In a pediatric patient with right lower quadrant pain, your initial imaging modality would likely be:

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In the pediatric patient, the radiation dose from CT should be avoided when possible and because obesity is unusual in pediatric patients; sonography for appendicitis is highly sensitive and specific in this population group. Radiography uses radiation and is less sensitive a study for appendicitis than CT or ultrasound. HIDA scans expose a patient to ionizing radiation and are used for biliary disease, which does not usually cause right lower quadrant pain.

In a Pediatric Patient with Right Lower Quadrant Pain, Your