American Diabetes Association Clinical Practice Recommendations Developed by the American Diabetes Association, this 2006 tool is now available as a PDA file. (Palm only)

Archimedes Provides pre-programmed formulas in cardiology, pharmacology, hematology, pediatrics, and pulmonary and renal function. [Pocket PC only]

Asthma Treatment Guidelines From the NHLBI and NAEPP, this is a succinct point-of-care reference dealing with the treatment of asthma. [Palm only]

Asthma Meister A comprehensive guide to the diagnosis and management of asthma, this e-book contains more than 170 pages of information woven together with hyperlinks. [Palm only]

ATP III Cholesterol Management Implementation Tool This interactive guideline tool can assist clinicians in implementing the ATP III Cholesterol Guidelines at the point of care. [Palm only]

Diagnosaurus A differential diagnosis tool, derived from the latest edition of Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment.

Depression PHQ-9 Score The Patient Health Questionnaire contains a brief, 9-item, patient self-report depression assessment specifically developed for use in primary care (PHQ-9). The PHQ-9 is useful as an assessment tool for the diagnosis of depression in primary care with acceptable reliability, validity, sensitivity, and specificity. [Beta test]

Epocrates RX Provides drug and prescription information, including interactions, dosing, adverse reactions, and pricing.

Electronic Preventive Services Selector Identifies clinical preventive services for screening, counseling, and preventive medication based on the patient's age, sex, and pregnancy status. Based on recommendations of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, it can be used as a clinical tool for delivering appropriate services.

GRACE ACS Risk Model This calculator application predicts the likelihood of death based on a GRACE risk model. It incorporates the following variables: age; CHF; heart rate; systolic BP; serum creatinine; cardiac arrest at admission; ST-segment deviation; elevated cardiac enzymes.

HandyRef A general reference resource for medical professionals, includes narcotic dose equivalencies, insulin sliding scales, the Mini-Mental Status Exam, the Glasgow Coma Scale, and antibiotics selection. [Pocket PC only]

HIPAA On Hand Contains the Regulation Text Only of the HIPAA Regulations & Standards, transcribed from: The Office for Civil Rights web site on Medical Privacy - National Standards to Protect the Privacy of Personal Health Information.

ICD Browser Searches the ICD codes World Health Organization. It will either display the codes together into a tree-box or separate them into chapters, sections, and subsections. [Pocket PC only]

InfoRetriever (demo only) A database system of filtered, synopsized, evidence-based information, this product features an integrated search engine that allows users to search using keywords across multiple resources.

Immunizations & Vaccinations Calendar This tool provides vaccination information, including travel recommendations, inoculation schedules, and pet vaccination requirements. [Pocket PC only]

Joint National Committee Report on Prevention, Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure (JN7) This interactive guideline tool can assist clinicians in implementing the JNC 7 High Blood Pressure Guidelines at the point of care.

LabCode (demo only) A tool for rapid determination of correct diagnosis codes when ordering lab tests to comply with Medicare requirements. [Palm only]

MedCalc Designed for rapid calculation of common equations used in clinical medicine (including anesthesiology, pediatrics, emergency, intensive care, and internal medicine).

MedFormulas Comes with a number of standard formulas that are ready for use, as well as allows for the creation of customized formulas.

MedMath Permits calculation of common formulas in adult internal medicine; formulas are sorted by category, with selectable units and an onscreen numeric keypad. [Palm only]

Medical Dictionary Provides clear explanations of 5,100 medical terms. [Pocket PC only]

Medical Eponyms Presents a list of 1,580 common and obscure medical eponyms (e.g., Rovsing's sign, Virchow's node) with descriptions.

Medical Mnemonics Searchable database of medical mnemonics that are useful in remembering important details. [Palm only]

National Guideline Clearinghouse Summaries All National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) Guideline Summaries are available in a downloadable format downloadable. [Palm only]

NCBI Handheld Bookshelf A small collection of full-text books available in PDA format.

Obesity Education Initiative (OEI) Treatment Guidelines Implementation Tool This tool's interactive design allows users to generate individualized and evidence-based assessment and treatment recommendations for treating overweight and obesity, according to Clinical Guidelines on Overweight and Obesity in Adults.

Pocket Consult Health care news, drug updates, and calculators.

PDR.Net Drug information and interaction tools, medical calculators, a disease database, and more. Users must register first with the PDR web site before they can access the free download.

Pneumonia Severity Index Calculator This is an interactive tool to assist clinicians in determining the most appropriate care for newly diagnosed cases of community-acquired pneumonia) at the point of care.

PubMed for Handhelds From the National Library of Medicine, this is a web site for searching MEDLINE with the web browser on any mobile device.

Shots 2009 From the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), etc., this is a quick reference guide to the 2009 Childhood Immunization Schedule. Details on each vaccine are available by clicking on the vaccine names. Also includes information from the 2007-2008 Adult Immunization Schedule.

STAT Cholesterol This application guides clinicians through the new ATP III cholesterol guidelines. It calculates absolute risk of MI using the point method outlined in the ATP III Executive Summary, and includes calculation of risk for any symptomatic coronary heart disease using the 1998 Framingham method.

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