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PDR-3039
Medical Book Card
User’s Guide
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License Agreement
READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THE POCKET PDR. YOUR USE OF THE POCKET PDR DEEMS THAT YOU ACCEPT THE
TERMS OF THIS LICENSE. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THESE TERMS, YOU MAY RETURN THIS PACKAGE WITH PURCHASE RE­CEIPT TO THE DEALER FROM WHICH YOU PURCHASED THE POCKET PDR AND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED. The POCKET PDR means the software product, hardware, and documentation found in this package and FRANKLIN means Franklin Electronic Publish­ers, Inc.
LIMITED USE LICENSE All rights in the POCKET PDR remain the property of FRANKLIN. Through
your purchase, FRANKLIN grants you a personal and nonexclusive license to use the POCKET PDR. You may not make any copies of the POCKET PDR 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 POCKET PDR. You may not export or re-export, directly or indirectly, the POCKET PDR without compliance with appropriate governmental regula­tions. The POCKET PDR contains Franklin’s confidential and proprietary information which you agree to take adequate steps to protect from unauthorized disclosure or use. This license is effective until terminated. This license terminates immediately without notice from FRANKLIN if you fail to comply with any provision of this license.
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Contents
Publishers’ Note........................... 3
Key Guide..................................... 4
Installing Book Cards .................. 5
Selecting a Book .......................... 6
Changing the Settings ................. 6
Viewing a Demonstration ............ 7
Finding Drug Information ............ 7
Finding Therapeutic Classes ...... 9
Searching for Words.................. 10
Highlighting Search Words ....... 11
Expanding Y our Searches......... 12
Using Notes................................ 13
Looking Up Words
in Other Books ........................... 14
Resetting the Medical Book
System........................................ 14
Book Card Care.......................... 15
Specifications and Patents ....... 15
FCC Notice ................................. 16
Limited Warranty (U.S. only) ..... 16
Index ...........................................17
➤
About Book Card Compatibility
IMPORTANT This book card can be
only
used tem any other Franklin BOOKMAN form.
The Medical Book System platform can use Franklin BOOKMAN book cards as well as Medical Book Sys­tem book cards. However, Franklin BOOKMAN platforms cannot use Medical Book System book cards.
➤
For More Information
To learn more about the Medical Book System or other products from Franklin Electronic Publishers, call 800-266-5626 or visit the Franklin Web site at www .franklin.com.
with the Medical Book Sys-
™
platform and will not function in
2
®
plat-
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Publishers’ Note

This Pocket PDR® contains excerpts of product information provided by drug manufacturers covering indications and usage, contraindications, warnings, adverse reactions, dosage and adminis­tration, and how supplied. Ophthalmology drugs are included in this 2002 Pocket PDR®. Precautionary material, informa­tion on clinical pharmacology, and certain other items are not included. Be sure to consult the printed editions of PDR®, PDR® Supplements, or PDR for Ophthalmic Medicines® in the event of questions. Product information Published in Pocket PDR® has been prepared by the manufacturers of the drugs. The function of the publisher is solely the compilation, organization, and distribution of this information. Drugs listed in Pocket PDR® are available only by prescription. Patients should consult a physician before using any of the medications. In making manufacturers’ information available, it should be understood that the publisher is not advocating the use of any product or dosage described. And, while every effort has been made to assure that this electronic version
conforms with the drug manufacturers’ originals, neither the publisher, Medical Economics Company, Inc., nor the producer of the unit, Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., warrant that the information is accurate, that the unit will perform without interruption or free of errors, or that the information contained therein satisfies government regulations requiring drug product information disclosure, nor shall they be liable for any claim arising out of or relating to use of Pocket PDR®. For additional information on limitations of liability and warranty disclaimers, consult the accompanying Pocket PDR User’s Manual. All use of this product is subject to the terms and conditions of the UserLicense. Informa­tion in this Data Card is current through the 2002 editions of PDR® and PDR for Ophthalmic Medicines®. For later revisions in prescribing information, always check the latest PDR®, PDR® Supplements, or PDR for Ophthalmic Medicines®.
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Key Guide

