MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'calculator'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:09:28 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4984445&cid=t_110324_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fpediatric-emergency-drug-calculator-great-idea-not-ready-for-prime-time%2F2011.06.30 Pediatric Emergency Drugs is designed to be a quick med list calculator for pediatric emergencies. For folks who deal with pediatric emergencies have the challenge of not only determining the proper drugs to use, but also to get the dosage right by age. At the first page you are met with a screen to enter the age of the child and either allow the program to pick the estimated weight or put your own weight in. This is a nice feature as often in pediatric emergencies patients arrive through the door needing immediate care and a weight is unavailable. The estimated weight it appears to pick is the 50% for a boy of the selected age. Allowing you to pick the gender of the child would be helpful in narrowing down the weight a little further since girls of a given age would weigh a little less. Â... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4984445 Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:00:57 +0100 4984445 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4762765&cid=t_110324_87_f&fid=39187&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgetbetterhealth.com%2Fmarathon-runners-may-benefit-from-a-carbohydrate-calculator%2F2011.04.28 Recently, about 27,000 runners began the annual 26-mile, 385-yard (42.195 kilometers) mass run from suburban Hopkinton to Boston. But if past marathons in Boston and elsewhere are any indication, perhaps up to 40% of these optimistic and determined souls will slam into a sudden sensation of overwhelming, can’t-do-this fatigue several miles (typically about five) before they get a chance to experience the glory of crossing the finish line. It’s called “hitting the wall.” Getting through, around, or over hitting the wall is part of the mystique of marathon running, although there’s a physiological explanation that’s not all that mysterious: when runners hit the wall, their bodies have run out of the carbohydrates needed to sustain intense physical activities like long-distance r... Better Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4762765 Thu, 28 Apr 2011 23:00:06 +0100 4762765 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4527712&cid=t_110324_83_f&fid=34856&url=http%3A%2F%2Finsidesurgery.com%2F2011%2F02%2Fmeld-score%2F The MELD score (an acronym for model for end stage liver disease) was developed to rank patients being evaluated for liver transplantation and has now supplanted the use of the Child-Turcotte-Pugh score. The score is calculated using a logarithmic equation and includes only objectively measurable variables – bilirubin, creatinine, prothrombin time, age of patient, and whether the patient is receiving dialysis. The score range is 6 to 40 with higher numbers indicating more severe disease A MELD calculator can be accessed here. (Source: Inside Surgery) Inside Surgery blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4527712 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 03:19:20 +0100 4527712 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4133807&cid=t_110324_107_f&fid=36672&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FSciencebaseScienceBlog%2F%7E3%2FuyWyzE7plmY%2Flatest-science-snippets-2.html Shampoo in your eyes – Botanical extracts added to shampoos almost never do anything at all and are usually  there purely and simply to make the product look more natural.   They are used at very low levels indeed. Expensive shampoo is a waste of money as is the cheap stuff you buy by the gallon. Supermarket own brands are fine, apparently. Free scientific calculator – Red Crab is a free and portable calculator for Windows that is perfectly suitable for complex algebraic equations like fractions, square roots, exponents and a lot more. The best option to take a look at the calculator’s capabilities is to load a few of the demo projects that ship with the download. First all-digital science textbook will be free – Within two and a half years, the E.O. ... Sciencebase Science Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4133807 Tue, 02 Nov 2010 10:00:04 +0100 4133807 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2943738&cid=t_110324_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fdo-you-drink-too-much-alcohol%2F It seems like a simple question. Do you drink too much alcohol? But one person’s social drinking may be someone else’s too much. So how can you tell if you’re drinking too much and what exactly is drinking too much? First, we need to decide on what is a drink – what drinks are equivalent to each other. Generally, in North America, a standard drink is one that has about 0.6 fluid ounces of pure alcohol. But how much that is in your drink depends on what it is you are drinking. Generally, standard drinks are: •   12 oz beer •    5 oz wine •    3-4 oz of fortified wine (such as port) •    2-3 oz liqueur or aperatif •    1.5 oz brandy or hard liquor Does any of that surprise you? If you drink mixed drinks and would like to figure out how much al... