Primary Nephrotic Syndrome in Adults as a Risk Factor for Pulmonary Embolism: An Up-to-Date Review of the Literature

Table 1

Wells score for DVT (adapted from [52]).

Variable	Points
Active cancer (treatment ongoing or within the previous 6 months or palliative treatment)	1
Paralysis, paresis, or recent immobilization of the lower extremities	1
Recently bedridden for 3 days or more or major surgery within previous 12 weeks requiring general or regional anesthesia	1
Local tenderness along the distribution of the deep venous system	1
Entire leg swollen	1
Calf swelling >3 cm compared to asymptomatic leg (measuring 10 cm below tibial tuberosity)	1
Pitting edema confined to the symptomatic leg	1
Nonvaricose collateral veins	1
Previously documented DVT	1
Alternative diagnosis at least as likely as DVT	−2

Scoring:
<0—low pretest probability.
1-2—moderate pretest probability.
≥3—high pretest probability.