Palmdoc's Palm-Pilot- Professional Resting Place chronicles the passing of my first Palm PDA. This thing replaced all the sheets of note paper and little booklets I used to carry around in the wards in my bulging Labcoat pockets. Since then, I have never looked back and gone on to a IIIx, m505, m515 and now a Tungsten T. All were in working condition until the Pilot Professional finally died this year. RIP.
Saturday, August 09, 2003
My Dead Palm
Palmdoc's Palm-Pilot- Professional Resting Place chronicles the passing of my first Palm PDA. This thing replaced all the sheets of note paper and little booklets I used to carry around in the wards in my bulging Labcoat pockets. Since then, I have never looked back and gone on to a IIIx, m505, m515 and now a Tungsten T. All were in working condition until the Pilot Professional finally died this year. RIP.
Palmdoc's Palm-Pilot- Professional Resting Place chronicles the passing of my first Palm PDA. This thing replaced all the sheets of note paper and little booklets I used to carry around in the wards in my bulging Labcoat pockets. Since then, I have never looked back and gone on to a IIIx, m505, m515 and now a Tungsten T. All were in working condition until the Pilot Professional finally died this year. RIP.
Friday, August 08, 2003
DateToolz
I am currently on holiday, away from the noise and pollution of the city. The air is nice and clean up north here. But sadly, there is no broadband and I only have a very very slow dial-up which is flaky at best. What to do with all the spare time? More NSBasic programming of course :)
One of the things I find when I use Agendus to schedule appointments is the lack of an easy way to schedule the item x weeks/days ahead of the current date (one has to manually count the days/weeks on the Popupdate picker). What I wanted is a system to work out the new date and then automatically put in a new Datebook entry for that date. Thus Datecalc came into fruition. I also put in a checkbox so that the patient's names are enclosed in brackets simulating Agendus' link to the contact. A bit clunky but it works. I thought I'd also put in other useful (to me anyway) Date calculation features. Agecalc will work out the days/weeks/months/years elapsed from the "birthdate" which could be anything you want, e.g. date of transplant. I also threw in a pregnancy EDD/gestation calculator, Pregcalc. I know, I know some of these are available in various freeware Palm software out there but I cobbled these together as they are tools which I would be using and hopefully someone out there will find this useful as well. Watch out for DateToolz in Freewarepalm.com (and Palmgear if they can get their act together)
I am currently on holiday, away from the noise and pollution of the city. The air is nice and clean up north here. But sadly, there is no broadband and I only have a very very slow dial-up which is flaky at best. What to do with all the spare time? More NSBasic programming of course :)
One of the things I find when I use Agendus to schedule appointments is the lack of an easy way to schedule the item x weeks/days ahead of the current date (one has to manually count the days/weeks on the Popupdate picker). What I wanted is a system to work out the new date and then automatically put in a new Datebook entry for that date. Thus Datecalc came into fruition. I also put in a checkbox so that the patient's names are enclosed in brackets simulating Agendus' link to the contact. A bit clunky but it works. I thought I'd also put in other useful (to me anyway) Date calculation features. Agecalc will work out the days/weeks/months/years elapsed from the "birthdate" which could be anything you want, e.g. date of transplant. I also threw in a pregnancy EDD/gestation calculator, Pregcalc. I know, I know some of these are available in various freeware Palm software out there but I cobbled these together as they are tools which I would be using and hopefully someone out there will find this useful as well. Watch out for DateToolz in Freewarepalm.com (and Palmgear if they can get their act together)
Thursday, August 07, 2003
I need more memory
M-Systems to boost memory in Palm handhelds | CNET.com sounds like good news to me. I am running low with less than 3MB on my TT. Trouble is so many medical apps eat Ram, e.g. ePocrates. Skyscape apps too best reside in Ram as the Smartlink feature requires them to be so.
What to do? I am skipping the T2 upgrade and will wait for the T3 which hopefully comes out in October.....
M-Systems to boost memory in Palm handhelds | CNET.com sounds like good news to me. I am running low with less than 3MB on my TT. Trouble is so many medical apps eat Ram, e.g. ePocrates. Skyscape apps too best reside in Ram as the Smartlink feature requires them to be so.
What to do? I am skipping the T2 upgrade and will wait for the T3 which hopefully comes out in October.....
Tuesday, August 05, 2003
Drips
Drips has been updated to v 1.4
Description:
Calculates IV doses for drugs.
It allows use of multiple units e.g. lbs vs kg or mcg/kg/min vs mg/min.
One can save frequently used patterns / drug mixes, and beam them.
Freeware.
Drips has been updated to v 1.4
Description:
Calculates IV doses for drugs.
It allows use of multiple units e.g. lbs vs kg or mcg/kg/min vs mg/min.
One can save frequently used patterns / drug mixes, and beam them.
Freeware.
Emergency First Aid Guide
Free First Aid Guide spotted in Palmgear.
Application Description:First Aid instructions, useful to have at hand in an emergency situation. Consists of nine Memo Pad pages.
Table of contents
1 First: Check, Call, Care
2 Consent
3 ABCs: Airway, Breathing, Circulation
4 Diagnosis and First Aid
5 First Aid For Bleeding
6 First Aid and Possible Spinal Injury
7 First Aid and Mental Status
8 Shock
Looks pretty basic. But it's free :)
Hey I wonder how the guy managed to submit his software into Palmgear. I am still getting submission errors trying to get HaemOncRules submitted as freeware into Palmgear. Tech support did email me that there was a problem but they haven't got back to me since then and it still doesn't work!!!
Free First Aid Guide spotted in Palmgear.
Application Description:First Aid instructions, useful to have at hand in an emergency situation. Consists of nine Memo Pad pages.
Table of contents
1 First: Check, Call, Care
2 Consent
3 ABCs: Airway, Breathing, Circulation
4 Diagnosis and First Aid
5 First Aid For Bleeding
6 First Aid and Possible Spinal Injury
7 First Aid and Mental Status
8 Shock
Looks pretty basic. But it's free :)
Hey I wonder how the guy managed to submit his software into Palmgear. I am still getting submission errors trying to get HaemOncRules submitted as freeware into Palmgear. Tech support did email me that there was a problem but they haven't got back to me since then and it still doesn't work!!!
Chemotherapy protocol database
I was quite interested when I spotted the one in the DDHsoftware ( the makers of HanDbase) gallery by Felice Musicco. But somehow when I downloaded it, it could not convert properly to Handbase 3.0. Bummer.
I do use HanDbase extensively and I carry around my own database of chemotherapy protocols (in Haematology-Oncology) - see pic on the left . These serve more as an aide memoire since most of the protocols in daily work are printed. Anyone want to share their own database?
I was quite interested when I spotted the one in the DDHsoftware ( the makers of HanDbase) gallery by Felice Musicco. But somehow when I downloaded it, it could not convert properly to Handbase 3.0. Bummer.
I do use HanDbase extensively and I carry around my own database of chemotherapy protocols (in Haematology-Oncology) - see pic on the left . These serve more as an aide memoire since most of the protocols in daily work are printed. Anyone want to share their own database?
Sunday, August 03, 2003
Another example of checking for Drug Interaction with your Palm
Here's another Doctor who's finding Epocrates indispensable - spotted in The Herald Tribune
"O'Neil admits that drug interactions were little understood when he was in medical school nearly 30 years ago. People were taking fewer vitamins and herbal supplements back then, too.
But now he doesn't take any chances.
He uses a hand-held computer in his office to cross-reference drugs, foods and supplements to give his patients the latest information about things that could help or hurt them when they're on certain medications.
"There's a wonderful program I use that I've recommended to other doctors. It's called ePocrates. It's not that expensive, maybe $50 a year, and I can download it into my Palm Pilot, which I can keep with me to do multiple checks on drugs and herbal supplements," O'Neil said. "
Sounds useful? You bet! You really will appreciate how handy it is to be able to detect possible interactions on the spot. Like the time I spotted the Lamotrigine + Carbamazepine interaction
The article also lists some useful tips for patients.
One being "Make a list of of all the drugs and supplements you use. Take the list to your doctor and pharmacist and review it at every visit. Or fill a bag with all the drugs, supplements and over-the-counter medications you take and ask your doctor to evaluate your risk of harmful interactions."
I still am waiting for the day when a patient of mine will say "Doc, here's the list of medications I am taking. I'll beam it over to you......"
Here's another Doctor who's finding Epocrates indispensable - spotted in The Herald Tribune
"O'Neil admits that drug interactions were little understood when he was in medical school nearly 30 years ago. People were taking fewer vitamins and herbal supplements back then, too.
But now he doesn't take any chances.
He uses a hand-held computer in his office to cross-reference drugs, foods and supplements to give his patients the latest information about things that could help or hurt them when they're on certain medications.
"There's a wonderful program I use that I've recommended to other doctors. It's called ePocrates. It's not that expensive, maybe $50 a year, and I can download it into my Palm Pilot, which I can keep with me to do multiple checks on drugs and herbal supplements," O'Neil said. "
Sounds useful? You bet! You really will appreciate how handy it is to be able to detect possible interactions on the spot. Like the time I spotted the Lamotrigine + Carbamazepine interaction
The article also lists some useful tips for patients.
One being "Make a list of of all the drugs and supplements you use. Take the list to your doctor and pharmacist and review it at every visit. Or fill a bag with all the drugs, supplements and over-the-counter medications you take and ask your doctor to evaluate your risk of harmful interactions."
I still am waiting for the day when a patient of mine will say "Doc, here's the list of medications I am taking. I'll beam it over to you......"
Friday, August 01, 2003
Palm Program Names
Sometimes these can be somewhat funny and misleading. VD Image Viewer does not have pictures of syphilis infected genitals. Rectogen has little to do with the distal portion of the gastrointestinal tract. Also Ward Org won't be of help to Interns or doctors managing their wards.
Hmmm....... ;)
Sometimes these can be somewhat funny and misleading. VD Image Viewer does not have pictures of syphilis infected genitals. Rectogen has little to do with the distal portion of the gastrointestinal tract. Also Ward Org won't be of help to Interns or doctors managing their wards.
Hmmm....... ;)
My PalmOS Software Page
You can view my PalmOS "productions" in this webpage.
HaemOncRules has been released in Freewarepalm. Somehow I can't submit it to Palmgear - I keep getting an error:
"You have received this page because an error has occurred. Be assured that the issue you are experiencing has been forwarded to our development team and that we are working to get this issue corrected as quickly as possible. We appreciate your patience and thank you for your business"
Looks like their new web system has lots of bugs to be ironed out.
You can view my PalmOS "productions" in this webpage.
HaemOncRules has been released in Freewarepalm. Somehow I can't submit it to Palmgear - I keep getting an error:
"You have received this page because an error has occurred. Be assured that the issue you are experiencing has been forwarded to our development team and that we are working to get this issue corrected as quickly as possible. We appreciate your patience and thank you for your business"
Looks like their new web system has lots of bugs to be ironed out.
