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Alvarado scoring system for acute appendicitis
| Characteristics | Score |
|---|---|
| Symptoms | |
| Pain migration to right lower quadrant | 1 |
| Anorexia | 1 |
| Nausea/vomiting | 1 |
| Clinical signs | |
| Tenderness in right lower quadrant | 2 |
| Rebound pain | 1 |
| Elevated temperature > 37.5 °C | 1 |
| Laboratory | |
| Leukocytosis | 2 |
| Neutrophils > 75% | 1 |
| Total | 10 |
