Version history

MedCalc 5.35 ( March 14, 2007 )
Corrects a bug that would occur on Treo when saving results

MedCalc 5.34 ( February 16, 2007 )
Minor bug fixes

MedCalc 5.33 ( March 24, 2006 )
Corrects a bug in the infusion management tool

MedCalc 5.32 ( February 14, 2006 )
Removal of Aldrete's score at the request of the author

MedCalc 5.31 ( December 30, 2005 )
Corrects a visual bug in the oxygen transport parameters formula

MedCalc 5.3 ( July 13, 2005 )
Adds 2 formulas (PELD score, delta gap)
Development switch from CodeWarrior to PODS

MedCalc 5.2 ( January 11, 2005 )
Adds 3 formulas (cardiac output [echo], opiate equivalence, O2 tank remaining time)
The usual bug fixes

MedCalc 5.1 ( July 04, 2004 )
Revised infusion manager
Revised Child-Pugh and Ranson scores (detailed score)
New "save state when application quits" option in preferences
The usual bug fixes

MedCalc 5.0 ( Apr 22, 2004 )
Adds 3 formulas (target height, pressure gradient, two-way table)
Adds new onscreen numeric keypad on most formulas to ease data input
Detailed information can be viewed in place of the virtual graffiti area
Adds Sony support for collapsible input area
The usual bug fixes

MedCalc 4.4 ( Oct 24, 2003 )
Adds support for Palm OS platform collapsible input area and landscape mode (PinMgr 1.1)
No support for QVGA (Handera 330) or Sony HR+ Clies (which aren't PinMgr compatible)
Minor bug fixes

MedCalc 4.3 ( April 30, 2003 )
Adds 1 formula (spirometric values)
Improves infusion management tool (drugs can now be beamed)
Fixes confusion between BUN and urea in a few formulas
Improves pregnancy calculator (delivery date can now be changed)
The usual bug fixes

MedCalc 4.21 ( Dec 30, 2002 )
Changes the creator ID of the application (workaround to possible conflicts with other apps)
No new features, no visible changes to the user

MedCalc 4.2 ( Sep 13, 2002 )
Adds 2 formulas (Winters formula and urine output)
Improves the infusion management tool (adds more editable information about drugs)
The usual bug fixes

MedCalc 4.11 ( Jul 18, 2002 )
Fixes some visual glitches on the Handera 330
Fixes a bug in the custom category selector (crashed on Palm OS 3.1 devices)

MedCalc 4.1 ( Jul 12, 2002 )
Adds support for Palm OS 5 (new high density icon, app tested for compatibility with Palm OS 5)
Partial rewrite to support easier third-party localization
Pediatric addition to Glasgow coma scale
The usual bug fixes
Note: custom category list is not retained when you upgrade from an earlier version (sorry for the inconvenience)

MedCalc 4.04 ( Apr 5, 2002 )
Minor improvement in the infusion management calculator

MedCalc 4.03 ( Apr 4, 2002 )
Rolls "Rule of 6" into the infusion management calculator
Misc. minor bug fixes

MedCalc 4.02 ( Apr 2, 2002 )
Fixes a bug and improves the infusion management calculator

MedCalc 4.01 ( Apr 1, 2002 )
Fixes rounding bug in the interval calculator

MedCalc 4.0 ( Mar 27, 2002 )
Adds 5 formulas (MELD score, PIF ratio, revised trauma score, oxygen transport parameters, interval calculator)
Unit conversion (standard) keeps track of last category used
Misc. minor improvements

MedCalc 3.91 ( Dec 5, 2001 )
Fixes bugs in the Dose calculator

MedCalc 3.9 ( Nov 21, 2001 )
Adds 2 formulas (steroid equivalence, coronary heart disease risk)
Improves the dose calculator (support for weight, BSA and Calvert)
Improves the BSA calculator (option to choose between Dubois and Mosteller formulas)
Improves Kt/V calculator (option to enter UF volume instead of pre-dialysis weight)
Adds support for INR in the Child-Pugh score
R-R intervals can now be measured in "square" as well as [s] and [ms] in heart rate (EKG) formula
Disables limited built-in high resolution support for Sony CLIEs (still available thru HR assist) until further testing can be done

MedCalc 3.8 ( Oct 25, 2001 )
Preferences: default units can now be set separately for each chemistery
Adds support for mg/L for Ca and Creat
Misc. minor improvements

MedCalc 3.71 ( Aug 22, 2001 )
Corrects a bug in the dose calculator

MedCalc 3.7 ( Jul 27, 2001 )
Teaspoon and tablespoon units added in dose calculator and unit conversion (standard)
Better support for Handera 330 ( Graffiti area auto hide, small font support )
Corrects a bug that prevented conversion of weight (in kg when entered in lb) in 2 formulas (ABL and PV)
Simplifies the volume units conversion (some units are dropped, e-mail me if you think they should come back).

