ISNewContactParams.BMI

Description

The patient's body mass index that is added to the contact as an embedded observation.

Syntax

object.BMI

Part Attribute Type Description
object Required
The object always implements the ISNewContactParams interface

Return Value

Single

Example

Create a new contact that contains the patient's measurements, including his/her body mass index.

Dim aPatient
Dim aPatientId
Dim aCurrentPOSId
Dim aUserId
Dim aParam 
Dim aContact
Dim aDate

Set aPatient = Profile.SelectPatient
aPatientId = aPatient.ID
aCurrentPOSId = Profile.CurrentPOSId 
aUserId = Profile.CurrentUserId
  
set aParam = Profile.CreateNewContactParamObj(aCurrentPOSId, aUserId, aPatientID)
aParam.ClinicalNote = "These observations were done by the patient."
aParam.Height = 172.5
aParam.HeightUnits = 4 'CM  
aParam.Weight = 77
aParam.WeightUnits = 2 'Kg
aParam.Temperature = 36.6
aParam.TemperatureUnits = 0 'Celsius
aParam.BloodPressureTop = 121
aParam.BloodPressureLow = 81
aParam.BMI = 25 
aParam.Glucose = 4
aParam.PeakFlow = 500
aParam.PEFR = 500
aParam.LowerWeight = 70
aParam.UpperWeight = 80
aParam.IdealWeight = 73 
aParam.PulseRate = 71
aParam.Waist = 80                                                        
 
set aContact = Profile.CreatePatientContact(aParam)

aDate = Now 

aContact.Date = aDate 
aContact.Time = aDate
aContact.DiagnosisDescription = "Patient's measures on " & aDate

aContact.Encounter.DateTime = aDate 

Profile.MsgBox("The contact with the specified patient's observations was created")
Note:

In Profile Client v8 on User Interface BMI can be found in Clinical > Medical Record > Encounters > Body Mass Index.

Version information

Added in v7.8.0