Difference between revisions of "Galen eCalcs - Calculator: Body Surface Area"

Revision as of 14:43, 21 April 2016

The Body Surface Area calculator indicates whether or not the patient is at increased risk for having Type 2 Diabetes.

People with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and/or impaired fasting glucose (IFG)
People over age 45
People with a family history of diabetes
People who are overweight
People who do not exercise regularly
People with low HDL cholesterol or high triglyceride and high blood pressure
Certain racial and ethnic groups (e.g., Non-Hispanic Blacks, Hispanic/Latino Americans, Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, and American Indians and Alaska Natives)
Women who had gestational diabetes, or who have a baby weighing 9 pounds or more at birth

Input	Mapping Type	Description
Height	Vitals	Patient Height
Weight	Vitals	Patient Weight

Output	Mapping Type	Description
Type 2 Diabetes Risk Score	Result	The patient's risk score for developing Type 2 Diabetes
Type 2 Diabetes Comparitive Risk	Result	The patient's risk relative to age group for developing Type 2 Diabetes

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 ! style="background:#d0e5f5" | Description
 |-valign ="Top"
-|Sex || Demographics || Patient Sex
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-|Age || Demographics || Patient Age
-|-
 |Height || Vitals || Patient Height
 |-
 |Weight || Vitals || Patient Weight
-|-
-|Ethnicity || Deomgraphics || Patient Ethnicity
-|-
-|Gestational Diabetes || Problems || Patient developed diabetes during pregnancy?
-|-
-|Family History of Diabetes || No Default Mappings || Parent or sibling with diagnosis of diabetes?
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-|Hypertension || Problems || History or current diagnosis of hypertension?
-|-
-|Physical Activity || Manual Input || Is the patient physically active?
 |}
 == Calculator Outputs ==