Evidence-Based Medicine For Pdas: A Guide For Practice

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Evidence-Based Medicine for PDAs: A Guide for Practice is the first text to give medical practitioners and students the practical basics of PDAs and evidence-based medicine applications necessary for excellent, cost effective patient care. Offered in a clear and applicable format, this book covers information on the latest treatments, necessary equipment, basic software, reducing medical errors, and medical coding. Health care providers can review diagnoses, read about the latest therapy, check for harmful drug ...

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Evidence-Based Medicine for PDAs: A Guide for Practice is the first text to give medical practitioners and students the practical basics of PDAs and evidence-based medicine applications necessary for excellent, cost effective patient care. Offered in a clear and applicable format, this book covers information on the latest treatments, necessary equipment, basic software, reducing medical errors, and medical coding. Health care providers can review diagnoses, read about the latest therapy, check for harmful drug interactions, and obtain preventative information, even between patient examinations. Organized by an instructional case-based approach with an accompanying demonstration CD-ROM, this guide provides an interactive visual and auditory experience to accomodate all types of learners. A great resource to help medical educators, students and practicing clinicians integrate EBM into their daily patient care in a practical way.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780763754761
  • Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
  • Publication date: 3/27/2008
  • Edition description: 1E
  • Pages: 193
  • Product dimensions: 6.10 (w) x 9.20 (h) x 0.70 (d)

Table of Contents


Preface     vii
Acknowledgments     xi
CD-ROM Contents     xiii
What Is Evidence-Based Medical Practice?     1
Objectives     1
EBM in Motion     2
Evidence-Based Medicine     11
Preparing for Board Examinations     14
Continuing Medical Education     14
Classroom Notes     14
The Future     15
The Future Clinician     15
PDA Hardware and Software: The Basics to Begin     17
Objectives     17
PDA Hardware     17
How to Choose a PDA     18
Best PDA Recommendation for EBM     23
Programs that Come with the PDA     23
Differential Diagnosis and Physical Examination Tools for PDAs     29
Objectives     29
One Sees What One Knows     29
Differential Diagnosis Mnemonics     31
Diagnosaurus     33
Epocrates Sx: Differential Diagnosis Using Multiple Signs and Symptoms     35
Clinical Methods     38
Internet Web Reference: Bedside Diagnosis     41
Integrated EBM Programs     43
Objectives     43
What Is an IntegratedProgram?     43
Epocrates Essentials     46
PEPID     57
Summary of Integrated Programs     66
The Internet-EBM-PDA Web Sites     67
Objectives     67
Internet Resources for the Web-Enabled PDA     67
Internet Browsers and Web Clipping     67
Web Browsing     72
Web EBM Search Tools     72
PDA-Friendly Medical Web Sites for Clinicians     80
PDA Textbook Medical References     91
Objectives     91
Why Carry Textbooks on Your PDA?     91
UpToDate     92
BMJ Clinical Evidence     99
InfoRetriever and InfoPOEMs     102
Mobile MerckMedicus and the Merck Manual     105
Medicine Central     111
Clinical Xpert     114
DynaMed     118
Clinical Constellation     122
Handheldmed and Mobipocket Reader     129
Geriatrics at Your Fingertips     130
STAT!Ref PIER     132
iSilo     136
Summary     136
Teaching and Learning PDA-EBM Skills     139
Objectives     139
Tools to Assist in Teaching      139
Using Patient Cases to Teach and Learn: "Have a Disease" Workshops     146
Sample Cases     148
Integrating PDAs into the Medical Curricula and Training Programs     151
EBM and PDA Resources     153
Evidence-Based Medicine Resources     153
Key to Interpretation of Practice Guidelines     154
Web Sites That May Help     155
Medical Guideline PDA Sites     156
Additional Resources     163
Print Resources for PDAs     165
Index     173
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