UCSD Biochemical Genetics A Division of Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego Also associated with the Society for Inherited Metabolic Disorders, (SIMD)

Tools for Biochemical Genetics

List Inborn Errors of Metabolism with ICD-10 Codes and OMIM Links.
List ICD-9 Diagnostic Codes related to Biochemical Genetics.
List CPT Procedure Codes related to Biochemical Genetics.
Calculate Body Surface Area.
Estimate Centiles for Growth Parameters.
Calculate Predicted Basal Metabolic Rate.
Calculate age as decimal years.
List acylcarnitine patterns associated with diagnoses.
Tests recommended for the "metabolic autopsy"
Pain scales:
    Simple visual analog scale.
    Categorical-- "Wong-Baker FACES." 
    Mixed-- Combined metric scale (Averbuch & Katzper, J Clin Pharm, 2004).

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