Heart and Chest - Pulmonary Embolism Wells Score

Lung and Respiratory, Critical Care, Heart and Chest

Pulmonary Embolism Wells Score

Select Criteria:

		Symptoms of DVT (3 points)
		No alternative diagnosis better explains the illness (3 points)
		Tachycardia with pulse > 100 (1.5 points)
		Immobilization (>= 3 days) or surgery in the previous four weeks (1.5 points)
		Prior history of DVT or pulmonary embolism (1.5 points)
		Presence of hemoptysis (1 point)
		Presence of malignancy (1 point)

Results: Total Criteria Point Count:

Pulmonary Embolism Risk Score Interpretation

Score > 6:	High probability
Score >= 2 and <= 6:	Moderate probability
Score < 2:	Low Probability

Hints References

The article referenced below also refers to a cut point of 4 points or less as PE unlikely as long as the specific D-Dimer test is negative. Refer to the original article below for all details.

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