Category
page 1Medical assessment and evaluation instruments
Apgar score
a integrated approach to determining the health status of newborns in the context of child mortality.
Glasgow Coma Scale
neurological scale for recording the conscious state of a person
Bristol stool scale
diagnostic medical tool designed to classify the form of human faeces into seven categories
International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
WHO classification describing the health components of a person's functioning and disability
SOFA score
Medical assessment
Bishop score
pre-labor scoring system to assist in predicting whether induction of labor will be required
Beers Criteria
list of potentially inappropriate medication typically best avoided by older adults
Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale
test to assess a newborn's abilities
Pandemic severity index
proposed measure of the severity of influenza
Pain management in children
This is a description of the medical condition of pain in children, its assessment, treatment and prevention
Ballard Maturational Assessment
commonly used technique of gestational age assessment
Cincinnati Prehospital Stroke Scale
pre-hospital diagnostic test for stroke
Revised Trauma Score
system to evaluate injuries secondary to violent trauma
Pandemic Severity Assessment Framework
evaluation framework which uses quadrants to evaluate both the transmissibility and clinical severity of a pandemic
evidence based assessment
the use of research and theory to guide assessment methods and measures
Paediatric Glasgow Coma Scale
neurological scale for recording the conscious state of an infant