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2943738 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 12:47:30 +0100 2943738 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2788494&cid=t_110324_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blisstree.com%2Fhealthbolt%2Fdeath-calculator-predicts-odds-on-dying%2F Researchers and students at Carnegie Mellon University have created a death calculator that allows users to compare mortality risks by gender, age, cause of death and geographic region based on  publicly available data from the United States and Europe. Answer a few simple questions and you’ll be enlightened, perhaps even frightened. Of course, it can’t actually predict when you might kick the bucket. But it is able to  calculate your risk of dying in the next year and allows you to compare that risk to others in the world. More specifically, it displays the risk ranking for up to 66 causes of death, provides  easy and direct comparisons, and estimates of the number of people that die for a specific group. To find out more, click here if you dare…. Post from: Healthbolt (Source: H... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2788494 Sat, 12 Sep 2009 07:09:15 +0100 2788494 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2523623&cid=t_110324_134_f&fid=34841&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.diabetesmine.com%2F2009%2F06%2Four-online-healthdiabetes-toolbox-overfloweth.html Time again for an update on some of the myriad new online health tools that may actually add value to a PWD’s life: Need some help understanding and/or reducing the costs of your diabetes? Try this Diabetes Cost Calculator. It helps you break down what you’re spending on your diabetes now, and even offers tips [...] (Source: Diabetes Mine) Diabetes Mine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2523623 Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:00:56 +0100 2523623 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2041255&cid=t_110324_105_f&fid=36987&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FIvorKovicMd%2F%7E3%2F483457579%2F In two days, four new medical apps have appeared in the iTunes App store. You might want to check them out if you own an iPhone or iPod Touch. 1. The Human Body 2 Price: $2.99 This app will help you understand the basics of different systems: 1. The nervous system 2. Muscle System and parts 3. Some internal organs of the body 4. Skeletal System 5. And basics parts of the brain Authors promise they will update the app every few months, but so far it doesn’t show much promise. For something much better in the same domain look at the Netter’s Anatomy Flash Cards. 2. Medcalc Price: free MedCalc is a free medical calculator, that gives you easy access to complicated medical formulas and scores. It has been available on mobile platforms for almost a decade, so it leverages years of... Ivor Kovic, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2041255 Sat, 13 Dec 2008 07:52:24 +0100 2041255 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1834897&cid=t_110324_105_f&fid=36987&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FIvorKovicMd%2F%7E3%2F404690469%2F I purchased my iPhone about six months ago and it has in many ways changed my life for the better. This is especially true regarding my work as a medical doctor. I believe that iPhone is a perfect gadget and that it can improve any physician’s performance. That is way I decided to present some of many useful ways you can utilize iPhone in your practice. Access your Electronic Medical Record Life Record is a company which produces Life Record Electronic Medical Record (EMR) software. What is interesting about it is that you can access your records form an iPhone. You can also make updates and even write prescriptions. View medical images To view your radiology images remotely you can use the Mobile MIM iPhone Application. This application provides multi-planar reconstruction of da... Ivor Kovic, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1834897 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 14:00:03 +0100 1834897 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1837233&cid=t_110324_113_f&fid=34933&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpalmdoc.net%2F%3Fp%3D1855 Medcalc was the pioneer freeware medical calculator, and many would say still is the best. There is another alternative which is also free, and that is Archimedes from Skyscape. It is available for the Palm and Windows mobile platform. You can download the Palm version here Skyscape has another product called Archimedes 360 which has more calculators and functions but costs $24.95 from the Palmdoc Chronicles Archimedes - another free medical calculator (Source: The Palmdoc Chronicles) The Palmdoc Chronicles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1837233 Sat, 27 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1837233 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1825728&cid=t_110324_113_f&fid=34933&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpalmdoc.net%2F%3Fp%3D1836 martinf in the Palmdoc.net forums has added some valuable information on the growing list of medical applications available for the iPhone. Mediquations is not the only medical calculator for the iPhone, as Doctorcalc.com also has a Medical Calculator which is free for a limited time. To see more links to medical software for the iPhone and to contribute, please head over to this thread in the Palmdoc.net forums (free registration is required in order to participate) from the Palmdoc Chronicles Another medical calculator for the iPhone (Source: The Palmdoc Chronicles) The Palmdoc Chronicles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1825728 Wed, 24 Sep 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1825728 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1791976&cid=t_110324_167_f&fid=37833&url=http%3A%2F%2Fnutrition.edublogs.org%2F2008%2F09%2F12%2Fbest-and-safest-seafoods%2F The question came up in class about what were the best and safest seafoods to eat considering all of the concerns about mercury and other contaminants in our seafood sources. When picking seafood one needs to consider: 1. The type of Fish 2. The nutrient benefits of the Fish 3. The potential for contaminants in the Fish 4. The food raising practices of how the fish are farmed. 5. The nutritional needs or status and the size of the person e.g. pregant woman, elderly or child. American Heart Association’s Original Recommendations about Fish The American Heart Association recommends that people eat fish at least twice a week. Recent research shows that eating oily fish containing omega-3 fatty acids (for example, salmon, trout, and herring) may help lower your risk of death from coron... Nutrition and Wellness Biology 50 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1791976 Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:36:26 +0100 1791976 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1746137&cid=t_110324_113_f&fid=34933&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpalmdoc.net%2F%3Fp%3D1737 As an ‘early adopter’ of the iPhone 3G (at least for the medical community), Palmdoc has asked me to write about my experiences using the new phone/PDA/iPod/messianic machine. Just to give you an introduction, I am a pediatrician who is primarily a clinical researcher in a subspecialty. Therefore, my clinical work comprises less than 10% of my time. Outside of my subspecialty work in an academic centre, I also moonlight in a peripheral hospital in general pediatrics. I use my PDA mostly when on-call, as I am still doing 24-hour calls in pediatrics in which I might be called to a delivery, the NICU and the emergency room. As such, my experiences may not exactly mimic yours. But, here goes… Here are the medical programs I used on my 6-year old Palm Tungsten C: ePocrates LexiDrugs P... The Palmdoc Chronicles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1746137 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1746137 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1711765&cid=t_110324_113_f&fid=34933&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpalmdoc.net%2F%3Fp%3D1690 Looking for a medical calculator for your iPhone/iPod Touch? Your search is over as enter Mediquations Mediquations for the iPhone brings over 40 common medical calculations and scoring tools to your fingertips with the simplicity and elegance you expect out of an iPhone application. If you’re a health professional, Mediquations is quite possibly the most important companion for your iPhone! Can’t remember the properties of the Glasgow coma scale? Need to quickly correct a patient’s serum sodium for glucose? Need easy access to a Parkland burn diagram? Mediquations makes getting the answers you need quick and painless. Features: - Access to over 40 formulas and scores. - View the full equation for each formula - For some equations, view quick reference info and citations.... The Palmdoc Chronicles blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1711765 Mon, 18 Aug 2008 04:00:00 +0100 1711765 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1692713&cid=t_110324_105_f&fid=36987&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FIvorKovicMd%2F%7E3%2F355496920%2F More and more health iPhone applications are available each day in the App Store. Most of them are for sale, but there are some which you can download for free. Here is my current top three of free health apps. 1. Epocrates Rx Includes the drug guide, formulary information and drug interaction checker. Also offers continual free updates and medical news. 2. Eponyms (for students) Offers a list of 1,600 common and obscure medical eponyms (e.g., Rovsing’s sign, Virchow’s node) with descriptions. 3. OBWheel A simple pregnancy calculator to determine the estimated delivery date and gestational age. (Source: Ivor Kovic, M.D.) Ivor Kovic, M.D. blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1692713 Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:01:42 +0100 1692713 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2725089&cid=t_110324_122_f&fid=35055&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsarasotaneurology.com%2F2008%2F07%2F16%2Fmigraine-headaches-risk-factors-progression%2F In this study, conducted by neurologist and headache specialist Dr. Richard Lipton, they found that patients with chronic daily headaches were more likely to be female, overweight and depressed. Other risk factors for daily headaches include head injuries and snoring. Patients also contribute to developing daily headaches by overusing analgesics such as aspirin, ibuprofen or acetomenophen containing compounds – particularly those containing caffeine. Prescription medications containing narcotics, barbiturates and caffeine for migraine treatment also increased risk of more headaches. The overuse of all pain relievers results in rebound headaches. The more headaches you have the more medication you take – the more medication you take the more headaches you have. This cycle must b... Sarasota Neurology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2725089 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:00:16 +0100 2725089 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1625658&cid=t_110324_122_f&fid=35055&url=http%3A%2F%2Fsarasotaneurology.com%2F2008%2F07%2F16%2Fmigraine-headaches-risk-factors-progression%2F In this study, conducted by neurologist and headache specialist Dr. Richard Lipton, they found that patients with chronic daily headaches were more likely to be female, overweight and depressed. Other risk factors for daily headaches include head injuries and snoring. Patients also contribute to developing daily headaches by overusing analgesics such as aspirin, ibuprofen or acetomenophen containing compounds - particularly those containing caffeine. Prescription medications containing narcotics, barbiturates and caffeine for migraine treatment also increased risk of more headaches. The overuse of all pain relievers results in rebound headaches. The more headaches you have the more medication you take - the more medication you take the more headaches you have. This cycle must be broken by ... Sarasota Neurology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1625658 Wed, 16 Jul 2008 10:00:16 +0100 1625658 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1419288&cid=t_110324_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F05%2F04%2Fdid-you-take-healtbolts-vitality-compass-challenge%2F Earlier this week Liberty and I took the Vitality Compass quiz to see where we sit in the longevity stakes. But then we asked ’why should we have all the fun’. So we issued a Healthbolt Vitality Compass Challenge. Here’s the brave souls who took up the challenge and not only completed the Vitality Compass quiz but also shared their results with us… Lisa from Best Health Magazine found that she is 6 years younger that her real age. A’Lyn is 4.4 years younger. Alicia from Mental Health Notes is 4 years older…but she explains, with good reason. ME, with a life expectancy of 97, will outlive all of us. Steph declared she was in the blue but thinks she could definitely do better. (BTW: love the blog title - waiting for my real life to begin) Gabrielle from F... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1419288 Sun, 04 May 2008 11:39:55 +0100 1419288 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1404053&cid=t_110324_87_f&fid=34872&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.healthbolt.net%2F2008%2F04%2F28%2Ftesting-the-vitality-compass%2F I’m not one for questionaires and surveys but this Vitality Compass, an online longevity calculator, had me intrigued. I wanted to know…was I in the Blue Zone? What was my life expectancy? And were my current life habits going to lead the way to a grand old age of 100 plus? So I headed on over and took the Vitality Compass quiz. Thirty five questions later, I got my answer. I exist in the Blue Zone. I’m 6.5 years younger biologically than my real age. Of course I’d rather it was 10 or 15 years younger but still any number less that the real one works for me. My life expectancy is 95.8. But my healthy life expectancy is only 84. Looks like I’m not on track to reach 100 but maybe that’s just as well given the last decade or two might not be that healthy. S... Healthbolt blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1404053 Mon, 28 Apr 2008 08:26:23 +0100 1404053 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1084256&cid=t_110324_133_f&fid=35096&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAutismVox%2F%7E3%2F198298612%2F Charlie just finished practicing the piano—this now takes about half an hour—with me standing by. (I recall reading a week or so ago about 18-year-old Brittany Meier who is blind and who has autism, and who “can play on the piano just about any song she’s heard, including “Piano Man” and “Ave Maria,” though she can barely speak.) As I discovered when I visited him at school last week, Charlie has learned to use a calculator and is adding double-digit numbers. Just today I came across this gadget, a calculator with numbers on the keys that plays music—-but would it confuse Charlie?……..one to add to the what he might want want list. Share This (Source: Autism Vox) Autism Vox blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1084256 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 23:12:47 +0100 1084256 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=525454&cid=t_110324_87_f&fid=34865&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thecancerblog.com%2F2007%2F04%2F06%2Fbreast-cancer-risk-assessment-tool%2F Filed under: Breast Cancer, Services, Cancer Pre-vivorsDo you want to know your risk for developing invasive breast cancer? If so, you can use an online interactive tool for measuring your five year risk and also your lifetime risk of developing the disease. There are seven questions to answer to calculate your risk. It should not be used by women who already have had a breast cancer diagnosis. This tool has been used successfully in clinics for women with a strong family history of breast cancer. Keep in mind that other factors also affect the risk of developing breast cancer that are not accounted for by the online tool. Women who do not get mammograms will have a lower chance of having their breast cancer detected. Read | Permalink | Email this | Link... The Cancer Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=525454 Fri, 06 Apr 2007 04:00:00 +0100 525454