Comparison

EBMcalc Complete vs CURRENT CMDT 2023

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

EBMcalc Complete

This comprehensive medical calculator system offers over 720 tools, including formulae, clinical criteria sets, and dose converters. It aids clinicians, educators, nurses, and students in applying Evidence-Based Medicine principles with a vast array of daily-use resources.

Highlights
  • Over 720 medical formulae
  • Clinical criteria sets
  • Dose and unit converters
  • Statistical models
  • Embedded data tables
  • Decision tree tools
Features
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EBMcalc Complete EBMcalc is the most popular and comprehensive Medical Calculator system on the web. EBMcalc has been highly acclaimed, reviewed and tested over the last 25 years. As a trusted resource it has been integrated into many prestigious websites for Medical Education, Medical Literature, Pharmacology, Nursing and more. Now you can put this invaluable resource in the palm of your hand! EBMcalc users should not make any medical decisions based on app content without seeking their doctor's advice. EBMcalc encompasses over 720 pertinent medical formulae, clinical criteria sets, decision tree tools and dose/unit converters used every day by clinicians, educators, nurses, pharmacologists and students of all types. With the growing emphasis on Evidence-Based Medicine, there has never been a greater need for a system such as EBMcalc. EBMcalc Complete Edition mirrors the web based resource http://EBMcalc.com There you can see the complete list of components you’ll have in the iPhone Edition: There are hundreds of basic calculators and unit/dose converters such as: A-a Gradient Anion Gap “Delta-Delta” Adult and pediatric Creat Clearance and GFR calculators Adult Body Mass Index Burn Injury Fluid Resuscitation (Parkland) Cardiac Output Corticosteroid Medication Dosing Conversions Estimated Date of Delivery Pregnancy Calculator Kappa Measurement of Inter-observer Agreement MELD, MELD-Na and PELD Scores Number Needed to Treat/Harm Opioid Medication Dose Conversions Oxygen Delivery Units Conversions PFT Predicted Values (multiple) Peak Expiratory Flow Prediction Pharmacokinetcs calculators SI Unit Conversions: Body Fluid Chemistries Standard Drink Equivalents Water Deficit in Hypernatremia You also get very complex calculators that utilize statistical models and embedded data tables. Calculators such as: Acetaminophen Toxicity Assessment Blood Pressure Percentiles in Children Body Mass Index Percentiles in Children Height for Age Percentiles for Boys Multiple other Pediatric Growth Assessment calculators There are also Hundreds of Clinical Criteria Sets and Decision Tree modules such as: Apgar Score Asthma Hospitalization One Year Risk TreeCalc Behcet's Syndrome International Study Group Criteria BODE Index for COPD Survival Prediction Cardiac Risk Assessments including Framingham studies CHADS-2 Diabetes Type Predictor DVT and PE predictor models Ectopic Pregnancy Risk Estimation Endocarditis Diagnostic Criteria Gail Models for Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Hepatitis scoring systems Influenza Diagnosis and Treatment Jones Criteria Metabolic Syndrome Criteria (multiple) Mycoplasma Pneumoniae Prediction Neurofibomatosis Type 2 Diagnostic Criteria Newborn Hyperbilirubinemia Assessment NIH Stroke Score Ottawa and Pittsburgh Orthopedic Rules Perioperative Cardiac Evaluation Pneumonia morbidity and mortality predictors (multiple) Renal Artery Stenosis Prediction Model. Stroke Risk in Patients 55-84 Years Old (Framingham data) Exploring EBMcalc by Specialty reveals the extensive knowledge base and literature review presented in EBMcalc. Specialty indexes include: Anesthesia Anthropometrics Cardiology Critical Care Dermatology Emergency Medicine Endocrinology Epidemiology Gastroenterology Geriatrics Hematology Infectious Disease Medical Education Medical Statistics Nephrology Neurology Nursing Nutrition Oncology Orthopedics Pain Management Pediatrics Pharmacology Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Psychiatry Pulmonology Rheumatology Smoking Cessation Surgery Women's Health Workers' Compensation To practice, teach and learn medicine based on solid, literature based evidence, EBMcalc provides easy to use, interactive tools for your Evidence-Based Medicine.

