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  • Raised inflammatory markers are inferred if the patient has an erythrocyte sedimentation rate of at least 12.0mm/h, or a serum C-reactive protein of at least 10.0mg/L, or a plasma viscosity of at least 1.72cP. If none of these values have been supplied then raised inflammatory markers is not inferred.

  • Raised platelets is inferred if the patient has a platelet count > 400.

  • Microcytosis is inferred if the patient has a mean corpuscular volume (MCV) of less than 80fL.

Risk Scoring

  • A risk greater than 5% is considered very high.HIGH (RED)

  • A risk score of between 2% and 5% inclusive is considered high.MODERATE (AMBER)

  • A score of less than 2% and below is considered low.LOW (NO COLOUR)