Kharbanda AB, Vazquez-benitez G, Ballard DW, et al. Development and Validation of a Novel Pediatric Appendicitis Risk Calculator (pARC). Pediatrics. 2018;141(4).

Cotton DM, Vinson DR, Vazquez-benitez G, et al. Validation of the Pediatric Appendicitis Risk Calculator (pARC) in a Community Emergency Department Setting. Ann Emerg Med. 2019.

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<p>Quantifies appendicitis risk in pediatric patients with abdominal pain, possibly better than the <calculator id="3926">Pediatric Appendicitis Score</calculator>.</p>

Pediatric Appendicitis Risk Calculator

<p>Derek Tam, MD, MPH, is a pediatric resident at Maimonides Children's Hospital in Brooklyn, NY. Dr. Tam completed an undergraduate degree in cognitive science at Northwestern University in Chicago, IL, and received his MD and MPH from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He will serve as chief resident for the pediatric residency program at Maimonides for the academic year 2019-2020 and plans to pursue a fellowship in pediatric emergency medicine. His academic interests include emergency medicine, pediatric resuscitation, antibiotic stewardship, and epidemiology.</p>

Derek Tam, MD, MPH

The Pediatric Appendicitis Risk Calculator (pARC) quantifies appendicitis risk in pediatric patients with abdominal pain, possibly better than the Pediatric Appendicitis Score.

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