Modified Tal Score

0-12 clinical score based on age-adjusted respiratory rate, wheeze/crackles, retractions, and oxygen saturation.

What is Modified Tal Score?

Modified Tal Score: 0-12 clinical score based on age-adjusted respiratory rate, wheeze/crackles, retractions, and oxygen saturation. Active calculation. Popu…

Population and scope

Bronchiolitis. Infants and young children with bronchiolitis or obstructive respiratory distress

Also searched as

Tal · modified tal · tal score · bronchiolitis severity · tal · score tal · bronquiolitis · dificultad respiratoria

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Clinical use

This PedsCore page brings together clinical information, implementation status and available evidence for Modified Tal Score. It is intended for Infants and young children with bronchiolitis or obstructive respiratory distress. The tool belongs to Respiratory and should be interpreted in the appropriate clinical context.

Interpretation and validation

Local implementation of the Modified Tal score used to assess bronchiolitis/obstructive respiratory-distress severity. The selected variant uses age-adjusted respiratory rate, wheeze/crackles, retractions, and SpO₂.

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