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Calculating weight-based dosing for paediatric patients



STOPWATCH

Counting respiratory rate per minute

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Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Useful Links

New Zealand
aucklandregion.communityhealthpathways.org ( REGIONAL GUIDELINES)
(for health workers only, login required) 
www.health.govt.nz (MINISTRY OF HEALTH)
www.healthify.nz  (PATIENT INFORMATION)
www.healthpathwayscommunity.org ( REGIONAL GUIDELINES)
www.healthpoint.co.nz ( RATs COLLECTION. VACCINATION. PHARMACIES DISPENSING ANTIVIRAL MEDICINE)

Overseas
www.covid19-druginteractions.org/checker (PAXLOVID  DRUG INTERACTION CHECKER)
www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019 (WHO INFORMATION)

General Practice Emergencies

Anaphylaxis www.anzcor.org
Burn Injuries www.nationalburnservice.co.nz
Cancer - High Suspicion www.health.govt.nz
Cardiorespiratory Arrest
     Child
     Adult
www.anzcor.org
Cervical Spine Management www.apls.org.au
Childhood Cancer Symptoms www.gp-update.co.uk
Choking Child www.anzcor.org
Differential Diagnosis  Oxford Handbook of Acute Medicine (4th edition)
Drug Overdose - Toxidromes  https://www.uhsussex.nhs.uk
Glasgow Coma Scale www.mdcalc.com      
 
Meningitis www.bpac.org.nz
Paediatric Reference Ranges aucklandregion.communityhealthpathways.org
Serotonin Syndrome www.gp-update.co.uk

Physical Examination

RED WHALE - UK General Practice

USEFUL FORMS

Addictions

Adapted ASSIST-Lite drug, alcohol and tobacco screening tool for health and social care settings


Brain Injury


Burns
Assessment of Burn Size

Depth Assessment

Cancer
ECOG Performance Status
 

Cardiovascular

Angina Action Plan
Heart Failure Action Plan
Heart Failure - NYHA Classification
Home Blood Pressure Measurement 
 

Child Development Milestones - Age Group Fact Sheets

2 months
4 months
6 months
9 months
12 months
18 months
2 years
3 years
4 years
5 years
Developmental Milestones: Birth to 5 years
Early Intervention Referral Guide
Autistic Spectrum Disorder Guideline Quick Card

Colours
Colour identification eg. stools, urine, phlegm, nasal discharge, vomit, skin lesions etc


Death

Death Certificate
Verifying Death

Dermatology
Bleach Baths for Eczema
Eczema Action Plan
Eczema severity score
Funded Emollients and Plain Steroid Creams in NZ 2023
Non-Pigmented skin lesions - Dermoscopy
Pigmented skin lesions - Dermoscopy
Skin tension lines for minor surgery
Topical Corticosteroids

 

Diabetes
Foot care

Diet, Exercise, Obesity, Weight Loss
King’s Obesity Staging System
Mediterranean diet
Metabolic equivalents (METS) - Example Activities
Weight loss medications

Driving 
Quick Driver Checklist

Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT)
Healthy Hearing Checklist
Tinnitus
Tonsils Grading Chart

Eating 
SCOFF questionnaire (Eating Disorder)
Screen-14 (Rate your Eating Habits

Endocrinology 
Hirsutism

Epilepsy
Seizure Diary
 

Gastroenterology

Bristol Stool Chart (Adult)
Bristol Stool Chart (Paediatric)
Clearance Criteria for Enteric Diseases in Auckland

Genetics
Family Tree

Haematology
Monitoring Warfarin
Warfarin Checklist and Interactions

Infectious Diseases
Exclusion from School, Early Childhood Centre or School
Guidelines for the management of tetanus-prone wounds
Infectious Gastroenteritis Testing Guide
 

Laboratory

Liver


Maori Health


Men’s Health

Mental Health

Adolescent HEEADSSSSS Assessment
Adult ADHD Self Report Scale 
ADHD - SNAP-IV 26 Rating Scale
Antidepressant Switching Table
Doctor Burnout Questionnaire
Edinburgh Post Natal Depression
GAD-7 (Anxiety)
Geriatric Depression Scale
Kessler 10 (Depression and Anxiety)
Mental Status Examination
Neuropsychiatric Inventory
Obsessive-Compulsive Test
PHQ-9 (Depression)
SCARED - Anxiety childhood 8 to 18 years

 

Musculoskeletal

Canadian C-Spine Rule
Joint Hypermobility and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Ottawa X-ray Rules - Knee, Ankle and Foot
 

