[EmeraldNYL]

Hey guys,
I'm looking for a good anesthesia reference for my PDA. Any thoughts as to what program is best? It's annoying to carry a zillion books to clinical, so I'd like to put necessary info. on my PDA which is more portable!! Thanks.....

[TraumaNurse]

I use The Manual of ANesthesia Practice (TMAP) by pocketmedicine. It is a nice quick reference and includes procedures, techniques, drugs, and co-existing disease. It costs about $50. I have heard there is a new all-inclusive anesthesia program for PDA but it is more expensive $150 and I am not sure who puts it out.

[rn29306]

Anesthesiology Constellation by skyscape.com. Yes it is pricey but well worth it. I used it almost my entire junior year but only pull it out now when someone gets stumped. What is nice is having that amount of knowledge where you can get to it very quickly and efficiently. The Anesthesia Drug program is worth the money alone.

Good luck.

[charles-thor]

***Mass General Handbook***
Sota Omoigui’s Anesthesia Drug Handbook
The Manual of Anesthesia Practice

Anesthesia Clinical Tutor (free download – www.gasshead.com)
Archimedes (free download – www.skyscape.com)

I’m still looking for a good drug guide for looking up non-anesthesia meds, since epocrates is trash.

[rn29306]

Originally Posted by charles-thor

Sota Omoigui’s Anesthesia Drug Handbook


I’m still looking for a good drug guide for looking up non-anesthesia meds, since epocrates is trash.

Epocrates isn't worth a roll of TP...The program I was talking about from skyscape with Anesthesia Constellation is indeed SO's Drug Handbook. Like I said before, it is an AWESOME program and very in depth, you can hide like the junior I was last year in the hall, cramming on the pharm dynamics of drugs you forgot. It is also extremely easy to use and quickly navigate around.
A good non-anesthesia program is RN Drugs or something, you can also find it at skyscape. It is a really big help out in preop when you get a hold of a PO med that you don't know.
Another program that can save your rear for 15 bucks is Infusicalc from aetherpalm.com. Enter the weight and your desired dosage of virtually anything, it tells the rate of the pump or any combination of the above. This was actually more useful in the units - used it everyday.

[TraumaNurse]

I agree about epocrates, I got rid of mine before I started school. I now use Soto's Anesthesia drugs (which is great) and for a regular drug guide I have PDR by skyscape. The PDR could have a bit more detail but it is good for looking up meds from patients med lists that I have no idea what they are.