Clinical assessment scores worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
E? / 4+V? / 5+M? / 6GCS?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice patient after a head injury opens the eyes when spoken to, says inappropriate, random words and shows as the best motor response: abnormal flexion of the arms (decorticate posture). Find the Glasgow Coma Scale total GCS = E + V + M.

E 1–4V 1–5M 1–6
GCS =
2.Easy
15380SBPDBPmmHgMAP = ?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A patient’s blood pressure is 153/80 mmHg. Find the mean arterial pressure MAP = (SBP + 2·DBP)/3, to the nearest whole mmHg.

SBP 153 mmHgDBP 80 mmHg
MAP = mmHg
3.Medium
E4 / 4+V4 / 5+M? / 6GCS 12?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice chart records GCS 12, with E4 and V4. What motor score M was recorded, and which response does it describe? Give the number.

GCS 12E4V4
M =
4.Medium
3210123RR≤89–1112–2021–24≥25SpO₂≤9192–9394–95≥96air / O₂O₂airSBP≤9091–100101–110111–219≥220HR≤4041–5051–9091–110111–130≥131ACVPUAC, V, P, UT °C≤35.035.1–36.036.1–38.038.1–39.0≥39.1

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Use the NEWS2 chart (SpO₂ scale 1) for these observations: respiration rate 14/min, SpO₂ 99% on room air, blood pressure 96/58 mmHg, pulse 58/min, alert, temperature 37.3 °C. What is the NEWS2 total score?

RR 14SpO₂ 99%airSBP 96HR 58AT 37.3 °C
NEWS2 =
5.Hard
reassuringmoderately abnormallow

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). At 5 minutes after birth, a practice newborn has a pink body with blue hands and feet, a heart rate of 110/min, a cry, cough or sneeze when stimulated, active movement and good breathing with a strong cry. Score the APGAR and click how the score is interpreted.

  1. 1reassuring
  2. 2moderately abnormal
  3. 3low
6.Hard
3210123RR≤89–1112–2021–24≥25SpO₂≤9192–9394–95≥96air / O₂O₂airSBP≤9091–100101–110111–219≥220HR≤4041–5051–9091–110111–130≥131ACVPUAC, V, P, UT °C≤35.035.1–36.036.1–38.038.1–39.0≥39.1lowlow–mediummediumhigh

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Use the NEWS2 chart (SpO₂ scale 1) for these observations: respiration rate 32/min, SpO₂ 89% on room air, blood pressure 100/60 mmHg, pulse 48/min, alert, temperature 35.8 °C. Which clinical risk group does the patient fall into? Click it.

RR 32SpO₂ 89%airSBP 100HR 48AT 35.8 °C
  1. 1low
  2. 2low–medium
  3. 3medium
  4. 4high

Answer key

  1. 1. GCS = 9
  2. 2. MAP = 104 mmHg
  3. 3. M = 4
  4. 4. NEWS2 = 2
  5. 5. reassuring
  6. 6. high

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