® AMT-3006 Medical Book Card THE SANFORD GUIDE TO ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY User's Guide Quick Reference Guide To Start Using a Book Card 1. Install the book card in a slot in the back of the Medical Book System platform. 2. Turn the platform on. 3. If needed, press CARD and then use the or to highlight its icon. 4. Press ENTER to select it. To Use the Menus 1. Press MENU and highlight the Outline menu or the Index menu. 2. Highlight an entry by typing its name or pressing or . 3. Press ENTER . 4. Select subitems, if needed, by highlighting them and pressing ENTER . 5. Use , DN , or SPACE to scroll. To Search for Words 1. Press SEARCH . 2. Type one or more words. 3. Press ENTER . 4. Hold 6 and press DN to see the locations of matches. 5. Press ENTER to see a match or MENU to see the matches listed on the menus. 6. To expand a search, press MORE . To Use Notes 1. When the text of the book is on screen, press LIST . 2. Press ENTER to select Add note. 3. Press ENTER or type your own note title and then press ENTER . 4. To find a note in the text, press LIST , highlight a note title, and then press ENTER . 20 License Agreement READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THE MEDICAL BOOK SYSTEM. YOUR USE OF THE MEDICAL BOOK SYSTEM 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 MEDICAL BOOK SYSTEM AND YOUR PURCHASE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED. The MEDICAL BOOK SYSTEM 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 MEDICAL BOOK SYSTEM remain the property of FRANKLIN. Through your purchase, FRANKLIN grants you a personal and nonexclusive license to use the MEDICAL BOOK SYSTEM. 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This license terminates immediately without notice from FRANKLIN if you fail to comply with any provision of this license. 1 Contents Notice ........................................... 3 Key Guide ..................................... 4 Installing Book Cards .................. 5 Selecting a Book .......................... 5 Changing the Settings ................. 6 Viewing a Demonstration ............ 6 Using the Outline ......................... 7 Using the Index ............................ 9 Searching for Words .................. 10 Highlighting Search Words ....... 11 Expanding Your Searches ......... 12 Reading Special Markers ........... 13 Using Notes ................................ 14 Looking Up Words in Other Books ........................... 15 Resetting the Medical Book SystemTM .................................... 15 Book Card Care .......................... 16 Specifications and Patents ....... 16 Limited Warranty (U.S. only) ..... 17 Index ........................................... 18 ® About Book Card Compatibility IMPORTANT This book card can be used only with the Medical Book SystemTM platform and will not function in any other Franklin BOOKMAN® platform. 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 800-6655450 or visit the Franklin Web site at www.franklin.com. ® About Screen Illustrations Some screen illustrations in this User's Guide may differ from what you see on screen. This does not mean that your Medical Book System is malfunctioning. 2 Notice IN MEMORIAM Jay P. Sanford, M.D. 1928-1996 Note: It is with sadness that we note the death of Jay P. Sanford, M.D., on October 23, 1996. We wish to assure you that the Sanford Guides will continue to be updated and published on an annual basis and that we are firmly committed to maintaining the same high standards of excellence that typified Dr. Sanford's efforts over the last 26 years. Some of the recommendations in the Sanford Guide suggest use of agents for purposes or in dosages other than recommended in product labeling. Such recommendations are based on reports in peer-reviewed publications; they are not based on direct input from any pharmaceutical manufacturer. They are made only with due consideration of the concerns by the Food and Drug Administration about recommendations for "off-label" uses. We have attempted to identify such as "not FDA-approved for this indication." In accordance with American Medical Association guidelines and FDA regulations, you, the user, should know that the Sanford Guide is not prepared for any single pharmaceutical company or distributor; though it is distributed by multiple companies in the health care field, the Sanford Guide is independently prepared and published. It is not subject to any form of approval prior to publication. We acknowledge Carolyn Wickwire for her continued commitment to preparing this complex manuscript, Gateway Graphics for its efficient printing and Fox Bindery for accurate binding of the Sanford Guides. The Publishers The Editors February 1997 3 Key Guide MORE SPEC SEARCH LIST Color Keys (red) Expands a word search. (green) Displays the Outline location of the current text. (yellow) Displays the word search screen. (blue) Lets you add, find, or remove a note. Function Keys Erases typed letters, or backs up to the previous screen. Shifts keys to type capitals or punctuation. Exits the currently selected book. Clears an entry or search and goes to the default state. Enters a word, selects a menu item, or starts the highlight in text. Displays help messages. Displays the main menus. Turns the platform on or off. At entry screens, types a space. At menus and text, pages down. At menus, displays the title of a highlighted item. With CAP , types an asterisk (V) to stand for letters in a word. At text, displays the current Outline location of the text. UP DN Direction Keys Pages up or down. Moves the cursor, text, or highlight. BACK BACK CAP CARD CLEAR ENTER HELP MENU ON/OFF SPACE Key Combinations* Goes to the top level of a menu from a lower level. 