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Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) are convenient handheld computers that healthcare professionals use to gain access to current medical information.
This page includes e-journal and e-book collections, article databases, guidelines, tools and calculators, and links to PDA-friendly web sites and reference guides. This page
also provides helpful instructions for downloading and browsing PDA resources with brief descriptions of each application.
The Grunigen Medical Library's Information Technology Center (ITC) loans a limited number of PDAs (Palm, PocketPC, iPod Touch), preloaded with academic applications, to faculty,
students, and residents to suppport mobile computing for education and research. More information about PDA services and resources is available by contacting Jorge Santiago, ITC
Manager, at (714) 456-5585 or gml@uci.edu.
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AccessMedicine ( Palm, PocketPC, Smartphone ) [ instructions ]
Online medical reference that allows downloading of individual pages from such titles as Harrison's Online
and Hurst's The Heart that can then be sent directly to the PDA.
ACP PIER through STAT!Ref ( Palm ) [ instructions ]
STAT!Ref PDA version provides access to the PIER Database of evidence-based guidelines and resources, allowing
for an assortment of medical modules to be downloaded each month.
Clinical Xpert ( Palm, PocketPC, Smartphone )
This condensed version of the former Micromedex, is a searchable database providing access to information via drug
name, clinical conditions, toxicology information, and alternative medicine information.
Diagnosaurus ( Palm, PocketPC, Smartphone, iphone )
Unbound Medicine's Diagnosaurus Medicine contains 1000+ differential diagnoses, searchable by disease, symptom
or organ system.
eMedicine ( Palm, PocketPC, Smartphone ) [ instructions ]
Full-text database containing 62 specialty texts, drug information and consumer references which can be downloaded
to the PDA.
MD on Tap ( Palm, PocketPC, Smartphone )
National Library of Medicine's application that delivers MEDLINE citations directly to the PDA.
National Guideline Clearinghouse ( Palm )
Evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and related documents available in a text format downloadable to Palm-based
PDAs.
Pocket Consult ( Palm, PocketPC, Smartphone ) [ instructions ]
MD Consult Mobile Edition provides access to daily news updates, weekly drug updates, and journal abstracts. From
MD Consult, you may set up a personal account that includes downloading options.
PubMed Portal ( Palm, PocketPC, Smartphone )
Specialized PDA formatted portal for PubMed users, developed by the National Library of Medicine, that allows users
to search for and receive citations in Medline.
uCentral ( Palm, PocketPC, Smartphone, iPhone ) 
Provides access to Medline journals, Clinical Evidence 2e, Emergency Medicine Manual, Pocket Guide to Diagnostic
Tests, Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary, and the Merck Manual.
UpToDate ( Palm, PocketPC, iPhone )
Allows searchable access to over 70,000 pages of current medical information across all of internal medicine, including
nine of its sub-specialties, as well as family medicine, pediatrics and OB/GYN.
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Duke University Medical Center Library
Offers information on PDA sites geared towards healthcare professionals.
Florida State Medical Library
Features PDA hardware and software links as well as PDA instruction pages.
Himmlefarb Library
Contains a comprehensive online list of PDA websites put together by The Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library.
Medical College of Wisconsin
Medical College of Wisconsin PDA resource page containing PDA news, Tutorials, Guides and to free PDA Resources
University at Buffalo
A detailed PDA reference guide featuring a comparison of the software platforms available.
University of Connecticut Healh Center
PDA Resources: comparisons, tutorials. Extensive lists of resources provided by library; lists of PDA workshops.
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Provides PDA educational guides, tips and a comprehensive software list.
University of Virginia Health System
University of Virginia library's PDA resource page listing both free and licensed resources.
Universy of Washington Health Sciences Library
A PDA resource directory provided by the University of Washington Health Sciences Libraries
Yale University
Yale University's PDA page containing basic PDA information, links to PDA programs and downloadable PDA files.
