Rouan Decision Rule for Myocardial Infarction

Rouan Decision Rule for Myocardial Infarction[html]
<strong>Summary:</strong>
Rule to determine the prevalence and characteristics of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) patients who present to emergency departments with normal or nonspecific electrocardiograms (ECGs).[/html]
[select name="Q1" value="no=0|YES=1"] <-- Age greater than 60 years
[select name="Q2" value="no=0|YES=1"] <-- Diaphoresis
[select name="Q3" value="no=0|YES=1"] <-- History of MI or angina
[select name="Q4" value="no=0|YES=1"] <-- Male sex
[select name="Q5" value="no=0|YES=1"] <-- Pain described as pressure
[select name="Q6" value="no=0|YES=1"] <-- Pain radiating to arm, shoulder, neck, or jaw
Score --> [calc value="score=(Q1)+(Q2)+(Q3)+(Q4)+(Q5)+(Q6)" memo="Score"] out of 6
Interpretation --> [calc value="score=(Q1)+(Q2)+(Q3)+(Q4)+(Q5)+(Q6);score>3?'Up to 26.0%':score>2?'Up to 12.0%':score>1?'Up to 4.8%':score>0?'Up to 3.4%':'Up to 0.6%'" memo="Risk of MI"] risk of myocardial infarction.
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reference: <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2683709" target="_blank">Rouan (1989) Am J Cardiol. 64: 1087-92.</a>, <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16342831" target="_blank">Cayley (2005) Am Fam Physician. 72: 2012-21.</a>[/html][/conditional]