MedCalc 3.65 ( Jul 22, 2001 )
Corrects a bug that could lead to mislabeled saved formula results
Results are now always rounded and not truncated as they sometimes were

MedCalc 3.64 ( Jul 18, 2001 )
Fixes display bugs in the infusion management formula
Adds features to the Dose calculator

MedCalc 3.63 ( Jun 27, 2001 )
Fixes a bug introduced in 3.62 that disabled data input from the graffiti area

MedCalc 3.62 ( Jun 26, 2001 )
Implements Auxiliary button and Jog Wheel navigation on Handera 330

MedCalc 3.61 ( Jun 13, 2001 )
Fixes a bug causing a fatal error when using the infusion rate formula

MedCalc 3.6 ( Jun 12, 2001 )
Adds 2 formulas (rule of six, microalbuminuria)

MedCalc 3.52 ( May 26, 2001 )
A spanish version of MedCalc is now available
Fixes small display bug in the Aldrete score
Partial support for Sony CLIE's high resolution mode

MedCalc 3.51 ( May 14, 2001 )
Adds inverted 2002 icon family for HandEra 330
Fixes cosmetic bugs

MedCalc 3.5 ( May 11, 2001 )
Adds 1 formula (growth velocity)
Takes advantage of HandEra 330's new features (increased resolution and virtual silkscreen area)
Minor bug fixes

MedCalc 3.4 ( Apr 16, 2001 )
Adds 2 formulas (estimated allowable blood loss, red blood cell indices)
Adds "nurses" category

MedCalc 3.3 ( Mar 29, 2001 )
Adds 1 formula (Corrected phenytoin for albumine)

MedCalc 3.21 ( Mar 21, 2001 )
Improves the Dose calculator (support for div qXXh)

MedCalc 3.2 ( Mar 11, 2001 )
Adds 3 formulas (plasma volume, anion gap for urine, dose calculator)
Improves the Infusion rate and A-a O2 gradient formulas
Fixes minor bugs in oxygen index and units conversion (pressure) formulas

MedCalc 3.1 ( Jan 1, 2001 )
Color icon for color-enabled devices
Improves results page layout
Fixes a few bugs and memory leaks

MedCalc 3.02 ( Dec 1, 2000 )
Increases the number of characters that can be entered in the 'height' fields of BSA and BMI

MedCalc 3.01 ( Nov 25, 2000 )
Corrects bug that sometimes displayed a decimal point at the end of integer values (did not affect results)

MedCalc 3.0 ( Nov 20, 2000 )
Adds 4 new formulas (Ideal body weight, pediatric trauma score, Ranson score, reticulocyte index)
Adds volume conversion in units conversion (standard)
New application icon !

MedCalc 2.91 ( Sep 28, 2000 )
Minor changes to the description of 2 formulas ( does not affect results )

MedCalc 2.9 ( Sep 26, 2000 )
Adds 3 new formulas (Apgar score, Aldrete score, fluid replacement after burns)

MedCalc 2.8 ( Aug 31, 2000 )
Adds 2 new formulas (Absolute neutrophil count, stool osmotic gap)

MedCalc 2.7 ( Aug 15, 2000 )
Adds 1 new formula (GFR-Levey)
Improved layout in the information panel for each formula

MedCalc 2.64 ( Jul 18, 2000 )
Fixes a bug that disabled application-wide unit preferences

MedCalc 2.63 ( Jul 13, 2000 )
Enhances the infusion rate formula
Adds support for BUN in units conversion for chemistries
Fixes miscellaneous bugs

MedCalc 2.62 ( Jun 30, 2000 )
Adds support for [ng] in infusion rate formula

MedCalc 2.61 ( Jun 29, 2000 )
Localization of decimal point is now supported

MedCalc 2.6 ( Jun 23, 2000 )
Adds 2 new formulas (Likelihood ratios, vascular resistances)

MedCalc 2.5b ( Jun 9, 2000 )
Fixes a bug caused by changes in the way Palm OS 3.5 handles table highlights

MedCalc 2.5a ( Jun 1, 2000 )
Fixes a bug in the temperature unit conversion calculator that was introduced in v2.5

MedCalc 2.5 ( Jun 1, 2000 )
Adds 3 new formulas (Change in plasma Na, pediatric maintenance IV fluids, Harris Benedict)
Adds kcal/kJ conversion in unit conversion
Retires 1 formula ( Sodium deficit ), replaced by the more useful and generic 'Change in plasma Na' formula
Weight, height, age, total body surface, urinary and plasma creatinine are remembered between formulas
'Custom' category for your favorites formulas

MedCalc 2.4 ( May 17, 2000 )
Adds 6 new formulas (heart rate EKG, units conversion for chemistries, age calculator, infusion rate, Schwartz, tubular PO4 reabsorption )
inter-field navigation using "line-feed" Graffiti stroke

MedCalc 2.31 ( Apr 19, 2000 )
Changes a label in the Gorlin formula

MedCalc 2.3 ( Apr 18, 2000 )
Adds 4 new formulas (Gorlin, IV drip rate, units conversion, oxygen index)

MedCalc 2.22 ( Apr 1, 2000 )
Fixes a bug and adds support of mg/dl units in LDL cholesterol

MedCalc 2.21 ( Mar 11, 2000 )
Fixes a bug where categories where not remembered

MedCalc 2.2 ( Mar 9, 2000 )
MedCalc Pad has been rolled back in the MedCalc application

MedCalc 2.1b ( Mar 6, 2000 )
MedCalc Pad 1.1b: fixes a bug causing a fatal error when using the FIND command

MedCalc 2.1a ( Mar 3, 2000 )
MedCalc now available in english and french version
MedCalc Pad 1.1: Enables system-wide Find

MedCalc 2.1 ( Feb 24, 2000 )
Results can be saved in a Palm OS database for later retrieval
MedCalc Pad 1.0 to browse the result database

MedCalc 2.0 ( Feb 15, 2000 )
First released version for Palm OS

MedCalc 1.x (1997-1999)
Only available on Psion 5 hardware (private use only)