MedCalc english version.
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Installation:
MedCalc.prc and MathLib.prc must both be installed on your Palm.
Handspring Visor users need only install MedCalc.prc

Distribution:
The author grants a worldwide royalty-free, non-exclusive, license to host,
reproduce, distribute, display and transmit MedCalc to any individual or
company so long as :
- the three files ( Readme.txt, MedCalc.prc, MathLib.prc ) are included in 
  the distribution in their original form.
- the software is available free of charge.
- in case the software is distributed thru a web site, a link to MedCalc's
  web site (http://tschopp.biz) is available on the download page.

Commercial distribution or cases out of the bounds of the above-mentionned
agreement require prior agreement with the author.


MathLib:
MathLib is a free shared library that can be used by any OS 2.0+ Pilot program
that needs IEEE 754 double precision math functions. It's distributed under the
terms of the GNU Library General Public License, and is freely available with
full source code and documentation at the MathLib Information web page
(http://www.radiks.net/~rhuebner/mathlib.html).
It's not a part of the MedCalc program, and you're not paying anything for its use;
a copy is simply included in this archive for your convenience.

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MedCalc version history:

MedCalc 5.33 ( March 24, 2006 )
- Corrects a bug in the infusion management tool

MedCalc 5.32 ( February 14, 2006 )
- Removal of Aldrete's score at the request of the author

MedCalc 5.31 ( December 30, 2005 )
- Corrects a visual bug in the oxygen transport parameters formula

MedCalc 5.3 ( July 13, 2005 )
- Adds 2 formulas (PELD score, delta gap)
- Development switch from CodeWarrior to PODS

MedCalc 5.2 ( January 11, 2005 )
- Adds 3 formulas (cardiac output [echo], opiate equivalence, O2 tank remaining time)
- The usual bug fixes

MedCalc 5.1 ( September 29, 2004 )
- Revised infusion manager
- Revised Child-Pugh and Ranson scores (detailed score)
- New "save state when application quits" option in preferences
- The usual bug fixes

MedCalc 5.0 ( May 25, 2004 )
- Adds 3 formulas (target height, pressure gradient, two-way table)
- Adds new onscreen numeric keypad on most formulas to ease data input
- Detailed information can be viewed in place of the virtual graffiti area
- Adds Sony support for collapsible input area
- The usual bug fixes

MedCalc 4.4 ( Oct 24, 2003 )
- Adds support for Palm OS platform collapsible input area and landscape mode (PinMgr 1.1)
- No support for QVGA (Handera 330) or Sony HR+ Clies (which aren't PinMgr compatible)
- Minor bug fixes

MedCalc 4.3 ( Apr 30, 2003 )
- Adds 1 formula (spirometric values)
- Improves infusion management tool (drugs can now be beamed)
- Fixes confusion between BUN and urea in a few formulas
- Improves pregnancy calculator (delivery date can now be changed)
- The usual bug fixes

MedCalc 4.21 ( Dec 30, 2002 )
- Changes the creator ID of the application (workaround to possible conflicts with other apps)
- No new features, no visible changes to the user

MedCalc 4.2 ( Sep 13, 2002 )
- Adds 2 formulas (Winters formula and urine output)
- Improves the infusion management tool (adds more editable information about drugs)
- The usual bug fixes

MedCalc 4.11 ( Jul 18, 2002 )
- Fixes some visual glitches on the Handera 330
- Fixes a bug in the custom category selector (crashed on Palm OS 3.1 devices)

MedCalc 4.1 ( Jul 12, 2002 )
- Adds support for Palm OS 5 (new high density icon, app tested for compatibility with Palm OS 5)
- Partial rewrite to support easier third-party localization
- Pediatric addition to Glasgow coma scale
- The usual bug fixes
- Note: custom category list is not retained when you upgrade from an earlier version (sorry for the inconvenience)

MedCalc 4.04 ( Apr 5, 2002 )
- Minor improvement in the infusion management calculator

MedCalc 4.03 ( Apr 4, 2002 )
- Rolls "Rule of 6" into the infusion management calculator
- Misc. minor bug fixes

MedCalc 4.02 ( Apr 2, 2002 )
- Fixes a bug and improves the infusion management calculator

