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Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk ... Prognostication based on scores ... and clinical features ... • Bova score ... Pulmonary #Embolism #Risk
CHADSVASc Score - Stroke Risk in Atrial Fibrillation

A clinical mnemonic to estimate stroke risk in atrial
CHADSVASc Score ... - Stroke Risk in ... Fibrillation A clinical ... estimate stroke risk ... A higher total score
Bleeding risk calculators - HAS-BLED (atrial fibrillation) and IMPROVE (VTE prophylaxis for inpatients)
Important notes:
 • No
Bleeding risk calculators ... • No bleeding risk ... studies suggest net clinical ... high bleeding risk ... #Scores #Calculators
Anticoagulation for Atrial Fibrillation - CHA2DS2-VASc

I always tell my students, one of the first thing you
fibrillation in clinic ... calculate a CHADS-VASc score ... least ONE non-sex risk ... least TWO non-sex risk ... CHADSVASC #CHADS2VASC #Score
Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Presentation: 
 • Plts ↓50% (nadir
injection sites) ↑ Risk ... Diagnosis: • Clinical ... → Calculate 4T score ... • If 4T score ... non-heparin A/C if clinical
Newborn Assessment - APGAR Score

Assessment of newborn vital signs following labor via a 10-point scale evaluated
Assessment - APGAR Score ... Apgar score is based ... Apgar scores < 7 ... If Apgar score remains ... there is increased risk
ICU Sedation Scales (RASS and modified Ramsay Sedation Scales)
Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) #Diagnosis #Nursing #RASS #Richmond
ICU Sedation Scales ... Ramsay Sedation Scales ... Agitation-Sedation Scale ... Agitation #Sedation #Scales ... ICU #Assessment #Score
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
Rockwood Clinical ... Frailty Score ... generally accepted clinical ... and not at high risk ... #Score #CFS #Rockwood
NICE Decision Aid to assess the risk of bleeding on anticoagulation - HAS-BLED Score 1 

#Management
to assess the risk ... anticoagulation - HAS-BLED Score ... DecisionAid #HASBLED #Score1
Anticholinergic Cognitive Burden Scale (ACB Scale)
 
Categorical Scoring:
 •	 Possible anticholinergics include those listed with ascore
may increase the risk ... the ACB total score ... decline in MMSE score ... the ACB total score ... increase in the risk