FREE Medical Applications for Your PDA

There are many medical software applications available for PDAs for FREE. A list of some of the most useful one are shown below:

Epocrates Rx (http://www.epocrates.com/). This regularly updated medication database’s free basic functions include adult and pediatric dosing, contraindications, adverse effects, pricing, formularies and more. Its multicheck function, allowing cross-checking of interactions among up to 30 [...]

Which PDA should I buy for Medical purposes?

It is a very common question because now PDA are also available built-into your mobile phone. After you decide whether to get a separate PDA or Smart mobile (with PDA built-in), you need to decide which operating system – Palm OS or Pocket PC or EPOC. Fortunately, in US, we only have to worry about [...]

On Advance Directives / Living Wills

Living Wills and Their Variations: A Simple Introduction
 
E.L. Erde, Ph. D., Professor, UMDNJ-SOM, Department of Family Medicine
Stratford, NJ 08084
erdeel@umdnj.edu
People use Living Wills or Advance Directives to direct their medical care when they become unable to do it for themselves. The purpose is to avoid conflicts, confusion, and lack of information about the patient’s preferences when [...]