Color Keys
MORE
(red) Expands a word search.
SPEC
(green) Displays the Outline lo­cation of the current text.
SEARCH
(
yellow
) Displays the word search
screen.
LIST
(blue) Lets you add, find, or re­move a note.
Function Keys
BACK
Erases typed letters, or backs up to the previous screen.
CAP
Shifts keys to type capitals or punc­tuation.
CARD
Exits the currently selected book.
CLEAR
Clears an entry or search and goes to the default state.
ENTER
Enters a word, selects a menu item, or starts the highlight in text.
HELP
Displays help messages.
MENU
Displays the main menus.
ON/OFF
Turns the platform on or off.
SPACE
At entry screens, types a space. At menus and text, pages down.
✻
At menus, displays the title of a high-
?
lighted item. With
CAP
asterisk (✽) to stand for letters in a word. At text, displays the current Outline location of the text.
, types an
Key Combinations*
BACK
+
✩
Goes to the top level of a menu from a lower level.
CARD
+
✩
Transfers a highlighted word between installed book cards.
+
✩
At a highlighted menu
ENTER
item, displays the related text. At text, highlights special markers (e.g., footnotes, cross-refer­ences, tables, etc.).
+Q-P Types numbers.
✩
DN
+
✩
or
UP
CAP
or
* Hold the first key while pressing the second.
➤
Understanding the Keys
At text, displays the next or previous paragraph, table row, or search match.
+ Goes to the top or bottom
of a menu or list. At text, goes to the next or previ­ous Outline title.
The functions of the keys may vary according 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.
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Key Guide

Installing Book Cards

Direction Keys
DN
UP
Pages up or down. Moves the cursor, text, or highlight.
Quick Keys*
Goes to
A
C
D
E
G
, Goes to
H
S
or
I
Adverse Reactions
Goes to
Contraindications
Goes to
tration
Goes to Goes to
Dosage and Adminis-
topic.
Equivalents Generics How Supplied
Goes to
Indications and Usage
topic.
topic.
menu.
topic.
topic.
topic. Goes to
M
x
S
Goes to Goes to
T
Goes to
W
* You can use the Quick Keys only when the
text of a drug monograph is on the screen.
➤
Understanding the Quick Keys
Manufacturer
topic.
Drug Interactions
Therapeutics Class
Warnings
topic.
topic.
index.
When a drug monograph is on the screen, you can use the quick keys to quickly view its different parts, its equivalents, or the Therapeutics Class index.
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 the book card tabs with the notches in a card slot.
4. Press the book card until it snaps into the slot.
➤
Removing Book Cards CAUTION When you remove a book
card from a platform, information en­tered in that book card may be erased.
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Selecting a Book

Changing the Settings

If you have installed two book cards in the platform, you can select which book you want to read.
1. Turn the platform on.
2. Press
CARD
.
3. Use or to highlight the book you want to use.
4. Press
ENTER
to select it.
Using the Setup menu, you can adjust the type size, default topic, default state, shutoff time, and screen contrast of this book. The type size sets how large the charac­ters appear on screen. The shutoff time sets how long your Medical Book System stays on if you forget to turn it off. The default topic sets which topic will ap-
✩
pear first when you hold
ENTER
to view a drug monograph. The de­fault state sets the screen that appears when you press
1. Press
2. Use
CLEAR
MENU
.
or to highlight Setup.
and press
.
3. Highlight the setting you want and
ENTER
press
.
4. Use or to change the setting.
Or press
BACK
to leave the setting
unchanged.
ENTER
5. Press
to select it.
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Viewing a Demonstration

