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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2]

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CARDIOLOGY

Topic	Calculators	Purpose	Type
Coronary artery disease	ACTION ICU Score for Intensive Care in NSTEMI	Predicts risk of NSTEMI complications requiring ICU care	Score
MACE	ADAPT Protocol for Cardiac Event Risk	Assesses chest pain patients at 2 hours for risk of cardiac event	Score
DVT	AMUSE score	Evaluates the need to proceed with ultrasonography among patients with suspected DVT	Score
Anticoagulation	ATRIA Bleeding Risk Score	Determines bleeding risk for patients on warfarin	Score
Arrythmia	ATRIA Stroke Risk Score	Determines stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation	Score
Arrythmia/Stroke	Atrial Fibrillation Five Year Risk of Stroke (Framingham Heart Study)	Predicts 5-year risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation	Score
Arrythmia/Stroke	Atrial Fibrillation Five Year Risk of Stroke or Death (Framingham Heart Study)	Predicts 5-year risk of stroke or death in patients with atrial fibrillation	Score
Alcoholism	CAGE Questions for Alcohol Use	Screens for excessive drinking and alcoholism	Score
Syncope	Canadian Syncope Risk Score	Predicts 30-day serious adverse events in patients presenting with syncope	Score
VTE	Caprini score	Stratifies risk of VTE in surgical patients	Score
MACE	Cardiac Risk Index for AAA Surgery (Lee)	Calculates the approximate risk of cardiac complication after AAA surgery	Score
MACE	Cardiac Risk Index for Abdominal Surgery (Lee)	Calculates the approximate risk of cardiac complication after abdominal surgery	Score
MACE	Cardiac Risk Index for Pre-Operative Risk, revised	Estimates risk of cardiac complications after noncardiac surgery	Score
MACE	Cardiovascular Risk Assessment (10-year, PROCAM Score, Munster Heart Study)	Predicts 10-year cardiovascular risk based on risk factors like history of MI, diabetes or high cholesterol	Score
Cardiac arrest	CART (Cardiac Arrest Risk Triage) Score	Predicts risk of in-hospital cardiac arrest	Score
Arrythmia/Stroke	CHA₂DS₂-VASc Score for Atrial Fibrillation Stroke Risk	Calculates stroke risk for patients with atrial fibrillation, possibly better than the CHADS₂ Score	Score
Arrythmia/Stroke	CHADS₂ Score for Atrial Fibrillation Stroke Risk	Estimates stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation	Score
Survival	Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI)	Predicts 10-year survival in patients with multiple comorbidities	Score
Stroke	Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Severity Scale (CP-SSS)	Predicts large vessel occlusion (LVO) and severe stroke in patients with stroke symptoms	Score
Coronary artery disease/Bleeding	CRUSADE Score for Post-MI Bleeding Risk	Stratifies bleeding risk after NSTEMI	Score
VTE	DASH Prediction Score for Recurrent VTE	Predicts likelihood of recurrence of first VTE	Score
Coronary artery disease	Dual Antiplatelet Therapy (DAPT) Score	Predicts which patients will benefit from prolonged DAPT after coronary stent placement	Score
Syncope	EGSYS (Evaluation of Guidelines in SYncope Study) Score for Syncope	Predicts likelihood that syncope is from cardiac cause	Score
VTE	Geneva Risk Score for Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prophylaxis	Predicts need for VTE prophylaxis in admitted patients	Score
PE	Geneva score for PE, original	Determines the pre-test probability of PE based on a patient's risk factors and clinical findings	Score
PE	Geneva score for PE, revised	Objectifies risk of PE, like Wells’ score	Score
PE	Geneva score for PE, simplified	Determines the pre-test probability of PE based on a patient's risk factors and clinical findings	Score
Cardiac arrest/Survival	GO-FAR (Good Outcome Following Attempted Resuscitation) Score	Predicts survival to discharge with good outcome after in-hospital cardiac arrest	Score
Coronary artery disease	Grace Risk Score for All-Cause Mortality From Discharge to 6 Months	Assesses the risk of 6-month mortality among patients with acute coronary syndrome	Score
Coronary artery disease	Grace Risk Score for In-Hospital Mortality	Assesses the risk of in-hospital mortality among patients with acute coronary syndrome	Score
