# is there a united states version with the vitals and biometrics in Fahrenheit, meters, lbs ets…?

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**Created:** [July 31, 2024, 4:39pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/is-there-a-united-states-version-with-the-vitals-and-biometrics-in-fahrenheit-meters-lbs-ets/43306 "2024-07-31T16:39:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![stewartalpha](https://talk.openmrs.org/letter_avatar/stewartalpha/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@stewartalpha](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/stewartalpha)\
**Post date:** [July 31, 2024, 4:39pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/is-there-a-united-states-version-with-the-vitals-and-biometrics-in-fahrenheit-meters-lbs-ets/43306/1 "2024-07-31T16:39:04Z")

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\*\*Application Name:\*\*openMRS \*\*Version Number:\*\*latest version **Question:** is there a united states version with the vitals and biometrics in Fahrenheit, meters, lbs ets…?

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**Author:** ![ibacher](https://talk.openmrs.org/user_avatar/talk.openmrs.org/ibacher/32/19751_2.png) [@ibacher](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/ibacher)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 1:49pm UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/is-there-a-united-states-version-with-the-vitals-and-biometrics-in-fahrenheit-meters-lbs-ets/43306/2 "2024-08-08T13:49:12Z")

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Out of the box, the metadata most OpenMRS implementations ship with is in metric and not US customary units. However, with some configuration and the creation of [appropriate concepts](https://openmrs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/docs/pages/25475255/Concept+Dictionary+Basics), most of the application should adapt correctly. The only thing that may need additional work is anywhere that calculates the BMI, since the computation is slightly different between metric and customary units.

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**Author:** ![stewartalpha](https://talk.openmrs.org/letter_avatar/stewartalpha/32/5_5575768a8748004e209b776fc1b2916d.png) [@stewartalpha](https://talk.openmrs.org/u/stewartalpha)\
**Post date:** [August 26, 2024, 1:34am UTC](https://talk.openmrs.org/t/is-there-a-united-states-version-with-the-vitals-and-biometrics-in-fahrenheit-meters-lbs-ets/43306/3 "2024-08-26T01:34:21Z")

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can you do it for me…i am not so worry about the BMI Calculations… i can calculate manually