Flotsam
03-06-02, 17:00
For those of you who may have a PDA, or are on the line about buying one - lots of good stuff for med types out there.
Epocrates qRx - a very comprehensive Rx Drug Database (free) Epocrates.com
Epocrates qID - a nifty infectious disease program that works w/ qRx - provides recommendations for various infectious diseases/conditions (free)
MedCalc/MedMath - useful calculators for determining all kinds of stuff (FENA, Cr Clearance, etc.) it also allows you to review as it shows the equations used - both are very good, but prefer MedCalc.
Take a look at PDAMD.com - lots of stuff. some freeware, some commercial/shareware.
A Document reader - anything you can acquire as a text file can be converted for viewing/editing on the palm
Adobe Acrobat reader - view pdf files on your handheld.
Add to this the ability to add wireless modems/links to cell phones, GPS, etc.. on certain models, and you can have a lot of data at your fingertips.
I currently use an older Palm IIIxe, but I am going to upgrade to a Sony Clie in the next year. You can find a decent PDA easily under $200 now (Sony Clie 360 -16mb onboard memorty plus memory stick port is less than $200 just about everywhere - works pretty well & has a good software bundle)
Definitely worth a look.
Sam
Epocrates qRx - a very comprehensive Rx Drug Database (free) Epocrates.com
Epocrates qID - a nifty infectious disease program that works w/ qRx - provides recommendations for various infectious diseases/conditions (free)
MedCalc/MedMath - useful calculators for determining all kinds of stuff (FENA, Cr Clearance, etc.) it also allows you to review as it shows the equations used - both are very good, but prefer MedCalc.
Take a look at PDAMD.com - lots of stuff. some freeware, some commercial/shareware.
A Document reader - anything you can acquire as a text file can be converted for viewing/editing on the palm
Adobe Acrobat reader - view pdf files on your handheld.
Add to this the ability to add wireless modems/links to cell phones, GPS, etc.. on certain models, and you can have a lot of data at your fingertips.
I currently use an older Palm IIIxe, but I am going to upgrade to a Sony Clie in the next year. You can find a decent PDA easily under $200 now (Sony Clie 360 -16mb onboard memorty plus memory stick port is less than $200 just about everywhere - works pretty well & has a good software bundle)
Definitely worth a look.
Sam