AIMS - Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale for 8 and older
12 item tool to assess symptoms of tardive dyskinesia for patients taking antipsychotics
Rating 0-4, >2 to diagnose TD and reduce dose
BARS - Barnes Akathisia Rating Scale for 8 and older
4 item tool to assess objective and subjectiv...
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AIMS - ✔✔Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale for 8 and older
12 item tool to assess symptoms of tardive dyskinesia for patients taking antipsychotics
Rating 0-4, >2 to diagnose TD and reduce dose
BARS - ✔✔Barnes Akathisia Rating Scale for 8 and older
4 item tool to assess objective and subjective symptoms of akathisia with antipsychotics and/or SSRIs
CRS-R - ✔✔Connors Rating Scales - Revised for 3-17
ADHD Parent (80 items) and Teacher Scales (59 items)
Low T-score of 61= mildly atypical; >70 = markedly atypical
Subscales for Oppositional Behaviors, Cognitive Problems, Hyperactivity, ADHD Index, Anxious-Shy,
Perfectionism, Social Problems, DSM-IV Subscales and Connors' Global Index
Vanderbilt ADHD Parent and Teacher - ✔✔55 parent, 43 teacher items for 6-12
Initial assessment rates symptoms and impairment in academic and behavioral performance
ASRS-1 - ✔✔Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale, 16 and older
Two-part Screening
Part A: 6 questions, 4 symptoms suggest ADHD
Part B: 12 questions to clarify and quantify
AUDIT-C - ✔✔Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test - Consumption, > 13
,Documents use and frequency in prior year
0-4, F >3 = positive, M >4 = positive, >8 = hazardous drinking
CAGE-AID - ✔✔IDs problem drinking or druging, 13 and older
(C=cut down, A=annoy, G=guilty, E=Eye-opener, AID=altered to include drugs
CRAFFT - ✔✔6-item screen for alcohol or drugs in adolescents, 14-18
(C=car, R=relax, A=alone, F=forget, F= family or friends, T= trouble)
BAI - ✔✔Beck Anxiety Inventory, 17 and older
Assesses 21 symptoms of anxiety, 0-36 scores
HAM-A - ✔✔Hamilton Anxiety Scale, most commonly used
BPRS - ✔✔Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale, 18 and older
, Assesses psychopathology (+, - and affective) with schizophrenia, not for screening or DX
PANSS - ✔✔Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale, 18 and older
measures changes in symptom intensity in psychosis and schizophrenia
Gold standard in studies of treatment efficacy
SPS - ✔✔Suicide Probability Scale, 13 and older
Rapid measure of suicide risk
higher score indicates greater risk
CIWA-Ar - ✔✔Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment of Alcohol Scale, Revised
9 item symptom rating scale, max score 67; <10 does not warrant intervention
COWS - ✔✔Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale
Quantifies severity of withdrawal syndrome, guides dosing, monitors over time
Used for induction of Suboxone
5-12=mild; 13-24= moderate; 25-36=mod to severe; >36=severe
T4, FREE THYROXINE - ✔✔0.8-2.8
Increased In Graves
Decreased In Hypothyroidism
TSH - ✔✔2- 10 mu/l
Normal values can range from 0.4 - 4.0 mIU/L (milli-international units per liter),
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