DVT	HAMILTON score	Assesses the pretest probability of DVT among ambulatory outpatients	Score
Bleeding	HAS-BLED Score for Major Bleeding Risk	Estimates risk of major bleeding for patients on anticoagulation to assess risk-benefit in atrial fibrillation care	Score
Coronary artery disease	HEART Pathway for Early Discharge in Acute Chest Pain	Identifies emergency department patients with acute chest pain for early discharge	Score
MACE	HEART Score for Major Cardiac Events	Predicts 6-week risk of major adverse cardiac event	Score
Arrythmia/Bleeding	HEMORR₂HAGES Score for Major Bleeding Risk	Quantifies risk of hemorrhage in elderly patients with AFib	Score
PE	Hestia Criteria for Outpatient Pulmonary Embolism Treatment	Identifies low-risk PE patients safe for outpatient treatment	Score
Bleeding	IMPROVE bleeding risk score	Estimates the probability of major or clinically important in-hospital bleeding from the time of hospital admission up to 14 days following admission	Score
VTE	IMPROVE VTE risk score	Estimates the probability of clinically evident acute venous thromboembolism from the time of hospital admission to discharge	Score
VTE	IMPROVEDD VTE risk score	Estimates the probability of venous thromboembolism from the time of hospital admission up to 77 days	Score
Infective endocarditis/Mortality	Infective Endocarditis (IE) Mortality Risk Score	Predicts mortality at 6 months in patients with infective endocarditis	Score
Coronary artery disease	Marburg Heart Score (MHS)	Rules out coronary artery disease in primary care patients with chest pain	Score
Nephropathy	Mehran Score for Post-PCI Contrast Nephropathy	Predicts risk of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI)	Score
Syncope/Mortality	OESIL Score for Syncope	Estimates 12-month all-cause mortality in patients presenting with syncope	Score
Heart failure	Ottawa Heart Failure Risk Scale (OHFRS)	Identifies ED patients with heart failure at high risk for serious adverse events	Score
VTE	Padua Prediction Score for Risk of VTE	Determines anticoagulation need in hospitalized patients by risk of VTE	Score
PE	PESI (Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index)	Predicts 30-day outcome of patients with pulmonary embolism using 11 clinical criteria	Score
PE	PESI (Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index), simplified	Predicts 30-day outcome of patients with PE, with fewer criteria than the original PESI	Score
PE/Bleeding	RIETE Score for Risk of Hemorrhage in Pulmonary Embolism Treatment	Determine the risk of major bleeding during anticoagulant therapy	Score
Stroke/Mortality	SOAR Score for Stroke, modified	Predicts short-term mortality in acute ischemic stroke	Score
Coronary artery disease	TIMI Risk Score for STEMI	Estimates mortality in patients with STEMI	Score
Coronary artery disease	TIMI Risk Score for UA/NSTEMI	Estimates mortality for patients with unstable angina and non-ST elevation MI	Score
DVT	Wells score for DVT, modified	Estimates the pre-test probability of DVT	Score
DVT	Wells score for DVT, original	Calculates Wells' Score for risk of DVT	Score
PE	Wells score for Pulmonary Embolism	Objectifies risk of pulmonary embolism	Score
PE	Wells score for pulmonary embolism, modified	Estimates the pre-test probability of PE	Score
PE	Wells score for pulmonary embolism, simplified	Estimates the pre-test probability of PE	Score
Anesthesia	Cardiac Anesthesia Risk Evaluation Score (CARE)	Predicts mortality and morbidity after cardiac surgery	Score
	Duke Activity Status Index (DASI)	Estimates functional capacity	Score
Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome	Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome IV (vascular type) Diagnostic Criteria	Diagnoses Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome IV (vascular type)	Criteria
Coronary artery disease	Emergency Department Assessment of Chest Pain Score (EDACS)	Identifies chest pain patients with low risk of major adverse cardiac event	Score
MACE	EuroSCORE for Cardiac Surgery Risk Assessment	Estimates the mortality among cardiac surgical adult patients	Score
MACE	Framingham 10 Year Coronary Risk Prediction by LDL (1998 paper)	Predicts 10-year risk of coronary heart disease	Score
