PDA Resources

 

.911 Free Emergency Management Resource

Both Palm OS and Pocket PC
A FREE resource that incorporates content from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), World Health Organization (WHO), The Medical Letter and Outlines in Clinical Medicine® to provide medical professionals with the latest information on infectious disease outbreaks, natural disasters, bio-terrorism threats and more.

ABG Pro

Palm OS only
An amazing program that will completely analyze arterial blood gases for you! No longer will you be confused by ABG's. Not only will the program tell you whether or not you have a metabolic or respiratory acidosis or alkalosis, but it will also calculate expected PCO2 and expected HCO3 when needed, and will then tell you if there is a concominant acid-base disorder. It will even calculate Anion Gap.

Antihypertensives

Palm OS only
Database showing recommended antihypertensive medications by preexisting condition.

Archimedes™ - Free Medical Calculator 6.x

Pocket PC only
Archimedes is a must have for every medical professional! An innovative specialty calculator, Archimedes is unlike any other program currently available. Forget having to remember complicated formulas, just enter the values and out come the results. An indispensable, at-your-fingertips resource!

 

Asthma Meds 1.1

Palm OS only
Database that contains most of the medications used in asthma management.

Asthma Treatment Guidelines

Palm OS only
From the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). A succinct and practical point-of-care reference to the full NAEPP Expert Panel report. Freeware (requires TealInfo, which is shareware).

ATPIII Cholesterol Management Implementation Tool

Palm OS only
This interactive guideline tool will assist the clinician in implementing the ATP III Cholesterol Guidelines at the point of care. The program also contains usable information from ATP III including: * ATP III classification of lipid levels., * ATP III CHD risk assessment., * Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes (TLC)., * Drug therapy for lipid lowering., * Information on the metabolic syndrome., * Issues for special populations.

AvantGo (also avaialable for smartphones)

Palm OS only
“AvantGo ... is a mobile Internet network that will enable passengers to search for tangential but very useful info such as travel guides, cartography and weather reports -- all through their handhelds."
Forbes.com, March 2006

Breast Cancer TNM Classification

Palm OS only
This doc reader file contains the breast cancer TNM classification and staging database. This guide is a good, quick reference for doctors dealing with breast cancer.

C-Tools 2.0

Both Palm OS and Pocket PC
At the American Cancer Society, we know that our most effective weapon in the fight against cancer is information .... information to help prevent, diagnose, and treat. That is why it is one of our primary goals to provide the most accurate, up-to-date information about cancer. It is for these purposes that the American Cancer Society has created C-Tools 2.0, a timesaving PDA tool that will provide you with instant access to the most recent cancer information, and it’s available free of charge to anyone in the health care field. Download it by clicking on the button below.

Colon Cancer TNM

Palm OS only
This doc reader file contains the TNM staging system for colon cancer established by the American Joint Cancer Commission. This guide is a good, quick reference for doctors dealing with colon cancer.

Coronary Angiograms

Palm OS only
A Diagram of the coronary vasculature as commonly viewed on coronary angiograms.

Diagnosaurus Medicine

Both Palm OS and Pocket PC
Diagnosaurus Medicine includes: * 1000+ Differential Diagnoses, * Explore by disease, symptom, or organ system, * Authoritative, on-the-spot reference, * Indispensable for use on rounds, * Cross-linked to related entries by way of "See related DDx" feature (Author: Roni F. Zeiger, MD)

EKG Reference

Palm OS only
This is a good, quick reference (with embedded graphics) to aid in interpreting EKGs.

ePocrates
Both Palm OS and Pocket PC
This is a drug database. There are two different versions (free & pay). In the free version, there is drug information and formularies. In the pay version, there is drug information, formularies, Alternative medicine monographs, interactions with prescription drugs, ePocrates IDTM infectious disease guide, Clinical tables and guidelines, and MedMath clinical calculator.

