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The Alvarado Score

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The Alvarado score is used to determine the likelihood of acute appendicitis.

Score 0 - 4 - 30% chance of appendicitis
Score 5 - 6 - 66% chance of appendicitis
Score 7 - 10 - 93% chance of appendicitis

References

Alvarado A. A practical score for the early diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Ann Emerg Med. 1986 May; 15(5): 557-64. Ohle R, O'Rielly F, O'Brien KK, Fahey T, Dimitrov BD. The Alvarado Score for Predicting Acute Appendicitis: a Systematic Review. BMC Medicine. 2011; 9: 139.

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