MACE	Framingham 10 Year Coronary Risk Prediction by Total Cholesterol (1998 paper)	Predicts 10-year risk of coronary heart disease	Score
MACE	Framingham 10 Year Risk of General Cardiovascular Disease (2008 paper)	Predicts 10-year risk of heart disease	Score
Heart failure	Framingham Heart Failure Diagnostic Criteria	Diagnoses heart failure based on major and minor criteria	Criteria
Heart failure	GWTG-Heart Failure Risk Score	Predicts in-hospital all-cause heart failure mortality	Score
Takayasu arteritis	Indian Takayasu Clinical Activity Score (ITAS2010)	Differentiates between active and inactive disease in Takayasu arteritis (TA)	Score
Bleeding	Intracranial Bleeding Risk from Thrombolytic Therapy of MI	Estimates the risk of intracranial hemorrhage associated with thrombolytic therapy among MI patients	Score
Acute Rheumatic Fever	Jones Criteria for Acute Rheumatic Fever Diagnosis	Diagnoses acute rheumatic fever based on major and minor criteria	Criteria
Kawasaki Disease	Kawasaki Disease Diagnostic Criteria	Diagnoses Kawasaki Disease	Criteria
Heart failure	Killip Classification for Heart Failure	Quantifies severity of heart failure in ACS and predicts 30-day mortality	Classification
Readmission/Mortality	LACE Index for Readmission	Predicts 30-day readmission or death in patients on medicine and surgery wards	Score
Heart failure/Mortality	MAGGIC Risk for Heart Failure	Estimates 1- and 3- year mortality in heart failure	Score
Metabolic syndrome	Metabolic Syndrome Criteria (AHA/NHLBI 2005)	Assists to diagnose and manage metabolic syndrome	Criteria
Metabolic syndrome	Metabolic Syndrome Criteria (ATP III)	Diagnoses of metabolic syndrome	Criteria
Dyspnea	mMRC (Modified Medical Research Council) Dyspnea Scale	Stratifies severity of dyspnea in respiratory diseases, particularly COPD	Classification
Mortality	Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) for Clinical Deterioration	Determines the degree of illness of a patient	Score
Chest pain	Newsom Score for Non-traumatic Chest Pain	Rules out need for chest x-ray in chest pain patients (non-traumatic)	Criteria
Pacer	Pacer Need After Heart Valve Surgery	Predicts the need for permanent pacing after cardiac valve surgery	Score
	Pediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS)	Identifies pediatric patients at risk for clinical deterioration	Score
PE	PERC Rule for Pulmonary Embolism	Rules out PE if no criteria are present and pre-test probability is ≤15%	Criteria
Operation	PTCA Mortality Prediction	Predicts the risk of major in-hospital complications following percutaneous coronary interventions	Score
Pulmonary arterial hypertension	REVEAL Registry Risk Score for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)	Predicts survival in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension	Score
Stroke	Risk of Paradoxical Embolism (RoPE) Score	Identifies stroke-related PFO in patients with cryptogenic stroke	Score
Imaging	Romhilt-Estes Criteria for Left Ventricular Hypertrophy	Electrocardiographic criteria for the diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy	Score
Syncope	San Francisco Syncope Rule	Defines high-risk criteria for patients with syncope	Criteria
Coronary artery disease	Sgarbossa's Criteria for MI in Left Bundle Branch Block	Criteria to diagnose acute MI in patients with prior LBBB	Criteria
Imaging	Stress Test Outcome Risk Factors	Predicts outcome in a community-based population undergoing stress testing	Score
Stroke	tPA Contraindications for Ischemic Stroke	Provides inclusion/exclusion criteria when deciding to use tPA on a patient with acute ischemic stroke	Criteria
Coronary artery disease	Troponin-only Manchester Acute Coronary Syndromes (T-MACS) Decision Aid	Rules out acute coronary syndrome	Criteria
Coronary artery disease	Unstable Angina and Tirofiban Benefit Prediction	Predicts adverse outcomes and magnitude of benefit with glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitor therapy in patients with unstable angina pectoris	Score
Coronary artery disease	Unstable Angina Risk Stratification (Piombo)	Predicts stratify risk in unstable angina	Score
Coronary artery disease	Unstable Angina Risk Stratification (Solomon)	Identifies patients with unstable angina likeliest to benefit from an invasive versus conservative management strategy	Score