Thursday, July 31, 2003
HaemOncRules 1.0 Released
Well I think I have debugged to the best of my ability!
Version 1.0 completed. There are 14 modules comprising algorithms in Haematology-Oncology for computing diagnostic criteria, prognosis and assisting in clinical decision making.
This is freeware and please do beam to other colleagues who might be interested. I welcome suggestions for improvement and additional modules.
Download here.
I hope to see it released on Freewarepalm, Palmgear and Handango soon. The latter two's submission area's down for the moment but I have submitted it to Freewarepalm.
Well I think I have debugged to the best of my ability!
Version 1.0 completed. There are 14 modules comprising algorithms in Haematology-Oncology for computing diagnostic criteria, prognosis and assisting in clinical decision making.
This is freeware and please do beam to other colleagues who might be interested. I welcome suggestions for improvement and additional modules.
Download here.
I hope to see it released on Freewarepalm, Palmgear and Handango soon. The latter two's submission area's down for the moment but I have submitted it to Freewarepalm.
Wednesday, July 30, 2003
Are you Up-To-Date with Repligo?
As an UpToDate subscriber, I can attest to the site as a fantastic resource for many medical specialities. Online access is easy and they also provide a set of CD-Roms. What more could you ask for? I want to be able to carry the stuff on my Palm of course!! Sadly they do not support PalmOS (it is available though for PocketPC).
This got me thinking. I do want to carry with me some of their articles on my Tungsten for reading away from my PC and on my Palm. I first tried iSiloX but for some reason it did not work. I then tried the Repligo solution. Repligo is a fantastic Document viewer for the Palm. To convert web pages, you just need to select Print and then the Repligo printer driver. This works very well for other documents like Word and Adobe. The converted documents turn out quite nicely, images and all. They can be stored on SD card as well so it saves considerably on space.
Lots of articles, journal reprints are in Adobe Acrobat format and previously I have had less than satisfactory experience with Adobe's Palm reader. Ansyr's was only slightly better. I can say Repligo leaves the competition in the dust. Highly recommended.
As an UpToDate subscriber, I can attest to the site as a fantastic resource for many medical specialities. Online access is easy and they also provide a set of CD-Roms. What more could you ask for? I want to be able to carry the stuff on my Palm of course!! Sadly they do not support PalmOS (it is available though for PocketPC).
This got me thinking. I do want to carry with me some of their articles on my Tungsten for reading away from my PC and on my Palm. I first tried iSiloX but for some reason it did not work. I then tried the Repligo solution. Repligo is a fantastic Document viewer for the Palm. To convert web pages, you just need to select Print and then the Repligo printer driver. This works very well for other documents like Word and Adobe. The converted documents turn out quite nicely, images and all. They can be stored on SD card as well so it saves considerably on space.
Lots of articles, journal reprints are in Adobe Acrobat format and previously I have had less than satisfactory experience with Adobe's Palm reader. Ansyr's was only slightly better. I can say Repligo leaves the competition in the dust. Highly recommended.
Handango's Best Medical App
The recent Handango 2003 software champion award winners have been announced and the best software award in the Medical category goes to Patient Keeper Personal.
The panel of judges comprised 17 people from the IT industry. I could not see what criteria were set. Nothing against PatientKeeper here, it's a great patient tracker software (but personally I prefer to enter just brief details into the builtin Addressbook database using Agendus as it's too slow to enter a lot of things on your Palm) - what I question is that there were no judges from the Medical field to judge the best medical app.
So.....
Palmdoc's vote for the Best Medical App of 2003 goes to..........
MEDCALC 4.3
What's your favorite medical app?
The recent Handango 2003 software champion award winners have been announced and the best software award in the Medical category goes to Patient Keeper Personal.
The panel of judges comprised 17 people from the IT industry. I could not see what criteria were set. Nothing against PatientKeeper here, it's a great patient tracker software (but personally I prefer to enter just brief details into the builtin Addressbook database using Agendus as it's too slow to enter a lot of things on your Palm) - what I question is that there were no judges from the Medical field to judge the best medical app.
So.....
Palmdoc's vote for the Best Medical App of 2003 goes to..........
MEDCALC 4.3
What's your favorite medical app?
Tuesday, July 29, 2003
Contractometer
Just when you thought everything that there was to be programmed about women's health from the mentrual cycle thru pregnancy calculators had been programmed, then comes along something spotted in FreewarePalm: Contractometer v1.0.2.
Description:
Contractometer is a program to help with timing contractions.
It calculates lots of data about contraction intervals and durations so that you can tell how things are progressing.
Good for midwifes and doulas.
Expecting mothers might be interested in this also.
It calculates due dates using several common formulas too.
Well you cannot help but give the guy credit for an original idea. The author Jason Stracner even has a blog dedicated to this program.
Just when you thought everything that there was to be programmed about women's health from the mentrual cycle thru pregnancy calculators had been programmed, then comes along something spotted in FreewarePalm: Contractometer v1.0.2.
Description:
Contractometer is a program to help with timing contractions.
It calculates lots of data about contraction intervals and durations so that you can tell how things are progressing.
Good for midwifes and doulas.
Expecting mothers might be interested in this also.
It calculates due dates using several common formulas too.
Well you cannot help but give the guy credit for an original idea. The author Jason Stracner even has a blog dedicated to this program.
Doctor's Orders-Complete by DaMilTech Systems
Spotted in Handango: Doctor's Orders Complete - looks like a complete health tracker which would be useful for patients, particularly those with long-term illnesses like hypertension. Not only does the program have a Blood Pressure tracker, it also allows you to track your Prescriptions, your Appointments, your Weight and your Calorie intake.
I haven't tested it out but users are giving it 5 star ratings.
Spotted in Handango: Doctor's Orders Complete - looks like a complete health tracker which would be useful for patients, particularly those with long-term illnesses like hypertension. Not only does the program have a Blood Pressure tracker, it also allows you to track your Prescriptions, your Appointments, your Weight and your Calorie intake.
I haven't tested it out but users are giving it 5 star ratings.
Monday, July 28, 2003
HaemOncRules 0.6
Continuing to add more modules to the HaemOncRules project. I now have a grand total of 11. Phew the fingers are getting tired :)
I envision the application as a handy tool for looking up diagnostic criteria, scoring, prognostic tools and the like in Haematology-Oncology. Probably will be handy to Haematologists as well as trainees and perhaps MLTs. The final version will be released as freeware. Once I get some more modules in I shall email it to some colleagues for feedback but if any one wants a copy, they are welcome to email me for one. I'm no Don Thomas so I guess this will be my little contribution to Haematology ;)
Continuing to add more modules to the HaemOncRules project. I now have a grand total of 11. Phew the fingers are getting tired :)
I envision the application as a handy tool for looking up diagnostic criteria, scoring, prognostic tools and the like in Haematology-Oncology. Probably will be handy to Haematologists as well as trainees and perhaps MLTs. The final version will be released as freeware. Once I get some more modules in I shall email it to some colleagues for feedback but if any one wants a copy, they are welcome to email me for one. I'm no Don Thomas so I guess this will be my little contribution to Haematology ;)
Sunday, July 27, 2003
HaemOncRules 0.5
Now that I have completed Fatcalc, it's on to the next NSBasic project! This time it's something more relevant to my practice - I have always wanted a collection of calculators and programs to generate the prognostic scores/indices/diagnostic criteria in Haematology/Oncology.
It's slow going but hopefully the final product will be useful to all Palm toting Haematologists out there (will the five of you please put up your hands?)
Seriously what I hope to receive is any suggestions on what Rules/Scores or anything in the HaemOnc field which users might want to see in the program....
Now that I have completed Fatcalc, it's on to the next NSBasic project! This time it's something more relevant to my practice - I have always wanted a collection of calculators and programs to generate the prognostic scores/indices/diagnostic criteria in Haematology/Oncology.
It's slow going but hopefully the final product will be useful to all Palm toting Haematologists out there (will the five of you please put up your hands?)
Seriously what I hope to receive is any suggestions on what Rules/Scores or anything in the HaemOnc field which users might want to see in the program....
WMD Swag
"Quickly analyzes your observations at a disaster site and provides a fast, scientific guess of which agents of mass destruction are most likely involved."
Palm OS Handheld version integrates with BioChem (database of 30 chemical and biological warfare agents, suggesting treatment, drugs, dosages, lab tests to help deal with victims). Quickly hop back and forth between WMD SWAG and BioChem without need to pass through the handheld's main menu.
Hmmm. a WMD and biological agent pocket guide. Might be useful to some but I doubt if it will be useful in Iraq if you are looking for WMD there ;)
"Quickly analyzes your observations at a disaster site and provides a fast, scientific guess of which agents of mass destruction are most likely involved."
Palm OS Handheld version integrates with BioChem (database of 30 chemical and biological warfare agents, suggesting treatment, drugs, dosages, lab tests to help deal with victims). Quickly hop back and forth between WMD SWAG and BioChem without need to pass through the handheld's main menu.
Hmmm. a WMD and biological agent pocket guide. Might be useful to some but I doubt if it will be useful in Iraq if you are looking for WMD there ;)
Saturday, July 26, 2003
Blood Pressure Manager
Before you part with $$$ for UTS Blood pressure tracker, you may be interested to know that there is a freeware Blood Pressure Manager written by Rafael Andres Marin de la Cruz. The website lists the current version as 2.7 and seems to be last updated in 2001. I can verify that it works on OS 5.0 as it seems to run flawlessly on my TT.
This is an excellent freebie and you can track multiple "series" or users. There are weekly and daily averages and other nice plots.
Features:
For each reading tracks: date, time, systolic and diastolic pressure, pulse and a notes. If the notes begins with a numerical value then you can plot it in the notes graph. This feature is useful for track the body weight.
Different series of data. This feature is helpful for those that wants to track more than one person on the same handheld.
Readings selection. This feature permits to select a group of readings and see the related statistics and the graph for it.
Overall, weekly, hourly and season averages/minimums/maximums statistics for systolic pressure, diastolic pressure and pulse.
Line graphs for pressure, pulse and notes values
Systolic and diastolic average lines graph
Systolic and diastolic histogram graph
Bar graphs for pulse and notes
Graph customization with the preferences
Reading information popup window when you tap in the graph.
Best part is that there is an export utility for you to generate a CSV file for use in programs like Excel. The author has also included a Windows Desktop module which reads your Palm data.
I think this is one real gem of a freebie for all Palm owners who wish to keep good records of their blood pressure. Well done Rafael!
