Medical Calculators (https://galwayem.ie/index.php/index.php/resources/medical-calculators)
CHA2DS2- VASc Score for Atrial Fibrillation Stroke Risk (https://www.mdcalc.com/cha2ds2-vasc-score-atrial-fibrillation-stroke-risk)
(External link)
Calculates stroke risk for patients with atrial fibrillation
CURB-65 Score for pneumonia severity (https://www.mdcalc.com/curb-65-score-pneumonia-severity)
(External link)
Estimates mortality of community-acquired pneumonia to help determine inpatient vs. outpatient treatment.
DVT/PE calculators:
- Wells’ Criteria for Pulmonary Embolism (https://www.mdcalc.com/wells-criteria-pulmonary-embolism)
(External link)
Objectifies risk of pulmonary embolism.
- PERC Rule for PE (https://www.mdcalc.com/perc-rule-pulmonary-embolism)
(External link)
Rules out PE if no criteria are present and pre-test probability is ≤15%
Gentamicin Dose Calculator (GUH (https://calculator.medicaleguides.com/guh/calculators/#/gentamicin))
(Internal link)
Glasgow Coma Scale (https://www.mdcalc.com/glasgow-coma-scale-score-gcs)
(External link)
HAS-BLED Score for major bleeding risk (https://www.mdcalc.com/has-bled-score-major-bleeding-risk)
(External link)
Estimates risk of major bleeding for patients on anticoagulation to assess risk-benefit in atrial fibrillation care.
Heart Score for Major Cardiac Events (http://test.galwayem.ie/sites/default/files/docs/ED%20Chest%20PainHS%20pathway%20complete%2051019V1.pdf)
(October 2019 - Internal link - Printable score)
Predicts 6-week risk of major adverse cardiac event
Lund and Browder Chart (http://test.galwayem.ie/sites/default/files/docs/Burns%20--%20Body%20surface%20Area%20%28Adults%29.pdf)
(Printable Internal link)
The Lund and Browder Chart is a tool useful in the management of burns for estimating the total body surface area affected.
NEXUS Criteria for C-Spine Imaging (https://www.mdcalc.com/nexus-criteria-c-spine-imaging)
(External link)
Clears patients from cervical spine fracture clinically, without imaging.
NIH Stroke Score (https://www.mdcalc.com/nih-stroke-scale-score-nihss)
(External link)
Calculates the NIH Stroke Scale for quantifying stroke severity.
Ranson’s Criteria (https://www.mdcalc.com/ransons-criteria-pancreatitis-mortality)
(External link)
Estimates mortality of patients with pancreatitis
Vancomycin Dose Calculator (GUH) (https://calculator.medicaleguides.com/guh/calculators/#/vancomycin)
(Internal link)