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Franklin IC-118 User Manual

Digital book, the merck manual, sixteenth edition
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IC-118
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SIXTEENTH EDITION
User' s Manual

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  • Page 1 For use with the Franklin Digital Book System Electronic Publishers IC-118 DIGITAL BOOK MERCK MANUAL SIXTEENTH EDITION User’ s Manual...

  • Page 2: License Agreement

    Through your purchase, FRANKLIN grants you a personal and nonexclusive license to use the DIGITAL BOOK on a single FRANKLIN Digital Book System at a time. You may not make any copies of the DIGITAL BOOK or of the data stored therein, whether in electronic or print format.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Getting Started ... 7 Installing Digital Books ... 8 Using Menus ... 9 Changing Settings ... 11 Viewing Text ... 12 Using the Outline ... 13 Using the Index ... 16 Viewing References ... 17 Viewing Tables ... 18 Searching for Words ... 20 Entering Search Words ...
  • Page 4 NOTE: This foreword of the 16th Edition of THE MERCK MANUAL contains page references not applicable to the digi- tal book. It has been 93 years since THE MERCK MANUAL first ap- peared in 1899 as a slender 262-page text titled MERCK’S MANUAL OF THE MATERIA MEDICA.
  • Page 5 Foreword from a disease orientation, THE MANUAL covers all but the most obscure disorders of mankind, not only those that a general internist might expect to encounter but also problems associated with pregnancy and delivery; common and seri- ous disorders of neonates, infants, and children; and many special situations.
  • Page 6 dures are also described, with comments on their uses, inter- pretations, and limitations. Current therapy is presented for each disorder and supple- mented with a separate section on clinical pharmacology that describes general principles, new advances, (e.g., the role of drug receptors, plasma concentration monitoring), and de- tails of pharmacologic groups and specific agents;...
  • Page 7 objective of all these reviews was to ensure accuracy, ade- quate and relevant coverage of each subject, and simple and clean exposition. The authors then reworked, modified, and polished their manuscripts. Almost all of the manuscripts were revised at least 6 times; 15 to 20 revisions were not un- common.

  • Page 8: Getting Started

    Getting Started If you have never used this digital book, read this section first. It explains how to install and start using this digital book.

  • Page 9: Installing Digital Books

    Installing Digital Books You must install this digital book before you can use it. Warning: Never install a digital book when the Digital Book System is on. 1. Turn the Digital Book System off. 2. Install the digital book in a slot on the back. 3.

  • Page 10: Using Menus

    Using Menus To begin most functions of this digital book, you must use menus. This lesson shows how to move around the main menus and select menu items. 1. Press CLEAR 2. Press MENU 3. Press the arrow keys to highlight menus and menu items.

  • Page 11: Resuming Where You Left Off

    Viewing Full Menu Items Some items are too long to fit on a menu. To view the full menu item, highlight it and then press Scanning Menus Use these keys to move quickly around menus. To… page up or down zoom to the top or bottom of a menu Resuming Where You Left Off...

  • Page 12: Changing Settings

    Changing Settings You can change its type size, default state, or shutoff time of this digital book. The type size is how large letters appear on screen. The default state is the dis- play that appears when you press time is how long the Digital Book System stays on when you forget to turn it off.

  • Page 13: Viewing Text

    Viewing Text This section shows you how to find and view the text of this digital book using its Outline and Index. You will also learn how to view references occurring in text, such as footnotes , as well as tables and figures.

  • Page 14: Using The Outline

    Using the Outline The Outline is organized into more than 20 sections, numbered serially from the start of the book. Those sections are divided into nearly 300 chapters, which are also numbered serially. For example, Section 2: Immunology; Allergic Disorders begins with Chapter 18: Biology of the Immune System.
  • Page 15 5. Press ENTER 6. Press to highlight a subchapter or type its first letters (e.g., sym). 7. Press ENTER To view the text, use these direction keys: To… scroll up or down page up or down page down view the next or previous paragraph view the next or previous heading...
  • Page 16 To continue backing up, press To go directly to the highest Outline level (i.e., section headings), press 9. To return to the default state, press Moving To and From the Outline When you have gone to text from the Outline, you can go to the lowest Outline level by pressing .When you have gone to text from the Index BACK...

  • Page 17: Using The Index

    Using the Index You can use the Index to quickly find specific topics. Simply type a topic at the Index menu. Usually you need to type only the first few letters to highlight one. 1. Highlight the Index menu. • If Index menu is the default state, press •...

