Library of the Health Sciences
Peoria

Free Content for the PDA

• ABG Pro
  www.stacworks.com/

  Arterial blood gas calculator

• Archimedes
  www.skyscape.com

  Provides formulas ranging from Aa Gradient to Weights, including 70 preprogrammed formulas for specialties such as Cardiology, Pharmacology, Hematology, FEN, Pediatrics, Pulmonary and Renal.

• ATP III Cholesterol Management Guidelines
  hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/atpiii/atp3palm.htm

  This interactive guidelines tool assists the clinician in implementing the ATP III Cholesterol Guidelines at the point fo care. Tool is availalbe for Palm OS devices.

• AvantGo
  www.avantgo.com

  AvantGo provides access to subject-oriented "channels" that can be loaded onto the PDA and updated with each synchonrization. Use AvantGo to link to the Internal Medicine PDA page for schedule information, contact numbers, pre-printed orders, etc. Click here for more information.

• BMI Calculator
  hin.hnlbi.nih.gov/bmi_palm.htm

  This BMI Calculator from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, includes information about BMI from the Clinical Guildelines on the Identification, Evalution, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in Adults. The calculator is available for both Palm OS and Pocket PC devices.

• C-Tools
  www.cancer.org/

  The American Cancer Society provides access to the most recent cancer information, free of charge to anyone in the health care field.

• Diagnosuarus
  www.diagnosuarus.com/

  Diagnosaurus is adapted from Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment and includes all primary care topics. Users can search by disease, symptom or organ system. The product is available for Palm OS and Pocket PC devices.

• ePocrates Rx www.epocrates.com/

  ePocrates provides information on more than 3000 brand and generic drugs including dosing, interactions, and pricing. ePocrates RX, ePocrates Mobile CME and ePocrates MedTools are all freely available. ePocrates Essentials and Essentials Deluxe are based on annual fees with discounts available for Medical Students and Residents. ePocrates is available for Palm OS, Windows Mobile, Blackberry and iPhone platforms.

• Eponyms
  www.eponyms.net/

  Provides over 1500 medical eponyms with descriptions.

• Geriatircs at Your Fingertips
  www.geriatricsatyourfingertips.org/pda.asp

  The American Geriatrics Society provides Geriatrics at Your Fingertips (GAYF) for the PDA. GAYF is a pocket guide for clinicians who care for older adults. Included in GAYF are clinical guidelines, care strategies, prescribing guidelines, and assessment tools. GAYF is available for Palm OS and Pocket PC devices.

• Johns Hopkins Antibiotic Guide (ABX Guide) www.hopkins-abxguide.org/

• MedCalc (Palm OS, Windows Mobile)
  www.med-ia.ch/medcalc

  Medical calculator that includes over 75 forumulas.

• MedMath (Palm OS)
  smi-web.stanford.edu/people/pcheng/medmath/index.html

  Medical Calculator

• MedRules (Palm OS only) pbrain.hypermart.net/medrules.html

• Mini-Mental Status Exam
  www.greewarepalm.com/medical/dtree-mmse.shtml

  30 question Folstein MMSA

• National Guideline Clearinghouse
  www.guideline.gov/about/pdadownload.aspx

  All National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) Guidelines Summaries are available in a text format downloadable to the Palm OS device.

• Shots
  www.immunizationed.org

  Shots 2004 is a quick reference guide to the 2004 Childhood Immunization Schedule, a collaboration of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Academy of Family Physicians as well as the 2004 Adult Immunization Schedule from the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices. Shots is available for Palm OS and Pocket PC devices.

• STAT Cholesterol
  www.statcoder.com

  STAT Cholesterol estimates coronary heart disease risk using the Framingham Heart Study Prediction Scores. STAT Cholesterol is form Palm OS devices.

• STAT Growth BP
  www.statcoder.com/growthcharts.htm

  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.