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CRITICAL CARE

Topic	Calculators	Purpose
Stroke	Cincinnati stroke scale
Sepsis	SIRS, Sepsis, and Septic Shock Criteria
Sepsis	qSOFA (Quick SOFA) Score for Sepsis
Mortality	Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) for Clinical Deterioration	Determines the degree of illness of a patient.

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GASTROENTEROLOGY

Topic	Calculators	Purpose
Liver disease	MELD Score
Liver disease	Child-Pugh score for cirrhosis mortality
Pancreatitis	Ranson criteria
Pericarditis	Tygerberg score

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HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY

Topic	Calculators	Purpose
Myelofibrosis	DIPSS Plus Score
CBC	Absolute Neutrophil Count (ANC)

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INFECTIOUS DISEASE

Topic	Calculators	Purpose
ENT	Centor Score (Modified/McIsaac) for Strep Pharyngitis
Infective endocarditis/Mortality	Infective Endocarditis (IE) Mortality Risk Score	Predicts mortality at 6 months in patients with infective endocarditis.

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NEPHROLOGY

Topic	Calculators	Purpose
	Creatinine clearance
	Sodium correction for hyperglycemia
	Fractional Excretion of Sodium (FENa)
	Calcium correction for hypoalbuminemia
Fluid	Maintenance fluids calculations
Nephropathy	Mehran Score for Post-PCI Contrast Nephropathy	Predicts risk of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI).
Electrolytes	Calcium Correction for Hypoalbuminemia	Calculates a corrected calcium level for patients with hypoalbuminemia.
Fluid	Maintenance Fluids Calculations	Calculates maintenance fluid requirements by weight.
Renal Artery Stenosis	PTCA Mortality Prediction	A Clinical Prediction Rule for Renal Artery Stenosis
Fluid	Urine Output and Fluid Balance	Calculates urine output over a 24-hour period.

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NEUROLOGY

Topic	Calculators	Purpose
Level of consciousness	Glasgow coma scale
Level of consciousness	Pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale
Stroke	Cincinnati stroke scale
Stroke	NIH Stroke Scale/Score (NIHSS)
Arrythmia/Stroke	Atrial Fibrillation Five Year Risk of Stroke (Framingham Heart Study)	Predicts 5-year risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation
Arrythmia/Stroke	Atrial Fibrillation Five Year Risk of Stroke or Death (Framingham Heart Study)	Predicts 5-year risk of stroke or death in patients with atrial fibrillation
Stroke/Mortality	SOAR Score for Stroke, modified	Predicts short-term mortality in acute ischemic stroke.
Bleeding	Intracranial Bleeding Risk from Thrombolytic Therapy of MI	Estimates the risk of intracranial hemorrhage associated with thrombolytic therapy among MI patients

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PEDIATRICS

Topic	Calculators	Purpose
Level of consciousness	Pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale
Neonatology	Apgar score
	Pediatric Early Warning Score (PEWS)	Identifies pediatric patients at risk for clinical deterioration.

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PULMONOLOGY

Topic	Calculators	Purpose
Pneumonia	CURB-65
Pneumonia	Pneumonia severity index
	Pulmonary Vascular Resistance	Calculates the pulmonary vascular resistance