Before you part with $$$ for UTS Blood pressure tracker, you may be interested to know that there is a freeware Blood Pressure Manager written by Rafael Andres Marin de la Cruz. The website lists the current version as 2.7 and seems to be last updated in 2001. I can verify that it works on OS 5.0 as it seems to run flawlessly on my TT.
This is an excellent freebie and you can track multiple "series" or users. There are weekly and daily averages and other nice plots.
Features:
For each reading tracks: date, time, systolic and diastolic pressure, pulse and a notes. If the notes begins with a numerical value then you can plot it in the notes graph. This feature is useful for track the body weight.
Different series of data. This feature is helpful for those that wants to track more than one person on the same handheld.
Readings selection. This feature permits to select a group of readings and see the related statistics and the graph for it.
Overall, weekly, hourly and season averages/minimums/maximums statistics for systolic pressure, diastolic pressure and pulse.
Line graphs for pressure, pulse and notes values
Systolic and diastolic average lines graph
Systolic and diastolic histogram graph
Bar graphs for pulse and notes
Graph customization with the preferences
Reading information popup window when you tap in the graph.
Best part is that there is an export utility for you to generate a CSV file for use in programs like Excel. The author has also included a Windows Desktop module which reads your Palm data.
I think this is one real gem of a freebie for all Palm owners who wish to keep good records of their blood pressure. Well done Rafael!
Palm Boulevard: News: Email Blood Pressure Stats to Doctor from a Handheld
"UTrackSys.com, a maker of multipurpose tracking software for Palm OS handhelds, has updated UTS Blood Pressure to version 1.4.
According to UTrackSys.com, it has found that the majority of UTS Blood Pressure users regularly print out their tracking results or send them via e-mail to the doctor. In the new version, UTrackSys.com has added an E-Mail Report that makes it easier and faster for users to send blood pressure reports to their physicians straight from their handhelds."
I am still waiting for the day when the BP set itself can communicate with the PDA (ideally wirelessly e.g. over Bluetooth) and one can automatically store the readings on the PDA e.g. for charting, emailing/sms one's Physician. If done over Bluetooth, then you wouldn't have to worry about compatible cable connectors, just a Bluetooth capable PDA. Now isn't this a fine idea???
"UTrackSys.com, a maker of multipurpose tracking software for Palm OS handhelds, has updated UTS Blood Pressure to version 1.4.
According to UTrackSys.com, it has found that the majority of UTS Blood Pressure users regularly print out their tracking results or send them via e-mail to the doctor. In the new version, UTrackSys.com has added an E-Mail Report that makes it easier and faster for users to send blood pressure reports to their physicians straight from their handhelds."
I am still waiting for the day when the BP set itself can communicate with the PDA (ideally wirelessly e.g. over Bluetooth) and one can automatically store the readings on the PDA e.g. for charting, emailing/sms one's Physician. If done over Bluetooth, then you wouldn't have to worry about compatible cable connectors, just a Bluetooth capable PDA. Now isn't this a fine idea???
Fatcalc 1.0 released
I have released Fatcalc 1.0 for download from Palmgear.com. The final product has been compiled into one whole PRC so one does not need the NSBasic runtime. I was wrestling with whether or not to release this as freeware but in the end decided to put it up as shareware where the proceeds go to the LyfeLine Leukemia Fund of which I am a commitee member.
Application Description:
Estimates your Body Fat according to BMI, Ideal Body weight and Fat content. Also calculates your BMR, Daily Calorie requirements and has a guide to how many Calories you'll burn according to type of physical activity/exercise.You can Load/Save your data so that you don't have to re-enter measurements. This will also allow you to keep track of your weight and other measurements by Date.The program can also Export calculated measurements to Memopad.This program is **fully functional** even if unregistered. Registration allows you to disable the Splashscreen at startup. Proceeds from registration go towards a leukemia charity fund.
I have released Fatcalc 1.0 for download from Palmgear.com. The final product has been compiled into one whole PRC so one does not need the NSBasic runtime. I was wrestling with whether or not to release this as freeware but in the end decided to put it up as shareware where the proceeds go to the LyfeLine Leukemia Fund of which I am a commitee member.
Application Description:
Estimates your Body Fat according to BMI, Ideal Body weight and Fat content. Also calculates your BMR, Daily Calorie requirements and has a guide to how many Calories you'll burn according to type of physical activity/exercise.You can Load/Save your data so that you don't have to re-enter measurements. This will also allow you to keep track of your weight and other measurements by Date.The program can also Export calculated measurements to Memopad.This program is **fully functional** even if unregistered. Registration allows you to disable the Splashscreen at startup. Proceeds from registration go towards a leukemia charity fund.
Friday, July 25, 2003
Palm Powered Medicine
There is a very good write up on Medical Palm computing at Palmsource by Kent "Ectopic Brain" Willyard.
It's a very comprehensive piece with lots of links to useful software and sites, so it's highly recommended reading whether you are new to Palm computing or a seasoned user.
The obvious omission Kent has made is a link to the Palmdoc Chronicles :P I guess his ectopic brain must have slipped a bit :P
There is a very good write up on Medical Palm computing at Palmsource by Kent "Ectopic Brain" Willyard.
It's a very comprehensive piece with lots of links to useful software and sites, so it's highly recommended reading whether you are new to Palm computing or a seasoned user.
The obvious omission Kent has made is a link to the Palmdoc Chronicles :P I guess his ectopic brain must have slipped a bit :P
NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards
Today I read with horror that the Paraquat ban might be reversed all because of some intense lobbying. So much about concern for environmental and occupational health safety.
I also came across this free iSilo Document, NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards from Memoware.
The blurb:
The Pocket Guide is 'a source of general industrial hygiene information on several hundred chemicals/classes for workers, employers, and occupational health professionals'. It contains TLV, PEL, BEI, and physical constants, in addition to descriptions of harmful effects and emergency management. Chemistry, medical and safety professionals will find it valuable.
I looked for information on Paraquat and it's there. Very handy. You get to look up via hyperlinks, information on Exposure Limits, Personal protection methods, First Aid etc. This would be a great addition to the pocket library especially for those in the Public health/Occupational healthcare field.
Today I read with horror that the Paraquat ban might be reversed all because of some intense lobbying. So much about concern for environmental and occupational health safety.
I also came across this free iSilo Document, NIOSH Pocket Guide to Chemical Hazards from Memoware.
The blurb:
The Pocket Guide is 'a source of general industrial hygiene information on several hundred chemicals/classes for workers, employers, and occupational health professionals'. It contains TLV, PEL, BEI, and physical constants, in addition to descriptions of harmful effects and emergency management. Chemistry, medical and safety professionals will find it valuable.
I looked for information on Paraquat and it's there. Very handy. You get to look up via hyperlinks, information on Exposure Limits, Personal protection methods, First Aid etc. This would be a great addition to the pocket library especially for those in the Public health/Occupational healthcare field.
Thursday, July 24, 2003
A doctor's PDA ... New system helps doctors keep patient info close at hand - baxterbulletin.com
"As oncologist Dr. Bruce White makes his hospital rounds, he carries the medical records for all his patients in the palm of his hand, available at a keystroke"
I am so envious whenever I read news items like this. It's such a pain having to go to the computer terminal to look up lab results or worse still trying to call the lab...
It would be even better if one could access records and lab data real-time e.g. over WiFI but of course security issues need to be addressed.
As for me, I have to manually key in the lab data and notes directly into the Palm after looking them up in the computer terminal. I use Agendus and the data is logged into the Notes field of the patient's contact info. This is all handy but can make the Notes field very cluttered. I am hoping to see an App which can keep the labs and medical data separately yet integrates with the Datebook/Agendus scheduling and built-in Addressbook i.e. the calendar and contact into are not separate databases. Another NSbasic project???
"As oncologist Dr. Bruce White makes his hospital rounds, he carries the medical records for all his patients in the palm of his hand, available at a keystroke"
I am so envious whenever I read news items like this. It's such a pain having to go to the computer terminal to look up lab results or worse still trying to call the lab...
It would be even better if one could access records and lab data real-time e.g. over WiFI but of course security issues need to be addressed.
As for me, I have to manually key in the lab data and notes directly into the Palm after looking them up in the computer terminal. I use Agendus and the data is logged into the Notes field of the patient's contact info. This is all handy but can make the Notes field very cluttered. I am hoping to see an App which can keep the labs and medical data separately yet integrates with the Datebook/Agendus scheduling and built-in Addressbook i.e. the calendar and contact into are not separate databases. Another NSbasic project???
Wednesday, July 23, 2003
What about PDAs in exams?
Ectopic Brain blogged about the Uni of Louisville loading Skyscape references on to PDAs and giving (goodness, where is this funding coming from?) them to med students. I wonder if the faculty will accept the pervasiveness of PDAs and permit them to be used freely in the wards and even examinations? One could argue the expanse of medical knowledge is so huge that the human mind cannot retain every important medical fact. It boils down to not how much you can recall but how skilful you are in knowing where to seek the information. After all isn't the PDA now our ectopic brain?
So during the clinical viva, the candidate may now say "Sorry sir, I can't quite recall all the differential diagnoses of [enter rare condition here], but I have it right here on my Palm", whips out his SonyTG50, and blurts, "and they are......."
Ectopic Brain blogged about the Uni of Louisville loading Skyscape references on to PDAs and giving (goodness, where is this funding coming from?) them to med students. I wonder if the faculty will accept the pervasiveness of PDAs and permit them to be used freely in the wards and even examinations? One could argue the expanse of medical knowledge is so huge that the human mind cannot retain every important medical fact. It boils down to not how much you can recall but how skilful you are in knowing where to seek the information. After all isn't the PDA now our ectopic brain?
So during the clinical viva, the candidate may now say "Sorry sir, I can't quite recall all the differential diagnoses of [enter rare condition here], but I have it right here on my Palm", whips out his SonyTG50, and blurts, "and they are......."
Monday, July 21, 2003
Fatcalc v 0.99
Well it's almost done. Just putting the finishing touches to the code and doing some more debugging. What started off as an NSBasic exercise to produce a program which will calculate Fat content has gone on to something more elaborate.
I've put in Load and Save data options as I realise it will be cumbersome having to constantly key in measurements. There are drop down menus which generate a more detailed description on the fat/weight data calculated. As per Ectopic Brain's suggestion I have also put in a page on how many calories one will burn according to physical activity. I hope to finish the program by this week.
Well it's almost done. Just putting the finishing touches to the code and doing some more debugging. What started off as an NSBasic exercise to produce a program which will calculate Fat content has gone on to something more elaborate.
I've put in Load and Save data options as I realise it will be cumbersome having to constantly key in measurements. There are drop down menus which generate a more detailed description on the fat/weight data calculated. As per Ectopic Brain's suggestion I have also put in a page on how many calories one will burn according to physical activity. I hope to finish the program by this week.
