Galen eCalcs - Calculator: Caloric Requirements

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

• Gastroenterology
• Gerontology
• Family Practice
• Pediatrics

Systems

• Digestive

Calculator Inputs

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

Calculator Outputs

Output	Mapping Type	Description
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

References

http://www.calculator.ne/caloriecalculator.html