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Dr. Sheldon Magder

var calc_output=[];

var u = (2/3)*diastolic_blood_pressure + (1/3)*systolic_blood_pressure;  

calc_output.push({
    name:'mini',
    value:u.toFixed(0),
    value_text:'mm Hg',
    message:'MAP'
}); 
calc_output.push({
    name:'74_Mean Arterial Pressure_result',
    value:u.toFixed(0),
    value_text:'mm Hg',
    message:'Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP)'
});

Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP)

systolic_blood_pressure

diastolic_blood_pressure

Calculates mean arterial pressure.

Kamal (Kim) Medlej, MD, is an attending physician at the department of emergency medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was born and raised in Beirut, Lebanon, then moved to Montreal to attend McGill University where he received his medical degree. He completed a residency in emergency medicine at St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York City and served as chief resident in his final year, followed by fellowship in critical care medicine at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston. Prior to joining the emergency department at MGH, Dr. Medlej was an attending physician in the emergency department of the American University of Beirut Medical Center in Lebanon then at Mount Sinai St. Luke's-West in New York City where he held appointments in both the emergency department and the division of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine. His areas of interest include emergency and critical care ultrasound, fluid management, non-invasive patient management, and the intersection of emergency medicine and critical care.

Kamal Medlej, MD

The Mean Arterial Pressure (MAP) calculates mean arterial pressure from measured systolic and diastolic blood pressure values.

Systolic BP

Diastolic BP

AAP Pediatric HTN Guidelines

HEMORR2HAGES Score

MEWS Score

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