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Some values arrive with a higher decimal precision than the definitions. Since the definitions have holes, that would lead to values in the holes being undefined for points.  
Some values arrive with a higher decimal precision than the definitions. Since the definitions have holes, that would lead to values in the holes being undefined for points.  
This is solved by rounding the value to one decimal point and applying the score to that.
This is solved by rounding the value to one decimal point and applying the score to that.
=== *4 AaDO2 can be 0 or negative===
Unlike other physiological variables AaDO2 can be 0 or negative, so onlike the others the score for a 0 AaDO2 is 0 if AaDO2 < 200, which includes AaDO2<=0.
Note for programming only: The score is still null if the AaDO2 is null.


== [[Glasgow Coma Scale]] (GCS) ==
== [[Glasgow Coma Scale]] (GCS) ==