Friday, July 18, 2003
FreewarePalm: Diet Tracker v0.1
Yet another diet app. Haven't tested it out myself but its free so worth checking out.
The blurb:
Need to lose weight? This application helps you to take control of your diet.
By tracking your weight and the foods you eat each day, you will quickly see how many calories / kilojoules you''re consuming and what adjustments you need to make to get in shape.
You can set yourself goals, such as how many calories you should consume in a day, or how many grams of fat.
Yet another diet app. Haven't tested it out myself but its free so worth checking out.
The blurb:
Need to lose weight? This application helps you to take control of your diet.
By tracking your weight and the foods you eat each day, you will quickly see how many calories / kilojoules you''re consuming and what adjustments you need to make to get in shape.
You can set yourself goals, such as how many calories you should consume in a day, or how many grams of fat.
Fatcalc version 0.5
Been trying my hand at NSBasic. I must admit my standard is nowhere near as good as Ectopic Brain's (e.g. his wonderful Medrules) or the gurus like Mike Verive who is actively helpful in the NSBasic webboard.
As there doesn't seem to be an app which does fat calculations in cm and kg, I decided this would be a nice NSBasic exercise.
Captures essential data
Outputs your "fatness" as determined by Body Mass Index, Ideal Body Weight, Fat Content. Also tells you your daily calorie requirements according to level of physical activity.
Still some debugging to do.....
Been trying my hand at NSBasic. I must admit my standard is nowhere near as good as Ectopic Brain's (e.g. his wonderful Medrules) or the gurus like Mike Verive who is actively helpful in the NSBasic webboard.
As there doesn't seem to be an app which does fat calculations in cm and kg, I decided this would be a nice NSBasic exercise.
Captures essential data
Outputs your "fatness" as determined by Body Mass Index, Ideal Body Weight, Fat Content. Also tells you your daily calorie requirements according to level of physical activity.
Still some debugging to do.....
Wednesday, July 16, 2003
Skyscape apps for free
At least if you can convince your pharma rep to get one for you ;)
Now this Skyscape Pharma initiative is a good idea. So instead of all those ball point pens, writing pads, torniquets and other useless freebies, why not get them to sponsor something really educational?
At least if you can convince your pharma rep to get one for you ;)
Now this Skyscape Pharma initiative is a good idea. So instead of all those ball point pens, writing pads, torniquets and other useless freebies, why not get them to sponsor something really educational?
Tuesday, July 15, 2003
The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Neurology
Any neurologists out there? Skyscape has recently released the MGH Handbook of Neurology.
The Skyscape blurb:
Neurology, neurosurgery, and internal medicine residents and practitioners will find this PDA an essential reference for their day-to-day practice. Blending neurology and general medicine, this PDA-based product includes protocols, step-by-step tests and procedures, and decision-making algorithms. It covers all related topics such as neuroanatomy, neurosurgery, and radiology and highlights topics on the neurology board
Any neurologists out there? Skyscape has recently released the MGH Handbook of Neurology.
The Skyscape blurb:
Neurology, neurosurgery, and internal medicine residents and practitioners will find this PDA an essential reference for their day-to-day practice. Blending neurology and general medicine, this PDA-based product includes protocols, step-by-step tests and procedures, and decision-making algorithms. It covers all related topics such as neuroanatomy, neurosurgery, and radiology and highlights topics on the neurology board
Monday, July 14, 2003
In search of.... a body fat calculator
This at first seems harder than finding Nemo. At times, it may be useful for physicians to dose drugs (say the very hydrophilic ones compared to the lipophilic drugs) according to lean body weight rather than total body weight. Surprisingly, fat content is not included in the comprehensive list of stuff in MedCalc or MedMath.
The only one I could locate was US Army body fat % calculator 2.0 which is a shareware (US$4.95) from Cellica Software. It looks pretty with all the colours but it unfortunately limits entry only to inches (these Yanks need to join the rest of the world in the 21st century!). It does however allow one to store measurements for retrieval later.
Still it's not what I am looking for so it looks like another DIY job coming up. Stay tuned......
This at first seems harder than finding Nemo. At times, it may be useful for physicians to dose drugs (say the very hydrophilic ones compared to the lipophilic drugs) according to lean body weight rather than total body weight. Surprisingly, fat content is not included in the comprehensive list of stuff in MedCalc or MedMath.
The only one I could locate was US Army body fat % calculator 2.0 which is a shareware (US$4.95) from Cellica Software. It looks pretty with all the colours but it unfortunately limits entry only to inches (these Yanks need to join the rest of the world in the 21st century!). It does however allow one to store measurements for retrieval later.
Still it's not what I am looking for so it looks like another DIY job coming up. Stay tuned......
Saturday, July 12, 2003
Statcoder's JNC-7 Hypertension
Stat Hypertension is in beta and an FOC download. Looks like the prolific Andre "Statcoder" Chen has done it again. I did try out RediReference's iSilo version but found it a hassle - one has to launch iSilo first then when opening the document, one has to always key in "7" as the password to access this free document (is this just to incovenience us or piss us off?)
In the end I much prefer Statcoder's version as:
1) You don't need to launch iSilo. It is "standalone"
2) Navigating between the different sections is pretty fast.
The downside is it is monochrome and doesn't look as nice. It works better and is more practical as a quick reference. If you want to just read about the JNC-7 guidelines , then go for the RediReference iSilo version.
Stat Hypertension is in beta and an FOC download. Looks like the prolific Andre "Statcoder" Chen has done it again. I did try out RediReference's iSilo version but found it a hassle - one has to launch iSilo first then when opening the document, one has to always key in "7" as the password to access this free document (is this just to incovenience us or piss us off?)
In the end I much prefer Statcoder's version as:
1) You don't need to launch iSilo. It is "standalone"
2) Navigating between the different sections is pretty fast.
The downside is it is monochrome and doesn't look as nice. It works better and is more practical as a quick reference. If you want to just read about the JNC-7 guidelines , then go for the RediReference iSilo version.
Added Blogrolling.com's Blogroll facility. Now I can Blogroll without the hassle of editing the template.
Internal Medicine On Call
Skyscape has just released IM On Call which looks to be a great reference for those of you still doing Internal Medicine calls (Palmdoc has long since stopped doing these). I like the idea of a portable reference which is problem orientated rather than disease orientated so I think this will complement references like 5MCC quite nicely.
The Skyscape blurb:
A concise, portable reference that focuses on the evaluation and treatment of over 60 of the most common internal medicine on-call problems (now updated with three new problems: dizziness, overdoses, and pruritis). Each on call chapter includes a presenting problem, immediate questions, differential diagnosis, laboratory and other diagnostic data, and treatment plan.
Use the ON-CALL series when you want “on-the-spot” treatment advice for the most frequently encountered problems in internal medicine.
Carry ON CALL if you need a comprehensive overview of the initial evaluation and treatment of more than 60 of the most common problems seen daily on the wards.
Unique ON CALL FORMAT is organized for quick access to essential information you need to manage patients efficiently.
Thoroughly revised on-call problems reflect current practice and treatment options.
NEW ON CALL problems: dizziness, overdoses, and pruritis .
ON CALL Therapeutics section offers a quick reference to commonly used medications and includes both generic drugs as well as vitamins, minerals, and natural products .
Must-have reference for students and residents.
The interface is the familiar Skyscape one - very practical and easy to use.
You're still doing calls? At US$44.95, highly recommended.....
Skyscape has just released IM On Call which looks to be a great reference for those of you still doing Internal Medicine calls (Palmdoc has long since stopped doing these). I like the idea of a portable reference which is problem orientated rather than disease orientated so I think this will complement references like 5MCC quite nicely.
The Skyscape blurb:
A concise, portable reference that focuses on the evaluation and treatment of over 60 of the most common internal medicine on-call problems (now updated with three new problems: dizziness, overdoses, and pruritis). Each on call chapter includes a presenting problem, immediate questions, differential diagnosis, laboratory and other diagnostic data, and treatment plan.
Use the ON-CALL series when you want “on-the-spot” treatment advice for the most frequently encountered problems in internal medicine.
Carry ON CALL if you need a comprehensive overview of the initial evaluation and treatment of more than 60 of the most common problems seen daily on the wards.
Unique ON CALL FORMAT is organized for quick access to essential information you need to manage patients efficiently.
Thoroughly revised on-call problems reflect current practice and treatment options.
NEW ON CALL problems: dizziness, overdoses, and pruritis .
ON CALL Therapeutics section offers a quick reference to commonly used medications and includes both generic drugs as well as vitamins, minerals, and natural products .
Must-have reference for students and residents.
The interface is the familiar Skyscape one - very practical and easy to use.
You're still doing calls? At US$44.95, highly recommended.....
Friday, July 11, 2003
The App That Weight Watchers Tried To Kill
While surfing along and looking for diet software (not that Palmdoc is overweight, my BMI is 23 thank you, just curious as to what is available, FOC of course) I stumbled on an interesting story.
Taken from Wired:
Bob Withers wanted to take off a few pounds, so he joined Weight Watchers. The Dallas-based programmer quickly discovered the diet's main problem: It's fiendishly complicated. To succeed, members must obsessively log the "point" value of every hamburger, apple, and celery stick they consume.
Withers - who didn't want to do all that counting - whipped up WWCalc, a Palm OS-based app that automates the tracking process. Just enter what you've eaten, and it assigns the points and adds them up. He put the software on PalmGear.com last December - and observed with delight as nearly 17,000 other WW dieters flocked to download it for free.
Then came the inevitable cease-and-desist letter. Because WW's point system is copyrighted, Withers was told he had to take his software offline. He offered to give it to the company for free, but no dice. Withers suspects that WW, which declined to comment, didn't want competition for its own, $12.95-a-month online tracking tool. "They came off as pretty moneygrubbing," he complains.
His revenge is sweet: WWCalc has become an illicit pass-around hit among dieters, who email and beam it to one another - a viral phenomenon Weight Watchers can't quash. As for Withers? He's lost 50 pounds.
- Clive Thompson
Bob still maintains a WWCalc documentation site and you can view the screenshots there.
I am surprised Weight Watchers did not jump at his offer for the wonderful Palm program he came up with. It's a great journaling app for dieters and you can keep track of the things you've consumed each day, your WW points etc. The great thing is it reads food databases in List format.
While surfing along and looking for diet software (not that Palmdoc is overweight, my BMI is 23 thank you, just curious as to what is available, FOC of course) I stumbled on an interesting story.
Taken from Wired:
Bob Withers wanted to take off a few pounds, so he joined Weight Watchers. The Dallas-based programmer quickly discovered the diet's main problem: It's fiendishly complicated. To succeed, members must obsessively log the "point" value of every hamburger, apple, and celery stick they consume.
