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

Table 2

Wells score for PE (adapted from [54]).

Variable	Points
Clinical signs and symptoms compatible with DVT	3
PE judged to be the most likely diagnosis	3
Surgery or bedridden for more than 3 days during the past 4 weeks	1.5
Previous DVT or PE	1.5
Heart rate > 100/minute	1.5
Hemoptysis	1
Active cancer (treatment ongoing or within the previous 6 months or palliative treatment)	1

Scoring:
≤4—low pretest probability.
4.5–6—moderate pretest probability.
>6—high pretest probability.