• CRITICAL
  • STABLE
  • HUMAN
  • DATA

How to determine clinical urgency with your AI

Connect the NIHSS Calculator to your AI client to turn raw stroke assessment scores into actionable triage instructions.

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Short answer

How can I use AI to triage stroke patients?

Your AI uses the NIHSS score to map a patient's neurological deficit to specific urgency levels and clinical protocols. This provides immediate, standardized guidance for next steps. You'll see how the scoring translates to triage outcomes below.

Triage outcomes.

Where patient status lands.

The AI categorizes patients based on their neurological status.

CRITICAL

Immediate intervention

The AI identifies high-score patients who need urgent neurosurgical or thrombolytic review. It flags these cases for instant attention.

STABLE

Routine monitoring

For lower scores, the AI provides standard observation protocols. It keeps these patients in the regular care flow.

HUMAN

Clinical validation

The AI cannot make the final medical decision. You must review the score and the AI's suggested urgency before acting.

DATA

Score mapping

The AI converts the numerical NIHSS value into a standardized urgency rating. This ensures every patient is measured against the same scale.

The workflow

What your AI does when a score is provided.

The AI handles the math and the protocol lookup so you can focus on the patient.

  1. Score processing

    The AI takes the raw NIHSS components you provide and calculates the total deficit score.

    evaluate_urgency

  2. Urgency mapping

    The AI compares the total score against standardized clinical thresholds.

    evaluate_urgency

  3. Protocol retrieval

    The AI pulls the specific clinical instructions tied to that urgency level.

    evaluate_urgency

  4. Triage summary

    The AI presents a concise summary of the patient's status and the required next steps.

    evaluate_urgency

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to trigger the triage workflow.

Starting points

Replace the bracketed text with your actual patient data.

NIHSS Calculator Connector

You're all set. Choose your MCP client and follow the setup instructions.

Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_Qlx6Nbkpb5prVxEfWhnv2K8GH92VKGEdjB9ARCjq/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — NIHSS Calculator capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nihss-calculator-mcp": {
      "url": "https://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_Qlx6Nbkpb5prVxEfWhnv2K8GH92VKGEdjB9ARCjq/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Copy into chat04

  • Calculate the urgency for a patient with an NIHSS score of 14.

  • Based on an NIHSS score of 4, what are the standard clinical instructions?

  • Evaluate the urgency for a patient with these NIHSS findings: [insert findings].

  • Give me the triage rating and next steps for an NIHSS score of 22.

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Start here

Connect NIHSS Calculator once, then ask.

One click connects this MCP to your agent. Your credentials stay encrypted, and you can start asking for urgency ratings immediately.

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FAQ

How this task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI change the patient's medical record?

    No. The AI only provides urgency ratings and instructions based on the score you provide.

  • 02

    Does the AI make the final diagnosis?

    No. The AI provides a standardized urgency rating, but the final clinical decision stays with you.

  • 03

    Can I use this with Claude or Cursor?

    Yes. Any MCP-compatible client can use this once you connect it through Vinkius.

  • 04

    What happens if I provide an invalid NIHSS score?

    The AI will tell you it cannot process the request if the score falls outside the valid range.

  • 05

    Does the AI store my patient data?

    No. The AI processes the data you send in the chat session to perform the calculation.

  • More questions about NIHSS Calculator? The Connector page answers them. See everything the NIHSS Calculator Connector can do

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