Skyscape
Skyscape catalog includes more than 300 titles available for purchase. Such as A2zDrugs & iFacts, The 5 Minute
Clinical Consult, John Hopkin's POC-IT ABX Guide, and Nurse's Guide to Clinical Procedures.
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Oracle Calendar ( Palm, PocketPC, Smartphone )
Oracle Mobile Data Sync delivers synchronization of data stored in Oracle Collaboration Suite, including Calendar
events, tasks and contacts.
ABG Pro ( Palm )
Johns Hopkins Hospital epidemiology department's PDA program on to analyze arterial blood gases.
Archimedes ( Palm, PocketPC, Smartphone )
Skyscape's calculator containing 70 formulas for specialties including Cardiology, Pharmacology, Hematology,
FEN, Pediatrics, Pulmonary, and Renal.
C-Tools ( Palm, PocketPC, Smartphone )
American Cancer Society's C-Tools provides a suite of tools to help doctors and their staff prevent, diagnose
and treat cancer.
EpiTool v.1.03 ( Palm )
Johns Hopkins Hospital's PDA statistical calculator for epidemiology.
MedMath ( Palm )
Designed for rapid calculation of common equations used in adult internal medicine.
Medical Mnemonics ( Palm )
Medical Mnemonic's handheld database version is designed to help remember important medical details.
Molecular Weight Calc 4.6 ( Palm )
An easy to use program to calculate the mass of a molecular formula.
Nephrology Calculator ( Palm )
Calculates Creatinine Clearance, Fractional Excretion, IVC/BSA Ratio, H2O Deficit, Bicarbonate Deficit, Urea Reduction
Ratio and many more.
PregCalc ( Palm )
Medical Toolbox Software's pregnancy calculator with a wide variety of available date and measurement calculations.
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AIDSinfo's PDA Tools ( Palm, PocketPC )
US Department of Health's collection of HIV/AIDS tools that includes treatment guidelines, drug databases,
and ARV toxicity tool.
Doser 4.2 ( Palm )
Calculates mcg/kg/min mg/kg/hr, rate mcg/kg/hr mg/kg/min; useful for calculating drug infusions.
Epocrates RX ( Palm, PocketPC, Smartphone, iPhone )
3,300+ drug monographs plus formulary information. Limited, free version available.
John Hopkins Anitbiotic Guide ( Palm )
Johns Hopkins Hospital's handheld-ready antibiotic guide that is able to be browsed by diagnosis, drugs and
disease causing pathogens.
Shots 2007 ( Palm, PocketPC )
Quick reference guide to the 2007 childhood and adult immunization schedules including details on each vaccine.
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BioMed Central ( Palm, PocketPC )
BioMed Central's PDA software, providing open access to peer-reviewed biomedical research journals, abstracts
and news.
CDC Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines ( Palm )
CDC's downloadable guidelines for the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, guideline files, and tips
for viewing the guidelines.
NCBI Bookshelf ( Palm, PocketPC )
NCBI Bookshelf published textbooks , downloadable to a handheld device using the MobiPocket Reader
Nutrient Data Laboratory ( Palm )
USDA's database that calculates calories, carbohydrates, protein and fat, cholesterol, sodium, and vitamins
and minerals for foods.
OEI Treatment Guidelines ( Palm, PocketPC )
Obesity Education Initiative's (OEI) PDA version generates individualized and evidence-based assessment and
treatment recommendations for over-weight patients.
Student's Guide to Medical Literature ( Palm, PocketPC )
A very useful guide to evidence based searching and term definitions neatly stored on your PDA.
TB Treatment Guidelines ( Palm )
CDC's practical point-of-care reference tool for the treatment of tuberculosis, including treatment, monitoring
and drug information.
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Subject Librarian:
Susan Lessick, MLS MA AHIP
Head, Grunigen Medical Library
Serials & Electronic Collections Librarian
for the Health Sciences
slessick@uci.edu
University of California
The UCI Libraries
P.O. Box 19557
Irvine, CA 92623-9557
(714) 456-6487
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