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Calculation Tool
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Please answer the questions below to calculate the risk of stopping leflunomide due to blood-test abnormalities in the next 5 years.
Name/ID:
Questionnaire:
1.
Age or Date of Birth
Age:
Date of Birth:
Y:
M:
D:
2.
Sex
3.
Weight (kg)
4.
Height (cm)
5.
Current Smoker
6.
Seronegative Spondyloarthritis
7.
Polymyalgia Rheumatica/Giant Cell Arteritis
8.
Rheumatoid arthritis
9.
Diabetes mellitus
10.
Chronic kidney disease stage 3
11.
Statins
12.
Methotrexate or Aminosalicylates
13.
Paracetamol
14.
Carbamazepine or Valproate
15.
Previous Abnormal Blood Tests
16.
Alcohol Use
Footnotes
For the clinical risk factors a yes or no response is asked for. If the field is left blank, then a "no" response is assumed.
For Questions 6 to 8, if multiple conditions are diagnosed, please select only the one listed first.
Age | The age of the patient |
Sex | Male or female. Enter as appropriate. |
Weight | This should be entered in kg. |
Height | This should be entered in cm. |
Low Alcohol Use | Between 1 and 14 units per week. |
Moderate Alcohol Use | Between 15 and 21 units per week. |
Hazardous Alcohol Use | More than 21 units per week. |
Inflammatory condition | Enter yes where the patient has a confirmed diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. Otherwise enter no (see also notes on risk factors). |
Chronic kidney disease stage 3 | Patients with chronic kidney disease stage 4 or 5 were excluded and the model should not be applied to them |
Drugs | If currently prescribed. |
Current smoking | Enter yes or no depending on whether the patient currently smokes tobacco. |
Blood test abnormality in 6 months of primary care prescription | Defined as neutrophil count <2x109/l or total leucocyte count <4x109/l, or platelet count <150x109/l or raised transaminase (ALT and/or AST >35 IU/l) |
Seronegative Spondyloarthritis | Includes ankylosing spondylitis, psoriatic arthritis, or reactive arthritis |