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Drug References
ePocrates Rx - One of the most popular drug reference programs keeps getting better. Best of all, it's still free! Includes multiple drug interactions check, retail pricing, packaging descriptions, tables and mechanism of action. Freeware.

Johns Hopkins Antibiotic Guide - Another potential replacement for your battered Sanford guide, the Hopkins Antibiotic Guide serves as a quick-reference tool for accessing the latest information on diagnoses, pathogens, and antibiotics. Freeware.

mobilePDR - Concise drug reference based on content from the Physician's Desk Reference, including a handy multidrug interaction tool and automatic updates when you HotSync®. Free to licensed U.S. prescribers.

Tarascon ePharmacopoeia - Now sponsored by MedicaLogic, the most popular pocket drug reference book in the world is finally available in a Palm OS® version. Best of all, it's freeware.

TheraDoc - Antibiotic Assistant - Provides patient-specific and disease-specific anti-microbial recommendations that take into consideration the patient’s sex, age, height, weight and renal function. Freeware.

Reference

Shots 2003 - A quick reference to the 2003 Childhood Immunization Schedule and the 2002-2003 Adult Immunization Schedule. Details on each vaccine are available by clicking on the vaccine names. Freeware.

Medical Approaches - A medical textbook for handheld computers developed by Dr. Mohammad Al-Ubaydli, a doctor and programmer from Cambridge University in Great Britain. Medical Approaches has been described as "A Medical Text That Heals Itself", in that doctors are invited to download the book for free and make comments, additions and improvements for the next edition, which they are again invited to download. Freeware.

Medical Eponyms - Can't recall what Rovsing's sign looks like, or what a Virchow's node is? You'll find the answers here. Freeware.

Medical Mnemonics - A searchable database of medical mnemonics to help students remember the important details. Developed by pdaMD from a database maintained by Robert O'Connor, a fourth year medical student at University College Dublin in Ireland. Freeware

PalmEKG is available for free

JournalToGo - Selected medical journal abstracts and healthcare news articles are automatically delivered to your Palm OS® device when you HotSync®. Freeware.

ATP III Cholesterol Management Tool - From the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). This interactive guideline tool will assist the clinician in implementing the ATP III Cholesterol Guidelines at the point of care. Freeware.

COPD Guidelines - From the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). A practical point-of-care reference to the Pocket Guide to COPD Diagnosis, Management, and Prevention from the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD). Freeware.

InfoGuide - The American College of Cardiology has adapted many of their clinical guidelines for use on your Palm OS® device. Freeware.

GPnotebook - An internationally recognised medical reference tool which has been continually updated by a team of medics in the U.K. over the past 10 years. They're currently developing a handheld version of their 27,000-page clinical encyclopedia using AvantGo. Freeware.

InfoRetriever for Palm OS® - Brings evidence-based diagnosis and prognosis to the bedside. It contains almost 100 clinical decision rules. Best of all, it's free! Watch for the complete InfoRetriever database on the Palm OS early in 2003!

OCM/911 - Outlines in Clinical Medicine/Medical Emergencies is a free critical resource with the latest information on bio-terrorism agents including anthrax, smallpox, bacterial pathogens and more. Freeware.

Obesity Guidelines - From the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). 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. Freeware.

Riley Kidometer - Courtesy of Riley Hospital, Kidometer is an interactive database of age-based pediatric normals. Shareware.

Mediconsult - Fitness and nutrition applications. Free software that runs on any Palm OS® device, but requires a wireless PalmTM VII for full functionality. Freeware

Calculators

ABG Pro - Completely analyzes arterial blood gas values. Very nicely done. Freeware.

BMI Calculator - From the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI). Accepts English or metric system input, and includes BMI classification table for adults. Freeware.

BreastCa - A fast, easy-to-use, and accurate implementation of two commonly-used models of breast cancer risk prediction: the Gail and Claus models. Freeware.

Code Blue - Designed for rapid acquisition of medication doses in a resuscitation setting, allows the user to quickly see all the medications relevant to a specific task on one screen. Shareware.

Count It! - Great for lab techs, pathologists, veterinarians, vet techs, physicians or any one who needs the ability to count something without having to look away from their work. Shareware.

