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The Wells score for the probability of PE (pulmonary embolism) is a clinical prediction tool that estimates the probability of a patient with a suspected pulmonary embolism (PE) actually having a PE.

You must give information about all nine criteria in order to achieve a Wells score for probability of PE...

Symptoms of DVT:

Yes

No

No alternative diagnosis better explains the illness:

Yes

No

Tachycardia (pulse >100):

Yes

No

Immobilization (>2 days) or surgery in the previous four weeks:

Yes

No

Previous history of DVT or PE:

Yes

No

Presence of haemoptysis:

Yes

No

Presence of malignancy:

Yes

No

References

Wells PS, Anderson DR, Rodger M, et. al. Derivation of a simple clinical model to categorize patients probability of pulmonary embolism: increasing the models utility with the SimpliRED D-dimer. Thromb Haemost. 2000 Mar;83(3):416-20.

Last Update: 31 January 2008