Clinical reference
Pulmonology · Risk Assessment
Clinical prediction rule for assessing probability of pulmonary embolism.
Formula or scoring rule as stored in YMed Atlas (verify against references before clinical use):
Sum of risk factors with weighted points
{
"heartRate": {
"type": "boolean",
"label": "Heart rate > 100",
"points": 1.5
},
"hemoptysis": {
"type": "boolean",
"label": "Hemoptysis",
"points": 1
},
"malignancy": {
"type": "boolean",
"label": "Active cancer",
"points": 1
},
"clinicalDVT": {
"type": "boolean",
"label": "Clinical signs/symptoms of DVT",
"points": 3
},
"previousDVT": {
"type": "boolean",
"label": "Previous DVT/PE",
"points": 1.5
},
"peMostLikely": {
"type": "boolean",
"label": "PE is most likely diagnosis",
"points": 3
},
"immobilization": {
"type": "boolean",
"label": "Immobilization/Surgery in past 4 weeks",
"points": 1.5
}
}