Emergency Medicine General Surgery Moderate — validated, complemented by imaging
Alvarado Score for Appendicitis
Estimates likelihood of acute appendicitis in patients with right iliac fossa pain
References
- Alvarado A. A practical score for the early diagnosis of acute appendicitis. Ann Emerg Med. 1986;15(5):557–64.
Related
Curated clinical cross-links plus same-class fallbacks.
Drugs
- Tranexamic Acid (ICU/Trauma/Surgical) · Antifibrinolytic
- Methoxyflurane · Inhaled Analgesic — Acute Pain
- Fentanyl Transdermal Patch (Elderly Chronic Pain) · Opioid Analgesic — Transdermal Patch
- Morphine Slow-Release (Elderly Chronic Pain) · Opioid Analgesic — Modified-Release Oral
- Cefuroxime · Second-Generation Cephalosporin — Respiratory / Surgical Prophylaxis
- Ertapenem · Carbapenem — ESBL / Complicated Intra-Abdominal / Community OPAT
Pathways
Same specialty
- Difficult Airway Algorithm (DAS) · DAS 2015; Royal College of Anaesthetists
- Major Haemorrhage Protocol · NICE NG24; UK MHP guidelines
- New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation · ESC 2020 AF Guidelines; NICE NG196
- Hypertensive Emergency · ESC/ESH 2018 Hypertension Guidelines; NICE NG136
- Bradycardia Management · Resuscitation Council UK ABCDE; ESC 2021 Pacing Guidelines
Decision support only — verify against MDCalc, NICE, or your local guideline before clinical use.