About MEDSTF.ZIP:

There are seven files archived in MEDSTF.ZIP. Each is designed to make life easier for doctors who want the power of the 95LX, but don't want to spend a lot of time programming the 95LX, or learning Lotus 1-2-3.

LABTEMPL.WK1

All you have to know about Lotus is how to load the file with the 1-2-3 (MENU) File Retrieve command sequence. Once loaded, use the arrow keys and select the feature you want from the custom menus. To enter your patient lab data, highlight the word ENTER and press (ENTER); the cursor will pop down to the column where the data should be entered. When finished entering lab values, press (ENTER) to take you back to the menus.

You can graph the entered values by highlighting GRAPH and pressing (ENTER). This will give you another set of menus to select the study you want graphed.

Be sure you change the file name to something new when you exit the spreadsheet. This is so you won't overwrite your empty template with the data. You should keep one file for each patient. You could name each file with the patient's initials so you can find it again in the future. You can use the template over and over again each time you get a new patient. Each day you should enter a new column in the spreadsheet. This is done using the menus in the spreadsheet and automatically time and date stamps the new column.

DRUGINTR.WK1

This spreadsheet allows you to enter a list of up to 20 drug names and then search for matches in a database of 812 different known drug interactions. It is handy to do a quick check. The search is case insensitive, so capitalization of words won't upset it. The program will automatically shuffle your list into all possible combinations of two drug pairs. The database contains the generic and the single most popular trade name of each drug.

DRIPS.WK1

Yet another spreadsheet. This one lets you determine the drip rate in cc/hour for a given dose (in mg/min) of a variety of cardioactive drugs. Just use the arrow keys to steer through the columns and rows. It is very easy to use.

LABUSA.PBK and LABUK.PBK

These are files to be loaded into the Phone Book application. They give you the handy lab reference that I mentioned in the article. The USA version contains over 100 common lab studies.

H&PTEMPL.TXT

Here is the History and physical form I use to do my initial patient work-up. To Print a nice 1.5 page summary just set the wrap to 80 columns and then print it after loading the document into MEMO. It is pre-formatted for neat results. Each time you save an edited version, rename it to the patient's name for later reference.

LABREAD.ME

This is the documentation for the collection. A simple text file for reference. Please read it.

MED.EQN

HP CALC equation file containing about 25 medical formulas used in a clinical setting.

--Robert S. Williams, M.D.