29, 13:39
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That's my understanding, too.
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TWuG
Apr 29, 13:54
The incidence of acute appendicitis has been declining steadily since the late 1940s, and the current annual incidence is 10 cases per 100,000
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James Bond (aka Igor)
Apr 29, 12:51
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