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Pilot. Age 3-18. Nausea 2 Focal RLQ pain 2 Migration of pain to RLQ 1 Difficulty walking 1 Pain on percussion 2 ANC>6,750 6 ≤5 → low risk. CT scan will only be ordered after consultation with Pediatric Surgery Fellow or Attending if working diagnosis is appendicitis.
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Pilot Age 3-18 Nausea 2 Focal RLQ pain 2 Migration of pain to RLQ 1 Difficulty walking 1 Pain on percussion 2 ANC>6,750 6 ≤5 → low risk CT scan will only be ordered after consultation with Pediatric Surgery Fellow or Attending if working diagnosis is appendicitis. Kharbanda AB, Taylor GA, Fishman SJ, Bachur RG. A clinical decision rule to identify children at low risk for appendicitis. Pediatrics 2005; 116:709-16.