DoseCalc - Quickly calculates dosages for pediatric medications. Shareware.

EBM Calculator - Quickly calculates relevant statistics for diagnostic studies, prospective studies, case control studies, and randomized controlled trials. Freeware.

InfusiCalc - Infusion rate calculator for anesthesia, emergency medicine, critical care, and pediatrics. Shareware.

IOLCalc - Written by an ophthalmologist for ophthalmologists to calculate accurate intraocular lens (IOL) powers "on the fly." Shareware.

MedCalc - Well-done medical calculator designed for rapid calculation of common equations used in internal medicine. Similar to MedMath (below), but with a few more equations. Freeware.

Medicalc - One of the first general-purpose medical calculators for the Palm OS®, now available as public domain software (with source code). Freeware.

Medical Calculations for SynCalc - Dr. Jeff Gilfor's collection of often used medical calculations, with input in kilograms and centimeters. Freeware (requires SynCalc, which is shareware).

MedMath - Medical calculator for things like creatinine clearance, corrected sodium, FENa, etc. My personal favorite in this category. Freeware.

MedRules - An award-winning application featuring useful clinical prediction rules taken from the medical literature. For educational use only. Freeware.

Ranson - Quickly calculates mortality for acute pancreatitis. Freeware, from the author of PregCalc.

STAT Cardiac Risk Calculator - Estimates coronary heart disease risk using the Framingham Heart Study Prediction Scores. Freeware.

STAT Cholesterol - Guides clinicians through the new ATP III cholesterol guidelines. Freeware.

STAT Growth Charts - Calculates pediatric growth percentiles based on the June 2000 revision of the CDC Growth Charts for the United States. Freeware.

More Medical Calculations for SynCalc - Another set of often used medical calculations from Chris Chang. Freeware (requires SynCalc, which is shareware).

Medical Wizards - Features an array of specialized clinical calculators, including PediSuite, Drip Calculator, Tox Wizard, Fluid Wizard, and ER Suite. Shareware.

Obstetric Calculations for SynCalc - Equations for calculating intrauterine growth, ultrasound dating, and estimating fetal weight by ultrasound, by Ubaldo Passamonti. Freeware (requires SynCalc, which is shareware).

Palm Stat - Calculate chi-square tests in 2x2 contingency tables, relative risk, diagnostic tests, probabilities (normal, chi-square, Student, Fisher), sample sizes, compare means and proportions (t and normal tests), make ANOVA (with p values included) and more. Shareware.

PregCalc Pro - Excellent obstetric calculator, and one of the first medical apps for the PalmTM handheld. Highly recommended. Shareware.

PregTrak - Inexpensive alternative to PregCalc. Some users might prefer its simpler interface as well. Shareware.

ProStats - Another very well-done statistical analysis program, with graphing capabilitiy. Shareware.
 

Patient Tracking

Patient keeper from patientkeeper.com

Patient Tracker - Patient Tracker is a searchable, sortable patient record complete with labs, medications, test results, and automated H&P/SOAP note creation. Freeware.

Documents and Database:

Memopad
 
Note: This file requires the PalmTM Desktop software.

Ectopic Brain - A collection of Memo Pad files in Memo Pad Archive (*.mpa) format that serve as an "ectopic brain" of sorts. Hi-Note is recommended to help with organizing these. Last updated 1/11/03.
 
Doc
 
Note: These files require iSilo, TealDoc, or another Doc reader.

The Care of the Patient - This classic essay by Dr. Francis W. Peabody, with its fabric of pristine humanism, its universality, and its timelessness, embodies the noblest aspirations of the medical profession.

Common Herbs - An introduction to potential benefits of common herbs and plants.

ECG Abnormalities - Information and recommendations for common findings on ECG.

EKG Reference - A quick reference to aid in interpreting EKGs.

Herbal Reference Guide - A quick reference guide to common herbal remedies.

ICD-9 Codes for Family Practice - An easy-to-use list of about 600 ICD-9 codes pertaining to family practice, updated for 2000.

Medical Spanish - Common medical words and phrases for English-to-Spanish. A pronounciation guide is included.

On Call - Floor Emergencies - A quick reference to common hospital floor emergencies, designed to aid the intern on call.

