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Are they at risk?"},{"title":"Post-op ward nursing assessment","prompt":"A post-surgical patient walks occasionally (activity 3), is slightly limited in mobility (3), occasionally moist (3), has adequate nutrition (3), slightly limited sensory perception (3), and no friction/shear problem (3). Run the Braden Scale and tell me their total score and whether they're at risk."},{"title":"Long-term care admission screening","prompt":"New nursing home resident: sensory perception 2, moisture 3, activity 2 (chairfast), mobility 2, nutrition 1 (very poor), friction/shear 2 (potential problem). Compute their Braden Scale score and flag if they need pressure sore prevention measures."}],"resultDescription":"Returns the summed Braden Scale total score (integer, range 6–23) and a boolean at_risk field that is true when the score is 23 or below 17 (i.e., ≤ 16), indicating elevated pressure-sore risk per the Bergstrom 1987 predictive-validity cutoff.","failureModes":["Missing required subscale parameter returns a validation error","Out-of-range integer (e.g. friction_shear=4 or any subscale=0) returns an error","Non-integer values for subscale fields cause schema validation failure","Payment not provided or insufficient USDC balance results in 402 response"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when you need a fast, reproducible, auditable Braden Scale computation from caller-supplied subscale ratings — particularly in automated clinical documentation pipelines, EHR integrations, or agentic workflows where consistent pressure-ulcer risk screening is required. 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