Alvarado scoring systemSymptomsScore
Migratory right iliac fossa pain 1
Nausea / Vomiting 1
Anorexia 1
Signs
Tenderness in right iliac fossa 2
Rebound tenderness in right iliac fossa 1
Elevated temperature 1
Laboratory findings
Leucocytosis 2
Shift to the left of neutrophils 1
Total10
A score of 5 or 6 is compatible with the diagnosis of acute
appendicitis A score of 7 or 8 indicates a probable appendicitis A
score of 9 or 10 indicates a very probable acute
appendicitisMANTRELS :Migration to the right iliac fossa, Anorexia,
Nausea/Vomiting,Tenderness in the right iliac fossa, Rebound
pain,Elevated temperature (fever), Leukocytosis, and Shift of
leukocytes to the left
the Alvarado score is sometimes referred to as the MANTRELS
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