Template:Alvarado scoring system
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).