Types of risk scores

Question 1

CHA₂DS₂-VASc assesses for which issue?

Answer 1

stroke risk due to atrial fibrillation

Question 2

CHA₂DS₂-VASc
what is the C for?

Answer 2

Congestive heart failure

Question 3

CHA₂DS₂-VASc
what is the H for?

Answer 3

Hypertension

Question 4

CHA₂DS₂-VASc
what is the A2 for?

Answer 4

Age
<65 = 0
65-74 = 1
>75= 2

Question 5

CHA₂DS₂-VASc
what is the D for?

Answer 5

Diabetes history

Question 6

CHA₂DS₂-VASc
what is the S2 for?

Answer 6

stroke/TIA/thromboembolism history
+ve = 2

Question 7

CHA₂DS₂-VASc
what is the VASc for?

Answer 7

vascular history
prior MI, peripheral artery disease, or aortic plaque

Question 8

Qrisk assesses for which issue

Answer 8

heart attack or stroke over the course of the next ten years

Question 9

what does FRAX score assess?

Answer 9

osteoporosis risk

Question 10

what does Wells score calculate

Answer 10

risk of DVT

Question 11

diabetes risk tool questions

Answer 11

male or female?
age
ethnicity
height, weight, wait size, BMI
hx of high blood pressure
family history

Question 12

diabetes risk tool brackets

Answer 12

low= 0-6
medium= 7-15
high= 16-24
very high= 25-47

Question 13

questions to ask in a history with potential of DVT

Answer 13

do you have active cancer?
have you been in bed longer than three days? or any major surgery within 12 weeks
is one of your calves more swollen than the other?
have you noticed any small veins in the painful leg?
is the entire leg swollen?
is there tenderness local to the deep venous system
is there pitting oedema on symptomatic leg?
has there been paralysiss paresis or recent plaster immobilisation of the lower leg
previous DVT??

Question 14

where do you measure swelling of the calf from?

Answer 14

10cm below the tibial tuberosity