Franklin AMT-3006 User Manual

Medical book card guide to antimicrobial therapy

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AMT-3006
Medical Book Card
T H E S A N F O R D
GUIDE TO
ANTIMICROBIAL
THERAPY
User's Guide

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  • Page 1 AMT-3006 Medical Book Card T H E S A N F O R D GUIDE TO ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY User’s Guide...
  • Page 2: Quick Reference 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 use the to highlight its icon.
  • Page 3 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. You may not make any copies of the MEDICAL BOOK SYSTEM or of the preprogrammed data stored therein, whether in electronic or print format.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    For More Information To learn more about the Medical Book System or other products from Frank- lin Electronic Publishers, call 800-665- 5450 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.
  • Page 5: 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 up- dated and published on an annual basis and that we are firmly committed to maintaining the same high standards of...
  • Page 6: Key Guide

    Color Keys ) Expands a word search. MORE ) Displays the Outline loca- green SPEC tion of the current text. SEARCH ) Displays the word search screen. yellow ) Lets you add, find, or remove blue LIST a note. Function Keys Erases typed letters, or backs up to BACK the previous screen.
  • Page 7: Installing Book Cards

    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.
  • Page 8: Changing The Settings

    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 charac- ters appear on screen. The shutoff time sets how long your Medical Book System stays on if you forget to turn it off.
  • Page 9: Using The Outline

    Using the Outline The tables of the Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy are listed in the Outline as chap- ters, sections and subsections. Using the Outline, you can view any row of any table. 1. Press CLEAR 2. If needed, press MENU light the Outline menu.
  • Page 10 Using the Outline Understanding the Outline The tables listed in the Outline gener- ally 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.
  • Page 11: Using The Index

    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 light the Index menu. 3. Start typing the name of a topic. For example, type Hepatic abscess .
  • Page 12: 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 24 characters in a single search. But you cannot search for short, common words such as the and is. 1.
  • Page 13: Highlighting Search Words

    Searching for Words If You Misspell a Search Word If you enter a misspelled search word, a list of corrections appears. to highlight a correction and then press ENTER Searching for Parts of Words If you want to find prefixes, suffixes, or other parts of words, type an aster- isk ( ) in place of the missing letters.
  • Page 14: Expanding Your Searches

    Expanding Your Searches You can expand a word search up to three times to find inflected forms of words, synonyms, and similar words. 1. Press (yellow). SEARCH 2. Type a word and then press For example, enter diabetes . 3. Press (red) to expand the MORE search.
  • Page 15: Reading Special Markers

    Reading Special Markers Throughout this book, you will find cross-references (indicated by footnotes (indicated by liographic references (indicated by ’s). Cross-references take you di- rectly to related material in the book. Tables, footnotes, and bibliographic refer- ences provide additional information. 1.
  • Page 16: Using Notes

    Using Notes To 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 (blue). LIST 2. Press to select Add note .
  • Page 17: Looking Up Words In Other Books

    Looking Up Words in Other Books 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 re- ceive words from other book cards. Some book cards are not able to transfer words.
  • Page 18: Book Card Care

    Antimicrobial Therapy Inc. All rights reserved. Medical Book System and BOOKMAN are trademarks of Franklin Electronic Pub- lishers, Inc. FCC Notice: Complies with the limits for a Class B computing device pursuant to Subpart B of part 15 of FCC Rules.
  • Page 19: Limited Warranty (U.s. Only)

    Franklin will, at its option, repair or replace any product at no further charge to the end user on determination by Franklin, in its sole discretion, that the product was defective and that such defect arose within the duration of this limited warranty.
  • Page 20: Index

    Limited Warranty (outside U.S.) This product, excluding batteries, is guaranteed by Franklin for a period of one year from the date of purchase. It will be repaired or replaced (at Franklin’s op- tion) free of charge for any defect due to faulty workmanship or materials.
  • Page 21 Equivalents, finding 8 FOOT marker 13 Function keys 4 Green (SPEC) key 9 Help messages 6 Highlighting bibliographic references 13 footnotes 13 words 11 Index menu 9 Key combinations 4 LIST (blue) key 14 Misspellings, correcting 11 MORE (red) key 12 NOTE marker 14 Notes deleting 14...

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