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