Wells score for PE (original)

Editor(s)-In-Chief: The APEX Trial Investigators, C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-In-Chief:Kashish Goel, M.D.

Pulmonary Embolism Wells Score Calculator
Variable	Score
Clinically suspected DVT (leg swelling, pain with palpation)	3
Alternative diagnosis is less likely than PE	3
Immobilization/surgery in previous four weeks	1.5
Previous history of DVT or PE	1.5
Tachycardia (heart rate more than 100 bpm)	1.5
Hemoptysis	1
Malignancy (treatment for within 6 months, palliative)	1
Wells Score:
Interpretation: