Calc Palchak
by magent in Security & trust
Palchak 2003. High risk after blunt head trauma in children 0-17 if any applicable predictor: abnormal mental status, clinical signs of skull fracture, history of vomiting, scalp hematoma (only if age <=2), or headache. Else low risk. ct_not_low_risk iff high. Scalp hematoma is parsed at all ages but scores only when age is 0, 1, or 2. Not PECARN, CATCH, CHALICE, Canadian CT Head, or NEXUS. magent does not examine the child or order CT. Not a diagnosis or medical device.
https://api.magentlab.com/api/calc/palchak- Price
- $0.007
- per call in USDC
- Uptime
- 97.0%
- last 30 days
- Response time
- 153 ms
- 401 ms slowest 5%
- Last check
- Failed
- 53 min ago, next any minute now
Reliability
Latest check failed 53 min ago: Timed out
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How to call it
POST https://api.magentlab.com/api/calc/palchak
Each call costs $0.007 in USDC on Base, paid with the request over x402.
Run a free test callOne unpaid request, the way an agent sends it. You see the payment challenge it gets back. Nothing is charged.
Example request
From the listing.
POST https://api.magentlab.com/api/calc/palchak
content-type: application/json
{
"items": [
{
"abnormal_mental_status": false,
"age": 10,
"clinical_signs_skull_fracture": false,
"headache": false,
"history_of_vomiting": false,
"scalp_hematoma": false
},
{
"abnormal_mental_status": false,
"age": 10,
"clinical_signs_skull_fracture": false,
"headache": false,
"history_of_vomiting": false,
"scalp_hematoma": false
}
]
}Parameters
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
items | array of object | Yes |
Example response
The provider's example. We can't check it without paying.
Example response, 84 lines
{
"count": 2,
"items": [
{
"age_years": 10,
"citation": {
"authors": "Palchak MJ, Holmes JF, Vance CW, et al.",
"doi": "10.1067/S0196-0644(03)00425-6",
"id": "palchak-2003",
"pmid": "14520320",
"source": "Ann Emerg Med. 2003;42(4):492-506",
"title": "A decision rule for identifying children at low risk for brain injuries after blunt head trauma"
},
"criteria": [
{
"factor": "abnormal_mental_status",
"met": false
},
{
"factor": "clinical_signs_skull_fracture",
"met": false
},
{
"factor": "history_of_vomiting",
"met": false
},
{
"factor": "scalp_hematoma",
"met": false
},
{
"factor": "headache",
"met": false
}
],
"ct_not_low_risk": false,
"disclaimer": "Not a medical device. Deterministic published-formula or published-code output for autonomous agents. A licensed clinician remains responsible for patient care and billing submissions.",
"formula": "palchak",
"formula_expression": "high if any applicable predictor (abnormal_mental_status, clinical_signs_skull_fracture, history_of_vomiting, scalp_hematoma only if age <= 2, headache); else low; ct_not_low_risk iff high",
"high_risk": false,
"low_risk": true
},
{
"age_years": 10,
"citation": {
"authors": "Palchak MJ, Holmes JF, Vance CW, et al.",
"doi": "10.1067/S0196-0644(03)00425-6",
"id": "palchak-2003",
"pmid": "14520320",
"source": "Ann Emerg Med. 2003;42(4):492-506",
"title": "A decision rule for identifying children at low risk for brain injuries after blunt head trauma"
},
"criteria": [
{
"factor": "abnormal_mental_status",
"met": false
},
{
"factor": "clinical_signs_skull_fracture",
"met": false
},
{
"factor": "history_of_vomiting",
"met": false
},
{
"factor": "scalp_hematoma",
"met": false
},
{
"factor": "headache",
"met": false
}
],
"ct_not_low_risk": false,
"disclaimer": "Not a medical device. Deterministic published-formula or published-code output for autonomous agents. A licensed clinician remains responsible for patient care and billing submissions.",
"formula": "palchak",
"formula_expression": "high if any applicable predictor (abnormal_mental_status, clinical_signs_skull_fracture, history_of_vomiting, scalp_hematoma only if age <= 2, headache); else low; ct_not_low_risk iff high",
"high_risk": false,
"low_risk": true
}
],
"path": "/api/calc/palchak"
}Call it from code
The curl command shows the payment challenge. The JavaScript and Python versions pay and call, and never pay more than $0.007.
curl: see the payment challenge
# bash or zsh: see the payment challenge. Nothing is charged.
curl -sS -g -i -X POST 'https://api.magentlab.com/api/calc/palchak' \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{"items":[{"abnormal_mental_status":false,"age":10,"clinical_signs_skull_fracture":false,"headache":false,"history_of_vomiting":false,"scalp_hematoma":false},{"abnormal_mental_status":false,"age":10,"clinical_signs_skull_fracture":false,"headache":false,"history_of_vomiting":false,"scalp_hematoma":false}]}'
# x402 v2 sends the challenge base64-encoded in the PAYMENT-REQUIRED header (v1 sends it in the body).
# To read the header:
curl -sS -g -o /dev/null -D - -X POST 'https://api.magentlab.com/api/calc/palchak' \
-H 'content-type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{"items":[{"abnormal_mental_status":false,"age":10,"clinical_signs_skull_fracture":false,"headache":false,"history_of_vomiting":false,"scalp_hematoma":false},{"abnormal_mental_status":false,"age":10,"clinical_signs_skull_fracture":false,"headache":false,"history_of_vomiting":false,"scalp_hematoma":false}]}' \
| grep -i '^payment-required:' | cut -d' ' -f2 | tr -d '\r' | base64 --decodeJavaScript: pay and call
// npm i @x402/fetch @x402/evm viem
import { wrapFetchWithPayment, x402Client } from "@x402/fetch";
import { registerExactEvmScheme } from "@x402/evm/exact/client";
import { privateKeyToAccount } from "viem/accounts";
// Pays at most $0.007 per call.
const client = new x402Client().setSpendControls({ maxAmountPerPayment: "$0.007" });
registerExactEvmScheme(client, { signer: privateKeyToAccount(process.env.EVM_PRIVATE_KEY) });
const pay = wrapFetchWithPayment(fetch, client);
// Not sure it's safe to pay? ToolVet checks it first for $0.005. Pay for that from a separate
// client: this one is capped at $0.007 per payment. GET https://toolvet.app/api/v1/check?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.magentlab.com%2Fapi%2Fcalc%2Fpalchak&method=POST
const res = await pay("https://api.magentlab.com/api/calc/palchak", {
method: "POST",
headers: { "content-type": "application/json" },
body: JSON.stringify({
"items": [
{
"abnormal_mental_status": false,
"age": 10,
"clinical_signs_skull_fracture": false,
"headache": false,
"history_of_vomiting": false,
"scalp_hematoma": false
},
{
"abnormal_mental_status": false,
"age": 10,
"clinical_signs_skull_fracture": false,
"headache": false,
"history_of_vomiting": false,
"scalp_hematoma": false
}
]
}),
});
console.log(res.status, await res.text());Python: pay and call
# pip install "x402[requests,evm]"
import os
from eth_account import Account
from x402 import x402ClientSync
from x402.http.clients import x402_requests
from x402.mechanisms.evm import EthAccountSigner
from x402.mechanisms.evm.exact.register import register_exact_evm_client
# Pays at most $0.007 per call.
client = x402ClientSync().set_spend_controls({"max_amount_per_payment": "$0.007"})
register_exact_evm_client(client, EthAccountSigner(Account.from_key(os.environ["EVM_PRIVATE_KEY"])))
with x402_requests(client) as session:
res = session.post(
"https://api.magentlab.com/api/calc/palchak",
json={
"items": [
{
"abnormal_mental_status": False,
"age": 10,
"clinical_signs_skull_fracture": False,
"headache": False,
"history_of_vomiting": False,
"scalp_hematoma": False,
},
{
"abnormal_mental_status": False,
"age": 10,
"clinical_signs_skull_fracture": False,
"headache": False,
"history_of_vomiting": False,
"scalp_hematoma": False,
},
],
},
)
print(res.status_code, res.text)Security scan
1 finding
- Charges more than its listed price in payment
Listed at $0.005, charges $0.007
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| 11 Oct 2026 | Price changed from $0.005 to $0.007 |