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Calculate the O2 delivery, consumption, and extraction ratio for oxygen in blood.
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Calculation for cardiac index, an indicator of hemodynamic performance of the heart, using cardiac output (CO) from the left ventricle, per minute, per meter squared of body surface area (BSA).
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Our medical calculators provide quick and easy resources in which clinicians can input patients' physiologic variables to generate additional data that can help guide clinical care. Calculators available range in focus from respiratory care to cardiac care to general ICU topics. All of the
PIM2 estimates mortality risk in the pediatric intensive care setting from data collected at the time of ICU admission through one hour after admission.
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The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) is a scoring system used for quantifying a patient’s level of consciousness. A coma is generally defined as a GCS score < 8.
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Calculation for body mass index.
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Last reviewed: July 14, 2015.
Calculation for IV Drip Rate (DR).
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Last reviewed: August 6, 2015.
Calculate the remaining time for oxygen delivery from an E-cylinder.
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Calculates the anion gap. The anion gap is affected by changes in unmeasured ions. An elevated anion gap indicates metabolic acidosis.
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Calculates daily energy expenditure based on gender, height and weight for caloric requirements for patients aged 15-85.
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Calculates a corrected calcium level for patients with hypoalbuminemia.
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Calculation of a patient’s ideal body weight, using their height. This formula is only an approximation, and is only applicable for patients who are 60 inches (5 feet) or taller.
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Calculation of maintenance fluid requirements for children based on age, using the 4-2-1 rule which is derived form the Holliday-Segar nomogram.
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Calculation for mean arterial pressure (MAP).
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Last reviewed: July 14, 2015.
Calculation for pH using the Henderson-Hasselbach Equation. The Henderson-Hasselbalch equation estimates the serum pH based on the partial pressure of CO2 and the measured level of bicarbonate in a patient’s blood.
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Calculation for Cardiac Output using Echocardiogram (Echo) measurements. This calculator also calculates Cardiac Index using the calculated cardiac output (q) and the body surface area.
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Calculation for cardiac output using the Fick Principle. Cardiac output is the volume of blood being pumped by the left ventricle per minute.
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Calculation for body surface area.
All calculations must be confirmed before use. The authors make no claims of the accuracy of the information contained herein; and these suggested doses are not a substitute for clinical judgement.
Last reviewed: July 14, 2015.
Calculation for the resistance offered by the vasculature of the lungs.
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Calculates the oxygenation index, which is useful for following oxygenation trends in a patient.
All calculations must be confirmed before use. The authors make no claims of the accuracy of the information contained herein; and these suggested doses are not a substitute for clinical