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Dr. Mark A. Miller

var calc_output = [];

var heart = parseFloat(heart);
var vascular = parseFloat(vascular);
var hema = parseFloat(hema);
var respiratory = parseFloat(respiratory);
var ent = parseFloat(ent);
var upper = parseFloat(upper);
var lower = parseFloat(lower);
var liver = parseFloat(liver);
var renal = parseFloat(renal);
var genitourinary = parseFloat(genitourinary);
var muscle = parseFloat(muscle);
var neuro = parseFloat(neuro);
var endo = parseFloat(endo);
var psych = parseFloat(psych);


var score = heart + vascular + hema + respiratory + ent + upper + lower + liver + renal + genitourinary + muscle + neuro + endo + psych; 



//results 

	calc_output.push({
		name: 'mini',
		value: score,
		value_text: 'points',
		message: 'Higher scores indicate higher severity'
});
    
calc_output.push({
	name: 'score',
	value: score,
	value_text: 'points',
	message: 'Higher scores indicate higher severity (maximum score = 56 points)'
});



Cumulative Illness Rating Scale-Geriatric (CIRS-G)

heart

vascular

hema

respiratory

upper

lower

liver

renal

genitourinary

muscle

neuro

endo

psych

<p>Quantifies burden of disease in elderly patients (comorbidity scale).</p>

CIRS-G

The CIRS-G (Cumulative Illness Rating Scale-Geriatric) measures the medical and psychiatric impairment of older adults.   

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