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IC-152

Electronic Publishers

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For use with the Franklin

Digital Book System

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DIGITAL BOOK

13

TH EDITION

COMPANION HANDBOOK

HARRISON’S

PRINCIPLES
OF
INTERNAL
MEDICINE

User’s Manual

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Page 1: ...ectronic Publishers IC 152 Electronic Publishers F For use with the Franklin Digital Book System FOLD DIGITAL BOOK 13TH EDITION COMPANION HANDBOOK HARRISON S PRINCIPLES OF INTERNAL MEDICINE User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...ot make any copies of the DIGITAL BOOK or of the 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 DIGITAL BOOK You may not export or reexport directly or indirectly the DIGITAL BOOK without compliance...

Page 3: ...ing Through Text 11 Using the Outline 12 Using the Index 15 Viewing Footnotes and References 17 Viewing Figures 18 Viewing Tables 19 Searching for Words 21 Picking Search Words 24 Expanding Your Searches 26 Taking Notes 27 Sending Words 29 Using the Digital Book System 30 Glossary 32 Specifications 35 Warranty 36 Index 37 ...

Page 4: ...owledge While it would be ideal to have a copy of HPIM avail able at all times the sheer bulk and weight of the book make this impractical The editors with the aid of selected contributors have condensed the clinical portions of HPIM into this pocket sized Companion Handbook which residents and students can carry through inpatient outpatient and emergency servic es of a teaching hospital The Compa...

Page 5: ...house officer or student requires a brief introduction to or reminder of some aspect of clinical medicine but does not have immediate access to or the time to consult HPIM Since the amount of material pre sented is too brief to stand on its own it is recom mended that the relevant subjects in a standard textbook be consulted as soon as time permits Thus we consider the two books HPIM and the Compa...

Page 6: ...r publication of this work warrants that the information contained herein is in every respect accurate or complete and they are not responsible for any errors or omissions or for the results obtained from use of such information Read ers are encouraged to confirm the information con tained herein with other sources For example and in particular readers are advised to check the prod uct information...

Page 7: ...ropriate help message LIST Display your note list from the text MENU Display the main menus MORE Find more matches for a word search ON OFF Turn the Digital Book System on or off SHIFT Type capitals or punctuation SPACE Type a space or page down in the text SPEC Go to the Outline from text Direction Keys Scroll or move in the indicated direction DN UP Page down or up In the menus go to the bottom ...

Page 8: ... the Index from a lower menu level CARD Send a word between installed digital books in order to look it up ENTER At any level of the Outline go directly to the text In the text highlight the next icon BIB FIG FOOT NOTE or XREF appearing on the screen Place a note in the text etc If you re using the DBS 1 or DBS 2 type numbers Other Keys Display a highlighted menu item or the Outline location of th...

Page 9: ...e digital book into a slot on the back 3 Press ON OFF 4 If needed turn the wheel on the side of the Digital Book System to adjust the screen contrast If the screen is still blank check the batteries 5 Press CARD 6 Press or to highlight the icon if needed 7 Press ENTER to select it Resuming Where You Left Off Should you forget to turn off the Digital Book System while using this digital book the sy...

Page 10: ...Press CLEAR to stop the demonstration Using the Menus The flashing arrows on the right side of the screen show which arrow keys you can press to move around in the menus or text A slanted arrow to the right of menu items indicate that submenus exist To see the full text of a highlighted menu item press Help is Always at Hand You can view a help message at virtually any screen by pressing HELP Pres...

Page 11: ... 6 Press ENTER to select it Or press BACK to keep the current setting Understanding the Settings The Type Size is the size of the letters appearing in menus text and help messages The Default State is the screen that appears when you press CLEAR If you select Word Search as the default state the search line appears If you select Outline Menu or Index Menu the appropriate menu is highlighted The Sh...

Page 12: ...w you can easily scan and read surrounding text Try this example 1 Press CLEAR 2 Press MENU 3 Press ENTER three times to view the start of the book 4 Press the direction keys to view text To Press scroll up or down or page up or down UP or DN page down SPACE view the next or or previous title view the next or UP or DN previous paragraph 5 Press CLEAR when done ...

Page 13: ...Outline The sequence of sections and chapters is the same as in the printed book Chapters are numbered consecutively from Chapter 1 independent of their sections 1 Press CLEAR 2 Press MENU 3 Press to highlight a section 4 Press ENTER to view chapters 5 Press to highlight a chapter 6 Press ENTER to view subchapters ...

