Appendicitis May Be Difficult to Diagnose in Pregnancy Because the Appendix

question 32

Multiple Choice

Appendicitis may be difficult to diagnose in pregnancy because the appendix is:

• A) displaced upward and laterally, high and to the right.
• B) displaced upward and laterally, high and to the left.
• C) deep at McBurney point.
• D) displaced downward and laterally, low and to the right.

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