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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
The Ideal Body Weight (All Ages) calculator determines ideal body weight for all age groups using CDC and WHO data
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The Ideal Body Weight (All Ages) calculator determines ideal body weight for all age groups using CDC and WHO data.
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==Calculator Search/Filter Keywords==
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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:
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===Specialties===
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*Critical Care
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*Endocrinology
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*Family Practice
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*Gastroenterology
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*Gerontology
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*Internal Medicine
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*Pediatrics
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*Pulmonology
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===Systems===
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*Musculoskeletal
  
  
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|Ideal BMI || Result || Ideal Body Mass Index (50th percentile)
 
|Ideal BMI || Result || Ideal Body Mass Index (50th percentile)
 
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==References==
 
==References==
 
http://www.who.int/childgrowth/standards/bmi_for_age/en/index.html
 
http://www.who.int/childgrowth/standards/bmi_for_age/en/index.html

Revision as of 12:49, 20 July 2016

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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
Ideal Weight Range 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