Page 14: ...to view text see Moving Through Text Where in the Book Are You Once the text is in view you can check its Outline location by pressing Then press BACK to go back to the text NOTE When you press or SPEC you do not go to the actual Outline menu If you came to the text from the Outline menu you can go back to the menu by pressing BACK ...

Page 15: ...from any level ENTER Viewing Full Menu Items Some items such as chapter titles and index entries are too long to fit onto one line To view the full menu item press Viewing the Outline Location When you re in text you can find your location in the Outline by pressing SPEC repeatedly To return to the text press BACK repeatedly Using the Outline ...

Page 16: ...s of a topic to find it Try this example 1 Press CLEAR 2 Press MENU 3 Highlight the Index 4 Start typing a word e g Porphyrias The slanted arrow shows that Porphyrias has subentries 5 With Porphyrias highlighted press ENTER To return to the Index menu press plus BACK 6 Highlight a subentry e g general 7 Press ENTER to view its text ...

Page 17: ...en done Understanding Index Entries Index entries followed by a slanted arrow have subentries You can view the subentries by pressing ENTER To return to the main entry press BACK Abbreviated entries are indexed as if they were spelled out For example St Louis is indexed as Saint Louis even though it is abbreviated ...

Page 18: ...ew a footnote or reference Bibliographic references appear directly after section and chapter titles The example below uses a bibliographic reference in Management of Cardiac Arrest in Chapter 27 1 Go to text with a symbol 2 With the symbol in view press plus ENTER to highlight the first symbol Or press ENTER and then the arrow keys to highlight it 3 Press ENTER to view the footnote biblio graphic...

Page 19: ...e are 26 figures illustrated from the Companion Handbook in this digital book The other 21 have been converted into tables that appear in their appropriate chapters 1 Press CLEAR 2 Press MENU 3 Select 2 Medical Emergencies 4 Select 27 Cardiovascular Collapse and Sudden Death 5 Press to highlight Figure 27 1 6 Press ENTER 7 Press plus ENTER to highlight the Or press ENTER and then the arrow keys to...

Page 20: ...nd of each chapter In this example we ll view Table 27 1 1 Press CLEAR 2 Press MENU 3 Under Outline highlight 2 Medical Emergencies 4 Press ENTER to select Chapter 27 5 Press ENTER again 6 Press to highlight Table 27 1 7 Press ENTER to view the table 8 Press a direction key to move down 9 Press BACK to return to the previous menu 10 Press CLEAR when done ...

Page 21: ...20 Viewing Figures 8 Press ENTER 9 Press repeatedly to view more 10 Press BACK to go back 11 Press CLEAR when done ...

Page 22: ... and 1 Select Word Search from the Search menu Or press CLEAR if Word Search is your default state 2 Type a search word s e g hyperthyroidism 3 Press ENTER to find the matches 4 Press ENTER again to view the text of this match A box marks your search word 5 Press plus DN to view the next match To view the previous match press plus UP 6 Press MENU to view the Outline sections and Index entries with...

Page 23: ...ine section or Index entry 8 Press ENTER repeatedly until a match appears 9 Press CLEAR to clear your search Changing Your Search Words If you want to add to or change your search word s press MENU while in a search Select Change Search Query from the Search menu Then type your changes and press ENTER to search for the new word s ...

Page 24: ...rd if needed Then press ENTER to search for it Searching for Greek Letters Type the following letters to stand for Greek letters in your searches a for alpha e for epsilon and b for beta g for gamma If You Misspell a Word When you enter a misspelled word you see a your word not in this book message and then a spelling correction list like this Press or to highlight a correction and then press ENTE...

Page 25: ...s the and and 1 Go to Table 73 1 Aortic stenosis 2 Press ENTER Notice the highlight You can turn it off by pressing BACK 3 Press the arrow keys to highlight a word e g murmur 4 Press ENTER to search for the word You can find more matches for your search word now by pressing MORE See Expanding Your Searches 5 Press ENTER to select the first match ...

Page 26: ...w the Outline and Index 8 Select a matching section or entry to view 9 Press CLEAR when done Words Too Common to Pick Some words such as articles and conjunctions occur too frequently in English to pick If you try to pick and search for one of them you see Can t search for that word ...

Page 27: ...scarded and new matches of synonyms and similar words are found 1 Go to the Search line 2 Type words e g kidney disease 3 Press ENTER These are the only two matches that contain the words kidney and disease in their titles 4 Press MORE to expand the search further These twenty matches all contain the words kidney and disease in their text 5 Press MORE again to search thesaurus matches 6 Press plus...

