A DIRECTORY OF INFORMATIVE MEDICAL WEBSITES FOR NEW ZEALAND GENERAL PRACTITIONERS AND THEIR PATIENTS

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General Practice Emergencies

Anaphylaxis aucklandregion.communityhealthpathways.org
Burn Injuries www.nationalburnservice.co.nz
Cardiorespiratory Arrest
       Child
       Adult		 www.nzrc.org.nz
Cervical Spine Management www.apls.org.au
Choking Child www.apls.org.au
Febrile Seizures in Children aucklandregion.communityhealthpathways.org
Hypoglycaemia aucklandregion.communityhealthpathways.org
Meningitis www.bpac.org.nz
Reference Ranges Emcare

USEFUL FORMS

Addictions

Older Persons - General

Barthel Activities of Daily Living Index
Clinical Frailty Scale
Detecting Postural Hypotension
Functional Activities Questionnaire (Dementia)
Mini Nutritional Assessment
Mobility Parking Permit
Pressure Injury Classification


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 - Memory Testing

Assessing Capacity Toolkit
Delirium & Cognitive Impairment (4AT)
GPCOG
Mini-COG
Mini Mental State Examination
Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
NZ MINI ACE (recommendation NZ HealthPathways from 1/9/2020)
- Version A
- Version B
- Version C
- Administration and Scoring Guide
RUDAS (lower literacy - non-English speak.)
Short IQCODE Score
Simard MD (Driving)
Six-item Cognitive Impairment Test (6CIT)

Ophthalmology 
Amsler Grid (Macular Degeneration)
 

Pain


Respiratory

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

Sepsis Screening Tool (UK GP)

Under 5
5-11
12+
Pregnant and Postpartum
 

ONLINE CALCULATORS


CVD Risk Assessment

Aspirin Bleeding Risk Calculator
aspirinbenefitharmcalculator.shinyapps.io/calculator

My Heart Check
myheartcheck.org.nz

PREDICT New Zealand Data, 5 Year Risk
chd.bestsciencemedicine.com/calc2.html


Diabetes 

CVD and ESRD Risk Assessment - Type 2 Diabetics 
www.nzssd.org.nz/cvd_renal


General

Body Mass Index (BMI)


Liver

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

NAFLD Fibrosis Score
www.nafldscore.com
 

Medication Dose Calculator (Paediatrics)

Amoxicillin
Cefaclor
Cefalexin
Co-trimoxazole
Flucloxacillin
Ibuprofen
Paracetamol

 
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/

 

Pain 
Opioid Calculator 
 

Pharmacology

Anticholinergic Medications - Patients > 65
www.acbcalc.com

 
Pregnancy

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


Renal Function

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