Criterion | Definition |
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Indication | A condition that makes a particular medication dose advisable |
Care area | Physical location of patient within DCH, which is used to infer care intensity |
Chronological age | Age of patient in years, months, and days since date of birth |
Post-conceptual age | Age of patient in years, months, and days since clinician-estimated date of conception |
Dosing weight | A user-defined weight that will be used to dose medications; this may not reflect a patient's current actual weight |
Renal impairment | Qualitative assessment of renal impairment by the ordering provider; i.e., "impaired" or "not impaired" |