Evidence Based Medicine Calculator

Palm OS only
EBM Calculator is designed to calculate relevant statistics for: - Diagnostic studies, Prospective Studies, Case Control Studies, Randomized Control Trials(RCT) Features: - Graphing function for pre-test probability and post-test probability with the calculated likelihood ratio in the Diagnostic Studies, Save the results for later retrieval, Convert ORs to NNTs

Medical Dictionary for Pocket PC v.4.0

Pocket PC only
About 5100 terms with clear explanations of technical terminology and technologies used in the Medical field.

Medical Eponyms for the Palm OS

Palm OS only
Here's a list of 1,600 common and obscure medical eponyms (e.g., Rovsing's sign, Virchow's node) with descriptions. Now available in a stand alone format thanks to the Palm OS client written by Dr. Mathias Tschopp, author of MedCalc. Please note that the eponyms program is not compatible with Handera or TRG Pro devices.

MedRules 3.3

Palm OS only
MedRules is an award-winning application featuring useful clinical prediction rules taken from the medical literature. A few of the available rules may be seen in the animated screenshots shown to the right. Additional rules will be added over time. Complete references for each rule may be found by clicking the question mark icon in the upper-right corner of the screen. This application is for educational use only. It should not be used to make decisions affecting patient care.

Mobile Merck Medicus

Both Palm OS and Pocket PC
To help you work more efficiently with your personal digital assistant (PDA), MerckMedicus is excited to provide you with several options to use an integrated set of useful medical resources for your PDA. Click the "Download Now!" to install these useful resources directly on to your PDA. If your device is able to access internet through wireless technology, please review the latest option of wireless connectivity in the next section.

Mobile MicroMedex
Both Palm OS and Pocket PC
This is the PDA version of MicroMedex and contains the following databases: Drug Information, Alternative medicine information, Acute care information, Toxicology information, and Drug Interaction. Mobile MicroMedex is free to all AGH staff, but must be downloaded from a computer in the hospital or a computer that has a hospital dial-up or VPN connection.

OEI Treatment Guidelines Implementation Tool

Both Palm OS and Pocket PC
This simple, easy-to-use program puts the Guidelines in the palm of your hand. PDA images. The tool's interactive design allows you to instantly generate individualized and evidence-based assessment and treatment recommendations for each patient at the point-of-care. Features include: *Body Mass Index calculation, *Assessment of cardiovascular disease risk factors, *Determination of need for treatment, *Individualized weight loss goals, *Individualized treatment recommendations (lifestyle therapy, pharmacotherapy, and surgery options), *Follow-up and maintenance recommendations, *Evidence-based supporting information available throughout

PalmEKG 1.0

Palm OS only
PalmEKG is an ECG/EKG field guide for the Palm computer. It features 25 arrhythmias with explanations of P, PRI, QRS, Rate, Rhythm, etc. Allows zooming, etc.

Renal Dosing for Adults

Palm OS only
This JFile database deals with dosage adjustments of certain drugs in renal failure. If you need JFile, you can download an evaluation copy or purchase a full version in our Utilities section.

Shots 2006 Palm

Shots 2006 Pocket PC

Both Palm OS and Pocket PC
Shots 2006 is a quick reference guide to the 2006 Childhood Immunization Schedule, a collaboration of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), and the 2006-2007 Adult Immunization Schedule, recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Details on each vaccine are available by clicking on the vaccine names.

STAT Cardiac Risk

Palm OS only
STAT Cardiac Risk estimates coronary heart disease risk using the Framingham Heart Study Prediction Scores (1998 update). Enter in age, sex, total cholesterol, HDL, blood pressure, smoking, and diabetes status and see the absolute risk of angina pectoris or MI over the course of 10 years. It helps clinicians to communicate the total effect of multiple risk factors for heart disease.

STAT Growth-BP

Palm OS only
This program calculates growth percentiles based on the June 2000 revision of the CDC Growth Charts for the United States. It includes new body mass index-for-age charts. Enter the age in years and months using the pop-up lists. The weight, height, and head circumference can be entered in using graffiti. Be sure to select the correct metric or English units. Select the correct sex and indicate whether height is standing if applicable. If head circumference is included, HC-Age percentile is presented. If no head circumference is input (non-infants), BMI-Age percentile is included if applicable. Press the Calc button to perform the calculations.