Medical Review

Current review status

Honesty first: QuickMedCalc is built and maintained by one individual operator. Calculators are implemented from primary published sources and cross-checked against established references before publishing (see the next section). There is currently no independent third-party physician review of individual calculators on this site.

If you are a licensed clinician and you spot a formula error, an out-of-date threshold, or anything that could be improved on a calculator, please email support@quickmedcalc.com. Feedback from practising clinicians is the most valuable input we receive.

How calculators are implemented

Every calculator on QuickMedCalc is built through the following steps:

1. Source selection. We identify the primary published paper (e.g. Kamath 2001 for MELD) or authoritative guideline (e.g. UNOS policy, WHO, AHA/ACC) that defines the scoring system.
2. Formula implementation. We transcribe the formula and any thresholds directly from the primary source. Unit conversions (mg/dL vs µmol/L, for example) are made explicit.
3. Cross-check. We verify output against published worked examples and against at least one other established reference (e.g. MDCalc, UpToDate, original paper table) before publishing.
4. Interpretation and FAQ. Plain-language interpretation is written to describe what the score means clinically and the most common questions clinicians ask about it.
5. References. Each page lists the primary papers and guidelines, hyperlinked to PubMed or DOI wherever available.

What we do not claim

• We do not claim that every calculator has been individually reviewed by a board-certified specialist.
• We do not claim QuickMedCalc is a substitute for professional medical judgement. See our Terms of Use.

Corrections policy

Medical content corrections are treated as the highest priority category of feedback we receive. If you identify a formula error, an outdated threshold, a superseded guideline, or a misleading interpretation:

1. Email support@quickmedcalc.com with the calculator name, the specific issue, and (if possible) the source supporting the correction.
2. We aim to acknowledge corrections within a few business days and publish fixes as quickly as verification allows.
3. When a correction is published, the calculator's last-updated date is bumped.

Guideline-currency commitment

Clinical guidelines evolve. Where a guideline has been superseded (for example, MELD 3.0 replacing MELD-Na for UNOS allocation in 2023), we aim to note the successor on the affected calculator page so the user can assess whether the tool still fits their use case.

Conflicts of interest

QuickMedCalc does not currently accept advertising, sponsorship, or industry funding. If that ever changes, we will disclose it here. The site is currently self-funded.