6 + CARD Transfers a highlighted word between installed book cards. 6 + ENTER At a highlighted menu item, displays the related text. At text, highlights special markers (e.g., footnotes, cross-references, etc.). 6 +Q-P Types numbers. At text, displays the next or 6 + DN previous paragraph, table row, or UP or search match. CAP + Goes to the top or bottom of a menu or list. At text, goes to or the next or previous Outline title. 6+ ?T ® Understanding the Keys 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. * Hold the first key while pressing the second. 4 Installing Book Cards 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. Selecting a Book 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 the book card until it snaps into the slot. 4. Press ENTER to select it. ® Removing Book Cards CAUTION When you remove a book card from a platform, information entered in that book card may be erased. ® Resuming Where You Left Off You can turn off the platform at any screen. When you turn it on again, the last screen that you viewed appears. 5 Changing the Settings Using the Setup menu, you can adjust the type size, 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 state sets the screen that appears when you press CLEAR . 1. Press MENU . 2. Highlight Set Type Size, Set Default State, Set Shutoff, or Set Contrast on the Setup menu. Viewing a Demonstration Before you start using this book, you may want to see a brief demonstration of what it can do. Press MENU and then use the arrow keys to highlight View Demo on the Setup menu. Press ENTER to select it. To stop the demonstration, press CLEAR . ® Help is Always at Hand You can view a help message at virtually any screen by pressing HELP . To exit help, press BACK . To read a tutorial about this book, select Tutorial 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. 3. Press ENTER . 4. Use or to change the setting. Or press BACK to leave the setting unchanged. 5. Press ENTER to select it. 6 Using the Outline The tables of the Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy are listed in the Outline as chapters, sections and subsections. Using the Outline, you can view any row of any table. 1. Press CLEAR . 2. If needed, press MENU and highlight the Outline menu. 3. Highlight a chapter by typing its number or using the arrow keys. For example, highlight 8A Treatment of Mycobacterial Disease. Using the Outline 5. Highlight a section and press ENTER . For example, select Exposure to M. tuberculosis... 6. If needed, highlight subsection(s) and press ENTER . To type a number, hold 6 and press a numbered key. To delete a letter or number, press BACK . The slanted arrow indicates that the menu item has a submenu. 4. When the chapter is highlighted, press ENTER to select it. Note: You can go directly to the text by holding 6 and pressing ENTER . 7. Use , DN , or SPACE to scroll. 8. To go to the next or previous subsection, hold CAP and use or . 9. Press CLEAR when finished. 7 Using the Outline Using the Outline ® Finding Abbreviation Meanings The last item listed on the Outline is the Abbreviations Glossary. To use this glossary, highlight the Outline menu and then hold CAP and press . Next, press ENTER and type an abbreviation. ® Understanding the Outline The tables listed in the Outline generally correspond to the tables in the printed Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy (1997 ed.). However, some tables (e.g., Table 4) have been divided. The submenus in the Outline usually list the row headings and subheadings of a table. Some row headings have been alphabetized or rearranged for easier reference. The information in each column is presented as text. ® Finding Drug Equivalents Tables 20A and 20B list generic drugs and their common trade names, and vice versa. To find an equivalent, first select Table 20A or 20B. Finally, press ENTER to view its meaning. You can also view the Abbreviations Glossary by selecting Abbreviations from the Index. Then type a generic or trade name and press ENTER . To go back to the Outline, press BACK . 8 Using the Index You can quickly find a specific topic (e.g., an infection or drug) by selecting it from the Index. 1. Press CLEAR . 2. If needed, press MENU and highlight the Index menu. 3. Start typing the name of a topic. For example, type Hepatic abscess. Using the Index 6. To go to the next or previous paragraph, hold 6 and press DN or UP . 7. To go back, press BACK . 8. Press CLEAR when finished. ® Where in the Book Am I? When you are reading the text of a table, you can see the Outline location of the current text by pressing SPEC (green) or ? T . To delete a letter, use BACK . A slanted arrow indicates multiple references. or to highlight You can also use a topic. 4. When a topic is highlighted, press ENTER . 5. If needed, highlight a reference and press ENTER . To scroll up to a higher level of the Outline, use . To display the full title of an item, press ? T . This is especially useful when the title ends in ellipses. Press BACK to go back to the text that you were reading. Or press ENTER to go to the text of the highlighted item. 9 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 24 characters in a single search. But you cannot search f ...