Table 2 Modification of the Alvarado Score and Pediatric Appendicitis Score by removal of laboratory investigations
Modified Alvarado score | Modified Pediatric appendicitis score | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Migration to right lower quadrant | 1 | Migration of pain | 1 |
Anorexia - acetone | 1 | Anorexia | 1 |
Nausea - vomiting | 1 | Nausea/emesis | 1 |
Tenderness in the right lower quadrant | 2 | Tenderness over the right iliac fossa | 2 |
Rebound pain | 1 | Cough/percussion/hopping tenderness in the right lower quadrant | 2 |
Elevation of temperature > 37.3 | 1 | Pyrexia | 1 |
Total | 7 | 8 | |