ACP PIER: Physicians' Information and Education Resource 
- PALM ONLY
From the American College of Physicians, PIER is an evidence-based clinical resource. Entries provide guidelines on diseases, procedures, prevention and complementary and alternative medicine. All recommendations and cited references are annotated with a strength of evidence grade. This resource is made available through the Library's subscription to Stat!Ref.
(NOTE: This resource does not automatically update - download new data files monthly.)
Current Consult: Surgery through AccessSurgery
Current Consult Surgery includes diagnostic and treatment guidance on over 360 diseases, a differential diagnostic index of 100 symptoms and signs and cancer staging tables.
Diagnosaurus through AccessMedicine
Diagnosaurus, available as part of the Library's AccessMedicine subscription, allows you to search 1000+ differential diagnoses by symptom, disease or organ system.
DynaMed
This EBM resources contains almost 2000 entries organized by symptom, disease or disorder. Content is organized in an easy to navigate structured note format; both overall recommendations and specific study results are included. Access the web version.
Contact us for a serial number allowing you to install or renew DynaMed on your PDA.
Epocrates Essentials - Carver College of Medicine Students ONLY
Epocrates has offered UI medical students a free one-year license to Epocrates Essentials. It contains the content of the free Epocrates Rx (see Free PDA Downloads) plus infectious disease information, lab values and more. Please contact us for the subscription information.
Essential Evidence Plus
A suite of tools providing evidence-based and expert information, including evidence summaries, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews abstracts, practice guidelines, and a variety of clinical calculators. A PDA version is available to enable its use at the bedside. Evidence is rated for all available entries and tools.
Micromedex
Micromedex is available through the UIHC subscription. Please contact us for the installation instructions.
University of Iowa Pathology Laboratory Services Handbook
Includes detailed information on tests ordered at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
Search PubMed with screens designed for ease of use on a PDA.
National Guideline Clearinghouse
All evidence-based practice guidelines available on www.guidelines.gov can be downloaded to a PDA following the instructions here.
Download handy PDA versions of NCBI Bookshelf books. Currently available are:
Epocrates Rx Download (free version)
Contains over 3,300 brand and generic drugs, including dosing, interactions, black box warnings, safety and monitoring, adverse reactions, pricing, and more.
Now available for BlackBerry!
Epocrates MedTools
Add-on applications for your Epocrates software.
Shots Childhood Immunization Schedule
Shots is a quick reference guide to the Childhood Immunization Schedule, recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Details on each vaccine are available by clicking on the vaccine names.
Access a number of AIDS-related PDA applications, including the Antiretroviral Toxicity Tool, Guidelines, and a HIV/AIDS glossary.
C-Tools from the American Cancer Society provides a suite of tools to help doctors and their staff prevent, diagnose and treat cancer.
STAT Coder - PALM ONLY
Includes: Growth-BP, Cholesterol, Clearance, Cardiac Risk, Hypertension JNC 7 and GRACE.
WISER (Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders)
WISER is a system designed to assist first responders in hazardous material incidents. It provides a wide range of information on hazardous substances, including substance identification support, physical characteristics, human health information, and containment and suppression advice.
Archimedes
This medical calculator provides you with 70 preprogrammed formulas that include specialties such as Cardiology, Pharmacology, Hematology, FEN, Pediatrics, Pulmonary and Renal.
Medical Eponyms - PALM ONLY
A list of 1,600 common and obscure medical eponyms (e.g., Rovsing's sign, Virchow's node) with descriptions.
Merck Manual - LICENSED HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS ONLY
The Merck Manual provides useful clinical information to practicing physicians, interns, residents and other healthcare professionals. It covers internal medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry, obstetrics, gynecology, dermatology, pharmacology, ophthalmology, otolaryngology, and a number of other subjects.
Epocrates - 35% off products STUDENTS AND RESIDENTS ONLY
Epocrates provides a 35% discount on Epocrates Essentials, Epocrates Rx Pro, Epocrates SxDx, Epocrates Lab and Epocrates Online Premium.
Please contact us for the discount URL.
Lexi-Comp - Discounts on Lexi-Complete, Lexi-Select
Lexi-Comp provides clinical point-of-care through a number of products, primarily drug resources. With this link, Lexi-Complete is $210 and Lexi-Select is $140. For product details, see Lexi-Comp's product page .
Unbound Medicine - 25% on all products
Resources from Unbound Medicine include Harrison's Practice, Davis's Drug Guide, Taber's Medical Dictionary and Unbound Surgery.
(NOTE: The discount does not show up on the catalog page, but will appear when added to the shopping cart.)
Setting Up Your PocketPC for UI Wireless - ITS
Palm OS not supported on campus
Mobile Handheld Devices - ITS
Syncing Your Palm with Outlook - ITS
Syncing Your Pocket PC with Outlook - ITS
EctopicBrain: Palm OS Handhelds in Clinical Practice
Health Sciences Resources for your PDA
University of Alberta Libraries
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries
Review of PDA Applications in Environmental Health and Toxicology
National Library of Medicine
CNET Reviews: Cell Phones (includes Smartphones)
Do you know another great PDA resource that's not on the list? E-mail Kathy Skhal with your suggestions.
Last modified date: 05/16/2008
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