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  1. IDSA-ATS

    Minor criteria IDSA-ATS
    3 or more criteria on admission suggest need for aggressive intervention in CAP & consideration of ICU

    24 votes
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  2. Lent score

    Lent score for predicting survival in malignant pleural effusion

    Clive, thorax, 2014

    23 votes
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  3. Hamilton Score

    Do any folks regularly use the Hamilton Score for ruling out DVT?

    Diagnosis of lower limb deep venous thrombosis in emergency department patients: performance of Hamilton and modified Wells scores.

    The Hamilton score is calculated as follows [69]:

    ●Plaster immobilization of lower limb: 2 points
    ●Active malignancy (within six months or current): 2 points
    ●Strong clinical suspicion of DVT without other diagnostic possibilities: 2 points
    ●Bed rest (>3 days) or recent surgery (within four weeks): 1 point
    ●Male sex: 1 point
    ●Calf circumference >3 cm on affected side (measured 10 cm below tibial tuberosity): 1 point
    ●Erythema: 1 point
    For…

    23 votes
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  4. eLIFT

    The Easy LIver Fibrosis Test (eLIFT) is a new user-friendly liver fibrosis test including age, sex, gammaGT, AST, platelets and prothrombin time. eLIFT is the sum of points attributed to its composite variables.

    http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28088581

    J Hepatol. 2017 Jun;66(6):1158-1165. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2017.01.003. Epub 2017 Jan 12.

    23 votes
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  5. Beck depression scale

    Pierce-Beck suicide risk score.

    While we're at it, also add a "Psychiatry" category?

    20 votes
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  6. PELOD and PELOD-2

    pediatric

    21 votes
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  7. Yale observational scale

    Scoring system for fever in children.

    22 votes
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  8. CHALICE

    There are currently three main peadiatric head injury rules. You only have one the CATCH. It would be good to have the PECARN rule (Kuppermann Lancet 2009) and CHALICE (Dunning et al Arch Dis Child 2006) for completeness. In fact the CATCH rule was developed in 3000 children while the other two used >20000.

    22 votes
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  9. Kidney Failure Risk Equation

    The Kidney Failure Risk Equation is widely used to predict the risk of needing dialysis or transplant in patients with CKD. Please consider adding it to the nephrology collection

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  10. Holliday-segar formula

    Calculo de hidratação em crianças

    22 votes
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  11. Vienna Prediction Score

    Prediction model for risk of recurrence for VTE.

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  12. Dutch lipid criteria

    For familial hypercholesterolemia

    22 votes
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  13. Braunwald - SCASST

    Coronary syndrome.

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  14. Appendicitis Inflammatory Response score

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  15. ALBI

    Simplistic
    Jco 2015 33(6) 550-558 2015

    22 votes
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  16. Classification of Asthma Severity >12 years of age & Assessing Asthma control

    Classification of Asthma Severity >12 years of age & ASSESSING ASTHMA CONTROL AND ADJUSTING THERAPY IN YOUTHS ≥12 YEARS OF AGE AND ADULTS

    Very commonly used classifications for the initial and follow-up management of Asthma. Also used in Germany.

    p. 55 & p. 56
    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/files/docs/guidelines/asthsumm.pdf

    22 votes
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  17. Prediction of alcohol withdrawal severity scale (PAWSS)

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  18. QOL-AGHDA Score

    Quality of life for adults with growth hormone deficiency

    21 votes
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  19. ProVent Score

    Identify patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation

    1. Carson SS, Kahn JM, Hough CL, et al.: A multicenter mortality prediction model for patients receiving prolonged mechanical ventilation. Critical care medicine 2011;
    21 votes
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  20. Yesavage scale

    Screening of depression

    21 votes
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