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ORTHOPEDICS

Topic	Calculators	Purpose
Open Fractures	Mangled Extremity Score	Clinician completed the score to determine which mangled limbs will eventually come to amputation.
Open Fractures	Ganga Hospital Open Injury Score (GHOIS)	Clinician completed the score to help them in decision making regarding salvage in IIIB injuries.
Knee (Anterior Cruciate Ligament)	Modified Cincinnati Rating system	Clinician and patient completed the score for evaluation of functional activity levels after surgery.
Knee (Anterior Cruciate Ligament)	Tegner Lysholm Knee Scoring Scale	Clinician and patient completed score for evaluation of functional activity levels after surgery.
Knee (Anterior Cruciate Ligament)	KOOS (Knee Injury & Osteoarthritis Outcome)	Patient completed the score to assess response to surgery and physical therapy for patients undergoing anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction.
Knee (Osteoarthritis)	Oxford Knee Score	Patient completed score to assess the severity of disability from osteoarthritis before and after 6 months of surgery.
Knee (Osteoarthritis)	KOOS (Knee Injury & Osteoarthritis Outcome)	Patient completed the score to assess severity in patients with osteoarthritis.
Knee (Osteoarthritis)	WOMAC Score	Patient completed the score for measuring quality of life (QOL) in patient suffering from osteoarthritis.
Knee (Osteoarthritis)	IKDC	Patient completed the score for evaluation of functional activity levels.
Knee (Osteoarthritis)	Knee Society Score (KSS)	Clinician completed score to assess objective knee disability, patient satisfaction and expectation level, and functional activity level.
Foot/Ankle	American Foot & Ankle Score	Clinician completed the score to provide a standard method of reporting clinical status of the ankle and foot.
Foot/Ankle	Foot & Ankle Disability Index	Patient completed the score for to assess functional limitations related to foot and ankle conditions.
Wrist	MAYO Wrist Score	Clinician completed the score to assess the outcome folowign management of scaphoid fractures.
Wrist	DASH (Disabilities of arm, shoulder & hand) Score	Patient completed the score to measure physical function and symptoms in patients with musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb.
Wrist	Quick-DASH Score	Patient completed score to determine the disability experienced by patients with any musculoskeletal condition of the upper extremity and to monitor change in symptoms and upper limb function over time. It is a shortened version of the DASH.
Hand	Michigan Hand Outcomes Questionnaire	Patient completed the score which allowed assessment of activity of daily living in patients with hand disability.
Hand	DASH (Disabilities of arm, shoulder & hand) Score	Patient completed the score to measure physical function and symptoms in patients with musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb.
Hand	Quick-DASH Score	Patient completed score to determine the disability experienced by patients with any musculoskeletal condition of the upper extremity and to monitor change in symptoms and upper limb function over time. It is a shortened version of the DASH.
Lumbar Spine	Oswestry Low Back Pain Score	Patient completed the score to determine the disability experienced by patients with low back pain.
Lumbar Spine	Modified Oswestry Low Back Pain Score	Patient completed score to determine the disability experienced by patients with low back pain before and after the surgery.
Lumbar Spine	Back Pain Index	Patient completed the score to determine how back condition affects their everyday life.
Cervical Spine	Vernon & Mior Cervical Spine Score	Patient completed score to how their neck pain has affected their ability to manage in everyday life.
Hip	Harris Hip Score	Clinician completed score for the assessment of the results of hip surgery, and is intended to evaluate various hip disabilities and methods of treatment in an adult population.
Hip	Oxford Hip Score	Patient completed score for to assess outcome after total hip replacement (THR) by measuring patients' perceptions in adjunction to surgery.
Hip	HOOS (Hip disability and Osteoarthritis Outcome)	Patient completed the score to give their opinion about their hip and associated problems, and is intended to be used in an adult population with hip disability with or without osteoarthritis.
Hip	WOMAC Score	Patient completed score for for measuring quality of life (QOL) in patient suffering from osteoarthritis.
Shoulder	Constant Shoulder Score	Clinician completed the score for clinical functional assessment for shoulder complaints before and after surgery.
Shoulder	UCLA Shoulder rating scale	Clinician completed the score to assess diability, pain and patient satisfaction.
Shoulder	Oxford Shoulder Score	Patient completed the score for assessment of pain and function of the shoulder.
Shoulder	American Shoulder And Elbow Surgeons (ASES) Society Score	Patient completed the score for assessing activities of daily living (ADL).
Shoulder	DASH (Disabilities of arm, shoulder & hand) Score	Patient completed the score to measure physical function and symptoms in patients with musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb.
Shoulder	Quick-DASH Score	Patient completed score to determine the disability experienced by patients with any musculoskeletal condition of the upper extremity and to monitor change in symptoms and upper limb function over time. It is a shortened version of the DASH.
Shoulder (Instability)	Rowe Score for Instability	Clinician completed the score for assessing stability, motion and function after the surgery for shoulder instability.
Shoulder (Instability)	Oxford Shoulder Instability Score	Patient completed score for assessing the outcome of treatment for shoulder instability.
Shoulder (Instability)	WOSI (Western Ontario Shoulder Instability Index)	Patient completed the score for measuring disease-specific quality of life in patient suffering from shoulder instability.
Elbow	MAYO Elbow Score	Clinician completed the score for evaluating disability associated with elbow injuries.
Elbow	Oxford Elbow Score	Patient completed score to measures injury-related quality of life in patients following surgery of the elbow joint
Elbow	DASH (Disabilities of arm, shoulder & hand) Score	Patient completed the score to measure physical function and symptoms in patients with musculoskeletal disorders of the upper limb.
Elbow	Quick-DASH Score	Patient completed score to determine the disability experienced by patients with any musculoskeletal condition of the upper extremity and to monitor change in symptoms and upper limb function over time. It is a shortened version of the DASH.
VAS	VAS Score	Clinician and patient completed the score for evaluation of pain severity and relief.
Psychological	DRAM (Distress and Risk Assessment Method)	Patient completed the score to measure psychological distress in patients presenting for orthopaedic care.