Khorana Risk Score for Venous Thromboembolism in Cancer Patients
Predicts risk of VTE for cancer patients depending on type of cancer and other factors.
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Kinetic Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (keGFR)
Estimates GFR in patients with acutely changing creatinine.
King's College Criteria for Acetaminophen Toxicity
Recommends who should be immediately referred for liver transplant.
Kruis Score for Diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Determines presence of IBS using clinically significant weighted criteria.
Kt/V for Dialysis Adequacy
Quantifies both hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis treatment adequacy.
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LACE Index for Readmission
Predicts 30-day readmission or death in patients on medicine and surgery wards.
Lansky Play-Performance Scale for Pediatric Functional Status
Uses parent description of child’s activity to assess ability and response to treatment.
LDL Calculated
Calculates LDL based on total and HDL cholesterol and triglycerides.
Leiden Clinical Prediction Rule for Undifferentiated Arthritis
Diagnoses rheumatoid arthritis in patients with recent-onset undifferentiated arthritis.
Licurse Score for Renal Ultrasound
Predicts probability of hydronephrosis on renal ultrasonography (RUS) requiring urologic intervention in adult patients with acute kidney injury.
Light's Criteria for Exudative Effusions
Determines if pleural fluid is exudative or transudative.
Lille Model for Alcoholic Hepatitis
Predicts mortality in patients with alcoholic hepatitis not responding to steroid therapy.
LRINEC Score for Necrotizing Soft Tissue Infection
Screens for necrotizing soft tissue infections.
Lung Injury Prediction Score (LIPS)
Identifies patients at high risk for developing acute lung injury (ALI).
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Maddrey's Discriminant Function for Alcoholic Hepatitis
Predicts prognosis and steroid benefit in alcoholic hepatitis.
Maintenance Fluids Calculations
Calculates maintenance fluid requirements by weight.
Major Depression Index (MDI)
Screens for depression based on clinically significant questions.
Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool (MUST)
Identifies patients who are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition.
Manning Criteria for Diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)
Determines likelihood of irritable bowel syndrome diagnosis based on clinically significant criteria.
Marburg Heart Score (MHS)
Rules out coronary artery disease in primary care patients with chest pain.
MASCC Risk Index for Febrile Neutropenia
Identifies patients at low risk for poor outcome with febrile neutropenia.
Mayo Score/Disease Activity Index (DAI) for Ulcerative Colitis
Assesses severity of ulcerative colitis.
MDRD GFR Equation
Estimates GFR in CKD patients using creatinine and patient characteristics.
Mehran Score for Post-PCI Contrast Nephropathy
Predicts risk of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Mekhail Extension of the Motzer Score
Predicts metastatic renal cell carcinoma survival, more accurately than the Motzer Score.
MELD Na (UNOS/OPTN)
Quantifies end-stage liver disease for transplant planning with sodium.
MELD Score (Original, Pre-2016, Model for End-Stage Liver Disease)
Quantifies end-stage liver disease for transplant planning.
MELDNa/MELD-Na Score for Liver Cirrhosis
Adds sodium to the MELD model for liver cirrhosis.
Metabolic Score for Insulin Resistance (METS-IR)
Predicts risk of type 2 diabetes in previously undiagnosed patients.
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