  • Page 18: Viewing References

    Viewing References References appear throughout the text and in tables. Their places are marked by these symbols: bibliographic reference cross-reference footnote Whenever you see a symbol, you can view its reference. Note: Cross-references take you to the cross-referenced text or table. Follow these steps. 1.

  • Page 19: Viewing Tables

    Viewing Tables Many of the chapters have tables. Tables are listed at the bottom of the subchapter headings in the Outline. Tables are displayed at the end of chapters in text. To learn how to view tables, try this example. 1.

  • Page 20: Viewing Figures

    7. Press ENTER These are the row and column headings and text of Table 3-3. See “Understanding Tables” below. 8. Press the direction keys to view the table. 9. Press BACK Understanding Tables In this digital book, table rows and columns are displayed as indented text.

  • Page 21: Searching For Words

    Searching for Words This section shows you how to search for words and phrases. You will also learn how to fine-tune and expand your searches, as well as search for words in other digital books.

  • Page 22: Entering Search Words

    Entering Search Words You can search for any word except short, common ones such as “the” and “and.” Enter your search word(s) at the Search line. Then view every occur- rence, or match, of your word(s) in the text. 1. Go to the Search line. •...

  • Page 23: If You Misspell A Word

    Entering Search Words To view the previous match, press 5. Press MENU After a search, only the Outline headings and Index entries with matches are listed in the menus. The total matches in each menu are displayed, too. 6. Select an item from the Outline or Index. 7.
  • Page 24 Entering Search Words Using the Fragment Finder The asterisk— —is the Fragment Finder. When you type an asterisk in a word at the Search line, it can stand for any series of letters. To type an asterisk, press For example, if you enter “hepat ,” a list of completions beginning with “hepat”...

  • Page 25: Picking Search Words

    Picking Search Words You can also search for a word by highlighting, or picking, it from text. Remember, you can pick and search for any word except short, common ones such as “the” and “and.” Try this example. 1. Under the Outline menu, highlight 5: Gastrointestinal Disorders.
  • Page 26 Picking Search Words 7. Press ENTER The boxed word is the match. 8. Press plus To view the previous match, press To view more text, press the direction keys. To view the Outline location of the text, press SPEC 9. Press MENU Index entries with matches.

  • Page 27: Fine-Tuning Searches

    Fine-tuning Searches You can fine-tune your word searches by changing their search order and/or search width. An ordered search finds words only in the order that you enter them. For example, an ordered search for “spinal meningitis” will not find “meningitis spinal.” The search width is how far apart search words can be in matches.
  • Page 28 7. Highlight Close Together and press The search width is changed and the number of matches decreases. 8. Press MENU 9. Under Search, highlight Ordered Search. 10. Press ENTER The search order is changed and the number of matches further decreases. To deselect Ordered Search, repeat Steps 8 through 10.

  • Page 29: Expanding Searches

    Expanding Searches After entering or picking search word(s), you can expand a word search to find more matches. When you expand a search, inflections, synonyms, and similar words are added to your search. For example, an expanded search for “kidney” finds matches of “kidneys,”...

  • Page 30: Finding Words In Other Books

    Finding Words in Other Books This digital book can send and receive words to and from certain other digital books in order to look them up. (To learn if a digital book can send and receive words, read its User’s Manual.) Before looking up a word in another digital book, you must of course install it in your Digital Book System (see “Installing Digital Books”).

  • Page 31: Taking Notes

    Taking Notes You can place your own notes in text and tables and then use your notes like bookmarks to find important passages. This section shows you how place, view, and remove notes.

  • Page 32: Placing Notes

    Placing Notes You can place one note per paragraph or table. The total number of notes that you can place depends upon the length of each note. 1. At any text or table, press 2. Press ENTER The words in the line are the Outline location. 3.

  • Page 33: Viewing Notes

    Viewing Notes Once placed, your notes are marked in text or tables with a . You can find and view any note by selecting it from the user note list, where your notes are listed alphabetically. 1. With any text or table in view, press L I S T 2.

  • Page 34: Removing Notes

    Removing Notes Here is how to remove a placed note. 1. At any note-marked text or table, press ENTER 2. Press the arrow keys to highlight the 3. Press L I S T 4. With Remove note highlighted, press Removing All Your Notes You can remove all your notes at once by resetting the Digital Book System when The Merck Manual digital book is installed.

  • Page 35: Appendixes/Index

    Appendixes This section reviews how to use the Digital Book System and this digital book. Use it for quick reference.

