Galen eCalcs - Calculator: Ideal Body Weight (All Ages)

Description

The Ideal Body Weight (All Ages) calculator determines ideal body weight for all age groups using CDC and WHO data.

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 Ideal Body Weight (All Ages) calculator:

Specialties

• Critical Care
• Endocrinology
• Family Practice
• Gastroenterology
• Gerontology
• Internal Medicine
• Pediatrics
• Pulmonology

Systems

• Musculoskeletal

Calculator Inputs

Input	Mapping Type	Description
Height	Vitals	Patient height in inches
Weight	Vitals	Patient weight in pounds

Calculator Outputs

Output	Mapping Type	Description
Healthy BMI Range	Result	Ideal BMI range as determined by the 5th through 85th percentile (optional)
Healthy Weight Range	Result	Ideal weight range as determined by the 5th through 85th percentile BMI (required)
Ideal Weight Range	Result	Ideal weight range as determined by the 5th through 85th percentile BMI
Ideal BMI	Result	Ideal Body Mass Index (50th percentile)

References

http://www.who.int/childgrowth/standards/bmi_for_age/en/index.html