Purpose: To predict the need for red blood cell transfusion within the next month for an adult patient with a solid tumor who has started chemotherapy.					Citations with documentation. 05.01.19	Medal Project 2003. See disclaimer.
conversion	enter
hemoglobin in g/L		g/L equals	0	g/dL
WBC count in 10^9/L		*10^9/L equals	0	per µL
WBC count per µL and		per µL
percent lymphocytes in differential count (enter from 0 to 100)		percent equals	0	lymphocytes per µL
data	enter
Are you evaluating an adult patient with a solid tumor who is starting chemotherapy? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)
age of the patient in years		years of age
hemoglobin in g/dL		g/dL					3
absolute lymphocyte count per µL		per µL					1
enter an "x" in the appropriate column to describe the ECOG performance level (give only 1 answer per row)
	PS 0 (normal)	PS 1 (mild complaints)	PS 2 (impaired activity)	PS 3 (in bed >50% of the time)	PS 4 (bedridden)
ECOG performance scale						Yes	1
calculate	result
data complete?	Yes
evaluation appropriate?	Yes	:-):-):-)
total score	5	out of 5 points
The probability of requiring a RBC transfusion within the month is	30%