While appendectomy is a standard surgical procedure, its cost has been found to vary considerably in the United States. A 2012 study analyzed 2009 data from nearly 20,000 adult patients treated for appendicitis in California hospitals.
In government and politics, an inspection is the act of a monitoring authority administering an official review of various criteria (such as documents, facilities, records, and any other assets) that are deemed by the authority to be related to the inspection.
Transportation inspectors make daily inspections of airplanes, railroads, buses, and other modes of transportation to make sure they're running properly and are safe to ride. A railroad inspector makes sure that the track and the train cars are in working order.