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Wells Criteria
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Background
Only useful for patients who are low risk that you are trying to exclude PE out. If patient has any high risk features, score is not useful.
Criteria and Score
| Clinical Features | Points |
|---|---|
| Symptoms of DVT (leg swelling and pain with palpation) | 3.0 |
| PE as likely as or more likely than an alternative diagnosis | 3.0 |
| HR >100 bpm | 1.5 |
| Immobilization for >3 consecutive days or surgery in the previous 4 weeks | 1.5 |
| Previous DVTor PE | 1.5 |
| Hemoptysis | 1.0 |
| Malignancy (receiving treatment, treatment stopped within 6 mon, palliative care) | 1.0 |
| Pre-test Probability | Total Points |
|---|---|
| Low | < 2.0 |
| Moderate | 2.0-6.0 |
| High | > 6.0 |
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Authors
Catie Reynolds, Babak Missaghi, Colin Hoff, Daniel Ostermayer