MedCalc 4.01 ( Apr 1, 2002 )
- Fixes rounding bug in the interval calculator

MedCalc 4.0 ( Mar 27, 2002 )
- Adds 5 formulas (MELD score, PIF ratio, revised trauma score, oxygen transport parameters, interval calculator)
- Unit conversion (standard) keeps track of last category used
- Misc. minor improvements

MedCalc 3.91 ( Dec 5, 2001 )
- Fixes bugs in the Dose calculator

MedCalc 3.9 ( Nov 21, 2001 )
- Adds 2 formulas (steroid equivalence, coronary heart disease risk)
- Improves the dose calculator (support for weight, BSA and Calvert)
- Improves the BSA calculator (option to choose between Dubois and Mosteller formulas)
- Improves Kt/V calculator (option to enter UF volume instead of pre-dialysis weight)
- Adds support for INR in the Child-Pugh score
- R-R intervals can now be measured in "square" as well as [s] and [ms] in heart rate (EKG) formula
- Disables limited built-in high resolution support for Sony CLIEs (still available thru HR assist)

MedCalc 3.8 ( Oct 25, 2001 )
- Preferences: default units can now be set separately for each chemistery
- Adds support for mg/L for Ca and Creat
- Q-T and R-R intervals can now be measured in "square" as well as [s] and [ms] in Q-Tc formula
- Misc. minor improvements

MedCalc 3.71 ( Aug 22, 2001 )
- Corrects a bug in the dose calculator

MedCalc 3.7 ( Jul 27, 2001 )
- Teaspoon and tablespoon units added in dose calculator and unit conversion (standard)
- Better support for Handera 330 ( Graffiti area auto hide, small font support )
- Corrects a bug that prevented conversion of weight (in kg when entered in lb) in 2 formulas (ABL and PV)
- Simplifies the volume units conversion (some units are dropped, e-mail me if you think they should come back).

MedCalc 3.65 ( Jul 22, 2001 )
- Corrects a bug that could lead to mislabeled saved formula results
- Results are now always rounded and not truncated as they sometimes were

MedCalc 3.64 ( Jul 18, 2001 )
- Fixes display bugs in the infusion management formula
- Adds features to the Dose calculator

MedCalc 3.63 ( Jun 27, 2001 )
- Fixes a bug introduced in 3.62 that disabled data input from the graffiti area

MedCalc 3.62 ( Jun 26, 2001 )
- Implements Auxiliary button and Jog Wheel navigation on Handera 330

MedCalc 3.61 ( Jun 13, 2001 )
- Fixes a bug causing a fatal error when using the infusion rate formula

MedCalc 3.6 ( Jun 12, 2001 )
- Adds 2 formulas (rule of six, microalbuminuria)

MedCalc 3.52 ( May 26, 2001 )
- A spanish version of MedCalc is now available
- Fixes small display bug in the Aldrete score
- Partial support for Sony CLIE's high resolution mode

MedCalc 3.51 ( May 14, 2001 )
- Adds inverted 2002 icon family for HandEra 330
- Fixes cosmetic bugs

MedCalc 3.5 ( May 11, 2001 )
- Adds 1 formula (growth velocity)
- Takes advantage of HandEra 330's new features (increased resolution and virtual silkscreen area)
- Minor bug fixes

MedCalc 3.4 ( Apr 16, 2001 )
- Adds 2 formulas (estimated allowable blood loss, red blood cell indices)
- Adds "nurses" category

MedCalc 3.3 ( Mar 29, 2001 )
- Adds 1 formula (corrected phenytoin for albumin)

MedCalc 3.21 ( Mar 21, 2001 )
- Improves the Dose calculator (support for div qXXh)

MedCalc 3.2 ( Mar 11, 2001 )
- Adds 3 new formulas (plasma volume, anion gap for urine, dose calculator)
- Improves the Infusion rate and A-a O2 gradient formulas
- Fixes minor bugs in oxygen index and units conversion (pressure) formulas

MedCalc 3.1 ( Jan 1, 2001 )
- Color icon for color-enabled devices
- Improves results page layout 
- Fixes a few bugs and memory leaks

MedCalc 3.02 ( Dec 1, 2000 )
- Increases the number of characters that can be entered in the 'height' fields of BSA and BMI

MedCalc 3.01 ( Nov 25, 2000 )
- Corrects bug that sometimes displayed a decimal point at the end of integer values (did not affect results)

MedCalc 3.0 ( Nov 20, 2000 )
- Adds 4 new formulas (ideal body weight, pediatric trauma score, Ranson score, reticulocyte index)
- Adds volume conversion in units conversion (standard)
- New application icon !

