There are now numerous scoring systems used in medicine. The table below lists some of the more common ones:
| Scoring system | Notes |
|---|---|
| CHA2DS2-VASc | Used to determine the need to anticoagulate a patient in atrial fibrillation |
| NYHA | Heart failure severity scale |
| DAS28 | Measure of disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis |
| Child-Pugh classification | A scoring system used to assess the severity of liver cirrhosis |
| Wells score | Helps estimate the risk of a patient having a deep vein thrombosis |
| MMSE | Mini-mental state examination - used to assess cognitive impairment |
| HAD | Hospital Anxiety and Depression (HAD) scale - assesses severity of anxiety and depression symptoms |
| PHQ-9 | Patient Health Questionnaire - assesses severity of depression symptoms |
| GAD-7 | Used as a screening tool and severity measure for generalised anxiety disorder |
| Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Score | Used to screen for postnatal depression |
| SCOFF | Questionnaire used to detect eating disorders and aid treatment |
| AUDIT | Alcohol screening tool |
| CAGE | Alcohol screening tool |
| FAST* | Alcohol screening tool |
| CURB-65 | Used to assess the prognosis of a patient with pneumonia |
| Epworth Sleepiness Scale | Used in the assessment of suspected obstructive sleep apnoea |
| IPSS | International prostate symptom score |
| Gleason score | Indicates prognosis in prostate cancer |
| APGAR | Assesses the health of a newborn immediately after birth |
| Bishop score | Used to help assess the whether induction of labour will be required |
| Waterlow score | Assesses the risk of a patient developing a pressure sore |
| FRAX | Risk assessment tool developed by WHO which calculates a patients 10-year risk of developing an osteoporosis related fracture |
| Ranson criteria | Acute pancreatitis |
| MUST | Malnutrition |