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emDOCs Podcast – Episode 88: ED Evaluation of Diverticulitis

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A 2018 risk score incorporates the presence of abdominal guarding, WBC, and CRP. Those with abdominal guarding, WBC over 20,000, and CRP over 25 mg/dL demonstrated a risk of complicated diverticulitis of over 85% (Bolkenstein 2018). Diagnosis and management of acute diverticulitis. Ther Clin Risk Manag.