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With an Epocrates application on your mobile device, you’re always prepared to answer patient questions at the point of care. Don’t have the app? Get your very own Epocrates® Essentials, now available on several platforms, and find reliable drug, disease, and diagnostic information.
This month, we’re excited to share several updates, including the most recent AHA guidelines reflected in our ACLS, PALS, and NALS Tables. Plus, there’s a CME contest, Epocrates EHR news, and much more.
Keep reading to check off this month’s issue from your summer reading list!
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Clinical Tip of the Month
Joshua L. Conrad, Pharm.D.
Managing Editor, Medical Information, Epocrates
Paramedics, trauma center staff, and other emergency medical personnel must be prepared for almost anything. But, one of their most important activities may be providing advanced cardiovascular life support to patients in life-threatening situations.
The Epocrates ACLS, PALS, and NALS Tables were designed to help healthcare professionals quickly recall important steps in administering emergency care to patients. These Tables reflect the most recent AHA guidelines, which are quite different from those published in 2005. Many of the most prominent changes are related to increased emphasis on circulation, such as not delaying more than ten seconds before starting chest compressions when checking for a pulse, not interrupting chest compressions to give medications, minimizing the time to resume compressions after a rhythm check or shock, etc. Indeed, even the previous ABCD sequence has been changed to CABD to reflect the importance of starting and maintaining circulation efforts.
To locate these Tables on your mobile device, simply type "ACLS", "PALS", or "NALS" in the Search area on the Epocrates Home or Tables page. We hope that you will find these Tables helpful reminders and refreshers to keep you prepared after your formal ACLS training.
Are you ready for a public health emergency?
Visit CDC’s Emergency Preparedness Online Resource to explore topics such as pediatric emergency preparedness, recreational water illness, and diseases associated with animals in public settings.
Prescription drugs: Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARBs): No increased cancer risk, Drospirenone Birth Control: Possible increased blood clot risk, Avandia (rosiglitazone): Cardiovascular event risk, American Regent Injectables: Visible particulates
OTC products: SimplyThick: Risk of life-threatening bowel condition; Misleading Packaging: Pentrexyl Forte Natural, Multi-Mex Dietary Supplements; Undeclared Drug Ingredients: Slim Xtreme Herbal Slimming Capsule, ExtenZe Tablets
Medical devices: Thermography Breast Imaging: Not for mammography replacement, Beckman Coulter Ion Selective Electrolyte Flow Cell: Incorrect electrolyte results, Defibtech Lifeline and ReviveR Automated External Defibrillators: Software may cancel shock, Needleless Pre-filled Glass Syringes: Compatibility issue with IV access systems, Weck Hem-o-Lok Ligating Clips: Contraindicated for renal artery ligation in lap living-donor nephrectomy, Boston Scientific Devices Stolen: Infection risk, VITEK 2 Gram Negative Susceptibility Cards: Incorrect test results, H & P Povidone Iodine Prep Pads: Potential microbial contamination
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Where do you CME?
To enter the Where do you CME? photo contest, take up to 3 photos that show yourself in a place where you’ve completed Epocrates® CME activities.* Entries must be received no later than June 12, 2011 by 11:59pm PST to be considered.
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Get Help with Medical Board Prep
Choose from 34 intuitive, interactive apps to help you prepare for boards. For example:
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Epocrates Atrial Fibrillation Mobile Resource Center
The Atrial Fibrillation Mobile Resource Center is a valuable tool designed to help you stay current on the most relevant clinical news and research – it's FREE on the iPhone®, iPad® and iPod touch®. Articles are carefully selected and commented on by Contributing Editor Douglas P. Zipes, MD, a Distinguished Professor at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Follow these 3 easy steps to access this resource:
1. Tap the "More" tab within your Epocrates app
2. Tap "Resource Centers"
3. Tap "Atrial Fibrillation"
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Expert EHR Insights for Small–Practice Physicians
The launch of Epocrates EHR will prove to be a groundbreaking moment in EHR offerings for small-practice physicians—especially with Epocrates’ Chief Medical Information Officer, Dr. Tom Giannulli, taking a leadership role in the development. As a small-practice internist, Dr. Giannulli knows firsthand the features and functionality needed for an intuitive EHR. Each month in the eNotes from Dr. Giannulli series, he will share insights and advice for the most optimal use of an EHR.
Read his first letter
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Take 10 for Learning
Epocrates EssentialPoints® activities are mobile-based product details. They're designed to keep you current on medical topics such as disease states, therapeutic areas, and treatment options in just a few minutes.
EssentialPoints activities are available within the Epocrates app under the "More" tab. By completing an EssentialPoints activity, you may also receive a free subscription extension.
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Share Your Opinion. Earn Honoraria.
The Epocrates Honors® program is our market research panel. Register for free and you'll receive email invitations to participate in market research surveys.
After completing your first survey, we will send your honorarium on a convenient Epocrates VISA® debit card to the mailing address listed in your Epocrates account.
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