{
  "slug": "map-blood-pressure",
  "title": "Mean Arterial Pressure Calculator",
  "heading": "MAP Calculator",
  "category": "fitness-health",
  "url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/map-blood-pressure",
  "summary": "Mean arterial pressure, pulse pressure, and perfusion check.",
  "description": "Mean arterial pressure is the number that actually reflects organ perfusion. Enter systolic and diastolic values to get MAP, pulse pressure, and the pulse pressure index.",
  "formula": "MAP = DBP + ⅓ × (SBP − DBP).",
  "dateModified": "2026-09-30",
  "run_url": "https://www.revenuelab.fyi/api/public/calc?tool=map-blood-pressure",
  "inputs": [
    {
      "id": "sbp",
      "label": "Systolic",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 120,
      "unit": "mmHg",
      "min": 50,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "dbp",
      "label": "Diastolic",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 80,
      "unit": "mmHg",
      "min": 20,
      "max": null
    },
    {
      "id": "icp",
      "label": "ICP or CVP (optional)",
      "kind": "number",
      "hint": null,
      "default": 10,
      "unit": "mmHg",
      "min": 0,
      "max": null
    }
  ],
  "outputs": [
    {
      "id": "map",
      "label": "Mean arterial pressure",
      "format": "decimal",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": true
    },
    {
      "id": "pp",
      "label": "Pulse pressure",
      "format": "decimal",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "ppi",
      "label": "Pulse pressure index",
      "format": "decimal",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    },
    {
      "id": "cpp",
      "label": "Perfusion pressure (MAP − ICP/CVP)",
      "format": "decimal",
      "hint": null,
      "primary": false
    }
  ],
  "worked_example": {
    "inputs": [
      "Systolic: 120 mmHg",
      "Diastolic: 80 mmHg",
      "ICP or CVP (optional): 10 mmHg"
    ],
    "outputs": [
      "Mean arterial pressure: 93.3",
      "Pulse pressure: 40",
      "Pulse pressure index: 0.333",
      "Perfusion pressure (MAP − ICP/CVP): 83.3"
    ]
  },
  "how_to": {
    "title": "How to use this",
    "steps": [
      "Enter systolic (mmHg).",
      "Enter diastolic (mmHg).",
      "Enter icp or cvp (optional) (mmHg).",
      "Read your mean arterial pressure on the right — it updates as you type.",
      "Hit Share to keep the scenario or send it to someone."
    ]
  },
  "scenarios": [
    {
      "name": "Conservative",
      "description": "Lower-end numbers — what if things land soft?",
      "values": {
        "sbp": 72,
        "dbp": 48,
        "icp": 6
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Typical",
      "description": "Defaults — the most common real-world setup.",
      "values": {
        "sbp": 120,
        "dbp": 80,
        "icp": 10
      }
    },
    {
      "name": "Ambitious",
      "description": "Higher-end numbers — what if things really pop?",
      "values": {
        "sbp": 192,
        "dbp": 128,
        "icp": 16
      }
    }
  ],
  "limitations": [
    "Population formulas describe averages; individual bodies vary, especially at the extremes of height, age, or muscle mass.",
    "Results do not account for medical conditions, medication, or pregnancy.",
    "Use this as a directional reference, not a diagnosis — talk to a clinician before acting on it."
  ],
  "faq": [
    {
      "q": "What MAP is adequate?",
      "a": "65 mmHg is the common resuscitation floor for organ perfusion in adults, though individual targets vary widely."
    },
    {
      "q": "Why is MAP weighted toward diastolic?",
      "a": "The heart spends roughly two-thirds of the cardiac cycle in diastole, so diastolic pressure dominates the time-weighted average."
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "license": "CC-BY-4.0",
  "citation": "RevenueLab — Mean Arterial Pressure Calculator (https://www.revenuelab.fyi/toolbox/map-blood-pressure)"
}