MedCalc 2.91 ( Sept 28, 2000 )
- Minor changes to the description of 2 formulas ( did not affect results )

MedCalc 2.9 ( Sept 26, 2000 )
- Adds 3 new formulas (Apgar score, Aldrete score, fluid replacement after burns)

MedCalc 2.8 ( Aug 31, 2000 )
- Adds 2 new formulas (absolute neutrophil count, stool osmotic gap)

MedCalc 2.7 ( Aug 15, 2000 )
- Adds 1 new formula (GFR-Levey)
- Improved layout in the information panel for each formula

MedCalc 2.64 ( Jul 18, 2000 )
- Fixes a bug that disabled application-wide units preferences

MedCalc 2.63 ( Jul 13, 2000 )
- Enhances the infusion rate formula
- Adds support for BUN in units conversion for chemistries
- Fixes miscellaneous bugs

MedCalc 2.62 ( Jun 30, 2000 )
- Adds support for [ng] in infusion rate formula

MedCalc 2.61 ( Jun 29, 2000 )
- Localization of decimal point is now supported

MedCalc 2.6 ( Jun 23, 2000 )
- Adds 2 new formulas (likelihood ratios, vascular resistances)

MedCalc 2.5b ( Jun 9, 2000 )
- Fixes a bug caused by changes in the way Palm OS 3.5 handles table highlights

MedCalc 2.5a ( Jun 1, 2000 )
- Fixes a bug in the temperature units conversion calculator that was introduced in v2.5

MedCalc 2.5 ( Jun 1, 2000 )
- Adds 3 new formulas (change in plasma Na, pediatric maintenance IV fluids, Harris Benedict)
- Adds kcal/kJ conversion in units conversion
- Retires 1 formula ( sodium deficit ), replaced by the more useful and generic 'change in plasma Na' formula
- Weight, height, age, total body surface, urinary and plasma creatinine are remembered between formulas
- 'Custom' category for your favorites formulas

MedCalc 2.4 ( May 17, 2000 )
- Adds 6 new formulas (heart rate EKG, units conversion for chemistries, age calculator, infusion rate, Schwartz, tubular PO4 reabsorption )
- inter-field navigation using "line-feed" Graffiti stroke

MedCalc 2.31 ( Apr 19, 2000 )
- Changes a label in the Gorlin formula

MedCalc 2.3 ( Apr 18, 2000 )
- Adds 4 new formulas (Gorlin, IV drip rate, units conversion, oxygen index)

MedCalc 2.22 ( Apr 1, 2000 )
- Fixes a bug and adds support of mg/dl units in LDL cholesterol

MedCalc 2.21 ( Mar 11, 2000 )
- Fixes a bug where categories where not remembered

MedCalc 2.2 ( Mar 9, 2000 )
- MedCalc Pad has been rolled back in the MedCalc application

MedCalc 2.1b ( Mar 6, 2000 )
- MedCalc Pad 1.1b: fixes a bug causing a fatal error when using the FIND command

MedCalc 2.1a ( Mar 3, 2000 )
- MedCalc now available in english and french versions
- MedCalc Pad 1.1: Enables system-wide Find

MedCalc 2.1 ( Feb 24, 2000 )
- Results can be saved in a Palm OS database for later retrieval
- MedCalc Pad 1.0 to browse the result database

MedCalc 2.0 ( Feb 15, 2000 )
- First public version for Palm OS

MedCalc 1.x (1997-1999)
- Only available on Psion 5 hardware (private use only)

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Development & design : Mathias Tschopp
Web Site: http://medcalc.med-ia.net
Copyright 2000-2005, all rights reserved.
