Galen eCalcs - Calculator: Caloric Requirements
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Description
The Caloric Requirements calculator determines the amount of calories, fat, protein and carbohydrates a person should intake daily.
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 Caloric Requirements calculator:
Specialties
- Family Practice
- Gastroenterology
- Gerontology
- Pediatrics
Systems
- Digestive
Calculator Configuration Options
Preference Name | Valid Range | 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. |
Orderable Item Override | (BLANK) / G-CalReq | “(BLANK)” indicates that the global configuration options for Orderable Item will be used. “G-CalReq” indicates that the calculator specific value will be used and can display the specific calculator name in the chart output. |
Calculator Inputs
Input | Mapping Type | Description |
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Height | Vitals | Patient Height |
Weight | Vitals | Patient Weight |
Calculator Outputs
Output | Mapping Type | Description |
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1 Pound Deficit Calories | Risk of Stroke | The amount of calories a patient should intake to lose a pound a week |
1 Pound Surplus Calories | Risk of Stroke | The amount of calories a patient should intake to gain a pound a week |
2 Pounds Deficit Calories | Risk of Stroke | The amount of calories a patient should intake to lose two pounds a week |
2 Pounds Surplus Calories | Risk of Stroke | The amount of calories a patient should intake to gain 2 pounds a week |
Basal Metabolic Rate | Risk of Stroke | The patient's metabolic rate |
Maintenance Calories | Risk of Stroke | The amount of calories a patient should intake to maintain their current weight |