ATRIA Bleeding Risk Score

Determines bleeding risk for patients on warfarin

 

A-a O₂ Gradient

Assesses for degree of shunting and V/Q mismatch

 

ABCD² Score for TIA

Estimates the risk of stroke after a TIA

 

Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC

Frequently used to assess neutropenic fever in chemotherapy patients

 

Absolute Reticulocyte Count & Reticulocyte Index

Assesses appropriate response to anemia, frequently in Sickle Cell Disease patients

 

Acetaminophen Overdose and NAC Dosing

Calculates PO/IV NAC dosing for acetaminophen overdose (and nomogram to determine toxic 4 hour level

 

ADAPT Protocol for Cardiac Event Risk

Assesses chest pain patients at 2-hours for risk of cardiac event

 

Adult Self-Report Scale (ASRS v11 for ADHD

Screens for presence of adult ADHD

 

Anion Gap

Evaluates states of metabolic acidosis

 

APACHE II Score

Estimates ICU mortality

 

Arterial Blood Gas (ABG Analyzer

Interprets ABG

 

AUDIT-C for Alcohol Use

Identifies at-risk drinkers (ie, binge drinking who may not be alcohol-dependent

 

Barnes Jewish Hospital Stroke Dysphagia Screen

Assesses ability to swallow without aspiration after stroke

 

Basal Energy Expenditure

Calculates daily energy expenditure

 

Bicarbonate Deficit

Calculates the total body bicarbonate deficit

 

BISAP Score for Pancreatitis Mortality

Predicts mortality risk in pancreatitis with fewer variables than Ranson's

 

BMI and BSA

Estimates the Body Mass Index and Body Surface Area

 

CAGE Questions for Alcohol Use

Screens for excessive drinking and alcoholism

 

Calcium Correction for Hypoalbuminemia

Calculates a corrected calcium level for patients with hypoalbuminemia

 

Canadian C-Spine Rule

Clinically clears cervical spine fracture without imaging

 

Canadian CT Head Injury/Trauma Rule

Clears head injury without imaging

 

Centor Score (Modified for Strep Pharyngitis

Estimates probability that pharyngitis is streptococcal, and suggests management course

 

CHA₂DS₂-VASc Score for Atrial Fibrillation Stroke Risk

Calculates stroke risk for patients with atrial fibrillation, possibly better than the CHADS₂ score

 

CHADS₂ Score for Atrial Fibrillation Stroke Risk

Estimates stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation

 

Child-Pugh Score for Cirrhosis Mortality

Estimates cirrhosis severity

 

CIWA-Ar for Alcohol Withdrawal

Objectifies alcohol withdrawal symptoms to help guide therapy

 

Confusion Assessment Method for the ICU (CAM-ICU

Monitors delirium in ICU patients

 

Corrected QT Interval (QTc

Corrects the QT interval for heart rate extremes

 

COWS Score for Opiate Withdrawal

Quantifies severity of opiate withdrawal symptoms

 

Creatinine Clearance (Cockcroft-Gault Equation

Calculates CrCl according to the Cockcroft-Gault equation

 

CRUSADE Score for Post-MI Bleeding Risk

Stratifies bleeding risk after NSTEMI

 

CURB-65 Severity Score

Estimates mortality of community-acquired pneumonia to help determine inpatient vs outpatient treatment

 

DASH Prediction Score for Recurrent VTE

Predicts possibility for recurrent DVT/PE based on patient info

 

DRAGON Score for Post-TPA Stroke Outcome

Predicts 3 month outcome in ischemic stroke patients receiving tPA

 

Duke Criteria for Infective Endocarditis

Diagnostic criteria for infective endocarditis

 

Emergency Heart Failure Mortality Risk Grade (EHMRG

Estimates 7-day mortality of emergency CHF patients

 

Estimated Average Glucose (eAG From HgbA1C

Estimates an average glucose level from Hemoglobin A1C value

 