Withers - who didn't want to do all that counting - whipped up WWCalc, a Palm OS-based app that automates the tracking process. Just enter what you've eaten, and it assigns the points and adds them up. He put the software on PalmGear.com last December - and observed with delight as nearly 17,000 other WW dieters flocked to download it for free.
Then came the inevitable cease-and-desist letter. Because WW's point system is copyrighted, Withers was told he had to take his software offline. He offered to give it to the company for free, but no dice. Withers suspects that WW, which declined to comment, didn't want competition for its own, $12.95-a-month online tracking tool. "They came off as pretty moneygrubbing," he complains.
His revenge is sweet: WWCalc has become an illicit pass-around hit among dieters, who email and beam it to one another - a viral phenomenon Weight Watchers can't quash. As for Withers? He's lost 50 pounds.
- Clive Thompson
Bob still maintains a WWCalc documentation site and you can view the screenshots there.
I am surprised Weight Watchers did not jump at his offer for the wonderful Palm program he came up with. It's a great journaling app for dieters and you can keep track of the things you've consumed each day, your WW points etc. The great thing is it reads food databases in List format.
Wednesday, July 09, 2003
I've been syndicated as well
Chris Paton of Doctors Gadgets has included the Palmdoc Chronicles RSS Feed. Sorry the formatting is off but I don't know how (if this is possible at all) to tweak the settings in the RSSify program.
Doctors Gadgets looks like a really cool site. Well designed and packed with info for the gadget happy medico (hey I know alot of these!!)
Chris Paton of Doctors Gadgets has included the Palmdoc Chronicles RSS Feed. Sorry the formatting is off but I don't know how (if this is possible at all) to tweak the settings in the RSSify program.
Doctors Gadgets looks like a really cool site. Well designed and packed with info for the gadget happy medico (hey I know alot of these!!)
Tuesday, July 08, 2003
Antivenom handbook
Years ago as a young medical officer, I was posted to a rural district general hospital where admissions for snake bites were a daily affair, the poisonous snakes in the locality being Pit Vipers which caused systemic bleeding as a result of envenomation. The other poisonous snakes in Peninsular Malaysia btw are cobras, coral snakes and sea snakes.
I was interesed to see James Quok come out with the Antivenom handbook which is an iSilo conversion of the Australian CSL Antivenom Handbook. Unfortunately it doesn't list the management of pit viper bites as it covers only the poisonous bites of Aussie snakes and other creatures like jelly fish and spiders. Nevertheless it has some pretty useful general info like "first aid for snakebites" and "pressure immobilisation method" etc. There is detailed info on speciifc treatment for the various bites and even venom detection. The latter info will unlikely be of use unless you very unfortunately happen to encounter some of the nast inhabitants Down Under like the Taipan, the "world's deadlest snake" with a bite 50x more deadly than a cobra's ......
Years ago as a young medical officer, I was posted to a rural district general hospital where admissions for snake bites were a daily affair, the poisonous snakes in the locality being Pit Vipers which caused systemic bleeding as a result of envenomation. The other poisonous snakes in Peninsular Malaysia btw are cobras, coral snakes and sea snakes.
I was interesed to see James Quok come out with the Antivenom handbook which is an iSilo conversion of the Australian CSL Antivenom Handbook. Unfortunately it doesn't list the management of pit viper bites as it covers only the poisonous bites of Aussie snakes and other creatures like jelly fish and spiders. Nevertheless it has some pretty useful general info like "first aid for snakebites" and "pressure immobilisation method" etc. There is detailed info on speciifc treatment for the various bites and even venom detection. The latter info will unlikely be of use unless you very unfortunately happen to encounter some of the nast inhabitants Down Under like the Taipan, the "world's deadlest snake" with a bite 50x more deadly than a cobra's ......
Sunday, July 06, 2003
Advanced Cardiac Life Support 2000
ACLS 2000 v2.1 is a freeware iSilo document by Stephen Tam. It's just been updated 4 July 2003.
The blurb:
It is a quick reference for all busy physicians in the latest International Guidelines 2000 for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care.
The International Resuscitation Guidelines 2000 is a consensus on science among organizations of different countries including the American Heart Association, European Resuscitation Council, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Australian Resuscitation Council, New Zealand Resuscitation Council, Resuscitation Council of South Africa, the Latin American Resuscitation Council and from Japan
ACLS 2000 v2.1 is a freeware iSilo document by Stephen Tam. It's just been updated 4 July 2003.
The blurb:
It is a quick reference for all busy physicians in the latest International Guidelines 2000 for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care.
The International Resuscitation Guidelines 2000 is a consensus on science among organizations of different countries including the American Heart Association, European Resuscitation Council, the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada, Australian Resuscitation Council, New Zealand Resuscitation Council, Resuscitation Council of South Africa, the Latin American Resuscitation Council and from Japan
Saturday, July 05, 2003
Scalpel, Swab, PDA
There's an interesting article on PDAs in the June 5 2003 issue of the Far Eastern Economic Review.
Some interesting facts I learned:
- about 30,000 of Skyscape's 170,000 customers live in Asia--from Taiwan, Singapore, China, and Japan to Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, South Korea and the Philippines
- Skyscape founder and chief executive Sandeep Shah, launched the company in 1993. Shah, whose wife is a physician, realized that doctors seeing patients in different hospital wards, or on calls, needed access to medical texts that they couldn't carry on their rounds. PDAs offered the perfect solution to Shah, a graduate in computer science from the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay
- Skyscape has converted more than 264 medical reference texts for PDA use
Doctors in Asia give Skyscape high marks. Ng Yih Yng, a doctor with the Singapore military, who is currently participating in a United Nations peacekeeping mission in East Timor, recalls using his PDA when he had to treat a child suffering from acute renal failure.
"We had to figure out the doses of medication and it would have taken a lot more time to verify the dosages on the Internet," he explains. "You usually can get your answer within a half a minute using the PDA--whereas it might take five or 10 minutes on the Internet."
There's an interesting article on PDAs in the June 5 2003 issue of the Far Eastern Economic Review.
Some interesting facts I learned:
- about 30,000 of Skyscape's 170,000 customers live in Asia--from Taiwan, Singapore, China, and Japan to Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, South Korea and the Philippines
- Skyscape founder and chief executive Sandeep Shah, launched the company in 1993. Shah, whose wife is a physician, realized that doctors seeing patients in different hospital wards, or on calls, needed access to medical texts that they couldn't carry on their rounds. PDAs offered the perfect solution to Shah, a graduate in computer science from the Indian Institute of Technology in Bombay
- Skyscape has converted more than 264 medical reference texts for PDA use
Doctors in Asia give Skyscape high marks. Ng Yih Yng, a doctor with the Singapore military, who is currently participating in a United Nations peacekeeping mission in East Timor, recalls using his PDA when he had to treat a child suffering from acute renal failure.
"We had to figure out the doses of medication and it would have taken a lot more time to verify the dosages on the Internet," he explains. "You usually can get your answer within a half a minute using the PDA--whereas it might take five or 10 minutes on the Internet."
Friday, July 04, 2003
Stedman's Medical Dictionary
The other day, someone asked me for a recommendation for a good medical dictionary and I told him I thought Stedman's was the best there is for the Palm.
I was only aware of the Skyscape version of Stedman's.
Now I just stumbled on PocketLingo Medical - American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary by Harvard Language Company, LLC
The blurb:
PocketLingo Medical turns your PDA into a reference and learning tool that will enrich your vocabulary effortlessly and quickly. Using The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary, PocketLingo Medical gives you clear, authoritative definitions of up-to-date entries in all areas of medicine. This software also helps you expand your medical vocabulary by using proven learning methods, such as study cards and a customized word list.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary combines the expertise of Stedman's medical dictionaries with the clarity of the American Heritage® dictionaries to produce an indispensable reference for general readers, medical professionals, and professionals in allied and related fields.
PocketLingo's version retails for US$26.95 whereas Skyscape's retails for US$49.95 (39.95 for the concise version). Don't you love free markets ;)
The other day, someone asked me for a recommendation for a good medical dictionary and I told him I thought Stedman's was the best there is for the Palm.
I was only aware of the Skyscape version of Stedman's.
Now I just stumbled on PocketLingo Medical - American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary by Harvard Language Company, LLC
The blurb:
PocketLingo Medical turns your PDA into a reference and learning tool that will enrich your vocabulary effortlessly and quickly. Using The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary, PocketLingo Medical gives you clear, authoritative definitions of up-to-date entries in all areas of medicine. This software also helps you expand your medical vocabulary by using proven learning methods, such as study cards and a customized word list.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary combines the expertise of Stedman's medical dictionaries with the clarity of the American Heritage® dictionaries to produce an indispensable reference for general readers, medical professionals, and professionals in allied and related fields.
PocketLingo's version retails for US$26.95 whereas Skyscape's retails for US$49.95 (39.95 for the concise version). Don't you love free markets ;)
Pacific Primary Care
CG Weber has been so active producing e-medical books for the Palm I've got to mention his products on this blogspot though I must admit I haven't tried them. They seem very suited for generalists/primary care practitioners though.
The Clinical Medicine Consult v3.6 was updated and released in June this year.
The author's blurb:
Fully indexed with over 2,500 clinical topics for rapid reference.
A complete medical textbook.
This is iSilo file with multiple cross references and hyperlinks for fast navigation.
Includes all the current Clinical Medical Series titles:
Clinical Endocrinology, Neurology, Orthopedics, Nephrology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, ENT, Psychiatry, Urology, Infectious Disease, Women's Health, Hematology/ Oncology, Geriatrics-Death & Dying, Rheumatology, Pulmonology, Allergy, Pediatrics, Critical Care, Trauma & Tox, Ethics-Alternative Medicine-Evidence Based Medicine-Communication, Cardiology, Wound Care, Travel Medicine, Procedures and Ophthalmology. **>230 line drawing illustrations.
The space it will take up on your PDA will be 5.2 MB (the typical Pocket PC is 64 MB, 8-64MB on palm, more if you add memory cards).
Free upgrades for 1yr. Expect updates 4 X/yr. The FREE DEMO is 332K and contains the basic layout with live links to each chapter with sublinks to 1-2 topics per chapter and a few active links in the INDEX. Both require the iSilo reader.
Over 180 Step-by-step Procedures Included!
No other text on the market provides succinct and clinically relevant material that can be accessed at the bedside. This download is a non-expiring file (it never expires) We do and will continue to offer all past subscribers a "two years for the price of one discount". Thus for a nominal charge, you can continue get all the latest medical updates on a quarterly basis along with continual improvement in the program with additional topics added or enhanced with every new release.
All for US$49.99 - what a bargain!! If you are a happy user, please let me know what you like about this product. I am quite tempted to get it myself.....
CG Weber has been so active producing e-medical books for the Palm I've got to mention his products on this blogspot though I must admit I haven't tried them. They seem very suited for generalists/primary care practitioners though.