About

CURRENT CMDT 2023

This medical reference app provides comprehensive diagnostic and treatment recommendations for adult medicine. It covers over 1,000 diseases and disorders with drug treatment tables, algorithms, and evidence-based references. The app offers offline access, smart search suggestions, and customizable reading options.

Highlights
  • Covers 1,000+ diseases and disorders
  • Diagnostic and treatment algorithms
  • Hundreds of drug treatment tables
  • Smart search with word suggestions
  • Offline content access
  • Customizable text size
  • Notes and bookmarks
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The #1 annual internal medicine guide?extensively revised and updated. The most popular annual guide of its kind, this updated edition of the flagship title of the LANGE medical book brand presents the most important diagnostic and treatment recommendations as well as the most useful new clinical developments in every field of adult medicine. For 60+ years, CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment has been delivering the authoritative information that students, residents, and clinicians need to build their medical knowledge, expertise, and confidence. Written by top experts in their fields, this unmatched guide enables you to find the answers you need quickly and easily. It provides: • Coverage of more than 1,000 diseases and disorders • Comprehensive approach to patient care, focusing on diagnostic tools for day-to-day practice • Hundreds of drug treatment tables for quick access to indexed trade names and updated drug prices • Diagnostic and treatment algorithms to present important information at a glance • Carefully curated, updated references to provide peer-reviewed, evidence-based information, and PMID numbers for quick online access • Annual update on dynamic viral infections, including SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS • Hundreds of full-color photographs, illustrations, and algorithms This app is very intuitive and easy to navigate, allowing you to browse the contents or search for topics. The powerful search tool gives you word suggestions that appear in the text as you type, so it is lightning fast and helps with spelling those long medical terms. The search tool also keeps a recent history of past search terms so you can go back to a previous search result very easily. You have the ability to create notes and bookmarks separately for text, images and tables to enhance your learning. You can also change the text size for easier reading. After the app has been downloaded, no internet connection is needed to retrieve the content of the app. All of the text and images are available to you on your device anytime, anywhere, and lightning fast. This app is also automatically optimized for whatever size device you are currently using, either phone or tablet. This interactive app contains the full content of CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment (CMDT) 2023 by McGraw-Hill Education. ISBN-13: 978-1264687343 ISBN-10: 1264687346 Editors: Maxine A. Papadakis, MD Stephen J. McPhee, MD Michael W. Rabow, MD Associate Editor: Kenneth R. McQuaid, MD Disclaimer: This app is intended for the education of healthcare professionals and not as a diagnostic and treatment reference for the general population. Developed by Usatine Media Richard P. Usatine, MD, Co-President, Professor of Family & Community Medicine, Professor of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Texas Health San Antonio

Screenshots

EBMcalc Complete4 screens
CURRENT CMDT 20234 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: CURRENT CMDT 2023 at 100% against EBMcalc Complete's 50%. EBMcalc Complete's advantage is price ($9.99 vs $79.99) and update cadence (every 6 months vs every 18 months). On ads, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

EBMcalc Complete costs $9.99 and CURRENT CMDT 2023 $79.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EBMcalc Complete ships an update every 6 months, CURRENT CMDT 2023 every 18 months. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
EBMcalc Complete versus CURRENT CMDT 2023: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEBMcalc CompleteCURRENT CMDT 2023
Price$9.99 — better$79.99
Rating3.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months — betterEvery 18 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.010.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB182 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperFoundation Internet Services, LLCUsatine & Erickson Media LLC

Customer experience

EBMcalc Complete

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral33.3%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral37.5%
Negative12.5%

CURRENT CMDT 2023

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

EBMcalc Complete

No in-app purchases

None

CURRENT CMDT 2023

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is EBMcalc Complete free?
EBMcalc Complete costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is CURRENT CMDT 2023 free?
CURRENT CMDT 2023 costs $79.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do EBMcalc Complete or CURRENT CMDT 2023 have ads?
Neither EBMcalc Complete nor CURRENT CMDT 2023 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, EBMcalc Complete or CURRENT CMDT 2023?
EBMcalc Complete ships an update every 6 months, and CURRENT CMDT 2023 every 18 months. Most recently, EBMcalc Complete was updated on September 27, 2026 and CURRENT CMDT 2023 on June 1, 2026.

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