Use of the alvarado score for assessment of abdominal pain in a women`s soccer player
The Alvarado score is used in emergency rooms to determine probability of appendicitis and provide a recommendation for care. A women`s soccer player presented to the athletic training clinic with right lower quadrant pain. She was evaluated and due to a differential diagnosis of appendicitis, the Alvarado score was used for screening. Based on her score, she was referred to the emergency room and, after diagnostic testing, was found to have a ruptured ovarian cyst. The Alvarado score was helpful in determining the need for referral when used in the clinical setting.
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| Notations: | sport games biological and medical sciences |
| Published in: | International Journal of Athletic Therapy & Training |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1123/ijatt.2021-0136 |
| Volume: | 28 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Pages: | 13-15 |
| Document types: | article |
| Level: | advanced |