Handhelds in Medicine A Practical Guide for Clinicians

Name: Handhelds in Medicine A Practical Guide for Clinicians
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ISBN: 9780387403298

ISBN-10: 0387403299

ISBN-13: 9780387403298

Edition: 2005

Authors: Scott M. Strayer, Peter L. Reynolds, Mark H. Ebell

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Have you ever wanted to calculate the predicted peak flow for one of your asthmatic patients without spending valuable minutes searching for that confounded little slide rule gizmo? Wouldnt it be great if you could somehow remember all Mrs. Jones medications when the nursing home calls to see if its OK to treat her acutely elevated blood pressure with some atenolol? Handheld computers are emerging as the stethoscopes of the twenty-first century, and no clinician should be without this essential tool. These small, easy-to-use devices are now powerful enough to help clinicians manage information and make medical decisions at the point of care. This comprehensive how-to guide targets all…

Book details

List price: $69.99
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Springer
Publication date: 11/19/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 468
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.782
Language: English



Preface



Getting to Know Your Handheld Computer



Choosing a handheld computer



Palm OS



Pocket PC



Handheld PC



Getting to know your new handheld - Palms and Pocket PCs



Entering information



Built-in software



Connecting and synchronizing



Beam me up, Scotty! Communicating with other handhelds



Downloading and installing new software



Palm OS



Pocket PC



Medical Software



Where to find medical software - Overview of websites



Patient Records



Medical Calculators - Crunching numbers made easy



Medical References - Information at your fingertips



Charge Capture - Getting paid for what you do



Prescribing - Reducing medical errors



Adapting standard software for medical use



Software for Nursing



Software for other health professionals



EBM and Handhelds



Advanced Topics



Connecting to wired and wireless networks



Programmable Calculators



Database Programming (i.e. HanDBase, Pendragon)



Creating your own programs



Appforge



Codewarrior



NSB Basic



WAN/Server Use



Hot Sync Server (XTND Connect)



Procedures Tracking



Curriculum



Schedules



Phone Numbers



Teaching others to use handheld computers



Palm Emulator



PocketPC emulators



ELMO units