Scoring Systems

Question 1

What is HAS-BLED used for?

Answer 1

determine bleed risk in patients on anticoagulation for AF

Question 2

What is the Rockall score used for?

Answer 2

risk of rebleeding and mortality post upper GI bleed

Question 3

What is the POSSUM score?

Answer 3

Physiological and Operative Severity Score for the enUmeration of Mortality and Morbidity

scoring system that is used to predict risk-adjusted mortality and morbidity rates in a wide variety of surgical procedures

Question 4

Use of the NELA score?

Answer 4

to estimate the risk of death within 30 days of emergency abdominal surgery

Question 5

Use of the Ranson score?

Answer 5

predicting prognosis and mortality of acute pancreatitis

Question 6

What is the ROME score?

Answer 6

Used to classify IBS into subtypes

Question 7

What is the FAST tool?

Answer 7

Functional Assessment Staging Tool - used to monitor patients with Alzheimers

Question 8

What is the STarT Back screening tool used for?

Answer 8

to screen people with low back pain in GP

Question 9

What is the Epworth score?

Answer 9

used to assess daytime sleepiness

Question 10

What is the Berlin Score?

Answer 10

used to identify the risk of sleep problems and sleep disorders such as Obstructive Sleep Apnoea (OSA)