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My dr ordered a ct scan to confirm diverticulitis,but waiting for many days for the appointment, symptons are gone, can the scan still diagnosed it?

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Mild d'itis -?CT: If your symptoms have resolved than wait for 4-6 wks, would recommend Colonoscopy instead, which would tell you much more . Should we do CT for every patient suspected to have acute diverticulitis?..Three features (isolated tenderness in the left-lower quadrant, absence of vomiting, and CRP >50 mg/L) had positive predictive value of 97%. . In patients without these three features, imaging is req

Answered 3/12/2020

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