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SBP (normal) Growth Percentage Function

Use:Calculates the systolic blood pressure (SBP) percentile for a patient up to 20 years old compared with other individuals of the same age and gender. This function uses a height value calculated with standard, non-metric measurements. The percentile is derived from the normal pediatric chart.

The blood pressure percentile is returned, but is not graphed.

The standard growth charts are used for Down syndrome patients.

Syntax:

Trigger Info Condition
    {GCPCT2( «string» , «value» ,14)}
Macro Function Body and Assign Field Value Calculation
  {GCPCT2( «value» , «value» ,14)}
Arguments:

«string» or «value»
    Height value (total inches)
«value»
    Systolic blood pressure value
14
    System identifier for this function
Returns:

A decimal percentile value

Example:

Gender = Female, Age = 12 years, Height = 57 inches, Systolic blood pressure = 100
{GCPCT2(57,100,14)}

Result: 37.139256

For instructions on using this growth percentage function in a custom NextGen® Enterprise EHR growth chart template, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community and download the latest Growth Charts User Guide for NextGen® Enterprise EHR.