estimate_map: Estimate the mean arterial pressure (MAP)

Description Usage Arguments Value Caveats References See Also

View source: R/blood_pressure.R

Description

The mean arterial pressure is estimated using the formula: \text{MAP} \approxeq P_{\text{diastolic}} + \frac{1}{3} (P_{\text{systolic}} - P_{\text{diastolic}}).

Usage

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estimate_map(sbp, dbp)

Arguments

sbp

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg).

dbp

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg).

Value

MAP (mmHg), or NA if any parameters are NA.

Caveats

None at this time.

References

None.

See Also

set_units, drop_units


LS31/clinicalcalculations documentation built on Nov. 20, 2020, 6:59 a.m.