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Table 1 Adult Appendicitis Score

From: Performance of imaging studies in patients with suspected appendicitis after stratification with adult appendicitis score

Symptoms and findings

 

Score

Pain in RLQ

 

2

Pain relocation

 

2

RLQ tenderness

Women, age 16-49

1

 

All other patients

3

Guarding

mild

2

 

moderate or severe

4

Laboratory tests

 Blood leukocyte count (x109)

> = 7.2 and <10.9

1

 

> = 10.9 and <14.0

2

 

> = 14.0

3

 Proportion of neutrophils (%)

> = 62 and < 75

2

 

> = 75 and < 83

3

 

> = 83

4

 CRP (mg/l), symptoms < 24 h

> = 4 and <11

2

 

> = 11and <25

3

 

> = 25 and <83

5

 

> = 83

1

 CRP (mg/l), symptoms > 24 h

> = 12 and <53

2

 

> = 53 and <152

2

 

> = 152

1

  1. RLQ, right lower abdominal quadrant