A 29-year-old woman presents with tachycardia, fever and right lower quadrant pain. Ultrasound confirms appendicitis without perforation. What is the ...

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A 29-year-old woman presents with tachycardia, fever and right lower quadrant pain. Ultrasound confirms appendicitis without perforation. What is the recommended management?

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Immediate appendicectomy

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Observation only

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Long-term antibiotics without surgery

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CT scan only with no surgery

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Colonoscopy first

ca-mccqe1 MCQ (SBA): Acute appendicitis

A 29-year-old woman presents with tachycardia, fever and right lower quadrant pain. Ultrasound confirms appendicitis without perforation. What is the recommended management?