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Clinical scoring systems Flashcards

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What scoring systems can be used to asses GI bleeding?

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Rockall score and the Blatchford score

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What is Rockall score used for?

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To predict the risk of death and risk of re-bleeding from an upper GI bleed
In other words - determines the severity of GI bleed.

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What parameters are involved in Rockall scoring system?

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Age, Shock, co-morbidities, diagnosis, major stigmata of recent haemorrhage.

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What is required to use the Rockall scoring system?

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Need endoscopy findings

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What is Blatchford scoring system used for?

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Will predict the need for intervention i.e blood transfusion or therapeutic endoscopy. Used to help decide if a patient needs admitting to hospital or not.

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What is MELD scoring system used for?

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MELD = Model for End stage Liver Disease.

Used for patients with liver cirrhosis - ranks degree of illness to determine how urgently you will receive a donor liver/transplant procedure
Used to monitor complications in patients with cirrhosis.

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What is Maddrey’s score used for?

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(Maddrey’s score is aka Maddrey’s disciminant function)

Predicts prognosis in alcohol-related hepatitis and identify patients suitable for treatment with steroids.

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What is (Modified) Glasgow score used to assess?

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Severity of pancreatitis

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Describe criteria for Glasgow imrie score

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Use PANCREAS
P - PaO2
A - Age >55
N - Neutrophils (WBC>15)
C - Calcium <2
R - uRea >16
E - Enzymes (LDH>600 or AST/ALT>200)
A - Albumin <32
S - Sugar (Glucose >10)

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Describe Glasgow coma scale score

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Eye opening:
4 - spontaneously
3 - to speech
2 - to pain
1 - no response

Verbal response
5 - orientated to time, person, place
4 - confused
3 - inappropriate words
2 - incomprehensible sounds
1 - no response

Motor response
6 - obeys command
5 - moves to localised pain
4 - flex to withdraw from pain
3 - abnormal flexion
2 - abnormal extension
1 - no response

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Describe CURB-65 scoring system

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Confusion
Urea >7mmol
Resp rate >30
Blood pressure <90 systolic
Over 65

CURB-65 score of 2+ = admit.

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Describe Centor scoring system

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Estimates probability that pharyngitis is streptococcal and suggests management course

Only to be used in patients with ≤3 day Hx of pharyngitis

Age
- 3-14yrs = 1 point
- 15-44 = 0 points
- 45+ = -1 point

Exudate or swelling on tonsils = yes (1 point) or no

Tender/swollen anterior cervical LN = Y/N

Temp >38C = Y/N

Cough = Present (0)/ absent (+1 point)

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Describe FeverPAIN scoring system

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Predicts likelihood of strep throat Yes = 1 point. No= 0 point. Total of 4+ points = abx. 2-4 points = delay abx script. 0-2 points = Strep throat unlikely

Questions asked:

Fever in past 24hrs
Absence of cough or coryza
Symptom onset ≤3 days
Purulent tonsils
Severe tonsil inflammation

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Describe CHA2DS2-VASc

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Estimates stroke risk in pts with AFib

Congestive Heart failure
Hypertension
Age (1 point 65-74, 2 points 75+)
Diabetes
Stroke or TIA recently
Vascular disease
Sex category - female

Score above 1 = high risk
Score of 1 = moderate risk

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Describe BTS classification of asthma severity

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Mild:
- no features severe asthma
- PEFR >75%

Moderate:
- no features of severe asthma
- PEFR 50-75%

Severe: if one of following present:
- Can’t complete sentences in one breath
- PEFR 33-50%
- RR >25
HR >110/min

Life threatening: if any one of following present:
- PEFR<33%
- Sats <92% or ABG pO2 <8kPa
- Cyanosis, poor respects effort, near or fully silent chest
- exhaustion, confusion, hypotension, arythmies
- normal pCO2

Near fatal:
- raised pCO2

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Describe MRC dyspnoea score

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Grade of breathlessness related to activities.
Used in rest diseases, especially COPD

1 = not troubled by breathlessness expect on strenuous activity

2 = SOB when hurrying or walking up a slight hill

3 = walks slower than contemporaries on ground level

4 = stops for breath after walking about 100m or after a few mins on level ground

5 = too breathless to leave house, breathless on dressing/undressing

17
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Describe CKD classification

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Stage 1 = eGFR >90
Stage 2 = 60-89
Stage 3a = 45-59
Stage 3b = 30-44
Stage 4 = 15-29
Stage 5 = eGFR <15

18
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Describe MRC grading of muscular power

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0 = no contraction

1 = flicker or trace of contraction

2 = active movement, with gravity eliminated

3 = active movement against gravity

4 = active movement against gravity and resistance

5 = normal power

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What are parameters in Wells score?

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  • Signs and symptoms of DVT
  • PE is number 1 Ddx
  • HR >100
  • Haemoptysis
  • Immobilisation in 3+ days or surgery in last 4 weeks
  • Previous DVT, VTE, PE
  • Malignancy with treatment within last 6 months or palliative
20
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What is ASA used for?

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Classifies health of patients prior to surgery

21
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What is HAS-BLED used for?

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Estimates risk of major bleeding for patients on anti-coag to assess risk-benefit in A.fib care

22
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What is Rockall used for?

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Determines severity of GI bleeding, prior to endoscopy

23
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What is POSSUM used for?

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Estimates morbidity and mortality for general surgery patients

24
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What is NELA used for?

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Estimates risk of death within 30 days of emergency abdominal surgery

25
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What is Ranson used for?

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

26
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What is ROME used for?

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Criteria to diagnose IBS

27
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What is PHQ-9 used for?

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Patient health questionnaire-9.

Used for degree of depression severity.

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What is GAD-7 used for?

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Generalised Anxiety Disorder.

Measures severity of anxiety

29
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What is FAST used for?

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There are a few..

FAST for alcohol screening test

FAST acronym for stroke

FAST focused assessment with sonography for trauma - predicts presence of pericardial or intra-ado injury after penetrating or blunt trauma

30
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What is GPCOG used for?

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GP assessment of cognition

A screening tool for dementia

31
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What is STaRTBack used for?

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Used to categorise patients into low, medium and high risk for back pain. Helps decision making and management of patient

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