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June 2008 — Summer Travel Issue 
Here, there, and everywhere! Worldwide travel is now more accessible to more people, so health professionals need to know more about how their patients can prepare for pre and post travel care. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce, outbound travel by U.S. residents increased from fewer than 52 million people in 1995 to over 63.5 million in 2005. What are you doing to prepare? Read on to discover how Epocrates can help you get your patients ready for summer 2008! In this travel issue: |
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Epocrates ID® Guide Obtain treatment guidelines for hundreds of infectious diseases. Search by body system, drug, or bug to access empiric and specific treatment recommendations in seconds. Available with Epocrates Rx Pro ®, Epocrates® Essentials, and Epocrates® Essentials Deluxe mobile software (select the ID tab). Travel Vaccinations Table The handy “Vaccinations, Travel” table breaks down necessary/recommended vaccines by region prior to travel. Available in Epocrates Rx® free software for Palm* and Windows Mobile OS (tap on Tables in the “my” tab), and Epocrates® Online Premium web-based reference (Tables tab). * Please note that Mac users need to subscribe to Epocrates Rx Pro to access this table. |
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Influenza and parainfluenza viruses were the most common respiratory pathogens in sick passengers. Airplane travelers may be exposed to a variety of noxious respiratory pathogens, but few data are available on exactly what these organisms are. Researchers now offer some baseline descriptive data on which respiratory pathogens tend to travel by airplane.
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Overuse of Empirical Antibiotics for Acute Diarrhea Antimicrobial therapy is rarely indicated for acute diarrhea; current guidelines recommend that stool culture be performed when such therapy is prescribed. In this evaluation of Tennessee Medicaid data, antimicrobials were prescribed for more than 10% of diarrhea episodes, usually without a stool culture. Of 315,828 diarrheal episodes identified, 10.4% were treated with antimicrobials; only 10.6% had a stool culture.
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Epocrates Rx drug reference improvements We recently made some major upgrades to our mobile drug reference for Palm and Pocket PC OS devices, based on your feedback. The generic name at the top of brand monographs is now a link to the "Choose Drug" screen where you can select the generic monograph or an alternative brand. Also, in the dosing section for discontinued drugs, there is now a direct link to "see generic." Within the Drug Interactions section of the monograph there is now a direct link to the MultiCheck® feature: "Run drug interaction checker." When you click on that link it will automatically launch MultiCheck and add that drug to your checklist.
New Suite of Oncology Tools Gail Breast Cancer Risk Calculator: Oncology Calculator: Renal Cell Carcinoma Prognosis Calculator:
Updates at a Glance
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Going abroad with your cell phone? It’s easy to find coverage. Most phones are tri or quad band compatible, meaning they have 850, 900, 1800 and/or 1900 bands. If your phone is U.S. based, it is set to the 850 and 1900 bands. To get coverage in another country, your phone must be set to the 900 and 1800 bands. To fix the problem, simply go into your phone's Settings menu and manually scan for available networks. Once you find a frequency that works, simply select it and it’s ready to work. For more detailed information, like roaming rates, contact your provider.
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Summer Essentials Kit Giveaway! We’re giving away 10 kits to Epocrates Pulse readers to get your summer fun under way. Here’s what you’ll receive:
How to Enter: Also, please tell us which handheld device you have so we can match your Otterbox to you.
Please note: The sweepstakes is only open to legal residents of the United States residing in the U.S. throughout the sweepstakes period. Sweepstakes ends June 30, 2008. One entry per person. If the link above does not work, please email your answer to youropinion@epocrates.com |
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Summer Travel Advice “As summer vacations approach I feel it is important to emphasize sun safety for all ages and all skin tones. Sunblock with SPF 15 should be worn on all exposed areas. Wearing hats and sunglasses, using an umbrella, and reducing exposures between the hours of 10AM and 3PM, when the sun is at its peak with ultraviolet rays, are other ways to be safer in the sun. Also, children playing in water can be taught from a younger age that it’s important to reapply sunblock before reentering the water.” Marquetta Colbert RN, BSN FNP-S We love to hear from our members about Epocrates products, or any other topics. This month we’d especially like to hear your thoughts on how Hollywood impacts the general public’s view of health issues, including diseases. All customers featured in the newsletter will receive a free subscription to Epocrates Essentials Deluxe.
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