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Alvarado Score calculator
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Alvarado score 0–4
Band: Alvarado score 0–4
Interpretation. Alvarado score 0–4
Suggested management. Appendicitis is less likely; reassess if symptoms persist or evolve.
Alvarado Score: 0 — Alvarado score 0–4. Interpretation: Alvarado score 0–4 What to do: Appendicitis is less likely; reassess if symptoms persist or evolve. Inputs: Migration of pain to right lower quadrant (+1): false; Anorexia or acetone in urine (+1): false; Nausea or vomiting (+1): false; Right-lower-quadrant tenderness (+2): false; Rebound pain (+1): false; Temperature ≥37.3°C (+1): false; Leukocytosis >10,000/mm³ (+2): false; Neutrophil left shift >75% (+1): false Source: Alvarado A. A practical score for the early diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Ann Emerg Med (1986)
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Clinical inputs
- Migration of pain to right lower quadrant (+1)
- Anorexia or acetone in urine (+1)
- Nausea or vomiting (+1)
- Right-lower-quadrant tenderness (+2)
- Rebound pain (+1)
- Temperature ≥37.3°C (+1)
- Leukocytosis >10,000/mm³ (+2)
- Neutrophil left shift >75% (+1)
Primary source
Alvarado A. A practical score for the early diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Ann Emerg Med (1986)
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