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Pocket Intensive Care Assistant (PICA) is the medical software that contains all features that ICU doctor needs in his work

Pocket IC Assistant - PICA

by VITALII SALNIKOV

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Pocket Intensive Care Assistant (PICA) is the medical software that contains all features that ICU doctor needs in his work.

App Details

Version
1.44
Rating
(1)
Size
4Mb
Genre
Medical Education
Last updated
March 31, 2019
Release date
July 10, 2014
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App Store Description

Pocket Intensive Care Assistant (PICA) is the medical software that contains all features that ICU doctor needs in his work.
PICA allows user to assess renal and heart function, ABG and correct electrolyte disorders. It also allows you to manage infusion regimens of Elastomeric Infusion Systems while continious epidural anaesthesia.

In the version for iOS was excluded a function - calculation Vasoactive Drugs. For more information visit PICA's page on anaesthsoftware.com

Medical sources:

1) Cardiac Function:
a) We are using Fick Principle: Cardiac Output (Fick) in L/min = (135 ml O2/min/M2*BSA)/(13*Hgb*(SaO2-SvO2))
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fick_principle
b) Other hemodynamic parameters: http://perfline.com/student/formulas.html

2) Renal Function:
a) Creatinine Clearance:
- MDRD: http://www.clinchem.org/content/53/4/766.full.pdf
- CKD-EPI: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/mid/NIHMS132246/table/T2/
c) Chronic kidney disease stages: http://www.renal.org/whatwedo/InformationResources/CKDeGUIDE/CKDstages.aspx

3) ABG interpratation: http://www.rnceus.com/abgs/abgmethod.html

4) Natrium and potassium correction: the book in russian "Intensive care in critical conditions. Koryachkin V.A., Strashnov V.I." (Original name: "Интенсивная терапия угрожающих состояний. Корячкин В.А., Страшнов В.И.")

5) Elastomeric Infusion System
There is a table, which simplifies the use of elastic pumps. Do not use special formulas. PICA recalculate only rates, amounts, dosages.

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