scoring systems

Question 1

CHADSVASc*

Answer 1

assessing the risk of using anticoagulants

Question 2

HASBLED*

Answer 2

assess risk of bleeding

Question 3

glasgow coma scale*

Answer 3

used to measure a person’s level of consciousness

Question 4

CURB-65*

Answer 4

assessing severity of community-acquired pneumonia
score of over 3 is high
(urea >7 mmol/L)

Question 5

BTS classification of asthma severity*

Answer 5

Question 6

FeverPAIN score*

Answer 6

prediction score to determine the likelihood of streptococcal infection in sore throat

Question 7

centor score*

Answer 7

assess the likelihood of a bacterial infection in adult patients complaining of a sore throat

Question 8

MRC dyspnoea score*

Answer 8

Question 9

CKD classification*

Answer 9

Question 10

MRC grading of muscle power*

Answer 10

Question 11

well’s score*

Answer 11

predicts the risk of PE

Question 12

NEWS score*

Answer 12

a guide used by medical services to quickly determine the degree of illness of a patient

Question 13

rockall score

Answer 13

predicts risk of death and rebleeding from an upper GI bleed

split in
- pre-endoscopy score
- post-endoscopy score that can only be completed with endoscopy findings

higher the score the more chance of dying

Question 14

glasgow-blatchford score

Answer 14

predicts need for intervention in upper gi bleed (blood transfusion or therapeutic endoscopy)

requires blood tests

most useful in deciding if a patient needs admitting or not

Question 15

ASA score

Answer 15

a system for assessing the fitness of patients before surgery

Question 16

POSSUM score

Answer 16

estimates morbidity and mortality for general surgery patients

Question 17

NELA risk

Answer 17

estimates the risk of death within 30 days of emergency abdominal surgery

Question 18

ranson’s criteria

Answer 18

predicting the prognosis and mortality risk of acute pancreatitis

Question 19

PHQ-9

Answer 19

used to estimate the severity of depression

Question 20

GAD-7

Answer 20

used to measure severity of anxiety

Question 21

FAST screening tool

Answer 21

fast alcohol screening test (FAST) is used to assess the risk of alcohol harm

Question 22

GPCOG

Answer 22

a brief screening test for cognitive impairment

9 no cognitive impairment
5-8 more info required, informant sheet
0-4 cognitive impairment is indicated

Question 23

STaRTBack screening tool

Answer 23

designed to screen primary care patients with low back pain for prognostic indicators that are relevant to initial decision making

Question 24

epworth sleepiness scale

Answer 24

evaluates the probability of the patient to suffer from a sleeping disorder, sleep apnoea or narcolepsy

0-5 lower normal daytime sleepiness
6-10 normal daytime sleepiness
11-12 mild excessive daytime symptoms
13-15 moderate excessive daytime symptoms
16-24 severe excessive daytime symptoms

Question 25

berlin score

Answer 25

assesses the risk of having sleep apnoea

Question 26

rome criteria

Answer 26

criteria for the diagnosis of irritable bowel syndrome

Question 27

alvarado’s score

Answer 27

estimates likelihood of acute appendicitis

Question 28

international prostate symptom score

Answer 28

a screening tool used to screen to rapidly diagnose, track the symptoms of and suggest management of the lower urinary tract symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia

Question 29

WHO performance score

Answer 29

used to quantify cancer patients’ general well-being and activities of daily life

Question 30

RIFLE criteria

Answer 30

• used in the classification of an acute kidney injury
  risk
  injury
  failure
  loss of kidney function
  end-stage kidney disease

Question 31

Child-Pugh

Answer 31

used to estimate the severity and prognosis of liver cirrhosis

Question 32

MELD score

Answer 32

Model for End-stage Liver Disease is used for assessing the severity of chronic liver disease in potential transplant patients to help decide who should receive a transplant

Question 33

APGAR score

Answer 33

used to evaluate the health of all new born babies

Question 34

EPDS

Answer 34

• edinburgh postnatal depression scale
• used to identify women who have postpartum depression

Question 35

AMT

Answer 35

the abbreviated mental test score is used to rapidly assess elderly patients for the possibility of dementia

Question 36

waterlow score

Answer 36

used as a risk assessment tool for estimating an individual patient’s risk of developing a pressure ulcer

Question 37

rockwood

Answer 37

scoring system to estimate frailty in patients