Specialty Index: Nutrition

 
Medical Equations

 
Anion Gap in Hypoalbumin States
 
Basal Energy Expenditure (Harris-Benedict estimation)
 
Basal metabolic rate (BMR) using Schofield equations in children and adolescents
 
Body Mass Index for Adults (BMI Quetelet's Index)
 
Body Mass Index for Adults (BMI Quetelet's Index, Metric)
 
Body Surface Area (BSA, Du Bois Method)
 
Body Surface Area (BSA, Mosteller, square root method)
 
Calcium Correction in Hypoalbuminemia (SI units)
 
Calcium Correction in Hypoalbuminemia
 
Calorie Requirements for Weight Maintenance and Weight Loss in Adult Females (Patient information)
 
Calorie Requirements for Weight Maintenance and Weight Loss in Adult Males (Patient information)
 
CDC infant growth percentiles, 0 to 36 months
 
CDC weight-for-age percentiles for females, 2 to 20 years
 
CDC weight-for-age percentiles for males, 2 to 20 years
 
Estimated energy requirement (EER) for females, birth to 18 years (revised 2023)
 
Estimated energy requirement (EER) for males, birth to 18 years (revised 2023)
 
Friedewald Equation for Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL-C)
 
Friedewald Equation for Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL-C, SI units)
 
GNRI: Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index
 
HOMA Formula: Homeostasis Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance
 
Ideal Body Weight (method of Lorenz)
 
Ideal body weight in adults (body mass index [BMI]-based)
 
Ideal Body Weight Percentage
 
Martin Equation for Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL-C)
 
Mifflin-St Jeor Resting Energy Expenditure (REE)
 
Normal Range for Body Weight
 
Penn State Equations for Resting Energy Expenditure in Critically Ill Patients
 
QUICKI Formula for Insulin Resistance
 
Sampson Equation for Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL-C)
 
Total Daily Energy Requirement Estimate
 
Waist to Hip Ratio
 
WHO assessment of malnutrition in females, 0 to 24 months
 
WHO assessment of malnutrition in females, 2 to 5 years
 
WHO assessment of malnutrition in males, 0 to 24 months
 
WHO assessment of malnutrition in males, 2 to 5 years
 
WHO infant growth percentiles, 0 to 24 months
 

 
Clinical Criteria

 

 
Decision Trees

 

 
Unit and Dose Converters

 

 

 

 
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