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September 22, 2006

 
HandiStroke

Created by doctors from the department of Emergency Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, this free Palm OS tool includes a NIH stroke scale calculator and guidance for using thrombolytics. It's been around since 2002 (last updated in 2004) but has seemed to slip under the radar and has not gotten much publicity. More information and download available here.
posted by A Schechtman, M.D. 11:36 PM | |

September 6, 2006

 

New Diabetes Treatment Algorithm

StatCoder.com is beta testing a new Palm OS tool based on the new ADA consensus algorithm for the management of Type 2 Diabetes, published last month. Until now, there has not been a consensus algorithm for management of hyperglycemia in Type 2 DM. Of note, the new guidelines call for the immediate immediate initiation of metformin at diagnosis along with lifestyle modifications. Also included is a step-by-step algorithm for the initiation and adjustment of insluin. Comments are welcome.
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Reference: Management of Hyperglycemia in Type 2 Diabetes: A Consensus Algorithm for the Initiation and Adjustment of Therapy A consensus statement from the American Diabetes Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes
posted by StatCoder.com 12:47 AM | |

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