Neurology 

Cranial Nerve Examination OSCE Checklist
Dermatomes and Myotomes
Multiple Sclerosis relapse management
Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome symptoms diary
Signs of Stroke - FAST

Older Persons - Dementia
Abbey Pain Scale 
Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD)
Functional Activities Questionnaire 
Neuropsychiatric Inventory–Questionnaire 
 

Older Persons - Falls

Falls Risk Factor Checklist
Falls Algorithm
Timed Up and Go (TUG) Test
30-Second Chair Stand Test
Four-Stage Balance Test


Older Persons - General

Barthel Activities of Daily Living Index
Clinical Frailty Scale
Detecting Postural Hypotension
Mini Nutritional Assessment
Mobility Parking
STOPP -  START criteria Version 3 (2023) for potentially inappropriate prescribing age 65+


Older Persons - Memory Testing

Abbreviated Mental Test
Assessing Capacity Toolkit
Delirium/Dementia Screening Tools - CAM and MSQ
GPCOG
Mini-COG
Mini Mental State Examination
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
NZ MINI ACE(recommendation NZ HealthPathways from 1/9/2020) RUDAS (lower literacy - non-English speak.) Short IQCODE
Simard MD (Driving)
Six-item Cognitive Impairment Test (6CIT)
Risk Factors for dementia - 2024 update

Older Persons - Pressure Injury
Pressure Injury Classification
Waterlow Pressure Sore Assessment Chart

Ophthalmology 
Amsler Grid (Macular Degeneration)

Paediatrics
Baby with Jaundice
Social Risk Factor Assessment 
 

Pain

 

Pharmacology

Adrenergic Receptor Chart

Renal


Respiratory

Asthma Control Test
COPD Assessment Test (CAT)
CAT User Guide
mMRC Dyspnea Scale
Spirometry Guide


Rheumatology

Fibromyalgia diagnostic worksheet
Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire
Fibromyalgia 18 tender points
 

Sepsis Screening Tool (UK GP)

Under 5
5-11
12+
Pregnant and Postpartum
 

USEFUL LINKS

New Zealand

www.acc.co.nz
Auckland Eye Manual
aucklandregion.communityhealthpathways.org
bpac.org.nz
deathdocs.services.govt.nz
www.dermnetnz.org
www.hdc.org.nz
www.health.govt.nz
www.healthed.govt.nz
www.tewhatuora.govt.nz/for-health-professionals/clinical-guidance/immunisation-handbook
National Immunisation Schedule
www.healthify.nz
www.healthpathwayscommunity.org
www.healthpoint.co.nz
www.immune.org.nz
www.kidshealth.org.nz
www.labtests.co.nz
learnonline.health.nz
www.mcnz.org.nz
www.medmcq.co.nz
www.medsafe.govt.nz
www.nzf.org.nz
www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/medical-aspects
Palliative Care Handbook 9th ed. 2019
www.primaryoptions.co.nz
Refugee Healh Care Handbook
www.rnzcgp.org.nz
www.saferx.co.nz
www.safetravel.govt.nz
www.starship.org.nz
www.sti.guidelines.org.nz


 

Overseas

www.bestpractice.bmj.com
www.cci.health.wa.gov.au/Resources/Looking-After-Yourself
www.cdc.gov
www.emedicine.medscape.com
www.fpnotebook.com
www.fsrh.org
www.geekymedics.com
www.gpnotebook.co.uk
www.gp-update.co.uk
www.globalrph.com
http://gomainpro.ca/tools-for-practice/
litfl.com/ecg-library/diagnosis
www.mdcalc.com
www.medicinesinpregnancy.org
www.merckmanuals.com
my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases
www.mypathologyreport.ca
www.nejm.org
www.nice.org.uk
www.orthobullets.com
www.patient.info/
www.pcds.org.uk
www.radiologyacrossborders.org/diagnostic_imaging_pathways
www.statpearls.com
www.thennt.com
www.uptodate.com
www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce.org
www.who.int
www.who.int/emergencies/disease-outbreak-news
www.2minutemedicine.com

ONLINE CALCULATORS

 

Alcohol 

Alcohol standard drinks calculator
www.alcoholandme.org.nz/standard-drink-calculator


Breast cancer 

Woman age 25-54 breast cancer 5-year risk
www.breastnet.nz/risk-calculator

Calcium Intake 

Calcium Calculator 
webapps.igc.ed.ac.uk/world/research/rheumatological/calcium-calculator/


Cardiovascular

Aspirin Bleeding Risk Calculator
aspirinbenefitharmcalculator.shinyapps.io/calculator

