How to create a calculator page

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Calculator project
Introduction
Guide
Template
Topics
Validated Scores
Alphabetic Order

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Sadaf Sharfaei M.D.[2]

Overview

This section provides a step-by-step guide on how to create a calculator page. It starts by choosing a topic of interest from the topics and simply following the instructions below.

How to create calculators

Select a Topic

A topic of interest is selected from the list of the most popular risk scores and a name is assigned next to it. Click here to select a topic.

Before Creating a Page

Use the official name for the risk score or criteria from the index article.

If there is more than one score with the same name, create a landing page that has links to the corresponding pages.

Example: Wells score may refer to Wells score for DVT (original), Wells score for DVT (modified), Wells score for PE (original), or Wells score for PE (modified).

Create a Page

Use the template for the calculator page.

Create a Widget

Use the template for the calculator widget page. Replace the names, variables, and values accordingly.

Insert widget code into the page. {{#widget:Calculator_widget_template}}

Add Appropriate Category

Add all the following categories as well as related systems:

[[Category:Medicine]]

[[Category:Up-To-Date]]

[[Category:Calculator]]

[[Category:Validated Calculator]] ==> If the calculator is externally validated by other groups

[[Category:Primary care]] ==> Whenever is applicable

[[Category:Emergency medicine]] ==> Whenever is applicable

[[Category:Surgery]] ==> Whenever is applicable

Notes

To view the page correctly on the cell phone, please use the following symbols:

  • Instead of < use <
  • Instead of > use >

Resources

References