Calculators
- BISAP score
Risk of death in the first 24 hours of an acute pancreatitis admission. One point for each.
General SurgeryInternal Medicine - Glasgow-Blatchford score
Who needs hospital care after bleeding from the upper gut.
General SurgeryInternal MedicineEmergency Medicine - Wells score for PE
How likely a pulmonary embolism is before any test.
Internal MedicineEmergency MedicineChest Diseases - CURB-65
Severity of community-acquired pneumonia. One point for each.
Internal MedicineChest DiseasesEmergency Medicine - CHA₂DS₂-VASc
Stroke risk in atrial fibrillation, to decide on anticoagulation.
CardiologyInternal Medicine - qSOFA
A quick bedside check for patients with suspected infection who may do badly.
Internal MedicineEmergency MedicineAnesthesia - MELD-Na
How sick a patient with liver disease is. Used for transplant priority; MELD-Na adds the sodium.
Internal MedicineGeneral Surgery - Alvarado score
How likely acute appendicitis is. Eight findings worth 10 points.
General SurgeryEmergency Medicine - Glasgow Coma Scale
Level of consciousness from eye, verbal and motor response.
Emergency MedicineNeurosurgeryAnesthesiaGeneral Surgery - BMI and BSA
Body mass index and body surface area for adults.
All specialties