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The Medical Book System platform enables
you to look up a word from one installed
book card in the other installed book card.

This book card can send words to and re-
ceive words from other book cards. Some
book cards are not able to transfer words. To
learn if a book card can send or receive
words, read its User’s Guide.

1. Install two book cards in the

platform.

2. Select a book to read.

3. Highlight a word in that book.

You can highlight words in menus,
lists, entries, and other text. To learn
how to highlight a word in this book,
read “Highlighting Search Words.”

4. Hold 

 and press 

CARD

.

5. Highlight the icon of the other

book card and then press 

ENTER

.

The word that you highlighted appears
in the other book.

6. Press 

ENTER

 again, if needed, to

search for the word in the other
book.

Looking Up Words

in Other Books

If, due to electrostatic discharge or other
cause, the keyboard fails to respond or the
screen performs erratically, try the steps
below to reset the platform. Perform only
as many steps as required to restore nor-
mal operation.

CAUTION  Resetting the platform when
book cards are installed may erase set-
tings and information entered in those
book cards. Remove all book cards before
resetting.

1. Hold 

CLEAR

 and press 

ON/OFF

 twice.

If nothing happens, try Step 2.

2. Use the end of an opened paper clip

to gently press the reset button on
the back of the platform.

The reset button is recessed in a pin-sized
hole located near the book card slots.
CAUTION  Pressing the reset button
with more than light pressure may per-
manently disable it.
If nothing happens, try Step 3.

3. Remove and reinstall the batteries.

To learn how, read the Medical Book
System platform’s User’s Guide.

Resetting the Medical

Book System

Summary of Contents for HAD-3018

Page 1: ... HAD 3018 Medical Book Card User s Guide HANDBOOK OF ADVERSE DRUG INTERACTIONS The Medical Letter ...

Page 2: ...t 3 Select more drugs by highlighting them and pressing ENTER 4 Press SEARCH 5 Highlight an interaction if any and press ENTER to view it To Find All Other Drug Interactions 1 Press CLEAR 2 Highlight a drug by typing its name or pressing or and then press ENTER to select it 3 If needed select more drugs by highlighting them and pressing ENTER 4 Press MORE 5 Highlight an interaction if any and pres...

Page 3: ...se the MEDICAL BOOK SYSTEM You may not make any copies of the MEDICAL BOOK SYSTEM or of the preprogrammed data stored therein whether in electronic or print format Such copying would be in violation of applicable copyright laws Further you may not modify adapt disassemble decompile translate create derivative works of or in any way reverse engineer the MEDICAL BOOK SYSTEM You may not ex port or re...

Page 4: ...arn more about the Medical Book System or other products from Frank lin Electronic Publishers call 800 665 5450 or visit the Franklin Web site at www franklin com Contents 2 Introduction to the HADI 3 Key Guide 4 Installing Book Cards 5 Selecting a Book 6 Changing the Settings 6 Viewing a Demonstration 7 Finding Drug Interactions 7 Using the Interactions Menu 10 Using the Glossary 11 Highlighting ...

Page 5: ... New adverse interactions are continually being reported the absence of a listing in this book does not necessarily mean that drugs will not interact when given concurrently Interactions extrapolated from animal studies or interac tions reported with related drugs frequently mentioned in other sources such as the manufacturer s package insert may not be in cluded here Interactions between general ...

Page 6: ...erienced clinicians may prefer to monitor the patient s clinical status rather than follow serum concen trations of drugs Concurrent use of drugs from the same group e g aspirin and other NSAIDs should be avoided Introduction to the HADI Key Guide Color Keys MORE red Displays interactions between selected drug s and all other drugs in this book SPEC green Displays a glossary entry SEARCH yellow Se...

Page 7: ... vary ac cording to which book card is installed and selected in the platform To learn how to use a particular book card read its User s Guide Hold the first key while pressing the second UP DN CAUTION Never install or remove a book card when the platform is turned on If you do information entered in any installed book cards may be erased 1 Turn the platform off 2 Turn the platform over 3 Align th...

Page 8: ...gain the last screen that you viewed appears Changing the Settings Using the Setup menu you can adjust the type size shutoff time and screen contrast of this book The type size sets how large the charac ters appear on screen The shutoff time sets how long your Medical Book System stays on if you forget to turn it off 1 Press MENU 2 Highlight Set Type Size Set Shutoff or Set Contrast on the Setup m...

