The cartoon was inspired by one of my kids who happened to be in my home office while I was dictating a case. She picked up on the phrase “acute appendicitis” but heard the words “a cute appendicitis” and asked if she could see the “cute appendicitis.” It took me a while to figure out how to turn that experience into a cartoon, but i was pretty happy with the results.
I love using this cartoon whenever I give presentations on acute appendicitis.