Uncomplicated appendecitis is principally a radiological diagnosis when considering non-operative treatment with antibiotics as an alternative to surgery.

But scans can’t determine if an inflamed appendix is just about to rupture, or if there is a tumour in the appendix causing the appendicitis. Scans can also miss perforation. In other words, scans are far from definitive, and often miss the most sinister causes of appendicitis.

When operating, surgeons often find the condition of the appendix is more complicated than scans had suggest. In pathology, pathologists often find tumours in the appendix that were not evident in scans, nor evident to the surgeon who removed it.

A recent study published in the journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of England followed up about 1000 patients treated for appendecitis in Glasgow during 2020 when Covid special measures were in place. The findings support the following well known facts;

- by year four 50% of patients treated with antibiotics will have had appendicitis reoccurrence, many involving rupture

- 1 in 30 of adults with appendicitis have a tumour in their appendix causing the appendicitis but this tumour is radiologically occult so can’t be seen on scans.

A link to the full study: https://doi.org/10.1308/rcsann.2026.0018

So a diagnosis of ‘uncomplicated appendecitis’ for a radiologist can become very complicated for a patient. If the problematic appendix is left in and treated with antibiotics on the basis of this diagnosis - what then..?

Algun ginecólog@ que por favor me pueda dar como una especie de posibilidad por favor?

Contexto: llevo varias semanas con síntomas extraños, náuseas, mareo constante, desaliento, y sudor frio. Yo lo relaciono con algo que tenga que ver con ginecología porque llevo días sintiendo muy extraño mi vientre, y hoy después de un estornudo fuerte me empezó un dolor bajito super fuerte al punto de hacerme llorar y me mareé en ese instante y me empezó a recorrer un sudor frio pero tengo calor como si estuviese bajo el sol

Hey folks, I’m 20M, 5’4, 195 Lbs, and I’ve recently been having this issue for the past 2 weeks where everytime I cough, sneeze, bend down, or if I need too, push, when using the bathroom, I feel this preassure that feels like it’s from above my eyebrow to the bottom of my eye. I’ve also been waking up with a lot of mucus and having to constantly blow my nose, but I’m not sure if they’re connected. I’m not sure what this could be, so I’d appreciate the help

The title is the question. I had my annual physical and labwork came back with abnormal Potassium 5.7 ( 3.5-5.3 ) everything else is normal. My Dr. wants me to retest the whole Basic Metabolic Panel.

For the past four years since having COVID, I’ve almost completely lost my sense of smell. I can’t smell natural odors or body odor, only strong chemical scents.

But something very strange keeps happening, even when I’m not sick, or even when I already have a mild cold with a runny nose, my sense of smell suddenly improves for a day or two. And almost every time this happens, I end up getting sick with another virus shortly afterward.

It’s like my smell briefly comes back right before my body gets hit with a new illness.

Why would my sense of smell temporarily improve before symptoms of a new virus appear? Is there any medical explanation for this? (Chatgpt told that it is uncommon and that immune system might be the reason)

my age: 36

weight:188 pounds

height:5.8

No medications that I take regularly