For the Terms and Conditions governing use of MDCalc’s Services, please visit https://www.mdcalc.com/terms-and-conditions on the website and the Terms and Conditions within the “More” section in the App.
Disclaimer
Effective Date: 3 July 2025
In Plain English:
The online clinical tools and content offered by MDCalc are strictly for use by medical professionals. As a trained medical professional, you must double-check your work, and trust your clinical judgment. For example, if the Glasgow Coma Scale result is 14/15, but the patient is obtunded, you must consider all the facts and circumstances of the case along with your medical knowledge when making any decision. MDCalc is not a replacement for experienced clinical judgment. In the words of Jerry Hoffman, “If you think the patient needs a test, do the test! Don't not do something a patient needs just because a score tells you something.” MDCalc cannot and will not be held legally, financially, or medically responsible for decisions physicians make using our calculators, equations, content, and algorithms.
Official Legal Disclaimer
The online clinical tools and content (“Services”) provided by MDCalc Ltd., Inc. (“MDCalc,” “we,” or “us”) are designed for use by healthcare professionals. Our Services are used by healthcare professionals merely as a guide to inform their clinical judgment. The Services and the output therefrom are not intended for, and should not be used by, laypersons.
MDCalc's content developers carefully structure the content to conform to the standards of professional practice that prevail at the time of development. However, standards and practices in medicine change as new data becomes available and users of the Services should consult a variety of sources.
The Services do not offer medical advice. By licensing, viewing, using and/or accessing the Services, you acknowledge and agree that the Services and the output from the Services are not certified as a medical device. You further acknowledge and agree that at all times you: (i) will not use the Services or the output therefrom to substitute any clinical judgment, diagnostic tool, diagnosis, or treatment by an appropriately trained and licensed health care professional, and; (ii) will use and access the Services in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations and in accordance with any user documentation, instruction manuals, guides and/or requirements we make available to you.
While information provided on this website / app is obtained from sources believed to be reliable, neither MDCalc nor our content providers make any representations or warranties regarding the Services provided or the output therefrom. Without limiting the foregoing, neither MDCalc nor our content providers represent or warrant that the Services or the output will be error-free, complete, accurate, and or current. Your use of the Services is with full knowledge that you waive any claim you may have against MDCalc for reliance on any content provided through the Services. Neither MDCalc nor our content providers assume any liability or responsibility for damage or injury (including death) to you or other persons arising from any use of any Services, information, idea, or other content received through the Services or this website / app.
The content on the MDCalc website / app, such as text, graphics, and images are for informational purposes only. MDCalc does not recommend or endorse any specific tests, physicians, products, procedures, opinions, or other information that may be mentioned on the website / app.