From: Acute appendicitis in young children less than 5 years: review article
Features | Points |
---|---|
Migration of pain from central abdomen to right lower quadrant | 1 |
Anorexia | 1 |
Nausea with vomiting | 1 |
Tenderness in right lower quadrant | 2 |
Rebound tenderness | 1 |
Elevated temperature ≥38 °c (100.4 °F) | 1 |
Leukocytosis (≥10, 400/mm3) | 2 |
Shifted WBC count ( 75% neutrophils) | 1 |
Total possible points | 10 |