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. 2021 Mar 17;81:105790. doi: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.105790

Table 1.

Investigations (Blood work up, bed side tests, fluid tests and histopathology).

Full blood count Hb 134 g/L, WCC 17.4 × 10^9 /L, neutrophils 16.0 × 10^9 /L.
Urea, electrolytes, creatinine Na 135 mmol/L, K 3.8 mmol/L, creatinine 49umol/L.
Liver function tests Bili 8 umol/L, ALP 63 U/L, GGT 13 U/L, AST 22 U/L, ALT 36 U/L.
Lipase 124 U/L (normal range 70−390 U/L).
C- reactive protein 165
Urinalysis Negative leukocytes, nitrites and blood.
Bed side USS Confirmed intrauterine pregnancy and foetal heartbeat.
Appendix Pathology Appendix with faecolith and small amount of acute inflammatory slough within appendiceal lumen; fibrous obliteration of tip of appendix; no evidence of acute appendicitis, dysplasia or malignancy.
peritoneal fluid Triglycerides 15.7 mmol/L (1389 mg/dL), no organisms grown/cultures. Numerous leukocytes. Lipase 83 U/L.