Galen eCalcs - Calculator: CHADS2 for Risk of Stroke
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Description
This tool estimates stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation by the CHADS2 criteria.
Calculator Search/Filter Keywords
At the calculator level, eCalcs comes delivered with default keywords that can be leveraged in the "Search/Filter" field to enable Specialty or System driven calculator searching. The following calculator keywords are delivered by default for the CHADS2 for Risk of Stroke calculator:
Specialties
- Cardiology
- Critical Care
- Family Practice
- Gerontology
- Internal Medicine
- Neurology
Systems
- Cardiovascular
- Nervous
Calculator Configuration Options
Preference Name | Valid Range | Description |
---|---|---|
Publishing | Checked / Unchecked | When checked the calculator will display for users on the front end. When unchecked, the calculator WILL NOT display for users on the front end. |
Orderable Item Override | (BLANK) / G-CHADS2 | “(BLANK)” indicates that the global configuration options for Orderable Item will be used. “G-CHADS2” indicates that the calculator specific value will be used and can display the specific calculator name in the output. |
Calculator Inputs
Input | Mapping Type | Description |
---|---|---|
Age | Demographics | Patient Age |
Congestive Heart Failure | Problems | History of Congestive Heart Failure |
Hypertension | Problems | History of Hypertension |
Diabetes Mellitus | Problems | History of Diabetes Mellitus |
Stroke or TIA | Problems | History of Stroke symptoms or TIA |
Calculator Outputs
Output | Mapping Type | Description |
---|---|---|
Score | Result | Risk of stroke score |
Yearly Risk | Result | Yearly risk of thromboembolic event |
References
http://www.mdcalc.com/chads2-score-for-atrial-fibrillation-stroke-risk/