Finding Drug Information

Before you start using this book, you may want to see a brief demonstration.
MENU
Press to highlight
and then use the arrow keys
View Demo
on the Setup
menu.
ENTER
Press demonstration, press
➤
Help is Always at Hand
You can view a help message at vir­tually any screen by pressing To exit help, press
to select it. To stop the
CLEAR
BACK
.
.
HELP
To read a tutorial about this book, se-
Tutorial
lect
from the Setup menu.
For more information about the Pocket PDR®, select
About PDR
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.
The simplest way to find drug informa­tion is to type a brand or generic drug name at the Drugs menu. Brand names are capitalized on the Drugs menu, but you do not need to type capitals.
CLEAR
1. Press
2. If needed, press
.
MENU
and high-
light the Drugs menu.
3. Type a drug name. For example,
mar
type
to highlight
Marinol
.
To delete a letter, press . You can also highlight a menu item
by using or
.
The slanted arrow indicates that the menu item has a submenu.
4. When the drug is highlighted, press
ENTER
to select it.
If you entered a generic name, select one of the brand name drugs that
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Finding Drug Information
Finding Drug Information
contain the selected generic name. If you entered a brand name, the
monograph’s topics appear. Note: You can go directly from the
Drugs menu to the default topic of
✩
ENTER
and
to
the monograph by holding
ENTER
pressing
5.
Highlight a topic and press
.
view the drug monograph.
6. T o go quickly to another topic, use the Quick Keys.
To learn more about the Quick Keys, read the “Key Guide.”
7. Use
, DN, or
SPACE
to scroll.
8. To go to the next or previous topic,
CAP
hold
and use or .
➤
If You Misspell a Drug Name
When you type letters that do not match a drug on the
Drugs
the spelling correction entry screen appears. You can press peatedly to exit it. Or you can enter the misspelled drug name to view corrections.
You can select
Words starting with...
to view completions, if any, or select a correction to view its monograph.
➤
Finding Drug Equivalents and
Therapeutic Classes
When reading a drug monograph, you can quickly find its equivalents or a list of drugs in its therapeutic class. T o find a drug’s equivalents, if any , press and then select a monograph. To find a list of drugs in its therapeutic class,
T
press
.
8
menu,
BACK
re-
E
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Finding Therapeutic Classes

Finding Therapeutic
Classes
Every drug in the Pocket PDR® is clas­sified by its therapeutic use.
1. Press
2. If needed, press
CLEAR
.
MENU
and high-
light the Class menu.
3. Start typing the name of a thera­peutic class. For example, type for
Muscular/Skeletal System
To de-select a letter, use You can also use
or to high-
BACK
M
.
.
light a class.
4. When the class is highlighted, press
ENTER
.
Enter through the sub-menus until you see a list of drugs.
5.
Highlight a drug and press
example, select
Celebrex
6. Highlight a topic and press
ENTER
. For
.
ENTER
.
7. To go quickly to another topic, use the Quick Keys.
To learn more about the Quick Keys, read the “Key Guide.”
8. Use
, DN, or
SPACE
to scroll.
9. To go to the next or previous topic,
CAP
hold
10. Press
➤
Where in the Book Am I?
and use or .
CLEAR
when finished.
When you are reading the text of a drug monograph or table, you can see the Outline location of the current text
SPEC
by pressing
(green) or
✻
.
?
To scroll up to a higher level of the Outline, use
To display the full title of an item, press
?
.
✻
. This is especially useful
when the title ends in ellipses.
BACK
Press
to go back to the text
that you were reading. Or press
ENTER
to go to the text of the high-
lighted item.
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Searching for Words

Searching for Words
Word searches find all the occurrences, or matches, of a word or word phrase in this book.
You can type up to 99 characters in a single search. But you cannot search for short, common words such as
the
and is.
SEARCH
1. Press
(yellow).
2. Type your search words. For ex­ample, type
To delete a letter, use
flu
.
BACK
.
You do not need to type capitals or punctuation to find matches.
ENTER
3. Press
to search.
This is the Outline location of the first match of your search words. To see the Outline location of the next or previous matches, if any, hold and press DN or UP.
4. Press
ENTER
to see the match.
Your search words are boxed. To go quickly to another topic, use
the Quick Keys. To learn more about the Quick Keys, read the “Key Guide.”
MENU
5. Press
to see the matches
listed on the menus.
After a word search, only matching entries are listed on the menus.
6. Use the arrow keys to highlight a menu item and then press needed, select a subitem.
7. Press
SEARCH
(yellow) or
CLEAR
clear your search.
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✩
ENTER
to
. If
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Searching for Words

Highlighting Search Words

➤
If You Misspell a Search Word
If you enter a misspelled search word, a list of corrections appears.
Use to highlight a correction and
ENTER
then press
➤
Searching for Parts of Words
.
If you want to find prefixes, suffixes, or other parts of words, type an as­terisk (✽) in place of the missing let­ters. For example, type then press isk, hold
ENTER
CAP
and press
bacter
. To type an aster-
✻
?
Use to highlight a match and then
ENTER
press
.
✽
.
and
You can also search for a word by high­lighting it in text.
ENTER
1. At the text, press
To turn off the highlight, press
.
BACK
2. Use the arrow keys to highlight a word.
Hold
ENTER
to search for it.
✩
and press DN repeatedly to
3. Press
see the Outline locations of the next matches, if any. To see the location of previous matches, if any, hold and use UP.
ENTER
4. Press
5. Press
to see the match.
MENU
to see the menu items
with matches.
6. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
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Expanding Y our Searches

