Template:Alvarado scoring system

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Alvarado Clinical Scoring System

Right Lower Quadrant Tenderness +2
Elevated Temperature (37.3°C or 99.1°F) +1
Rebound Tenderness +1
Migration of Pain to the Right Lower Quadrant +1
Anorexia +1
Nausea or Vomiting +1
Leukocytosis > 10,000 +2
Leukocyte Left Shift +1

Clinical scoring system, where a score (Total=10) is composed on presence/absence of 3 signs, 3 symptoms and 2 lab values to help guide in case management.

  • ≤3 = Appendicitis unlikely
  • ≥7 = Surgical consultation
  • 4-6 = Consider CT

MANTRELS Mnemonic: Migration to the right iliac fossa, Anorexia, Nausea/Vomiting, Tenderness in the right iliac fossa, Rebound pain, Elevated temperature (fever), Leukocytosis, and Shift of leukocytes to the left (factors listed in the same order as presented above).