F|R|E|E PDA Applications

Getting a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) this holiday season? NHLBI has interactive tools and resources for health professionals available at n|o c|o|s|t. Three are highlighted below.

See other applications for Palm Operating System (Palm OS) and PocketPC devices at: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/prof/other/index.htm including clinical guidelines on: JNC 7 (High Blood Pressure in Adults), Overweight and Obesity in Adults, Cholesterol Management (from Adult Treatment Panel III), and Asthma.

The most popular PDA application

The Body Mass Index (BMI) Calculator includes the following features:

• Quick and easy to use
• Works on any device running Palm OS or PocketPC 2003
• Accepts English or metric system input
• Includes BMI classification table for adults

Check out the Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs Physician Quick Reference Tool

This Palm OS program provides talking points for discussing heart attack warning signs and survival steps with patients. The program includes suggested responses to common patient concerns.

http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/atpiii/atp3palm.htm

Take your pick: Palm OS or PocketPC 2002 or 2003 Pediatric Hypertension Clinical Reference Tool

Need a useful tool that helps the busy clinician at the point of care? Download a Synopsis in PDA form. It distills key clinical concepts and decision points from the 4th Report on the Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents. Offers simple menus for evaluation steps and two interactive calculators: one gives blood pressure percentile from patient parameters and a second calculates left ventricular mass from echo cardio data.

http://hp2010.nhlbihin.net/nhlbi_peds/hbppedpda.htm