Page 9: ...ns se lect Introduction from the Setup menu Follow the Arrows The flashing arrows at the right of the screen show which arrow keys you can press to move through menus or view more text For a Single Drug You can select a single drug from the main drug list and quickly find drugs with which it interacts 1 Press CLEAR 2 Type a drug name For example type heparin To de select a letter press BACK You ca...

Page 10: ... drug list For example select quinine A check marks your selection 3 Select other drugs for example select acetaminophen and antihistamines To deselect a drug press ENTER again You can add more drugs here if you wish 4 To see the drugs you have selected press LIST blue To see the glossary entry of a drug on your query list highlight it and press SPEC green or ENTER Finding Drug Interactions About ...

Page 11: ...ch or press to select Words starting with and view completions if any Finding Drug Interactions Finding Drug Interactions 5 Press SEARCH yellow to find inter actions among the selected drugs 6 Highlight an interaction and press ENTER to view it 7 To find all the other interactions that include one of the selected drugs press MORE red 8 Highlight an interaction to read and press ENTER to view it 9 ...

Page 12: ...ee its matches or type a correction Use to highlight a match and then press ENTER to add it to your search Finding Drug Interactions All the drug interactions in the printed book are listed in alphabetical order on the Interactions menu 1 Press MENU 2 Type the name of a drug or use the ar row keys to highlight it For example highlight haloperidol lithium 3 Press ENTER 4 Use DN or SPACE to scroll 5...

Page 13: ...ress SPEC green to see its glos sary entry 4 Use DN or SPACE to scroll 5 To go back to the main drug list press BACK Using the Glossary You can also find a glossary entry for a drug by highlighting it in text Note You can only search for drugs that are listed in this book 1 At the text press ENTER To turn off the highlight press BACK 2 Use the arrow keys to highlight a drug 3 Press ENTER to find i...

Page 14: ... 1 When you see a or in the text hold and press ENTER Notice the highlight To undo the high light press BACK 2 Press ENTER Reading Special Markers 3 Press BACK repeatedly to go back Reading Multiple Special Markers Sometimes more than one special marker appears on screen at one time To highlight the first special marker hold and press ENTER To highlight subsequent special markers continue holding ...

Page 15: ... word in the other book Looking Up Words in Other Books If due to electrostatic discharge or other cause the keyboard fails to respond or the screen performs erratically try the steps below to reset the platform Perform only as many steps as required to restore nor mal operation CAUTION Resetting the platform when book cards are installed may erase set tings and information entered in those book c...

Page 16: ...y The Medical Letter Inc All rights reserved Medical Book System and BOOKMAN are trademarks of Franklin Electronic Pub lishers Inc FCC Notice Complies with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Subpart B of part 15 of FCC Rules Operation is subject to the fol lowing two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference receiv...

Page 17: ...NCLUDING ANY IM PLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FIT NESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE SHALL BE STRICTLY LIMITED IN DURATION TO THAT OF THE EXPRESS WARRANTY SET FORTH ABOVE THAT IS ONE YEAR FROM THE DATE OF ORIGINAL RETAIL PURCHASE THE WARRANTY AND REMEDY SET FORTH ABOVE ARE THE EXCLUSIVE REMEDY OF THE RETAIL BUYER AND END USER IN CONNECTION WITH THE MANUFACTURE SALE OR USE OF THIS PRODUCT AND A...

Page 18: ...ary entry 8 11 12 Green SPEC key 4 8 11 Hand icon 12 This product excluding batteries is guaranteed by Franklin for a period of one year from the date of purchase It will be repaired or replaced with an equivalent product at Franklin s option free of charge for any defect due to faulty work manship or materials Products purchased outside the United States that are returned under warranty should be...

Page 19: ...hibitor information 3 5 11 12 Misspellings correcting 9 MORE red key 4 7 Numbers typing 5 Parts of words searching for 10 Red MORE key 4 7 Reset button 13 Screen contrast 6 SEARCH yellow key 4 Shutoff time 6 SPEC green key 4 8 11 Special markers reading 12 Spelling correction entry screen 9 10 Tutorial 7 Type size 6 Viewing bibliographic references 12 cross references 12 demonstration 7 help messa...

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