Research Article

Clinical Difference between Acute Appendicitis and Acute Right-Sided Colonic Diverticulitis

Table 1

Alvarado score.

ComponentsScore

Anorexia1
Nausea or vomiting1
Migrating pain to RLQ1
RLQ tenderness1
Rebound tenderness2
Elevated temperature (>37.3°)1
Leukocytosis >10,000/mm32
Neutrophilia >75%1
Total10

RLQ: right lower quadrant.