Sample Floor Notes - Examples of common hospital floor notes (admission orders, op note, delivery note, etc.) for medical students and interns.

Telephone Triage - Protocols for pediatric fever, abdominal pain, SOB, and rash.
 
TealDoc
 
Note: These files require TealDoc.

EKG Reference - A quick reference to aid in interpreting EKGs.

Medical Sign Language - A quick graphical reference to the American Sign Language (ASL) manual alphabet.

Asthma Treatment Guidelines - 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)
iSilo
 
Note: These files require iSilo.

2000 POEMs - The most recent POEMs (Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters) from the Journal of Family Practice (1/00-9/00), in iSilo format. Used with permission.

Arrhythmia/ACLS Palm Brain - A very nicely done PalmTM version of Dr. Ken Grauer's popular Arrhythmia/ACLS Pocket Brain, converted by Matthew Price.

Common Simple Emergencies - Detailed instructions and illustrations on how to treat 168 everyday medical emergencies, converted from the online version of the popular text by Drs. Philip Buttaravoli and Thomas Stair. (Note: Large file [approx. 900KB]).

Current Medical Therapeutics - Updated 11/6/01. Courtesy of Dr. Paul Marik, this e-book provides up-to-date guidelines for the management of most acute medical problems.

ECG Palm Brain - A very well-done PalmTM version of Dr. Ken Grauer's popular ECG Pocket Brain, converted by Matthew Price. (Note: Large file [approx. 600KB]).

Marik's Primer of Differential Diagnosis - Updated 12/17/00. Courtesy of Dr. Paul Marik, this manual can serve as an aid for teaching rounds and morning report and for evaluating the differential diagnoses of clinical findings. An invaluable bed-side aid.

Pediatric Database - Originally designed by Dr. Alan Gandy, and available on the Internet since November 15, 1995, PEDBASE contains descriptions of over 550 childhood illnesses. Used with permission. (Note: Large file [approx. 1MB]).

Physical Exam Study Guides - Dr. Richard Rathe's concise study guides for learning physical examination techniques. Very useful for first- and second-year medical students.

POEMs - Over 300 POEMs (Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters) from the Journal of Family Practice. Originally compiled by Dr. Gordon Woods for AvantGo, now in iSilo format. Used with permission.

Preventive Care Guidelines - Adapted from the United States Preventive Services Task Force Report ("A Pocketful of Prevention").

Recent POEMs - A collection of recent POEMs (Patient-Oriented Evidence that Matters) from the Journal of Family Practice (10/98-12/99). These pick up where Dr. Gordon Woods' files leave off. Used with permission.
 
Clinical Medicine Series - Fully indexed with over 2,500 topics for rapid reference, Carl Weber's Clinical Medicine Series can serve as a complete medical textbook (requires iSilo). Shareware.
 
HanDBase
 
Note: These files require HanDBase.

Foodborne Illnesses - Characteristics of 26 foodborne illnesses caused by infectious agents.

Hospital Census Database - A system of six linked databases for tracking hospital inpatients, including demographic data, problem lists, medications, labs, and to-dos. It is not intended to duplicate the entire chart or H&P, just the most important items.

NSAIDs - A side-by-side comparison of the features of 26 common nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), including dosing, onset and duration of action, and toxicities.

Pediatric Development - Common pediatric developmental milestones for ages 1 month to 5 years.
 
JFile
 
Note: These files require JFile or JFile Pro.

eDrugs

Foodborne Illnesses - Characteristics of 26 foodborne illnesses caused by infectious agents.

Inpatient Tracking System - My first attempt to track inpatients on my PalmTM device. To get around JFile's limit of 20 fields per record, I split the data into 3 separate databases.

NSAIDs - A side-by-side comparison of the features of 26 common nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), including dosing, onset and duration of action, and toxicities.

Pediatric Development - Common pediatric developmental milestones for ages 1 month to 5 years.
 
Image Viewer
 
Note: These files require FireViewer or Tiny Viewer.

Acid-Base Nomogram - A representation of the classic nomogram for diagnosing acid-base disturbances.

Coronary Angiograms - Diagram of the coronary vasculature as commonly viewed on coronary angiograms.

Hexaxial System - The hexaxial system for determining electrical vectors on EKG.