National Early Warning Score (NEWS)
Determines the degree of illness of a patient and prompts critical care intervention.
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National Early Warning Score (NEWS) 2
Determines the degree of illness of a patient and prompts critical care intervention (recommended by NHS over original NEWS).
New York Heart Association (NYHA) Functional Classification for Heart Failure
Stratifies severity of heart failure by symptoms.
Newsom Score for Non-traumatic Chest Pain
Rules out need for chest x-ray in chest pain patients (non-traumatic).
NEXUS Chest CT Decision Instrument for CT Imaging
Identifies blunt trauma patients with clinically significant thoracic injuries.
NIH Stroke Scale/Score (NIHSS)
Quantifies stroke severity and monitors for neurological changes over time.
Nonverbal Pain Scale (NVPS) for Nonverbal Patients
Quantifies pain in patients unable to speak (due to intubation, dementia, etc).
Nutrition Risk in the Critically Ill (NUTRIC) Score
Identifies critically ill patients who can benefit from nutrition therapy, recommended by ACG guidelines .
Nutrition Risk Screening 2002 (NRS-2002)
Predicts risk of malnutrition in hospitalized patients, recommended by ACG guidelines .
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Oakland Score for Safe Discharge After Lower GI Bleed
Readmission and adverse event risk in patients with acute lower GI bleeding.
Ottawa COPD Risk Scale
Predicts 30-day mortality or serious adverse events (MI, intubation, etc) in ED patients with COPD.
Oxygenation Index
Predicts outcomes, especially in pediatric patients; helps determine need for ECMO.
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Padua Prediction Score for Risk of VTE
Determines anticoagulation need in hospitalized patients by risk of VTE.
Parkland Formula for Burns
Calculates fluid requirements for burn patients in a 24-hour period.
Pediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS)
Identifies pediatric patients at risk for clinical deterioration.
Pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale (pGCS)
Assesses impaired consciousness and coma in pediatric patients.
Pediatric Ins and Outs
Calculates fluid status in volume per weight & volume per weight per time, for pediatrics.
Pediatric NEXUS II Head CT Decision Instrument for Blunt Trauma
Predicts need for head CT after pediatric blunt head injury, similar to PECARN .
Pediatric Respiratory Assessment Measure (PRAM) for Asthma Exacerbation Severity
Measures severity of airway obstruction in pediatric patients using clinical observations.
Pediatric SIRS, Sepsis, and Septic Shock Criteria
Defines the severity of sepsis and septic shock for pediatric patients.
Pediatric Trauma BIG Score
Stratifies severity of illness and predicts mortality in pediatric patients after trauma.
PELD Score (Pediatric End-Stage Liver Disease) (younger than 12)
Calculates the pediatric version of the MELD score for liver cirrhosis severity and transplant planning.
PERC Rule for Pulmonary Embolism
Rules out PE if no criteria are present and pre-test probability is ≤15%.
Phenytoin (Dilantin) Correction for Albumin/Renal Failure
Corrects serum phenytoin level for renal failure and/or hypoalbuminemia.
PIRO Score for Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Predicts ICU mortality in patients with community-acquired pneumonia.
PLASMIC Score for TTP
Predicts ADAMTS13 deficiency in suspected thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) with high discrimination.
POMPE-C Tool for Pulmonary Embolism Mortality
Predicts mortality for cancer patients with PE.
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