PDA Resources

Paid Resources | Calculators and Reference Tools | Clinical Guidelines | Drug Information| Listservs and PDA Communities | Textbooks | Other | Databases

Resources Operating System Description
Access Medicine Palm/Pocket PC Includes full text medical textbooks.
eMedicine Palm/Pocket PC Complete sections and individual monographs are available in downloadable files.
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Calculators & Reference Tools
Resources Operating System Description
ABG Pro Palm Analyze arterial blood gases.
ABX Guide Palm The Antibiotic Guide provides clinicians with concise, digested, timely information about the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases.
BMI Calculator Palm/Pocket PC Calculates BMI and provides relevant guidelines.
Diagnosaurus Palm/Pocket PC Contains 1000+ differential diagnoses, searchable by disease, symptom or organ system. Diagnosaurus Surgery is also offered.
EBM Calculator Palm Calculates relevant statistics for diagnostic studies, prospective studies, case control studies, and randomized control trials.
Eponyms v 1.85 Palm Lists over 1,580 medical eponyms, common and obscure, with descriptions.
MedCalc Palm/Pocket PC Designed for rapid calculation of common equations used in clinical medicine (including anesthesiology, pediatrics, emergency, intensive care and internal medicine).
MedicalMnemonics.com Palm Searchable database of medical mnemonics to help remember the important details.
Pneumonia Severity Index Calculator Palm/Pocket PC Interactive tool to assist clinicians in determining the most appropriate care for newly diagnosed cases of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) at the point of care.
Shots Palm/Pocket PC Quick reference guide to the childhood and adult immunization schedules.
USDA National Nutrient Database Palm Calculates food calories, carbohydrates, protein and fat, cholesterol, sodium, and vitamins and minerals.
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Clinical Guidelines
Resources Operating System Description
ACCF Clinical Practice Guidelines for Your PDA Palm/Pocket PC Clinical guidelines from the American College of Cardiology.
American College of Physicians PDA Portal Palm/Pocket PC Clinical tools and references for the practice of internal medicine.
CDC STD Treatment Guidelines Palm Download guidelines, guideline files, and tips for viewing the guidelines.
National Guideline Clearinghouse Palm Various links to all PDA versions of National Guideline Clearinghouse.
National Heart Lung & Blood Institute:OEI Treatment Guidelines Implementation Tool Palm/Pocket PC Generates individualized and evidence-based assessment and treatment recommendations for each patient at the point-of-care for overweight and obese patients.
TB Treatment Guidelines Palm Practical point-of-care reference tool from CDC.
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Drug Information
Resources Operating System Description
epocrates Rx Palm/Pocket PC Over 3,300 drug monographs plus formulary information.
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ListServs & PDA Communities Patient Tracking Portal Sites
Resources Operating System Description
BioMed Central Palm/Pocket PC Abstracts and news from BioMed Central journals.
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Textbooks
Resources Operating Sytem Description
NCBI Bookshelf Palm/Pocket PC Free downloadable textbooks from the NCBI Bookshelf, viewable using the MobiPocket Reader.
Wiser (Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders) Palm/Pocket PC Information on 390 hazardous substances and performs substance identification. Provided by the National Library of Medicine.
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Other Resources
Resources Operating System Description
Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality Palm/Pocket PC Health care resources and tools for handheld devices with interactive Web and text versions of products dealing with clinical information and consumer health.
American Cancer Society, C-Tools Palm/Pocket PC Contains recent information to help prevent, diagnose, and treat cancer.
Doctors Gadgets Palm/Pocket PC News, information and resources about Palm and Pocket PC Handheld Computers and Medical PDA Software.
HIPAA on Hand Palm Regulation text only of the HIPAA Regulations and Standards. Transcribed by The Office for Civil Rights website on Medical Privacy.
Electronic Preventive Services Selector Palm/Pocket PC Find recommendations from US Preventive Services Task Force by patient's age, sex, and pregnancy status.
Review of PDA Applications in Environmental Health and Toxicology Palm/Pocket PC Reviews of selected PDA applications in the fields of toxicology and environmental health, provided by the Specialized Information Services Division of the National Library of Medicine.
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Databases
Resources Operating System Description
MD on TAP (JABSOM Medical Students only) Palm/Pocket PC Link to MD on TAP (a special version of MD on TAP MEDLINE via J-BOWS accessible to medical students only which allows access to full text journal subscriptions available when synching search to desktop)
  1. Click on the MD on Tap link
  2. Log in with your UH username and password
  3. Under Useful Links, click on the download or MD on Tap/PubMed Search on the left side bar
  4. Log in again with your UH Username
MD on TAP Palm/Pocket PC Search and retrieve MEDLINE citations only via wireless connection to the Internet.
PubMed for Handhelds Palm/Pocket PC Links to PubMed, PICO search, Disease Associations from National Library of Medicine, citations only. No special software necessary.
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