Monday, March 3, 2014
Pulmonary Embolism Mnemonic for Well Score
Don’t (DVT symptoms) 3 points
Die (Diagnosis most likely PE) 3 points
Tell (Tachycardia) 1.5 points
The Team (Three days [at least] of immobilization, or surgery in the past Thirty days) 1.5 points
To (Thromboembolism in the past [DVT or PE]) 1.5 points
Calculate (Coughing up blood [hemoptysis]) 1 point
Criteria (Cancer) 1 point
This is what the scores mean:
> 6 High probability of PE
2-6 Moderate probability of PE
< 2 Low probability of PE
(Courtesy: Dr. Ram NG, Mumbai)
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