Description
The Growth Velocity calculator is designed to track the change in a patient's height. The score is determined by dividing the change in height against the number of days between visits.
Calculator Search/Filter Keywords
At the calculator level, eCalcs comes delivered with default keywords that can be leveraged in the "Search/Filter" field to enable Specialty or System driven calculator searching. The following calculator keywords are delivered by default for the Growth Velocity calculator:
Specialties
- Pediatrics
- Obstetrics
- Family Practice
Systems
Calculator Configuration Options
| Preference Name
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Valid Range
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Description
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| Publishing |
Checked / Unchecked |
When checked, the calculator will display for users on the front end.
When unchecked, the calculator WILL NOT display for users on the front end.
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| Orderable Item Override |
(BLANK) / G-GrowVel |
“(BLANK)” indicates that the global configuration options for Orderable Item will be used.
“G-GrowVel” indicates that the calculator specific value will be used and can display the specific calculator name in the chart output.
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Calculator Inputs
| Input
|
Mapping Type
|
Description
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| Height |
Vitals |
The patient's height
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Calculator Outputs
| Output
|
Mapping Type
|
Description
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| Growth Velocity |
Result |
Patient's formulated Growth Velocity score
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References
http://growthcalc.chip.org/
