BODE Index for COPD Survival Prediction: The BODE index, a simple multidimensional grading system, is better than the FEV1 at predicting the risk of death from any cause and from respiratory causes among patients with COPD.
Heparin-induced Thrombocytopenia: Warkentin's Point System:The point system developed by Warkentin is a useful way to estimate the likelihood of HIT based on the degree and timing of platelet drop and the presence of other symptoms
CIWA-Ar Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol Scale
CURB-65 Pneumonia Severity Score: The clinical heterogeneity of CAP means that no severity scoringsystem will ever be able consistently to separate all patientsinto correct management subgroups, but the recently developedCURB-65 prediction tool appears to be an advance