The Clinical Medicine Consult v3.6 was updated and released in June this year.
The author's blurb:
Fully indexed with over 2,500 clinical topics for rapid reference.
A complete medical textbook.
This is iSilo file with multiple cross references and hyperlinks for fast navigation.
Includes all the current Clinical Medical Series titles:
Clinical Endocrinology, Neurology, Orthopedics, Nephrology, Dermatology, Gastroenterology, ENT, Psychiatry, Urology, Infectious Disease, Women's Health, Hematology/ Oncology, Geriatrics-Death & Dying, Rheumatology, Pulmonology, Allergy, Pediatrics, Critical Care, Trauma & Tox, Ethics-Alternative Medicine-Evidence Based Medicine-Communication, Cardiology, Wound Care, Travel Medicine, Procedures and Ophthalmology. **>230 line drawing illustrations.
The space it will take up on your PDA will be 5.2 MB (the typical Pocket PC is 64 MB, 8-64MB on palm, more if you add memory cards).
Free upgrades for 1yr. Expect updates 4 X/yr. The FREE DEMO is 332K and contains the basic layout with live links to each chapter with sublinks to 1-2 topics per chapter and a few active links in the INDEX. Both require the iSilo reader.
Over 180 Step-by-step Procedures Included!
No other text on the market provides succinct and clinically relevant material that can be accessed at the bedside. This download is a non-expiring file (it never expires) We do and will continue to offer all past subscribers a "two years for the price of one discount". Thus for a nominal charge, you can continue get all the latest medical updates on a quarterly basis along with continual improvement in the program with additional topics added or enhanced with every new release.
All for US$49.99 - what a bargain!! If you are a happy user, please let me know what you like about this product. I am quite tempted to get it myself.....
Wednesday, July 02, 2003
Blimey, where's the BNF?
Speaking about drug references on your Palm, a subject I've already blogged about, the glaring missing link seems to be the venerable British National Formulary. Kudos to the BNF people for making the current edition available online. They however state in their website that "Current internet technology is not sufficiently reliable to deliver information for use in clinically critical situations. " These Brits should realise that current PDA technology already makes it possible to have the information in your Palm during critical situations. Besides, their counterparts in the Antipodes already have a version of the MIMs for PDAs. If the BNF ever comes up with a PDA version, somebody drop me a line! I'm still waiting........
Speaking about drug references on your Palm, a subject I've already blogged about, the glaring missing link seems to be the venerable British National Formulary. Kudos to the BNF people for making the current edition available online. They however state in their website that "Current internet technology is not sufficiently reliable to deliver information for use in clinically critical situations. " These Brits should realise that current PDA technology already makes it possible to have the information in your Palm during critical situations. Besides, their counterparts in the Antipodes already have a version of the MIMs for PDAs. If the BNF ever comes up with a PDA version, somebody drop me a line! I'm still waiting........
Interacting with iFacts
The Palm saves the day again. When you need a quick reference for possible drug interaction, it's nice to have the facility to check for one right with you all the time. I had a patient with Erythema multiforme and agranulocytosis - she was on Carbamazepine but had been on this for many years. Likely to be a Carbamazepine adverse effect but why so delayed? A bit of history taking reveals a neurologist at another hospital had put her on Lamotrigine. Am not a neurologist so needed some help here. Whipped out my T|T and launched iFacts. Sure enough the answer was there, clearly stating "serum levels of the active epoxide metabolite of carabmazepine may be elevated, increasing the risk of CBZ toxicity"
The Skyscape blurb: iFacts™ is the handheld version of Drug Interaction Facts, a best selling drug interaction analyzer covering thousands of brand and generic drugs. iFacts™ enables the practitioner to refer to accurate and reliable information regarding drug interactions at point of care. Skyscape indexes the information on your handheld by group, significance, and by generic and trade name, allowing you to access the information that you need in a professional and efficient manner. Do not waste time worrying about the possibility of adverse prescription interactions when you can justify your hypothesis with iFacts™ in just seconds!
I think a PDA for checking interaction is invaluable and indeed may be life saving. The freebie ePocrates has a builtin interaction checker so there's really no excuse.....
The Palm saves the day again. When you need a quick reference for possible drug interaction, it's nice to have the facility to check for one right with you all the time. I had a patient with Erythema multiforme and agranulocytosis - she was on Carbamazepine but had been on this for many years. Likely to be a Carbamazepine adverse effect but why so delayed? A bit of history taking reveals a neurologist at another hospital had put her on Lamotrigine. Am not a neurologist so needed some help here. Whipped out my T|T and launched iFacts. Sure enough the answer was there, clearly stating "serum levels of the active epoxide metabolite of carabmazepine may be elevated, increasing the risk of CBZ toxicity"
The Skyscape blurb: iFacts™ is the handheld version of Drug Interaction Facts, a best selling drug interaction analyzer covering thousands of brand and generic drugs. iFacts™ enables the practitioner to refer to accurate and reliable information regarding drug interactions at point of care. Skyscape indexes the information on your handheld by group, significance, and by generic and trade name, allowing you to access the information that you need in a professional and efficient manner. Do not waste time worrying about the possibility of adverse prescription interactions when you can justify your hypothesis with iFacts™ in just seconds!
I think a PDA for checking interaction is invaluable and indeed may be life saving. The freebie ePocrates has a builtin interaction checker so there's really no excuse.....
Tuesday, July 01, 2003
Comments?
Added the Haloscan commenting system to the Blog. Am now seriously considering opening up this blog to other busy Palm toting medicos! Anyone interested please Email me
Added the Haloscan commenting system to the Blog. Am now seriously considering opening up this blog to other busy Palm toting medicos! Anyone interested please Email me
Sunday, June 29, 2003
New Herbal eBooks from Skyscape
The 5-Minute Herb and Dietary Supplement Consult is now available in PDA format for quick, easy reference in any clinical setting. This unique handheld reference provides instant access to reliable information on herbs, minerals, vitamins, amino acids, probiotics, enzymes, over-the-counter hormones, and other dietary supplements commonly used by consumers. Health care professionals can quickly find a supplement by searching an A-to-Z list and get succinct information on claims, indications, scientific evidence, benefits, adverse effects, contraindications, drug interactions, and dosage, as well as answers to frequently asked questions.
Organized by herbal product, Drug Interaction Facts: Herbal Supplements and Food allows the health professional to answer consumers' questions regarding safety issues concerning possible drug-herb and drug-food interactions. It includes over 100 monographs and discusses the interactions' significance, onset, severity, documentation, mechanism, and more. References are also included.
The 5-Minute Herb and Dietary Supplement Consult is now available in PDA format for quick, easy reference in any clinical setting. This unique handheld reference provides instant access to reliable information on herbs, minerals, vitamins, amino acids, probiotics, enzymes, over-the-counter hormones, and other dietary supplements commonly used by consumers. Health care professionals can quickly find a supplement by searching an A-to-Z list and get succinct information on claims, indications, scientific evidence, benefits, adverse effects, contraindications, drug interactions, and dosage, as well as answers to frequently asked questions.
Organized by herbal product, Drug Interaction Facts: Herbal Supplements and Food allows the health professional to answer consumers' questions regarding safety issues concerning possible drug-herb and drug-food interactions. It includes over 100 monographs and discusses the interactions' significance, onset, severity, documentation, mechanism, and more. References are also included.
Pulse Oximetry on a PDA
Dolphin Medical Systems has an interesting product called the Voyager Pulse Oximeter which converts a PDA into a portable pulse oximeter.
I think this is an interesting product and will be useful for physicians armed with PDAs who can check the SaO2 on the spot themselves.
The specifications look nice but the obvious flaw here is it supports only Windows CE :P. Hopefully Dolphin Medical will come to their senses and support the better PDA platform i.e. PalmOS!!
Dolphin Medical Systems has an interesting product called the Voyager Pulse Oximeter which converts a PDA into a portable pulse oximeter.
I think this is an interesting product and will be useful for physicians armed with PDAs who can check the SaO2 on the spot themselves.
The specifications look nice but the obvious flaw here is it supports only Windows CE :P. Hopefully Dolphin Medical will come to their senses and support the better PDA platform i.e. PalmOS!!
Saturday, June 28, 2003
The recent JNC-7 Hypertension Guidelines have been released for free download at Handango by Redi-Reference.
You can opt to use their reader or else you can also use iSilo (at least version 3.0)
Author's description:
JNC 7 Clinical Guidelines is a Palm OS version of the new Standard Hypertension Guidelines, easy-to-use, and easy to find the detailed information that you are looking for.
Requirements:20 kb for Guidelines, and 300 kb for RediReader (usable with all RediReference Products)
Only 20Kb and free. What more can you ask for :). To read more on the guidelines, you can surf over to the NIH website
Tuesday, June 24, 2003
More on Palm Biorhythms
Those looking for a freeware graphical Biorhythms program can now download Palm Biorhythms v2.0 from Freewarepalm.com
Brian's Biorhythms website has more info on the program he wrote.
I am also amazed he has taken the trouble to write a User Guidefor this program! Way to go Brian!!
Those looking for a freeware graphical Biorhythms program can now download Palm Biorhythms v2.0 from Freewarepalm.com
Brian's Biorhythms website has more info on the program he wrote.
I am also amazed he has taken the trouble to write a User Guidefor this program! Way to go Brian!!
Asian Food Calorie Counter Screenshots
I have updated the database to refine the views further. You can download it here
Here are some screenshots of the Asian Food Calorie counter Handbase database......
1) View by food category
2) Detailed view of an individual food item
3) View of selected food items
4) Running report on calories consumed
5) Report view
I have updated the database to refine the views further. You can download it here
Here are some screenshots of the Asian Food Calorie counter Handbase database......
1) View by food category 2) Detailed view of an individual food item 3) View of selected food items 4) Running report on calories consumed 5) Report view
Ladymate 1.4
Ladymate 1.4 has been updated to support OS5.
Author's Application Description:
This program is useful to women who want natural family planing or avoiding pregnancy. You can detect the ovulation through menstrual cycle and indicators of fertility (bacal body temperature, cervical mucus and cervical changes).
Haven't reviewed this myself but two reviews in PAlmgear give it a 5 star rating.
Ladymate 1.4 has been updated to support OS5.
Author's Application Description:
This program is useful to women who want natural family planing or avoiding pregnancy. You can detect the ovulation through menstrual cycle and indicators of fertility (bacal body temperature, cervical mucus and cervical changes).
Haven't reviewed this myself but two reviews in PAlmgear give it a 5 star rating.
My MedBox 2.6
Now this is a simple software to keep track of your medicines so that you won't end up with a cupboardful of expired tablets. Looks like a good idea and quite reasonably priced too.
