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://medcalc.med-ia.net) 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.probe.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 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 version
- 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

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Development & design : Mathias Tschopp
Web Site: http://medcalc.med-ia.net
E-mail: medcalc@hotmail.com
Copyright 2000-2001, all rights reserved.
