Appendicitis may be difficult to diagnose in pregnancy because the appendix is:
1. displaced upward and laterally, high and to the right.
2. displaced upward and laterally, high and to the left.
3. deep at McBurney's point.
4. displaced downward and laterally, low and to the right.
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1. Correct. The appendix is displaced high and to the right.
2. Incorrect. The appendix is displaced high and to the right.
3. Incorrect. The appendix is displaced beyond McBurney's point.
4. Incorrect. The appendix is displaced high and to the right.
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