Author's Application Description:
How many times when you need to take some medicine and find out you forget to refill it in your medicine box or it is expired. This simple to use program will keep track the inventory in your medicine box and expiry date for each medicine. So you know when you need to be refill or use it before it is expired
Download My Medbox 2.6 from Palmgear.
Now this is a simple software to keep track of your medicines so that you won't end up with a cupboardful of expired tablets. Looks like a good idea and quite reasonably priced too.
Author's Application Description:
How many times when you need to take some medicine and find out you forget to refill it in your medicine box or it is expired. This simple to use program will keep track the inventory in your medicine box and expiry date for each medicine. So you know when you need to be refill or use it before it is expired
Download My Medbox 2.6 from Palmgear.
Monday, June 23, 2003
Asian Foods - Calorie and food content database
I am not aware of any resource available for the Palm. Most of the diet software for the Palm contains food information relevant to Western diets. There was this discussion on KVPUG initiated by some lady KVPUG members interested in this topic. PurpleLily found a Singapore resource with dietary information on Singapore/Malaysian/Asian food items. I thought it would be very useful to convert it to Palm format for easy reference.
I have converted the data in HanDbase format available for download from my page of useful Malaysian stuff for your PDA.
If you just want the file, you can download it here.
I would appreciate some feed back so let me know what you think.
I am not aware of any resource available for the Palm. Most of the diet software for the Palm contains food information relevant to Western diets. There was this discussion on KVPUG initiated by some lady KVPUG members interested in this topic. PurpleLily found a Singapore resource with dietary information on Singapore/Malaysian/Asian food items. I thought it would be very useful to convert it to Palm format for easy reference.
I have converted the data in HanDbase format available for download from my page of useful Malaysian stuff for your PDA.
If you just want the file, you can download it here.
I would appreciate some feed back so let me know what you think.
Sunday, June 22, 2003
Anesthesia Case Log 1.20
Ravindra Prasad has updated his Anesthesia Case Log applet for HanDbase.
Author's description:
Case log for anesthesiologists (and a better one than the RCA version, if I do say so myself!). Tracks patient information, procedures done, complications, postops, and a whole lot more! Lots of data is already provided, to facilitate picking from lists. This is a work in progress ... additions/comments are welcome!
Version: 1.2, 6/17/03 For the search engine: case log, postop log, case tracker, anesthesiology, anesthesia, anaesthesia, anaesthesiology
Ravindra Prasad has updated his Anesthesia Case Log applet for HanDbase.
Author's description:
Case log for anesthesiologists (and a better one than the RCA version, if I do say so myself!). Tracks patient information, procedures done, complications, postops, and a whole lot more! Lots of data is already provided, to facilitate picking from lists. This is a work in progress ... additions/comments are welcome!
Version: 1.2, 6/17/03 For the search engine: case log, postop log, case tracker, anesthesiology, anesthesia, anaesthesia, anaesthesiology
Saturday, June 21, 2003
An Introduction To Yoga
The budding Yoga practitioners may want to check out this free book "An Introduction To Yoga", by Annie Besant in iSilo3 eBook format.
Ommmmmmmmmm........
The budding Yoga practitioners may want to check out this free book "An Introduction To Yoga", by Annie Besant in iSilo3 eBook format.
Ommmmmmmmmm........
Thursday, June 19, 2003
Tungsten C for Doctors
Palm Bouelevard has a piece about Indiana-based St. Mary's Health System purchasing 130 Tungsten Cs for use by doctors.
"We selected the Tungsten C handheld after looking at solutions from Dell and HP. We found that Palm, combined with MercuryMD, truly provides the most reliable platform," said Dennis DeMasie, chief information officer of St. Mary's. "Our physicians need a handheld device that maps closely to our hospital's mission, which includes giving patients the most comprehensive care possible. Fast access to up-to-date records raises the quality of care while saving physicians time."
Impressive. I have had some hands-on experience with the Tungsten C as a colleague of mine got one recently. We do have WiFi at work and it was a cinch to set it up. Our network has 128bit WEP encryption and MAC filtering and it didn't take long to get all the parameters right (less than 15 minutes). Have another colleague with an iPaq 5450 and after a week we still haven't been able to login! How on earth does one figure out the MAC number for the 5450? THe PPC menus are so convoluted, it's as exasperating as Windows on the desktop!!
Palm Bouelevard has a piece about Indiana-based St. Mary's Health System purchasing 130 Tungsten Cs for use by doctors.
"We selected the Tungsten C handheld after looking at solutions from Dell and HP. We found that Palm, combined with MercuryMD, truly provides the most reliable platform," said Dennis DeMasie, chief information officer of St. Mary's. "Our physicians need a handheld device that maps closely to our hospital's mission, which includes giving patients the most comprehensive care possible. Fast access to up-to-date records raises the quality of care while saving physicians time."
Impressive. I have had some hands-on experience with the Tungsten C as a colleague of mine got one recently. We do have WiFi at work and it was a cinch to set it up. Our network has 128bit WEP encryption and MAC filtering and it didn't take long to get all the parameters right (less than 15 minutes). Have another colleague with an iPaq 5450 and after a week we still haven't been able to login! How on earth does one figure out the MAC number for the 5450? THe PPC menus are so convoluted, it's as exasperating as Windows on the desktop!!
Wednesday, June 18, 2003
Harrison's Principles Of Internal Medicine 15th Edition
Spotted Harrison's Full Text in Memoware.com
It has apparently been updated 16 June 2003 with new inter-paragraph links.
I also could not spot a price tag. Could it be that the venerable text is available for free? It's in Mobipocket format and I don't have the reader installed so I can't verify. I note that there have been over 7000 downloads. Grateful if anyone out there can tell me if it is a working copy.
Spotted Harrison's Full Text in Memoware.com
It has apparently been updated 16 June 2003 with new inter-paragraph links.
I also could not spot a price tag. Could it be that the venerable text is available for free? It's in Mobipocket format and I don't have the reader installed so I can't verify. I note that there have been over 7000 downloads. Grateful if anyone out there can tell me if it is a working copy.
Sunday, June 15, 2003
East Asian Vegetarian Recipes
Your doctor will tell you "eat more fruits and veg" as a piece of general advice. We tend to eat too much meat anyway. Spotted this new software AW East Asian Vegetarian Recipes in Handango.
Description:
East Asian Vegetarian Recipes, 129 entries. Main Course Tofu/Beancurd, Snacks and Soups, Sauces, Main Course Vegetable/Bean Dishes, Side Dishes, Salads, Pickles, Condiments, Main Course Noodle/Vegetable Dishes, Main Course Tofu/Beancurd and Tempeh, Desserts. Features include: extremely fast dictionary browsing; resident mode (word lookup from any application); expansion cards support; adjustable fonts; search within the offered definitions; and more.
Sounds yummy! But ever wondered why some Asian vegetarian dishes are made out to look like meat dishes? :0
Your doctor will tell you "eat more fruits and veg" as a piece of general advice. We tend to eat too much meat anyway. Spotted this new software AW East Asian Vegetarian Recipes in Handango.
Description:
East Asian Vegetarian Recipes, 129 entries. Main Course Tofu/Beancurd, Snacks and Soups, Sauces, Main Course Vegetable/Bean Dishes, Side Dishes, Salads, Pickles, Condiments, Main Course Noodle/Vegetable Dishes, Main Course Tofu/Beancurd and Tempeh, Desserts. Features include: extremely fast dictionary browsing; resident mode (word lookup from any application); expansion cards support; adjustable fonts; search within the offered definitions; and more.
Sounds yummy! But ever wondered why some Asian vegetarian dishes are made out to look like meat dishes? :0
Saturday, June 14, 2003
What no games?
MDNetguide interviewed these three physicians on "What's in your PDA" and only one admitted to having games in his. As for the other two - what no Scrabble, Chess or Bejewelled? :p
2/3 interviewed are PalmOS users, the other being a PPC. In my experience PalmOS far outnumber PPC users in the medical field.
No one interviewed me unfortunately :( but here are my favorite programs:
- Agendus
- HandBase
- SMS
- 5MCC
- A2ZDrugs
- Worldmate
- SplashId
- Stock Manager
- iSilo
- Avantgo
and games as time-killers:
- Freecell
- Scrabble
- Monopoly
- Chess genius
- Bejewelled
MDNetguide interviewed these three physicians on "What's in your PDA" and only one admitted to having games in his. As for the other two - what no Scrabble, Chess or Bejewelled? :p
2/3 interviewed are PalmOS users, the other being a PPC. In my experience PalmOS far outnumber PPC users in the medical field.
No one interviewed me unfortunately :( but here are my favorite programs:
- Agendus
- HandBase
- SMS
- 5MCC
- A2ZDrugs
- Worldmate
- SplashId
- Stock Manager
- iSilo
- Avantgo
and games as time-killers:
- Freecell
- Scrabble
- Monopoly
- Chess genius
- Bejewelled
OnTimeRx updated
OnTimeRx is a great medication reminder and log. It has been updated to version 2.1 and also supports OS5
Application Description:
Award-winning On-Time-Rx® is a healthcare bargain at $19.95. It works equally well for people and *for pets*.
Featuring alarm reminders for each drug dose, with a remaining Days Supply on each alarm screen.
Schedule all To Do events, refill reminders, doctor appointments,
and other healthcare activities in OTRx.
With editable dropdowns throughout, On-Time-Rx® can be customized
and used in any language using the English aphabet.
It is very easy to set up and fun to use.
New features:-Beam the Trial directly from OTRx Menu
-Beam complete drug records and to do events
-Clear the Log whenever desired
-View Overall Compliance Rate on Log
-View Specific Drug Compliance Rate on Log Details
-Capture and export* Log Data toExcel or other database - requires a separate OLE Utility app.
OnTimeRx is a great medication reminder and log. It has been updated to version 2.1 and also supports OS5
Application Description:
Award-winning On-Time-Rx® is a healthcare bargain at $19.95. It works equally well for people and *for pets*.
Featuring alarm reminders for each drug dose, with a remaining Days Supply on each alarm screen.
Schedule all To Do events, refill reminders, doctor appointments,
and other healthcare activities in OTRx.
With editable dropdowns throughout, On-Time-Rx® can be customized
and used in any language using the English aphabet.
It is very easy to set up and fun to use.
New features:-Beam the Trial directly from OTRx Menu
-Beam complete drug records and to do events
-Clear the Log whenever desired
-View Overall Compliance Rate on Log
-View Specific Drug Compliance Rate on Log Details
-Capture and export* Log Data toExcel or other database - requires a separate OLE Utility app.
Free Fitness Log
If you are a ThinkDb user, then you might want to check out the free Fitness Log 1.0. I am afraid I can't test it out as I am not a ThinkDb user (personally I prefer HanDbase). I hope the author can port it to other formats.
