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==Overview==
==Overview==
There are no other diagnostic studies associated with appendicitis.


==Alvarado score==
==Other Diagnostic Studies==
A number of clinical and laboratory based scoring systems have been devised to assist the diagnosis of appendicitis. The most widely used is the Alvarado score:
There are no other diagnostic studies associated with appendicitis.


Symptoms:
==References==
*Migratory [[right iliac fossa]] pain -  1 point
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*[[Anorexia]] - 1 point
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*[[nausea|Nausea and vomiting]] - 1 point
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Signs:
*[[Right iliac fossa]] tenderness - 2 points
*[[Rebound tenderness]] - 1 point
*[[Fever]] - 1 point
Laboratory:
* [[Leucocytosis]] - 2 points
* Shift to left (segmented [[neutrophil]]s) - 1 point


Total score = 10.<br>
[[Category:Emergency medicine]]
 
[[Category:Surgery]]
A score of 7 or more is strongly predictive of acute appendicitis.<br>
[[Category:Gastroenterology]]
In patients with an equivocal score of 5-6, CT scan further reduces the rate of negative appendicectomy.

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