Purpose: To calculate a patient's simplified sigma ESR based on the study of Pawlotsky et al.			Citations with documentation. 03.01.04	Medal Project 2004. See disclaimer.
conversion	enter
hemoglobin in g/dL		g/dL equals	0	g/L
hematocrit in percent from 0 to 100		percent equals	0	decimal
measurement in inches		inches equals	0	mm
serum total choleterol in mg/dL		mg/dL equals	0	mmol/L
data	enter
Do you want to calculate a patient's simplified sigma ESR? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)
distance in mm sedimented in mm at 30 minutes		mm at 30 minutes
distance in mm sedimented in mm at 60 minutes		mm at 60 minutes
hematocrit as a decimal fraction from 0 to 1
hemoglobin in g/L		g/L
Is the patient's total serum cholesterol known? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)
serum total cholesterol in mmol/L		mmol/L
calculate	result
data complete?	Yes
evaluation appropriate?	Yes	:-):-):-)
value of summed distances in mm	15	mm
simplified sigma ESR in mm	48.18035	mm
The simplified sigma ESR is	normal	using the general reference range
The simplified sigma ESR is	not increased	adjusted for the total serum cholesterol