Category: Internal Medicine Classification

  • NYHA Classification

    💎 Class I

    • No limitation of physical activity
    • Ordinary physical activity does not cause undue fatigue, palpitation or shortness of breath

    💎 Class II

    • Slight limitation of physical activity
    • Comfortable at rest
    • Ordinary physical activity results in fatigue, palpitation, shortness of breath or chest pain.

    💎 Class III

    • Marked limitation of physical activity
    • Comfortable at rest
    • Less than ordinary activity causes fatigue, palpitation, shortness of breath or chest pain

    💎 Class IV

    • Symptoms of heart failure at rest
    • Any physical activity causes further discomfort

    Examples of ordinary physical activities:

    • walking at moderate pace, light housework (e.g. sweeping floors), climbing a few flights of stairs,

    Examples of less than ordinary physical activities:

    • walking at slower pace, showering
  • Forrest Classification for Gastric Ulcers

    OGDS report of patient X (he was sent back from scope room to the ward): “Forrest 3 clean base ulcer at antrum and fundus…” — What is Forrest 3 ulcer? Is it dangerous?

    Forrest I
    • Ia: Spurting (rebleed risk without treatment = 85 – 100%)
    • Ib: Oozing (rebleed risk without treatment = 10 – 30%)

    Forrest II
    • IIa: Visible vessel (rebleed risk without treatment = 50 – 60%)
    • IIb: Adherent clot (rebleed risk without treatment = 25 – 35%)
    • IIc: Pigmented spot (rebleed risk without treatment = <8%)

    Forrest III
    • III: Clean base (rebleed risk without treatment = <5%)

  • Killip Classification

    Killip 1:

    • No clinical signs of heart failure

    Killip II: Mild heart failure

    • Crepitations heard at lower third / less of the lungs
    • Elevated JVP
    • S3 heart sound

    Killip III

    • Frank acute pulmonary oedema: crepitations heard more than one-third of the chest

    Killip IV Cardiogenic shock + pulmonary oedema

    • Hypotension (SBP <90 mmHg)
    • Evidence of peripheral vasoconstriction (oliguria, cyanosis, sweating)
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