Category: Smart phone and PDA - TECHNOLOGY

The two healthcare resources I find myself using most consistently on my ectopic brain (a.k.a. my PDA /Smart phone) are ePocrates and MedCalc. My earlier recommendations of these excellent portable memory expanders on the Palm and Windows Mobile operating systems still stands, with this addition.
If you are an iPhone or iTouch user the excellent characteristics of these programs shine on Apples portable systems.

http://med-ia.ch/medcalc/iphone_description.html
http://www.epocrates.com/index.html

Category: Inhaled Medication - BUNCHING

Category: Blood Gas - ACRONYM

The directions pH and HCO3 move with Alkalosis vs. Acidosis:

ROME:

• Respiratory move Opposite: pH is up, PCO2 is down (Alkalosis). pH is down, PCO2 is up (Acidosis).
• Metabolic move Equal: pH is up, HCO3 is up (Alkalosis). pH is down, HCO3 is down(Acidosis).

Healthcare Education is stressful.
Memory tools don’t necessarily make learning fun but can add some lightheartedness to study time.

Category: Inhaled Medication - RHYMES & SONGS

End in ide or end in sone
Always an inhaled steroid.

• budesonide
• ciclesonide
• flunisolide
• beclomethasone
• fluticasone
• triamcinolone

Category: Inhaled Medication - RHYMES & SONGS

Category: Physical Assessment - BUNCHING

Recalling the “Mid-range Normal” of the primary Hematology TestsUsing multiples of 3

• Red Blood Cell Count (RBC) “Mid-range Normal” is approximately 5
• Hemoglobin (Hgb) “Mid-range Normal” is approximately 5 x 3 = 15
• Hematocrit (Hct) “Mid-range Normal” is approximately 15 x 3 = 45

Consult a lab resource for the actual normal range of pediatric, female and male values.