arnet
02-27-2004, 09:24 AM
Hi Guys,
Just wanted to start a new thread to talk to all the doctors/residents/medical students and nurses.
Is there any medical software that you have found extremely beneficial in the hospital or clinic. Especially at point of care.
Just thought we could share our experiences.
I personally find:
Med Cal: very very valuable. Much more so than Med-Math. It has a steroid conversion equations. As well as a nice Na correction equation with IV Fluids. Cost is free
Epocrates: Drug data base. Two verison availabe. The paid (approx $60/year) has stanford equvilant which is quite weak and Alternative Med listing which is also very weak. I recommend just getting the base verison which is free. Give you all the information that you need. easily and quickly.
Tarascon Pharmacopoeia. Much harder to navigate than the epocrates. All the data is in one screen and the bookmarks just scroll down to it. No real stop points for the info...runs into each other. easily miss the point you were looking for. Cost approx $3/month
Diagasauraus: is actually an excellent program for differential diagnosis. Very easy to use. Cost is free
Med Rules: great check list for when to treat and when not to treat in calculator format. Cost is free
These are among my favorite programs.
Maybe people can list the one they like and if there is a cost to getting the program.
Lets get a conversation started
Just wanted to start a new thread to talk to all the doctors/residents/medical students and nurses.
Is there any medical software that you have found extremely beneficial in the hospital or clinic. Especially at point of care.
Just thought we could share our experiences.
I personally find:
Med Cal: very very valuable. Much more so than Med-Math. It has a steroid conversion equations. As well as a nice Na correction equation with IV Fluids. Cost is free
Epocrates: Drug data base. Two verison availabe. The paid (approx $60/year) has stanford equvilant which is quite weak and Alternative Med listing which is also very weak. I recommend just getting the base verison which is free. Give you all the information that you need. easily and quickly.
Tarascon Pharmacopoeia. Much harder to navigate than the epocrates. All the data is in one screen and the bookmarks just scroll down to it. No real stop points for the info...runs into each other. easily miss the point you were looking for. Cost approx $3/month
Diagasauraus: is actually an excellent program for differential diagnosis. Very easy to use. Cost is free
Med Rules: great check list for when to treat and when not to treat in calculator format. Cost is free
These are among my favorite programs.
Maybe people can list the one they like and if there is a cost to getting the program.
Lets get a conversation started