Bioterrorism

• 911™ Free Emergency Responder Resource (www.skyscape.com/EStore/ProductDetail.aspx?ProductID=714) - incorporates information from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), The World Health Organization (WHO), The Medical Letter, and Outlines in Clinical Medicine® /Medical Emergencies into a reference tool for use during infectious disease outbreaks, natural disasters, and bio-terrorism threats.
• WISER (Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders) (wiser.nlm.nih.gov/index.html) from the National Library of Medicine. WISER provides a wide range of information on hazardous substances, including substance identification support, physical characteristics, human health information, and containment and suppression guidance.

Books, Non-Medical

• MemoWare (www.memoware.com/)
• PlanetPDF (www.planetpdf.com/free_pdf_ebooks.asp)
• $ Fictionwise (www.fictionwise.com/)
• $ eBookMall (www.ebookmall.com/)

Diagnosis

• mobileMicromedex Diagnosis Tool (library.umkc.edu/node/249) (Connect to Micromedex and click on the PDA tab)
• Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests (www.merckmedicus.com/pp/us/hcp/hcp_mobile_pocket_guide.jsp)
• Diagnosaurus (books.mcgraw-hill.com/medical/diagnosaurus/index.html)
• TIMI Risk Calculator (www.timi.org) - from the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infaction study where patients had a clear history of chest pain at rest--a simple prognostication scheme that enables a clinician to categorize a patient's risk of death and ischemic events at the time of initial evaluation.
• Pneumonia Severity Index (www.palmgear.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=software.showsoftware&PartnerREF=&...)
• Glasgow Coma Scale (http://www.metaworks.com/healthcare.html)
• Medical Mnemonics for Palm OS (medicalmnemonics.com)
• Mini Mental Status Exam for Palm OS (en.handybyte.com/cat/games/misc-fun/mentstat/)
• $ APACHE II (www.metaworks.com/healthcare.html) Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation (APACHE II)--prognostic scoring in critically ill patients

Drug Databases

• Micromedex (library.umkc.edu/node/249) (Connect to Micromedex and click on the PDA tab)
• ePocrates Rx™ (www.epocrates.com) (ePocrates Rx™is currently free; ePocrates Rx Pro™ includes alternative medicines and infectious disease information for a yearly subscription cost)
• mobilePDR™ (www.pdr.net/home/pdrHome.aspx) - free for qualified physicians, nurse practioners, physician assistants, medical students and residents.
• Immunization Schedule from the Society of Teachers of Family Medicine Group on Immunization Education--Shots 2008(www.immunizationed.org/AnyPage.aspx?PageName=ShotsHome)
• Drugs Used in the Treatment of HIV Infection (www.acponline.org/pda/clinical_references.htm)
• $Johns Hopkins Antibiotic Guide(hopkins-abxguide.org)
• $ Lexi-Comp (www.lexi.com)
• $ Tarascons Pocket Pharmacopoeia™Deluxe PDA Version (www.tarascon.com)
• $ Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy (www.sanfordguide.com)
• $ Infectious Diseases and Antimicrobials Notes (www.pdamedsolutions.com/products/idn.htm)-->
• $ Medical Letter® Handheld Edition (www.medicalletter.com/html/software_he.htm)
• $ Medical Letter® Adverse Drug Interactions Database (www.medicalletter.com/html/software_desc3.htm)
• $ Skyscape (skyscape.com/index/home.asp) - sells many several drug references.