Description:
Fitness Log consists of three Smartlists that provide selection of Aerobic and Anaerobic exercises as well as a method to record general information about your fitness session. The Fitness Log Smartlist allows you to record your start and end times for a fintess session as well as view log information about past session and exercises.
The Aerobic Smartlist allows you to record information about the aerobic part of your fitness session such as what exercise (i.e, treadmill, track, elliptical, etc.), the duration, and notes.
The Anaerobic Smartlist is used in two steps:
1) Planning
2) Recording actuals.
You select exercises by muscle group from a pre-set table and assign a sequence for the exercises.
The pre-set table is in a Smartlist called Fitness Exercises and, although it is pre-loaded with exercises, weights, reps, and sets, you will probably want to customize it to fit your particular level of fitness.
While you are working out, you can select a checkbox if your planned and actual data is the same, or you can enter different actuals.
Of course, if you are constantly differetnt from the planned, you can always go to the ''Fitness Exercises'' Smartlist and change the template information.
If you are a ThinkDb user, then you might want to check out the free Fitness Log 1.0. I am afraid I can't test it out as I am not a ThinkDb user (personally I prefer HanDbase). I hope the author can port it to other formats.
Description:
Fitness Log consists of three Smartlists that provide selection of Aerobic and Anaerobic exercises as well as a method to record general information about your fitness session. The Fitness Log Smartlist allows you to record your start and end times for a fintess session as well as view log information about past session and exercises.
The Aerobic Smartlist allows you to record information about the aerobic part of your fitness session such as what exercise (i.e, treadmill, track, elliptical, etc.), the duration, and notes.
The Anaerobic Smartlist is used in two steps:
1) Planning
2) Recording actuals.
You select exercises by muscle group from a pre-set table and assign a sequence for the exercises.
The pre-set table is in a Smartlist called Fitness Exercises and, although it is pre-loaded with exercises, weights, reps, and sets, you will probably want to customize it to fit your particular level of fitness.
While you are working out, you can select a checkbox if your planned and actual data is the same, or you can enter different actuals.
Of course, if you are constantly differetnt from the planned, you can always go to the ''Fitness Exercises'' Smartlist and change the template information.
Friday, June 13, 2003
The Palm does Biorhythms
Ah soooo. Time for some levity. Earlier on this week, I made a slight boo-boo at work (not telling you what) but thankfully all went well. Checked my Palm and lo and behold, my Intellectual cycle was "critical". Hmmm maybe that explained the brain spasm I experienced on Monday.
Anyway there are lots of Biorhythm programs out there - it's really "pseudo-science" so don't take it seriously but it can be fun.
I did write one in Cbaspad basic platform sometime ago. But I must admit it's not as cool looking as EZBiorhythm.
. The blurb in Palmgear for ezBiorhythm goes like this:
Application Description:
Does your crazy life need to be managed for success? Then try out this ezBiorhythm application. And do you have a busy life that is sometimes getting in the way of your moods? Fix that problem with ezBiorhythm.
ezBiorhythm helps you to be able to scheduling and managing successfully your life using Biorhythm.
I have an idea for Palm programmers out there. Perhaps someone can come out with a Myers-Briggs Type Indicator program for the Palm. Might be useful if you are into ''Psychological Types"
Ah soooo. Time for some levity. Earlier on this week, I made a slight boo-boo at work (not telling you what) but thankfully all went well. Checked my Palm and lo and behold, my Intellectual cycle was "critical". Hmmm maybe that explained the brain spasm I experienced on Monday.
Anyway there are lots of Biorhythm programs out there - it's really "pseudo-science" so don't take it seriously but it can be fun.
I did write one in Cbaspad basic platform sometime ago. But I must admit it's not as cool looking as EZBiorhythm.
. The blurb in Palmgear for ezBiorhythm goes like this:
Application Description:
Does your crazy life need to be managed for success? Then try out this ezBiorhythm application. And do you have a busy life that is sometimes getting in the way of your moods? Fix that problem with ezBiorhythm.
ezBiorhythm helps you to be able to scheduling and managing successfully your life using Biorhythm.
I have an idea for Palm programmers out there. Perhaps someone can come out with a Myers-Briggs Type Indicator program for the Palm. Might be useful if you are into ''Psychological Types"
Tuesday, June 10, 2003
ChemoRxPlus v0.99
Has recently been updated to support OS5.0. No wonder I could not run the earlier version on my TT which bombed out during the installation (the App forge booster setup files seemed to be looping). I might give this one another go but am wary of App forge booster - the thing it seems to "boost" is the amount of Ram it eats up!!!)
Description:
ChemoRxPlus is similar to its initial sister program ChemoRx but now allows users to add and save their own protocols and protocol notes.
The user may switch between the personal protocol database and the standard database.
New protocols will be added to the standard protocol database on a daily to weekly basis and the database may be downloaded from www.ChemoRxPlus.com.
Additionally three techniques for determining creatinine clearance (for AUC calculations) have been added.
Other new features include A) overdose alerts (by adding *) for potentially toxic doses B) expanded drug information including metabolism, renal and hepatic dosing, drug interactions, drug supplied as info, vesicant info and vesicant therapy plus usual recommended doses etc.
Because of popular demand this program will soon be available over the internet at www.ChemoRxPlus.com so patients may be dosed on the PC anywhere there is access to the internet.
Update Description:
- ChemoRxPlus version 0.99 is now compatible with Palm OS5.
- This version will be supported and protocols will be updated on www.ChemoRxPlus.com.
Has recently been updated to support OS5.0. No wonder I could not run the earlier version on my TT which bombed out during the installation (the App forge booster setup files seemed to be looping). I might give this one another go but am wary of App forge booster - the thing it seems to "boost" is the amount of Ram it eats up!!!)
Description:
ChemoRxPlus is similar to its initial sister program ChemoRx but now allows users to add and save their own protocols and protocol notes.
The user may switch between the personal protocol database and the standard database.
New protocols will be added to the standard protocol database on a daily to weekly basis and the database may be downloaded from www.ChemoRxPlus.com.
Additionally three techniques for determining creatinine clearance (for AUC calculations) have been added.
Other new features include A) overdose alerts (by adding *) for potentially toxic doses B) expanded drug information including metabolism, renal and hepatic dosing, drug interactions, drug supplied as info, vesicant info and vesicant therapy plus usual recommended doses etc.
Because of popular demand this program will soon be available over the internet at www.ChemoRxPlus.com so patients may be dosed on the PC anywhere there is access to the internet.
Update Description:
- ChemoRxPlus version 0.99 is now compatible with Palm OS5.
- This version will be supported and protocols will be updated on www.ChemoRxPlus.com.
Sunday, June 08, 2003
Medrules 3.3
Kent Willyard aka Ectopic Brain has updated his excellent Medrules to version 3.3
MedRules is an award-winning application featuring useful clinical prediction rules taken from the medical literature.
Note:
Please install the 'NSBRuntime.prc' file included in the .zip archive in order to ensure that you're using the correct version.
This application was compiled under NS BASIC version 3.0.1, and will only work with NSBRuntime version 3.0.1; if you have other NS BASIC programs installed that require a different version of NSBRuntime, this application may crash or behave unpredictably.
Update Description:
6/5/03 Ver. 3.3:
- Expiration date removed.
You can download Medrules 3.3 from freewarepalm.com
Kent Willyard aka Ectopic Brain has updated his excellent Medrules to version 3.3
MedRules is an award-winning application featuring useful clinical prediction rules taken from the medical literature.
Note:
Please install the 'NSBRuntime.prc' file included in the .zip archive in order to ensure that you're using the correct version.
This application was compiled under NS BASIC version 3.0.1, and will only work with NSBRuntime version 3.0.1; if you have other NS BASIC programs installed that require a different version of NSBRuntime, this application may crash or behave unpredictably.
Update Description:
6/5/03 Ver. 3.3:
- Expiration date removed.
You can download Medrules 3.3 from freewarepalm.com
Saturday, June 07, 2003
The hardy TT
It's nice to know my TT will survive a climb up Mount Everest. A group of intrepid scientists have climbed the peaks of Everest armed with a TT in order to test the effects of hypoxia at high altitudes on cognitive function. They used the TT's voice recording function and the MiniCOG program I blogged about earlier.
You can read the news item from Palm Boulevard.
As I don't thrive very well in temperatures below 10 degrees C, I don't think I'll put my TT to the test.... :p
It's nice to know my TT will survive a climb up Mount Everest. A group of intrepid scientists have climbed the peaks of Everest armed with a TT in order to test the effects of hypoxia at high altitudes on cognitive function. They used the TT's voice recording function and the MiniCOG program I blogged about earlier.
You can read the news item from Palm Boulevard.
As I don't thrive very well in temperatures below 10 degrees C, I don't think I'll put my TT to the test.... :p
Wednesday, June 04, 2003
Wireless presentations
Have to give a talk on anticoagulation later this month. In the midst of preparing the usual stuff and putting it all together on Powerpoint, I thought it would be cool to be able to use the Palm as a presentation tool. No need to lug the notebook along (even though it is a "light" 1.7kg NEC Versa S260). I am aware that Margi systems has had Presenter-to-go on SD Card for sometime now but it's a wired version with cables and all - but still allows you to use your Palm as a presentation tool. Now there's this report in PalmLoyal and the Press Release from Margi about an up and coming Wireless solution for presentation using your PDA. This is way way cool and will be interesting. I personally will upgrade to the next TT with BT AND Wifi built in (with 64 MB Ram hopefully) so I look forward to ditching my notebook for those presentations/lectures.
In the meantime for this month, still have to lug my NEC along. Sigh.....
Have to give a talk on anticoagulation later this month. In the midst of preparing the usual stuff and putting it all together on Powerpoint, I thought it would be cool to be able to use the Palm as a presentation tool. No need to lug the notebook along (even though it is a "light" 1.7kg NEC Versa S260). I am aware that Margi systems has had Presenter-to-go on SD Card for sometime now but it's a wired version with cables and all - but still allows you to use your Palm as a presentation tool. Now there's this report in PalmLoyal and the Press Release from Margi about an up and coming Wireless solution for presentation using your PDA. This is way way cool and will be interesting. I personally will upgrade to the next TT with BT AND Wifi built in (with 64 MB Ram hopefully) so I look forward to ditching my notebook for those presentations/lectures.
In the meantime for this month, still have to lug my NEC along. Sigh.....
Monday, June 02, 2003
Dialyzer Compendium v1.1p
Freeware spotted which might be useful if you are a nephrologist. It's a database with info on Baxter and Fresenius dialyzers and you can add on to the database yourself. B&W as well as color version available. Download from Freewarepalm.com
Freeware spotted which might be useful if you are a nephrologist. It's a database with info on Baxter and Fresenius dialyzers and you can add on to the database yourself. B&W as well as color version available. Download from Freewarepalm.com
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