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This study of children with abdominal pain found that point of care ultrasonography had a high specificity and high positive likelihood ratio for the diagnosis of appendicitis. Academic Emergency Medicine Volume 21, Issue 2, pages 163�170, February 2014    (retrieved Feb, 2014). There are currently 1090 pearls in the database. While every attempt has been made to ensure accuracy, mistakes can and do occur. Use databank at your own risk. All pearls © 2024 by the Internet Medical Association. Click Here to view more medical pearls.