Page 28: ... press LIST 2 Press ENTER to select Add note 3 Type a note of your own and press ENTER Or press ENTER to add the pre entered note A marks its placement in the text Finding and Removing Notes Once notes have been placed in the text you can use them as bookmarks to quickly find information To remove a note you must first find it in the text 1 At any text press LIST 2 Highlight a note Type its first ...

Page 29: ...ote in a paragraph by holding and pressing the N key Then press ENTER to place the pre entered note or enter your own note Removing All Your Notes You can remove all your notes at one time by resetting the Digital Book System when this digital book is installed To learn how to reset the Digital Book System read Using the Digital Book System WARNING Resetting the Digital Book System erases informat...

Page 30: ...User s Manual Follow the steps below to send a word between books 1 At text press ENTER to start the highlight 2 Press the arrow keys to highlight the word you want to send 3 Hold and press CARD 4 Press the arrow keys to highlight another digital book symbol 5 Press ENTER The word that you highlighted appears in the Search line 6 Press ENTER again The receiving digital book searches for the word I...

Page 31: ...k of digital books or the rubber contacts on the Digital Book System with statically charged objects such as your fingers CAUTION touching your digital books with statically charged objects may erase information that you entered in them Do not put excessive weight on digital books or the Digital Book System or expose them to extreme or prolonged heat cold or other adverse conditions To clean digit...

Page 32: ...ies with their pluses oriented correctly In the DBS 1 and DBS 2 the pluses should face you 6 Replace the battery cover Battery Precautions When you replace batteries follow these precautions to avoid erasing information in any installed digital books Replace the batteries before they lose all power Never remove the batteries while the Digital Book System is on Once the batteries have been removed ...

Page 33: ...ncepha logram ECG electrocardiogram ELISA enzyme linked immunosorbent assay A2 Aortic second sound ABGs arterial blood gases ACE angiotensin converting enzyme AF atrial fibrillation AIDS acquired immunodeficiency syndrome ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis ANA antinuclear antibody ARDS adult respiratory distress syndrome bp blood pressure bid two times daily BUN blood urea nitrogen CBC complete blo...

Page 34: ...V intravenous IVC inferior vena cava IVP intravenous pyelogram JVP jugular venous pressure LA left atrium LAD left axis deviation LBBB left bundle branch block LFT liver function test LLQ left lower quadrant LP lumbar puncture LUQ left upper quadrant LV left ventricle MI myocardial infarction MRI magnetic resonance imaging NPO nothing by mouth NSAIDs nonsteroidal anti inflammatory drugs P pulse P2...

Page 35: ...BC red blood cell count RLQ right lower quadrant RUQ right upper quadrant RV right ventricle S1 S4 heart sounds 1st to 4th SC subcutaneous SL sublingual SLE systemic lupus erythematosus SVC superior vena cava Sx signs and symptoms TIA transient ischemic attack tid three times daily TLC total lung capacity UA urinalysis URI upper respiratory infection UTI urinary tract infection VDRL test for syphi...

Page 36: ...993 1995 Franklin Electronic Publishers Inc Mt Holly N J 08060 U S A All rights reserved 1995 McGraw Hill Inc Harrison s Principles of Internal Medicine Companion Handbook 13th Edition All use of this product is subject to the terms and conditions of the User License Digital Book System is a registered trademark of Franklin All use of the product is subject to the terms and conditions of the User ...

Page 37: ...R EXTENSION OF THIS EXPRESS WARRANTY THE FOREGOING WARRANTY IS EXCLUSIVE AND IS IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES WRITTEN OR ORAL INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE YOUR SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE REMEDY SHALL BE FRANKLIN S OBLIGATION TO REPLACE OR REFUND AS SET FORTH ABOVE IN THIS WARRANTY Some States do not allow the exclusion ...

Page 38: ... 30 Direction keys 6 11 Expanding searches using menus 26 FIG symbol 19 Finding notes in text 27 Finding words by picking them in text 24 by searching 23 in other digital books 29 FOOT symbol 17 Footnotes 17 Function keys 6 GOLD BACK 14 GOLD ENTER 14 GOLD N 28 GOLD DN 21 Greek letters 23 Help messages 9 Highlighting digital book symbols 8 menus and menu items 9 words in text 24 Index abbreviations...

Page 39: ...ing expanding searches 26 for Greek letters 23 for words 21 22 23 picking search words 24 too common words 25 FCR 28082 00 P N 7201759 Rev A Sending words between digital books 29 Set Default State 10 Set Shutoff 10 Set Type Size 10 Settings understand ing 10 SPEC key 21 Specifications 35 Spelling correction 23 Submenus 9 Tables viewing 18 Text icons 7 Type Size 10 View Demo 9 Viewing footnotes 17...

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