Diagnoses acute appendicitis based on clinical and laboratory findings with AIR, Alvarado, and RIPASA score
“Pocket Appendicitis Score - AIR, Alvarado, RIPASA Score" is a mobile app that use several scorings (appendicitis inflammatory response (AIR) score, Alvarado score, and RIPASA score) to diagnose acute appendicitis based on clinical and laboratory findings. "Pocket Appendicitis Score - AIR, Alvarado, RIPASA Score" app is intended to help medical practitioner, especially in surgery department, to diagnose patients with suspicion of appendicitis who come to emergency department with acute right abdominal pain.
There are several features of "Pocket Appendicitis Score - AIR, Alvarado, RIPASA Score", namely:
🔸 Simple and very easy to use.
🔸 Precise calculation with appendicitis inflammatory response (AIR) score.
🔸 Simple scoring calculation with Alvarado score.
🔸 More sensitive scoring in Asian population by using RIPASA score.
🔸 Useful in emergency department to work up patient with acute abdominal pain.
🔸 It is totally free. Download now!
Appendicitis inflammatory response (AIR) score has been used in both paediatric and adult patients with large external validation study. Diagnosis of acute appendicitis with appendicitis inflammatory response (AIR) score is also said to be more superior compared to Alvarado score. Alvarado score also predicts likelihood of appendicitis diagnosis. The Alvarado Score was initially described in 1986 by Dr. Alfredo Alvarado in a retrospective single centre study in Philadelphia. It is one of the most commonly used formula to diagnose appendicitis nowadays. While RIPASA score is similar to both AIR score and Alvarado score. It typically provides a quantitive value for a clinician's clinical gestalt of appendicitis. It has been most widely studied in Asian populations (Singapore, India) and less so in Western populations. In "Pocket Appendicitis Score - AIR, Alvarado, RIPASA Score" app, you can easily predict appendicitis with AIR score, Alvarado score, and RIPASA score.
All calculations must be re-checked and should not be used alone to guide patient care, nor should they substitute for clinical judgment. For more info, visit us at www.imedical-apps.com.
