Table 1. The Modified Alvarado Score.
Category | Variable | Score |
Symptoms | Migratory right iliac fossa pain | 1 |
Anorexia | 1 | |
Nausea/Vomiting | 1 | |
Signs | Right iliac fossa pain (RIF) | 2 |
Rebound tenderness in RIF | 1 | |
Elevated temperature (>37.5) | 1 | |
Investigation | Leukocytosis (>10,000 WBC per microliter) | 2 |
Total Score | 9 |