Purpose: To predict pulmonary function test findings in malnourished pediatric patients from India using the equation of Ong et al.			Citations with documentation. 08.01.17	Medal Project 2005. See disclaimer.
conversion	enter
body weight in pounds		lbs equals	0	kilograms
body height in feet with		feet and
residual height in inches		inches equals	0	cm
data	enter
Are you evaluating a malnourished Indian pediatric patient? (Y or N)		:-):-):-)
age of the patient in years		years of age
gender of the patient (enter M or F)		:-):-):-)
body weight in kilograms		kilograms
sitting height in centimeters		cm
observed FEV1 in liters in first second		liters in first second
observed FVC in liters		liters
observed PEFR in liters per second		liters per second
calculate	result
data complete?	Yes
evaluation appropriate?	Yes	:-):-):-)
predicted FEV1 in liters	1.75	liters
observed FEV1 as percent of predicted	94%
predicted FVC in liters	1.82	liters
observed FVC as percent of predicted	99%
predicted PEFR in liters per second	320.02	liters per second (NOTE: value suspect)
observed PEFR as precent of predicted	2%
male
FEV1	0.56
FVC	0.60
PEFR	5.77	Equation in paper triple checked.
female
FEV1	0.51
FVC	0.52
PEFR	5.68	Equation in paper triple checked.