A Rapid Blood Test to Quickly Rule Out Appendicitis?
Friday, April 2, 2010 - 12:42
in Health & Medicine
(PhysOrg.com) -- A new a rapid blood test to rule out appendicitis among the 8 million patients who come to U.S. emergency rooms with abdominal pain each year may save patients from unnecessary radiation from a diagnostic CT scan, eliminate extra tests and hours of hospital observation, and cut costs in the process.