Medical Calculators

Respiratory Calculators

Medscape and Epocrates give you access to an astounding array of integrated medical formulas. They include detailed links and bibliographic references for each formula. The categories let you filter down to more specific respiratory calculations or to the topics that you are searching.  This is a free resource with the basic services.

https://www.epocrates.com/

https://www.medscape.com/public/medscapeapp

Shop and Give Back to the COPD Foundation

Every penny counts! 

Your online purchases through Amazon can go the extra mile and help support the nonprofit COPD Foundation. 

When you designate the Foundation as your charity of choice, Amazon contributes to the Foundation following your purchase(s). 

https://smile.amazon.com/?ref_=smi_ge_rl_rd_gw

COPD Teaching and Reference

The COPD 101 Library 

The COPD Foundation has created the COPD 101 Library which is an excellent overview of key clinical concepts for COPD & Genetic COPD, including risk factors, epidemiology, screening and diagnostics, and treatment strategies. This presentation can be a starting point for anyone new to COPD or seeking to improve overall care. Patient education materials, created specifically to assist clear communication of disease management concepts, are also included to help optimize therapy plans.

COPD 101 is available on the site below and is in Basic PDF, Enhanced PDF (including speaker notes), and Full PowerPoint (presentation-ready) formats.  Presentations on inhaled medication delivery have also come online mid-2022.

https://www.copdfoundation.org/Learn-More/I-am-a-Healthcare-Provider/The-101-Library.aspx