CHA₂DS₂-VASc Score for Atrial Fibrillation Stroke Risk
www.mdcalc.com/cha2ds2-vasc-score-atrial-fibrillation-stroke-risk

Dutch Criteria for Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) 
www.mdcalc.com/dutch-criteria-familial-hypercholesterolemia-fh

Emergency Department Assessment of Chest Pain Score (EDACS)
www.mdcalc.com/calc/1858/emergency-department-assessment-chest-pain-score-edacs

HAS-BLED Score for Major Bleeding Risk
www.mdcalc.com/has-bled-score-major-bleeding-risk

My Heart Check
myheartcheck.org.nz

PREDICT New Zealand Data, 5 Year Risk
decisionaid.ca/cvd/


Dermatology

Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) calculator
www.pasitraining.com


Diabetes 

CVD and ESRD Risk Assessment - Type 2 Diabetics 
www.nzssd.org.nz/cvd_renal
 
Hb1Ac Units Convertor 
https://www.diabetes.co.uk/hba1c-units-converter.html


DVT and Pulmonary Embolism 

PERC Rule for Pulmonary Embolism
www.mdcalc.com/calc/347/perc-rule-pulmonary-embolism

Wells' Criteria for DVT
www.mdcalc.com/wells-criteria-dvt

Wells' Criteria for Pulmonary Embolism
www.mdcalc.com/wells-criteria-pulmonary-embolism


General

Body Mass Index (BMI)
www.mdcalc.com/body-mass-index-bmi-body-surface-area-bsa

Healthy Weight BMI Calculators
https://info.health.nz/keeping-healthy/healthy-weight-bmi-calculator?stage=Live

Weights & Measures
https://www.calculatorsoup.com/calculators/conversions/


Gynaecology

RMI Calculator for Ovarian Cancer detection


Haematology 

Mentzer Index - Differentiating iron deficiency anemia from beta thalassemia
https://qxmd.com/calculate/calculator_878/mentzer-index


Liver

AST to Platelet Ratio Index (ARPI)
www.hepatitisc.uw.edu/page/clinical-calculators/apri

Fibrosis-4 (FIB-4) Index for Liver Fibrosis
www.mdcalc.com/calc/2200/fibrosis-4-fib-4-index-liver-fibrosis /apri

REACH-B Score for Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
https://www.mdcalc.com/calc/10031/reach-b-score-hepatocellular-carcinoma-hcc

REAL-B score - Risk for liver cancer (Asians and Polynesians)
REAL-B score - Risk for liver cancer (Asians and Polynesians)
 

Medication Dose Calculator (Paediatrics)

Amoxicillin
Cefaclor
Cefalexin
Co-trimoxazole
Flucloxacillin
Ibuprofen
Paracetamol
 

Mental Heath

Antipsychotic switching tool
https://www.nps.org.au/australian-prescriber/articles/antipsychotic-switching-tool#tool


Neurology

ABCD² Score for TIA
https://www.mdcalc.com/abcd2-score-tia


Osteoporosis

FRAX Fracture Risk Assessment Tool
www.sheffield.ac.uk/FRAX/

Garvan Institute Fracture Risk Calculator
www.garvan.org.au/promotions/bone-fracture-risk/calculator/

 

Paediatrics

Corrected Age Calculator
https://starship.org.nz/health-professionals/calculators/corrected-age-calculator/
 

Pharmacology

Anticholinergic Medications - Patients > 65
www.acbcalc.com


Pregnancy

Pregnancy Due Dates Calculator
www.mdcalc.com/pregnancy-due-dates-calculator


Renal Function

Conversion of urine protein-creatinine (PCR) to albumin-creatinine ratio (ACR) 
https://ckdpcrisk.org/pcr2acr/

Creatinine Clearance Cockcroft-Gault Equation
www.mdcalc.com/creatinine-clearance-cockcroft-gault-equation
 

Sepsis

National Early Warning Score (NEWS) 2
https://www.mdcalc.com/calc/10083/national-early-warning-score-news-2

qSOFA (Quick SOFA) Score for Sepsis
www.mdcalc.com/qsofa-quick-sofa-score-sepsis

SIRS, Sepsis, and Septic Shock Criteria
www.mdcalc.com/sirs-sepsis-septic-shock-criteria
 

Smoking

Smoking Pack Years
www.smokingpackyears.com

Travel Health
Japanese encephalitis vaccine risk-benefit calculator in travellers
www.vaxical.com
 

Tuberculosis 

TST/IGRA Interpreter
www.tstin3d.com/en/calc.html