Expanding Y our Searches
You can expand a word search up to three times to find inflected forms of words, synonyms, and similar words.
SEARCH
1. Press
2. Type a word and then press For example, enter
(yellow).
diabetes
ENTER
.
3. Press
MORE
(red) to expand the
search.
Hold ✩ and use DN to see the Out­line locations of the next matches, if any. To see the location of previous matches, if any, hold
ENTER
4. Press
5. Press
to see the match.
MENU
to see the matches
✩
and use UP.
listed on the menu.
6. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
➤
Understanding Word Searches
and Expansions
When you search for a word, either by entering it at the word search
.
screen or by highlighting it in text, headings and subheadings (in bold type) are searched first for exact matches. If no exact matches are found in the headings, then the text is searched for exact matches.
If no exact matches are found, then the headings are searched for inex­act matches, such as inflections and synonyms. If no inexact matches are found in the headings, then the text is searched for them.
A word search stops as soon as matches are found at a level de­scribed above. Pressing continues the search to the next level and finds additional matches, if any. Note: The number of matches found at a given search level may be less than at the previous level.
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MORE
(red)
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Using Notes

Using Notes
T o Add a Note
You can add up to 10 notes to the text of this book to quickly find the sections that you most often use.
1. When text is on screen, press
LIST
(blue).
ENTER
2. Press
to select
3. Do one of the following:
To accept the note title, press
•
•
To change the note title, type your
changes and then press
Note titles can contain up to 24 charac­ters.
T o cancel, hold ✩ and press
•
The marker is added to the text when you add a note.
Add note
ENTER
.
ENTER
.
BACK
T o Find a Note
Once you have added notes to this book, you can easily find them.
1. Press
2. Use
LIST
(blue).
to highlight a note title.
Your notes are listed by recency.
ENTER
3. Press
to go to that note.
T o Remove a Note
1. Find a in the text of this book.
T o learn how , read “T o Find a Note” above.
2. Press
3. To see the full title of the note to
.
4.
Press
➤
Removing All Your Notes
.
You can remove all your notes at one time by resetting the Medical Book System. To learn how, read “Reset­ting the Medical Book System.” WARNING! Resetting the Medical Book System may erase other infor­mation that you have entered in other installed book cards.
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LIST
(blue).
be removed, press
ENTER
to select
Or press
BACK
to exit without remov-
ing the note.
✻
.
?
Remove note...
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Looking Up Words
in Other Books
Resetting the Medical
Book System
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 re­ceive words from other book cards. Some book cards are not able to transfer words. T o 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
ENTER
book card and then press
.
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.
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 normal operation.
CAUTION Resetting the platform when book cards are installed may erase set­tings 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 pin­sized hole located near the book card slots.
CAUTION Pressing the reset button with more than light pressure may permanently 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.
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Book Card Care

Specifications and Patents

• Do not touch the metal contacts on the book cards.
CAUTION Touching the electrical con-
tacts with statically charged objects, in­cluding your fingers, could erase information entered in a book card.
• Do not put excessive pressure on the book cards.
L
B
S
.
• Do not expose the book cards to heat, cold, or liquids.
Model PDR-3039
• size: 5.9 x 4.2 x 0.6 cm
• weight: 0.4 oz © 2002 Franklin Electronic Publishers,
Inc. Burlington, N.J. 08016-4907 U.S.A. All rights reserved.
© 2002 Medical Economics Company,
Inc. All rights reserved.
Physicians’ Desk Reference is a regis­tered trademark of Medical Economics Inc. used herein under license. All rights reserved.
Medical Book System and BOOKMAN are trademarks of Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.
U.S. Patents 4,490,811; 4,830,618; 5,113,340; 5,321,609; 5,396,606; 5,218,536; 5,627,726; 5,153,831.
Euro. Patent 0 136 379. German Pat. Reg. No. M9409744.5. PATENTS PENDING. ISBN 1-56712-924-2
This unit may change operating modes due to Electro-static Discharge. Normal operation of this unit can be re-established by pressing the reset key,
ON/OFF
, or by removing/replacing batteries.
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FCC Notice

