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Used to determine the need to anti-coagulate a patient who has AF

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CHA2DS2-VASc Score

2
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Used to estimate the risk of major bleeding for patients on anticoagulation for AF

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HAS-BLED Score

3
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Used to predict the 3-month outcome in ischaemic stroke patients receiving tPA

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DRAGON Score

4
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Used to identify the risk of stroke in patients who have had a suspected TIA

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ABCD2 Score

5
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Used to determine the risk of cardiovascular event in the next 10 years

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QRISK2 Score

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Used to determine if a patient has moderate or severe CAP

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CURB 65

7
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Used to determine nutritional risk

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MUST Score (Malnutrition Universal Screening Tool)

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APGAR score

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First test designed to assess the newborn for any medical emergency, given at 1 minute and again at 5 minutes.

Appearance
Pulse
Grimace  (reflexes)
Activity (movement)
Respiration (breathing + effort)
9
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Ferriman-Gallwey scoring system

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Ferriman-Gallwey scoring system: 9 body areas are assigned a score of 0 - 4, a score > 15 is considered to indicate moderate or severe hirsutism