Estimated/Expected Peak Expiratory Flow (Peak Flow

Helps to quantify asthma exacerbation severity

 

Fractional Excretion of Sodium (FENa

Determines if renal failure is due to pre-renal, post-renal, or intrinsic renal pathology

 

Fractional Excretion of Urea (FEUrea

Determines the cause of renal failure Similar to the FENa, but can be used on patients on diuretics

 

Framingham Coronary Heart Disease Risk Score

Estimates risk of heart attack in 10 years

 

Free Water Deficit in Hypernatremia

Calculates free water deficit by estimated total body water

 

GAD-7 (General Anxiety Disorder-7

Measures severity of anxiety

 

Geneva Score (Revised for Pulmonary Embolism

Objectifies risk of PE, like Wells' score

 

Glasgow Alcoholic Hepatitis Score

Predicts mortality in patients with alcoholic hepatitis by lab results and age

 

Glasgow Coma Scale/Score (GCS

Coma severity based on Eye (4, Verbal (5, and Motor (6 criteria

 

Glasgow-Blatchford Bleeding Score (GBS

Stratifies Upper GI bleeding patients who are 'low-risk' and candidates for outpatient management

 

GRACE ACS Risk and Mortality Calculator

Estimates admission-6 month mortality for patients with acute coronary syndrome

 

Hamilton Anxiety Scale

Rates level of anxiety based on clinical questions

 

HAS-BLED Score for Major Bleeding Risk

Estimates risk of major bleeding for patients on anticoagulation for atrial fibrillation

 

HEART Score for Major Cardiac Events

Predicts 6-week risk of major adverse cardiac event

 

HEMORR₂HAGES Score for Major Bleeding Risk

Quantifies risk of hemorrhage in elderly patients with AFib

 

Hepatic Encephalopathy Grades/Stages

Defines criteria for the stages of hepatic encephalopathy based on West Haven Criteria

 

HIT Expert Probability (HEP Score for Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia

Predicts likelihood of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia

 

HIV Needle Stick Risk Assessment Stratification Protocol (RASP

Quantifies HIV exposure risk by source, exposure type and need for prophylaxis

 

Ideal Body Weight

Calculates ideal body weight by the Devine formula

 

King’s College Criteria for Acetaminophen Toxicity

Recommends who should be immediately referred for liver transplant

 

LDL Calculated

Calculates LDL based on total and HDL cholesterol and triglycerides

 

Light’s Criteria for Exudative Effusions

Provides Light's Criteria to help determine if pleural fluid is exudative

 

Lille Model for Alcoholic Hepatitis

Predicts mortality in patients with Alcoholic Hepatitis not responding to steroid therapy

 

LRINEC Score for Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection

Screens for necrotizing soft tissue infections

 

Maddrey’s Discriminant Function for Alcoholic Hepatitis

Suggests which patients with alcoholic hepatitis may have a poor prognosis and benefit from steroid administration

 

Maintenance Fluids Calculations

Calculates pediatric maintenance fluid requirements by weight

 

Major Depression Index (MDI

Screens for depression based on clinically significant questions

 

MDRD GFR Equation

Estimates glomerular filtration rate based on creatinine and patient characteristics

 

Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP

Calculates mean arterial pressure

 

MELD Score (Model For End-Stage Liver Disease (12 and older

Calculates the MELD score to quantify end-stage liver disease for transplant planning

 

MELDNa/MELD-Na Score for Liver Cirrhosis

Adds sodium to the MELD model for liver cirrhosis

 

Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS for Clinical Deterioration

Determines the degree of illness of a patient

 

Modified NIH Stroke Scale/Score (mNIHSS

Shortened, validated version of the NIHSS

 

Modified Rankin Scale for Neurologic Disability

Measures degree of disability/dependence after a stroke

 

National Early Warning Score (NEWS

Determines the degree of illness of a patient and prompts critical care intervention

 

Opioid Risk Tool (ORT for Narcotic Abuse

Estimates risk of opioid-related aberrant behaviors

 

