VetPDA Calcs
By University of California, Davis
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Description
VetPDA Calcs contains 21 useful calculators for Veterinary Medicine students and professionals
Included Calculators:
• A-a Gradient - The Alveolar-arterial gradient (A-a gradient), is a measure of the difference between the alveolar concentration of oxygen and the arterial concentration of oxygen. It is used in diagnosing the source of hypoxemia
• Anesthesia Drug Calc - Calculates recommended dosage (based on weight) for many drugs commonly used in anesthesia (IMPROVED IN 1.3)
• Anion Gap - used to differentiate the causes of metabolic acidosis
• Blood Gas Analysis - Analyze blood gas measurements to determine acidosis/alkalosis and metabolic vs. respiratory causes
• Bicarbonate Dosing - Recommended bicarbonate dosing to counteract acidosis
• Body Surface Area - Given a body weight, determine the surface area. Used to determine drug dosing
• Combining Fluids - There are a number of drugs in a clinical setting that come as a percent solution. Some examples include 50% dextrose, 25% mannitol, and 2% lidocaine. This calculator assists in manipulating these fluids to alternate percentages.
• Corrected Calcium - Corrects Calcium values for hypoalbuminemic patients
• CRI - Constant Rate of Infusion calculator. Given a weight, volume, rate of fluid flow and desired rate of drug infusion, determines how much of the drug to add to the running fluid.
• Dosing Calculator - Use this generic calculator to determine the calculated dose using the weight, dose, and concentration (NEW in 1.3)
• Drip Rates - Assists in setting the appropriate fluid delivery rate when using a 'drip set'
• Echo Values - calculates normal cardiac dimensions in dogs < 70 kg
• Energy Requirements - Using data from 2006 NRC guide, determine energy requirements at various life stages and health statuses for dogs and cats (NEW in 1.3)
• Equine Fluids - Determine volume of various fluid types based on body weight
• Fluid Plan - Assists in the generation of a fluid plan to correct dehydration and ongoing fluid losses due to vomiting or diarrhea
• Fractional Excretion of Sodium - Can be used to assist in the diagnosis of some causes of renal disease
• Maintenance Fluids - determines how much fluid an animal needs on a daily basis
• Osmolality - Measures the concentration of substances such as sodium, potassium, urea, and glucose in blood.
• Percentage Solutions - When you need to deliver a certain quantity of a drug that is suspended in solution you can use this calculator to determine how much volume of the solution you should give.
• Temperature Conversion - converts F > C and C > F
• Transfusion - Given a current and desired PCV, determine the necessary volume of donor blood product (NEW in 1.3)
• Weight Conversion - converts between kg / g / lbs / oz
Other Features:
• Custom input keyboard makes data entry easy and fast
• Information sheets for calculators describe how and why to use each calculator
What's New in Version 1.5
New Calculators:
Equine Fluids - Determine volume of various fluid types based on body weight
Fractional Excretion of Sodium - Can be used to assist in the diagnosis of some causes of renal disease
Updated Calculators:
Energy Requirements - Added equine calculators
Anion Gap & Blood Gas - Fixed problem with anion gap calculation
If you like this application, please include a ★★★★★ review in the App Store for each update -- it really helps!
If you have suggestions for improvements ro bug reports, please send them in email (cmbrandt 'at' ucdavis 'dot' edu) -- we have no mechanism to respond to feature requests in the reviews.
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Customer Reviews
VetPDA
I'm a recent grad and love the app! Definitely nice to double check math or dosages quickly.
For future updates it would be nice to see:
-dog overweight nutrition calculation
-common toxicity calculator such as chocolate, NSAIDs, xylitol, etc
So far the best vet app in the store. Please keep improving on this great product:)
Disappointed
I thought I was getting a program that would tell me drug dosing. Instead it just gave me a calculator and no recommended dosages for common drugs used in vet medicine.
- $4.99
- Category: Medical
- Updated: Jan 06, 2011
- Version: 1.5
- Size: 0.7 MB
- Language: English
- Seller: University of California, Davis
- © Regents of the University of California
Requirements: Compatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.Requires iOS 3.1 or later
