My Favorite MDCalcs

Atrial Fibrillation (A-Fib)

CHADS-VASc Score for Atrial Fib Stroke Risk: calculates stroke risk for pts w/ A-fib

Chest Pain

HEART Score for Major Cardiac Events: predicts 6-week risk of major adverse cardiac

events in pts w/ CP

Cirrhosis

Child-Pugh Score for Cirrhosis Mortality: estimates cirrhosis severity

Fluids

Maintenance Fluids Calculations: calculates maintenance fluid requirements by weight

Head Trauma

PECARN Pediatric Head Injury / Trauma Algorithm: predicts need for brain imaging

after pediatric head injury

Pneumonia

CURB-65 Score for Pneumonia Severity: estimates mortality of CAP to help determine

in-pt vs. out-pt tx

PSI/PORT Score for Pneumonia Severity Index for CAP: estimates mortality for adult

pts w/ CAP

DRIP Score (Drug Resistance in Pneumonia): predicts risk for CAP d/t drug-resistant

pathogens

Pulmonary Embolism (PE)

Well's Criteria for PE: objectifies risk of PE

Geneva Score (Revised) for PE: objectifies risk of PE, like Wells' score, but includes age

PERC Rule for PE: rules out PE if no criteria are present & pre-test probability is ≤15%

YEARS Algorithm for PE: helps rule out PE; like PERC Rule but also validated in

pregnant pts w/ clinically suspected PE

PESI (Pulmonary Embolism Severity Index): predicts 30-day outcome of pts w/ PE