Mnemonics... Glasgow Criteria

There is a simple mnemonic to remember the Glasgow Scoring system as prognosis for Acute pancreatitis. Just remember to do the scoring within 48hrs of the onset of symptoms. 3 or more requires admission to HD or ITU.

Mnemonic Letter	Criteria	Positive when:
P	Arterial PaO2	<60 mmHg <8 kPa
A	Age	>55 yrs
N	Neutrophils (WBC count)	<15x109/L
C	Calcium	<2 mmol/l
R	Raised Urea	>16 mmol/l
E	Enzymes (LDH and AST)	LDH >600 iu/l AST >200 iu/l
A	Albumin	<32g/l
S	Sugar (Serum glucose)	>10mmol/l