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Table 1 Calculation of the RCAM score

From: The clinical implications of thrombocytopenia in adults with severe falciparum malaria: a retrospective analysis

 

Score

Variable

0 (Normal)

1 (Abnormal)

2 (Very abnormal)

Glasgow coma scale

15

11 to 14

≤10

Respiratory rate

<20

20 to 39

≥40

  1. RCAM (0 to 4) is calculated as the respiratory rate score (0 to 2) plus the GCS score (0 to 2).
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BMC Medicine

ISSN: 1741-7015

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