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What Is It/ |
How Is It Recognized/ |
Is Massage indicated |
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Condition Name |
What Are They? |
How Are They Recognized? |
or Contraindicated? |
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Appendicitis
is inflammation |
The
Symptoms of appendicitis are |
Massage
is systemically contrain- |
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of
the vermiform appendix, |
widely
variable, but include gen- |
dicated
for acute appendicitis. |
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often
due to infection, but |
eral
abdominal pain that gradually |
Postoperative
massage may |
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sometimes
related to physi- |
settles
in the lower right quad- |
be
appropriate. |
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cal
obstruction, as well as |
rant.
Fever, nausea, vomiting, |
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pathogens, |
food
aversion, and diarrhea may |
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also
be present. |
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