The following represents just a sample of the medical resources available for your palmtop computer. Visit the Peripheral Brain site, HealthyPalmPilot, and HandHeldMed.com for extensive reviewed listings of applications in these areas and others.

Anatomy References
Download one of 25 detailed, multimedia illustrations of human anatomical structures offered by HealthyPalmPilot.com. Structures and systems presented include brain structures, the entire human musculature, most major organs, the knee, the spinal cord, the venous system, and much more.

Diagnostic Criteria
Access a listing of 10 sets of diagnostic criteria, updated regularly, that may be downloaded and used for quick reference when dealing with a difficult case presentation. Information is available for breast cancer, colon cancer, diabetes in pregnancy, gynecologic cancer, organ injury, right and left ventricular infarction, and the complete set of the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders guidelines for mental illness.

ePocrates Rx™
ePocrates’ qRx is a clinical drug reference guide providing point-of-care information on the most commonly prescribed medications. For each drug covered by the guide, qRx provides dosing schedules by indication, drug-drug interaction information, adverse effect profiles, and other facts. ePocrates also offers free regular updates directly from the Internet, ensuring that the drug information represents the state-of-the-art in medical knowledge. This reference guide also occupies significantly less space than other similar programs, requiring only 900KB of free memory.

Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine
This index allows the palmtop user to quickly access reference information on pathophysiology, clinical presentation, diagnosis, and treatment of many common disorders. The index may be purchased for $86.50 through the site, and occupies 962KB of memory space.

iScribe
Another high-quality electronic prescription service, available for both the Windows CE and Palm OS platforms.

MedCalc
This freeware program is designed to allow rapid calculation of common equations used in the practice of internal medicine. Formulas and clinical scores that can be tabulated using this program include body mass index, iron deficit, cardiac output, IV drip rate, total body surface, and much more. Most units may be freely converted from SI to metric equivalents and vice versa.

MobileMedData
The MobileMedData stores extensive patient records for instant access via a palmtop computer. For every patient, maintain a complete history including test results, medication usage, treatment plans, and encounter notes. The Enterprise version of this system was designed to facilitate shared information by multiple users, and is ideal for group practice, HMOs, and the like. Available for $130.

Pocket Procedures
Pocket Procedures is a procedures-tracking software that allows the user to enter two procedures per patient, along with up to three findings, location, role, and the name of the attending physician. This shareware program is available for free; the company requests a $5 donation if you enjoy using it.

RiskyDisky
RiskyDisky uses the modified Gail Model and Risk/Benefit Index to predict the five-year risk for breast cancer and consequences of five years of tamoxifen therapy. It uses the Claus Model to predict risk based on family history alone, and the Frank Model to predict odds of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations. RiskyDisky is available for $19.95.

STAT Growth Charts
This program calculates growth percentiles based on the June 2000 revision of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth charts. Enter age in years and months using the pop-up lists, along with weight, height, and head circumference. If head circumference is included, HC-Age percentile is presented. If no head circumference is input, BMI-Age percentile is calculated.