Pharmacology Software for PDA

beedog13 · Jul 14, 2008

NMB IVP,

I am starting @ U. of Cincinnati in Sept. '08.

I am glad you started this thread--I just want to expand on it to add a few more questions:

1)Separate PDA and separate Cell vs. integrated smartphone/PDA phone?

--I have a hx of being pretty hard on cell phones and I am not sure I dig the idea of having all those eggs in one basket, but then again I question the wisdom of carrying two devices around vs. one...but again, I think I could easily get 27 months or more out of a mid-grade PDA and just get the cheaper/free phone I can upgrade/replace every two years (BTW I have to go with Verizon b/c there is a tower in the hospital at UC).

2)Windows Mobile or Palm OS?

3) I am guessing that LexiComp is alot more comprehensive than Epocrates???

Any advice would be appreciated...

Bryan

dkbmcclellan · Jul 20, 2008

My favorite is SOTA--Sota Omoigui's Anesthesia Drugs Handbook..I use it every day. I also on occasion use the Manual of Anesthesia Practice. I have Lexi-Comp and use it on occassion but don't particularly like it. My initial go-to however is SOTA. I use a separate PDA (Palm) for all my anesthesia/medical softwares in an aluminum case as it gets pretty banged up throughout the day...not a good environment for a phone if you ask me but just my opinion

Happy Halothane · Jul 24, 2008

I have just about every PDA program available that focus on anesthesia...over 20.

The best ones I've found are:

1) Soto's guide (because of it's anesthesia focus/pharmacology sect)

2) Either Barash, MGH, or Nurse Anesthesia Pocket Guide

3) A dictionary....I like Tabers best (Stedman's is divided into 2 sect)

4) get either Dr Drugs or a Nursing Drug Handbook.

So 4 basic needs. Soto, Dictionary, other DrugGuide, and a clinical guide like Barash or MGH. For a Handbook, get Ezekial..cheap/small, but beware it will fall apart in the binding

Hope this helps.