A 40-year-old female presents with severe periumbilical pain that has migrated over 12 hours to the right iliac fossa. She has rebound tenderness at M...

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A 40-year-old female presents with severe periumbilical pain that has migrated over 12 hours to the right iliac fossa. She has rebound tenderness at McBurney's point, a temperature of 37.9°C, and a heart rate of 95 bpm. What is the most likely diagnosis?

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Acute appendicitis

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Crohn's disease flare

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Ruptured ovarian cyst

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Mesenteric adenitis

uk-dipimc MCQ (SBA): Acute Appendicitis

A 40-year-old female presents with severe periumbilical pain that has migrated over 12 hours to the right iliac fossa. She has rebound tenderness at McBurney's point, a temperature of 37.9°C, and a heart rate of 95 bpm. What is the most likely diagnosis?