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ECG

• Palm EKG (www.palmekg.com/PalmEKG)
• QTc Calc (pocket-doc.com/Software/Software.html)
• $ Active ECG (www.activecenter.com) - for capturing and reading mobile ECGs

Patient Databases

• $ Patient Keeper (www.patientkeeper.com)

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Practice Guidelines

• Guideline.gov (www.guideline.gov/resources/pda.aspx) - list of guidelines for PDAs from the National Guideline Clearinghouse

• American College of Physicians-American Society of Internal Medicine (www.acponline.org/pda/clinical_references.htm)
  • CDC Vaccine Information Statements related to care of adults
  • JNC VI Hypertension Management
  • US Preventive Services Task Force Guidelines
  • 2001 ADA Guidelines

• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/palmapps.htm)
  Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs: Physician Quick Reference Card (hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/haac_palm/haac_palm.htm)
  • COPD Guidelines from the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) (www.guideline.gov/summary/pda_download.aspx?ss=0&doc_id=2779&string=copd)
  • National Asthma Education and Prevention Program: Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma (hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/as_palm.htm)
  • Clinical Guidelines for Overweight and Obesity in Adults (hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/obgdpalm.htm)
  • Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in Adults (Adult Treatment Panel III) (hin.nhlbi.nih.gov/atpiii/atp3palm.htm)

• American College of Cardiology (www.acc.org/qualityandscience/clinical/palm_downloadpc.htm)
  • Perioperative Cardiovascular Evaluation for Noncardiac Surgery
  • Management of Patients with Atrial Fibrillation
  • Evaluation and Management of Chronic Heart Failure in the Adult
  • Coronary Artery Bypass Graft Surgery (CABG)
  • Management of Patients with Chronic Stable Angina
  • Implantation of Cardiac Pacemakers and Antiarrhythmia Devices
  • Management of Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction
  • Management of Patients with Valvular Heart Disease
  • Management of Patients with Unstable Angina and Non-ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction

• American Heart Association (www.apprisor.com/dlselect.cfm)
  • Preventing Heart Attack and Death in Patients With Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
  • AHA Guidelines for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke: 2002 Update
• American College of Chest Physicians (accp.apprisor.com/dlselect.cfms)
  • Seventh ACCP Conference on Antithrombotic and Thrombolytic Therapy: Evidence-Based Guidelines; Quick Reference Guide  
  • Diagnosis and Management of Lung Cancer: ACCP Evidence-Based Guidelines, Quick Reference Guide
  • Evidence-Based Guidelines for Weaning and Discontinuing Ventilatory Support, Quick Reference Guide  
  • ACP/ACCP Management of Acute Exacerbations of COPD Algorithm  
  • Evidence-Based Assessment of Diagnostic Tests for Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia, Quick Reference Guide  
  • Managing Cough as a Defense Mechanism and as a Symptom, Quick Reference Guide  
  • Pulmonary Rehabilitation, Quick Reference Guide  

• US Dept of Health and Human Services AIDSInfo Guidelines (http://aidsinfo.nih.gov/PDATools/Default.aspx?MenuItem=AIDSinfoTools)
  • Adult & Adolescent
    • Considerations for Antiretroviral Therapy in Women
    • Hydroxyurea
    • Safety and Toxicity of Individual Antiretroviral Agents in Pregnancy
  • Pediatric
    • Pediatric Antiretroviral Drug Information
    • Perinatal
    • Safety and Toxicity of Individual Antiretroviral Agents in Pregnancy
    • Health-Care Worker Exposure
    • Nonoccupational Exposure Considerations
    • Tuberculosis
    • Opportunistic Infections

• STATCoder Guideline Applications
  • STAT Cardiac Clearance™ (www.statcoder.com/cardiac1.htm) - guides clinicians through the complex algorithms established by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the American College of Physicians for evaluating patients prior to noncardiac surgery.
  • STAT Growth Charts™ (www.statcoder.com/growthcharts.htm) - automates the June 2000 revision of the CDC Growth Charts.
  • STAT Cholesterol™ (www.statcoder.com/cholesterol.htm) - guides clinicians through the new ATP III cholesterol guidelines.
  • GRACE™ACS Risk Model Beta Version (www.statcoder.com/grace.htm) - guides clinicians through the GRACE risk model for in-hospital death.

USMLE Review

• $ Kaplan Step 1 (kaplan.pdaverticals.com/pdaorder/-/411305722927) - Anatomy to Go for your Palm™ and Microbiology to GO for your Palm™