AP Sys BP Field: Difference between revisions

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The AP Sys BP data input field records systolic blood pressure value.
It is used for the MOST score.
It is also one of the values used to calculate the Mean Blood Pressure Instructions for APACHE II.

- for MOST - Value selected is one that is "closest to the time" the medicine service physician "accepts" the patient to the medicine service from the emergency department.

- for selecting BP values for APACHE II, please refer to: Mean Blood Pressure Instructions

The AP Sys BP must be >=25 And <=360.

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-The '''AP Sys BP''' data input field records systolic blood pressure collected as per the [[:category:APACHE II|APACHE II]] [[Mean BP|Mean Blood Pressure Instructions]].
+*The '''AP Sys BP''' data input field records '''systolic''' blood pressure value.
+*It is used for the '''[[MOST]]''' score.
+*It is also one of the values used to calculate the [[Mean BP|Mean Blood Pressure Instructions]] for [[:category:APACHE II|APACHE II]].
+**for MOST - Value selected is one that is "'''closest to the time'''" the medicine service physician "accepts" the patient to the medicine service from the emergency department.
+**for selecting BP values for APACHE II, please refer to: [[Mean BP|Mean Blood Pressure Instructions]]
-''Note: The BP items are separated here on the WIKI however, this does not mean that you pick a systolic value from one BP reading and a diastolic value from another BP reading when selecting worst BP for APACHE II. ''
-This value is also used by the '''[[MOST]]''' score.
-==Discussion==
-*Previously this read:
-**for MOST - Value selected is one that is "'''closest to the time'''" the medicine service physician "accepts" the patient to the medicine service from the emergency department.
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