Alvarado Score for Acute Appendicitis
Scores likelihood of appendicitis based on symptoms, signs, and lab data.
Douglas CD, Macpherson NE, Davidson PM, Gani JS. Randomised controlled trial of ultrasonography in diagnosis of acute appendicitis, incorporating the Alvarado score. BMJ. 2000 Oct 14;321(7266):919-22. PubMed PMID: 11030676; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC27498. Free Text at PubMed Central
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