An asymptomatic patient has systemic sclerosis of five years’ duration, FVC 89% predicted and DLCO 42% predicted. Which validated multistep

Question

An asymptomatic patient has systemic sclerosis of five years’ duration, FVC 89% predicted and DLCO 42% predicted. Which validated multistep pulmonary-hypertension screening algorithm is applicable?

Accepted Answer

DETECT two-step pulmonary-hypertension screening algorithm

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Wells two-level clinical pulmonary-embolism prediction score

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Revised Geneva clinical pulmonary-embolism prediction score

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CURB-65 clinical community-pneumonia severity prediction score

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GAP staging index for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Systemic Sclerosis — SCE Rheumatology MCQ

An asymptomatic patient has systemic sclerosis of five years’ duration, FVC 89% predicted and DLCO 42% predicted. Which validated multistep pulmonary-hypertension screening algorithm is applicable?