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Height Conversion

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Calculation Tool

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Please answer the questions below to calculate the risk of stopping sulfasalazine due to blood-test abnormalities in the next 5 years.

Name/ID:
Questionnaire:
1.
Age or Date of Birth
Age:
Date of Birth:
Y:
M:
D:
2.
Sex
3.
Weight (kg)
4.
Height (cm)
5.
Reactive arthritis/Ankylosing spondylitis
6.
Psoriatic arthritis
7.
Rheumatoid arthritis
8.
Inflammatory Bowel Disease
9.
Diabetes mellitus
10.
Chronic kidney disease stage 3
11.
Previous abnormal blood tests
12.
Statins
13.
Methotrexate
14.
Paracetamol
15.
Leflunomide
16.
Azathioprine or 6-Mercaptopurine
17.
Carbamazepine or Valproate
18.
Alcohol Use

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Footnotes

For the clinical risk factors a yes or no response is asked for. If the field is left blank, then a "no" response is assumed.
For Questions 5 to 8, if multiple conditions are diagnosed, please select only the one listed first.


Age The age of the patient
Sex Male or female. Enter as appropriate.
Weight This should be entered in kg.
Height This should be entered in cm.
Low Alcohol Use Between 1 and 14 units per week.
Moderate Alcohol Use Between 15 and 21 units per week.
Hazardous Alcohol Use More than 21 units per week.
Inflammatory condition Enter yes where the patient has a confirmed diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis. Otherwise enter no.
Chronic kidney disease stage 3 Patients with chronic kidney disease stage 4 or 5 were excluded and the model should not be applied to them
Drugs If currently prescribed.