PJMHS 2022
DOI: 10.53350/pjmhs22165248
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Serum C-Reactive Protein A Helpful Marker in Diagnosis of Acute Appendicitis

Abstract: Objective: evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of serum C-reactive protein levels in acute appendicitis (AA) Methodology: Two hundred suspicious cases of AA presenting with pain in right iliac fossa in addition to nausea/vomiting, direct tenderness in right iliac fossa of either gender in adult population were included. Intravenous blood sample was drawn for CRP evaluation. Appendectomy was performed in all these cases, and histopathological examination was done to confirm presence/absence of AA. Both the reports… Show more

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