title: Acute appendicitis.
authors.affiliation: Edinboro University, Edinboro, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Pfadt
authors.forename: Dorothy S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Carlson
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D001064:Appendicitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D010535:Laparoscopy; D009730:Nursing Assessment