Limited Warranty (U.S. only)

NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digi­tal device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a resi­dential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encour­aged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: –Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. –Increase the separation between the equip­ment and receiver. –Connect the equipment into an outlet on a cir­cuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. –Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. NOTE: This unit was tested with shielded cables on the peripheral devices. Shielded cables must be used with the unit to insure compliance. NOTE: The manufacturer is not responsible for any radio or TV interference caused by unautho­rized modifications to this equipment. Such modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
LIMITED WARRANTY, DISCLAIMER OF WARRAN­TIES AND LIMITED REMEDY (A) LIMITED WARRANTY. Franklin warrants to the original end user that for a period of one (1) year from the original date of purchase as evidenced by a copy of your receipt, your franklin product shall be free from defects in materials and workmanship. This limited warranty does not include damage due to acts of god, accident, misuse, abuse, negligence, modification, unsuitable environment or improper maintenance. The sole obligation and liability of franklin, and your exclusive remedy under this limited warranty, will be repair or replacement with the same or an equivalent product of the defective portion of the product, at the sole option of franklin if it determines that the product was defective and the defects arose within the duration of the limited warranty. This remedy is your exclusive remedy for breach of this warranty. This warranty gives you certain rights; you may also have other legislated rights that may vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction.
(B) DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. Except for the limited
warranties expressly recited above, this franklin is provided on an “as is” basis, without any other warranties or conditions, express or implied, including, but not limited to, warranties of merchantable quality, merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, or those arising by law, statute, usage of trade, or course of dealing. This warranty applies only to products manufactured by franklin and does not include batteries, corrosion of battery contacts or any other damage caused by batteries. Neither franklin nor our dealers or suppliers shall have any liability to you or any other person or entity for any indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages whatsoever, including, but not limited to, loss of revenue or profit, lost or damaged data or
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Limited Warranty (U.S. only)
Index
other commercial or economic loss, even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages, or they are otherwise foreseeable. We are also not responsible for claims by a third party. Our maximum aggregate liability to you, and that of our dealers and suppliers, shall not exceed the amount paid by you for the franklin product as evidenced by your purchase receipt. You acknowledge that this is a reasonable allocation of risk. Some states/countries do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages, so the above limitation may not apply to you. If the laws of the relevant jurisdiction do not permit full waiver of implied warranties, then the duration of implied warranties and conditions are limited to the duration of the express warranty granted herein. (C) WARRANTY SERVICE: Upon discovering a defect, you must call franklin’s customer service desk, 1-800-266-5626, to request a return merchandise authorization (“rma”) number, before returning the product (transportation charges prepaid) to:
Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc. Attn: Service Department One Franklin Plaza Burlington, NJ 08016-4907
If you return a franklin product, please include a note with the rma, your name, address, telephone number, a brief description of the defect and a copy of your sales receipt as proof of your original date of purchase. You must also write the rma prominently on the package if you return the product, otherwise there may be a lengthy delay in the processing of your return. We strongly recommend using a trackable form of delivery to franklin for your return.
?* key 4, 9, 11, 13 Arrow keys 5, 7 Automatic shutoff 6 Blue (LIST) key 4, 13 Book cards
installing 5 platform compatibility 2 removing 5 selecting 6
Changing
screen contrast 6 shutoff time 6 type size 6
Color keys
key guide 4 understanding 4
Default state
changing 6
defined 6 Demonstration 7 Direction keys 5 Equivalents, finding 8 Function keys 4 Green (SPEC) key 4, 9
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Index
Help messages 7 Highlighting
words 11 Key combinations 4 LIST (blue) 4, 13 Misspellings, correcting
drug names 8
search words 11 MORE (red) key 4, 12 NOTE marker 13 Notes
deleting 13
deleting all at once 13
finding 13 Pocket PDR™
description of 3 Quick Keys 5, 8, 9
understanding 5 Red (MORE) key 4, 12 Reset button 14 Screen contrast 6
SEARCH (yellow) key 4, 10, 12 Shutoff time 6 SPEC (green) key 4, 9 Therapeutic classes, finding 8, 9 Tutorial 7 Type size 6 Viewing demonstration 7
help messages 7 Word searches, understanding 12 Words, highlighting 11 Yellow (SEARCH) key 4, 10, 12
FRB-28531-00 Rev . A
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Medical Book System
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