Goldman Criteria for ICU Chest Pain Admission ------------------------------------------------------------ EKG Findings: 1. Myocardial infarction suspected on EKG. [comment memo="Criteria not met if changes were present on prior EKG"] ... ST Elevation 1 mm or more or pathologic Q waves in 2 or more leads. ---> [select name="MI" value="no=0|yes=100"] 2. Ischemia suspected on EKG. [comment memo="Criteria not met if changes were present on prior EKG"] ... ST depression of 1 mm or more or T-wave inversion in 2 or more leads. ---> [select name="ischemia" value="no=0|yes=10"] Risk Factors (1 point for each positive risk factor) A. Low Systolic Blood Pressure [comment memo="Hypotensive reading at any point during the emergency department stay"] ... Systolic Blood Pressure <100 mmHg ---> [select name="SBP" value="no=0|yes=1"] B. Congestive Heart Failure signs. ... Rales heard above the bases bilaterally. ---> [select name="CHF" value="no=0|yes=1"] C. Chest Pain worse than baseline Angina [comment memo="This risk factor is positive if 1 or more is present"] ... Known unstable Ischemic Heart Disease ---> [select name="unstable" value="no=0|yes=.1"] ... New post-infarction Angina ---> [select name="new_angina" value="no=0|yes=.1"] ... Angina after a coronary revascularization procedure ---> [select name="revasc" value="no=0|yes=.1"] ... Pain similar to prior Myocardial Infarction ---> [select name="similar" value="no=0|yes=.1"] ------------------------------------------------------------ Interpretation (with risk of major cardiac event in subsequent 30 days): [calc value="score=(similar)+(revasc)+(new_angina)+(unstable)+(CHF)+(SBP)+(ischemia)+(MI); score>11.1?'High Risk (18%)':score>1?'Moderate Risk (7%)':score>0?'Low Risk (<5%)':'Very Low Risk (<1%)'" memo="score interpretation"]
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