  • Page 36: Abbreviations And Symbols

    Abbreviations and Symbols The text of this digital book uses these abbreviations: ACTH adrenocorticotropic hormone antidiuretic hormone adenosine diphosphate AIDS acquired immunodefi- ciency syndrome alanine aminotrans- ferase (formerly SGPT) aspartate aminotrans- ferase (formerly SGOT) two times a day blood pressure body surface area blood urea nitrogen Celsius;...
  • Page 37 Abbreviations and Symbols hematocrit mercury hemagglutination inhi- bition, inhibiting human immunodefi- ciency virus human leukocyte group A hertz (cycles/sec.) intracellular fluid immunoglobulin A intramuscular(ly) intravenous(ly) intravenous urography potassium kcal kilocalorie (food calo- rie) kilogram 17-KS 17 ketosteroids liter pound lactic dehydrogenase lupus erythematosus molar meter...
  • Page 38 Abbreviations and Symbols arterial carbon dioxide pressure alveolar oxygen pres- sure carbon dioxide pres- sure (or tension) picogram (=micromicrogram) hydrogen ion concen- tration polymorphonuclear leukocyte orally oxygen pressure purified protein deriva- tive (tuberculin) parts per million as needed pounds/square in. every q 4 h etc every 4 hours, etc 4 times a day...

  • Page 39: Digital Book System

    Digital Book System Resetting the Digital Book System To reset the Digital Book System, hold pressing . Or press the recessed reset button ON/OFF on the back of the Digital Book System. (Read its Ba- sic Operating Guide for details.) Warning: Resetting the Digital Book System may per- manently erase information, such as notes, that you have entered in the installed digital books.

  • Page 40: Replacing The Batteries

    Replacing the Batteries The DBS-1 and DBS-2 use four 3-volt, CR2032 lithi- um batteries. The DBS-2D uses four 1.5-volt, AA bat- teries. 1. Have new batteries ready. 2. Turn the Digital Book System off. 3. Slide the battery cover off the back. 4.

  • Page 41: Specifications

    Mt. Holly, N.J., 08060 U.S.A. All rights reserved. © 1992 Merck & Co., Inc. All rights reserved. Digital Book System is a registered trademark of Franklin. Fragment Finder is a trademark of Franklin. Patents: 4,490,811; 4,830,618; 5,113,340; 5,218,536 European Patent: 0 136 379. Patents Pending ISBN 1-56712-041-5 ™...
  • Page 42 Limited Warranty (USA only) FRANKLIN warrants to you that the DIGITAL BOOK will be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year from purchase. In the case of such a defect in your DIGITAL BOOK, FRANKLIN will repair or replace it without charge on return, with purchase receipt, to the dealer from which you made your purchase or Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc., 122 Burrs Road, Mt.

  • Page 43: Key Guide

    Back up; erase letter; or stop highlight in text. BACK Exit the digital book. CARD Clear to the default state. CLEAR Make an entry; select a menu item; or start ENTER the highlight in text. View a help message. HELP From text, view the user note list.

  • Page 44: Index

    ?* key 10, 15, 23 Abbreviations 35 Add note 31 Arrows [Index to come][ flashing on screen 9 slanted in menus 9, 16 Asterisks (Fragment ™ Finder key) 23 Auto-resume feature 10 BACK key 9, 13, 15, 16, 21, 24 Batteries precautions 39 replacing 39...
  • Page 45 FOOT symbol 17 Footnotes 17 Foreword 3 Fragment Finder GOLD + BACK 15 GOLD + CARD 29 GOLD + DN 21, 25, 27 GOLD + ENTER 15 GOLD + N 31 GOLD + UP 14, 22, 25 Greek letters. See Typing: Greek letters HELP key 9 Help messages 9...
  • Page 46 contents of 32 using user note list 32 ON/OFF key 8 Ordered searches 26 Other menu 11 Outline location 15 Outline menu backing up through lev- els 15 erasing letters 13 going to from text 15 highlighting headings 13 understanding 13 viewing text from 15 viewing 13 Patents 40...
  • Page 47 Synonyms. See Finding: synonyms Tables understanding 19 viewing 18 Trademarks 40 Type size 11 Typing asterisks 23 capital letters 21 Greek letters 23 numbers 13 UP key 10, 14 User note list. See also Notes removing notes 33 viewing 32 Viewing figures 19 full menu items 10...
  • Page 48 Electronic Publishers Mount Holly, NJ 08060 FCR-28018-00 A PN 7201760 Printed in China...

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