Madras Head Injury Prognostic Scale (MHIPS)

Purpose: To evaluate a trauma patient with a head injury using the Madras Head Injury Prognostic Scale (MHIPS) of Ramesh et al.

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Evaluation

Are you evaluating a trauma patient with head injuries?

Yes

Age of the patient

years

Number of long bone fractures

Does the patient have visceral (thoracic, abdominal, pelvic) injuries?

Yes

Midline shift on the head CT scan (enter 0 if none)

Diameter of density seen on head CT scan (enter 0 if none)

Select an appropriate answer for each finding

Pupillary light response

Oculocephalic response

Basal cisterns on head CT scan

Best motor response

Results

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Results Interpretation and Description References Next Steps

Data complete?

Evaluation appropriate?

Total MHIPS score

Predicted outcome for the patient

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Risk Factors
- Risk of Intracerebral Hemorrhage After Head Trauma in an Anticoagulated Patient
Clinical Diagnosis, Including Family History For Genetics
Severity, Prognosis, Stage
Complications
- Risk of Intracerebral Hemorrhage After Head Trauma in an Anticoagulated Patient

Specialty

Surgery, orthopedic
Emergency Medicine
Critical Care
Surgery, general
Otolaryngology

Objective

severity
prognosis
stage
options

ICD-10

S00-S09 - Injuries to the head

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Purpose: To evaluate a trauma patient with a head injury using the Madras Head Injury Prognostic Scale (MHIPS) of Ramesh et al.

Specialty: Surgery, orthopedic, Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, Surgery, general, Otolaryngology

Objective: severity, prognosis, stage, options

ICD-10: S00-S09,

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