Acute appendicitis is the most common nonobstetric surgical disease of pregnancy. The typical anatomic and physiologic changes of pregnancy can make the diagnosis of acute appendicitis challenging. If the diagnosis of acute appendicitis is not made in a timely fashion, the risk to the gravida and the fetus is significant and includes sepsis, preterm labor resulting in preterm birth, and fetal loss. However, a timely appendectomy can reduce these risks and is generally very well-tolerated, regardless of gestational age. This activity reviews the incidence, pathophysiology, evaluation, complications, and management of acute appendicitis in pregnant patients and highlights the role of the interprofessional team in diagnosing and treating patients with this condition.
- Provider:StatPearls, LLC
- Activity Link: https://www.statpearls.com/ArticleLibrary/viewarticle/73619
- Start Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- End Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- Credit Details: IPCE Credits: 1.5 hours
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.5 hours
Nursing: 1.5 hours
Pharmacy: 1.5 hours - MOC Credit Details: ABS - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABS)
ABPATH - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABPATH)
ABA - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABA)
ABTS - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABTS)
ABIM - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Medical Knowledge (ABIM)
ABS - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABS)
ABP - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment (ABP)
ABTS - 1.5 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABTS) - Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Variable
- Measured Outcome: Learner Knowledge, Learner/Team Competence
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all
- Specialty: Adolescent Medicine, Clinical Pathology, Critical Care Medicine, Female Reproductive, Gastroenterology, General Operative Anesthesia, General Pediatrics, General Surgery, GI (incl. Liver, Pancreas, Bilary), Hospital Medicine, Infectious Disease, Infectious Diseases/Medical Microbiology, Internal Medicine, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine, Non-Thoracic Surgery, Obstetric Anesthesia, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Gastroenterology, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Pediatric Surgery, Placenta, Surgical Critical Care, Surgical Pathology