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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