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+ | == Description == | ||
+ | The ARIC Coronary Heart Disease Risk assessment tool uses information from the ARIC stud. It is designed for adults, 45-65 years old, who do not have heart disease to predict the patient’s chance of having a heart attack in the next 10 years. | ||
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+ | == Calculator Inputs == | ||
+ | {| class ="wikitable" | ||
+ | ! style="background:#d0e5f5" | Input | ||
+ | ! style="background:#d0e5f5" | Type | ||
+ | ! style="background:#d0e5f5" | Description | ||
+ | |-valign ="TOP" | ||
+ | |Systolic Blood Pressure|| Vitals || Patient’s systolic blood pressure in mm Hg | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Total Cholesterol || Results || Patient's total cholesterol in mg/dL | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |HDL Cholesterol || Results || Patient’s high density lipoprotein count | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Smoking Status || Problems || Patient’s smoking status | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Diabetes || Problems || Patient’s diabetes status | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | |Blood Pressure Medication || Medications || Whether or not the patient is current taking <br> | ||
+ | medication to control their blood pressure | ||
+ | |} | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
See: http://www.aricnews.net/riskcalc/html/RC1.html | See: http://www.aricnews.net/riskcalc/html/RC1.html |
Revision as of 14:32, 5 April 2013
Description
The ARIC Coronary Heart Disease Risk assessment tool uses information from the ARIC stud. It is designed for adults, 45-65 years old, who do not have heart disease to predict the patient’s chance of having a heart attack in the next 10 years.
Calculator Inputs
Input | Type | Description |
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Systolic Blood Pressure | Vitals | Patient’s systolic blood pressure in mm Hg |
Total Cholesterol | Results | Patient's total cholesterol in mg/dL |
HDL Cholesterol | Results | Patient’s high density lipoprotein count |
Smoking Status | Problems | Patient’s smoking status |
Diabetes | Problems | Patient’s diabetes status |
Blood Pressure Medication | Medications | Whether or not the patient is current taking medication to control their blood pressure |