Galen eCalcs - Calculator: Pediatric BMI-for-Age Z-Score Calculator
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Description
The Pediatric BMI-for-Age Z-Score Calculator provides a statistical analysis of a pediatric patient’s placement on the BMI scale for their current age. A patient’s BMI value is looked up using a Z-Score reference chart in order to place the patient at a Z-Score value within a particular percentile range.
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.
Specialties
- Family Practice
- Pediatrics
Systems
- Musculoskeletal
Calculator Configuration Options
Preference Name | Valid Range | Description |
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Publishing | Checked / Unchecked | When checked, the calculator will display for users on the front end. When unchecked, the calculator WILL NOT display for users on the front end. |
Orderable Item Override | (BLANK) / G-PZS | “(BLANK)” indicates that the global configuration options for Orderable Item will be used. “G-PZS” indicates that the calculator specific value will be used and can display the specific calculator name in the chart output. |
Calculator Configuration Options
Preference Name | Valid Range | Description |
---|---|---|
Publishing | Checked / Unchecked | When checked the calculator will display for users on the front end. When unchecked, the calculator WILL NOT display for users on the front end. |
Calculator Inputs
Input | Mapping Type | Description |
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BMI | Vital Sign | Patient’s body mass index value |
Height | Vital Sign | Patient’s height |
Weight | Vital Sign | Patient’s weight |
Calculator Outputs
Output | Mapping Type | Description |
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BMI-for-age-Percentile | Result | Patient’s BMI for current age percentile value |
BMI-for-age-Z-score | Result | Patient’s BMI for current age Z-score value |