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Burch-Wartofsky Point Scale

Clinical Decision Tool

Calculates the Burch-Wartofsky Point Scale for suspected thyroid storm.

Thermoregulatory Dysfunction: Temperature (°C)

5 — 37.2–37.7 +5 10 — 37.8–38.2 +10 15 — 38.3–38.8 +15 20 — 38.9–39.3 +20 25 — 39.4–39.9 +25 30 — 40.0 or higher +30

Central Nervous System Effects

0 — Absent 0 10 — Mild agitation +10 20 — Delirium, psychosis or extreme lethargy +20 30 — Seizure or coma +30

Gastrointestinal or Hepatic Dysfunction

0 — Absent 0 10 — Moderate: diarrhoea, nausea/vomiting or abdominal pain +10 20 — Severe: unexplained jaundice +20

Heart Rate (beats/min)

5 — 90–109 +5 10 — 110–119 +10 15 — 120–129 +15 20 — 130–139 +20 25 — 140 or higher +25

Congestive Heart Failure

0 — Absent 0 5 — Mild: pedal oedema +5 10 — Moderate: bibasal rales +10 15 — Severe: pulmonary oedema +15

Atrial Fibrillation

0 — Absent 0 10 — Present +10

Precipitating Event

0 — Absent 0 10 — Present +10

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