Ottawa Ankle Rule

Shows areas of tenderness to be evaluated in ankle trauma patients to determine need for imaging

 

Ottawa Knee Rule

Describes criteria for knee trauma patients so low risk do not to warrant knee imaging

 

Parkland Formula for Burns

Calculates fluid requirements for burn patients in a 24-hour period

 

Pediatric SIRS, Sepsis, and Septic Shock Criteria

Defines the severity of sepsis and septic shock for pediatric patients

 

PERC Rule for Pulmonary Embolism

Rules out PE if no criteria are present and pre-test probability is <15%

 

Phenytoin Correction for Albumin / Renal Failure

Corrects a phenytoin serum level for renal failure and/or hypoalbuminemia

 

PHQ-9 (Patient Health Questionnaire-9

Objectifies degree of depression severity

 

Pittsburgh Knee Rules

Defines when knee x-rays are unnecessary, based on the Pittsburgh rules

 

PSI/PORT Score: Pneumonia Severity Index for CAP

Estimates mortality for adult patients with community-acquired pneumonia

 

Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index (PESI

Predicts 30-day outcome of patients with pulmonary embolism using 11 clinical criteria

 

Ranson’s Criteria for Pancreatitis Mortality

Estimates mortality of patients with pancreatitis, based on initial and 48-hour lab values

 

Revised Cardiac Risk Index for Pre-Operative Risk

Estimates risk of cardiac complications after surgery

 

Revised Urinary Incontinence Scale (RUIS

Assesses urinary incontinence symptoms and monitors outcomes with treatment

 

San Francisco Syncope Rule

Defines high-risk criteria for patients with syncope

 

Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (SOFA Score

Predicts ICU mortality based on lab results and clinical data

 

Serum Osmolality/Osmolarity

Calculates expected serum osmolarity, for comparison to measured osmolarity to detect unmeasured compounds in the serum

 

Sgarbossa’s Criteria for MI in Left Bundle Branch Block

Criteria to diagnose acute MI in patients with prior LBBB

 

Shock Index

May be a more sensitive indicator of occult shock, especially in trauma or acute hemorrhage

 

Simplified PESI (Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index

Predicts 30-day outcome of patients with PE, with fewer criteria than the original PESI

 

SIRS, Sepsis, and Septic Shock Criteria

Defines the severity of sepsis and septic shock

 

Sodium Correction for Hyperglycemia

Calculates the actual sodium level in patients with hyperglycemia

 

Sodium Deficit in Hyponatremia

Calculates sodium quantity missing in hyponatremia

 

Steroid Conversion Calculator

Converts steroid dosages using dosing equivalencies

 

Stool Osmolar/Osmotic Gap

Determines if chronic diarrhea is osmotic or secretory in nature

 

Subtle Anterior STEMI Calculator

Differentiates early repolarization from anterior STEMI

 

THRIVE Score for Stroke Outcome

Estimates prognosis after an acute ischemic stroke

 

TIMI Risk Index

Provides mortality estimate in patients with ACS using only blood pressure, heart rate, and age

 

TIMI Risk Score for STEMI

Estimates mortality in patients with STEMI

 

TIMI Risk Score for UA/NSTEMI

Estimates mortality for patients with unstable angina and non-ST elevation MI

 

TPA Contraindications for Ischemic Stroke

Provides inclusion/exclusion criteria when deciding to use tPA on a patient with acute ischemic stroke

 

Urine Anion Gap

Detects urine acidosis for evaluation of non-gap metabolic acidosis

 

Urine Output and Fluid Balance

Calculates urine output over a 24-hour period

 

Wells’ Criteria for DVT

Calculates Wells' Score for risk of DVT

 

Wells’ Criteria for Pulmonary Embolism

Objectifies risk of pulmonary embolism

 

Winters’ Formula for Metabolic Acidosis Compensation

Calculates the expected pCO₂ compensation in a purely metabolic acidosis