Franklin INJ-3017 User manual


INJ-3017
Medical Book Card
User’s Guide

Medical Book System™
MBS

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 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
.
To Search for Words
1. Press
SEARCH
.
2. Type one or more words.
3. Press
ENTER
.
4. Hold
✩
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 the Menus
1. Press
MENU
and highlight the
Outline or 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.

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READ THIS LICENSE AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THE MEDICAL BOOK
SYSTEM.
YOUR USE OF THE MEDICAL BOOK SYSTEM DEEMS THAT YOUACCEPT
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 SYS-
TEMAND 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.
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All rights in the MEDICAL BOOK SYSTEM remain the property of FRANKLIN.
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of, or in any way reverse engineer the MEDICAL BOOK SYSTEM. You may not ex-
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Contents
➤About Book Card Compatibility
IMPORTANT This book card can be
used only with the Medical Book Sys-
tem™platform and will not function in
any other Franklin BOOKMAN®plat-
form.
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 Sys-
tem book cards.
➤ For More Information
To learn more about the Medical Book
System or other products from Franklin
Electronic Publishers, visit the Franklin
Web site at www.franklin.com or call
800-665-5450.
License Agreement .............................. 1
Contents .............................................. 2
Publisher’s Disclaimer ......................... 3
Key Guide ............................................ 4
Installing Book Cards........................... 5
Selecting a Book .................................. 5
Changing the Settings ......................... 6
Viewing a Demonstration ..................... 6
Finding Drug Compatibility and
Stability ............................................ 7
Finding AHFS Numbers ....................... 8
Searching for Words ............................ 9
Highlighting Search Words ................ 10
Expanding Your Searches.................. 11
Reading Special Markers ................... 12
Using Notes ....................................... 13
Looking Up Words
in Other Books ............................... 14
Resetting the Medical Book System .. 15
Book Card Care ................................. 15
Specifications and Patents ................ 16
FCC Notice ......................................... 16
Limited Warranty (U.S. only) .............. 17
Index .................................................. 18

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Publisher’s Disclaimer
Drug information and its applications are constantly evolving because of ongo-
ing research and clinical experience, and it is often subject to professional
judgment and interpretation by the practitioner and the uniqueness of a clinical
situation. The author andASHP have made every effort to ensure the accuracy
and completeness of the information presented in this book. However, the
reader is advised that the publisher, author, contributors, editors, and reviewers
cannot be responsible for the continued currency of the information, for any er-
rors or omissions, and/or for any consequences arising from the use of the in-
formation in the clinical setting.
© 1998,American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, Inc.All rights re-
served, worldwide. Copyright © 1999 Franklin Electronic Publishers, Inc.All
rights reserved, worldwide.

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Color Keys
MORE
(red) Expands a word search.
SPEC
(green) Displays the Outline location of
the current text.
SEARCH
(yellow)Displaysthewordsearchscreen.
LIST
(blue) Lets you add, find, or remove a
note.
Function Keys
BACK
Erases typed letters, or backs up to the
previous screen.
CAP
Shiftskeystotypecapitalsorpunctuation.
CARD
Exits the currently selected book.
CLEAR
Clears an entry or search and goes to the
default state.
ENTER
Entersaword,selectsamenuitem,orstarts
the highlight in text.
HELP
Displays help messages.
MENU
Displays the main menus.
ON/OFF
Turns the platform on or off.
SPACE
At entry screens, types a space.At
menus and text, pages down.
?
✻
At menus, displays the title of a high-
lighted item. With
CAP
, types an
asterisk (✽) to stand for letters in a word.
At text, displays the current Outline loca-
tion of the text.
Key Guide
Key Combinations*
✩
+
BACK
Goes to the top level of a menu from
a lower level.
✩
+
CARD
Transfers a highlighted word between
installed book cards.
✩
+
ENTER
At a highlighted menu item, displays
the related text.At text, highlights spe-
cial markers (e.g., footnotes,
cross-references, tables, etc.).
✩
+Q-P Types numbers.
✩
+
DN
At text, displays the next or previous
or
UP
paragraph, table row, or search match.
CAP
+Goes to the top or bottom of a menu
or or list.At text, goes to the next or pre-
vious Outline title.
➤ 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.
Direction Keys
UP
DN
Pages up or down.
Moves the cursor, text, or highlight
in the indicated direction.
Key Guide

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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
ENTER
to select it.
➤ Auto-Shutoff and Auto-Resume
If the platform shuts off automatically
when this book card is selected, you can
return to the last screen that you viewed
simply by turning the platform on.
➤ Removing Book Cards
CAUTION When you remove a book
card from a platform, information en-
tered in that book card may be erased.
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.
4. Press the book card until it snaps
into the slot.
Selecting a Book
Installing Book Cards

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Changing the Settings
Before you start using this book, you may
want to see a brief demonstration.
Press
MENU
and then use the arrow keys to
highlight View Demo on the Setup menu.
Press
ENTER
to select it. To stop the dem-
onstration, press
CLEAR
.
Viewing a Demonstration
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.
The default state sets the screen that ap-
pears when you press
CLEAR
.
1. Press
MENU
.
2. Use or to highlight the Setup
menu.
3. Highlight
Set Type Size, Set De-
fault State, Set Shutoff
, or Set
Contrast
.
4. Press
ENTER
.
5. Use or to highlight your
choice.
Or press
BACK
to leave the setting
unchanged.
6. Press
ENTER
to select it.
➤ 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.

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You can find the compatibility and stability between
generic or brand name drugs from the Drugs menu.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. If needed, press
MENU
and highlight the
Drugs menu.
3. Start typing the name of a drug. For ex-
ample, type
Regitine .
To de-select a letter, use
BACK
.
You can also use or to highlight a drug.
The slanted arrow indicates that the menu item
has a submenu.
Investigational drugs are marked with a .
Drugs available outside the U.S. are marked
with a .
4. When the drug is highlighted, press
ENTER
.
If you entered a brand name, you will go to the
matching generic drug submenu.
5. Highlight a subsection and press
ENTER
.
For example, select
Additive Compat-
ibility.
To highlight your choice, use or or type
the name you want.
6. Highlight a concentration and press
ENTER
. For example, select 10 mg/L.
7. Highlight the second drug and concen-
tration and press
ENTER
.
8. Use ,
DN
, or
SPACE
to scroll.
9. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
Finding Drug Compatibility
and Stability Finding Drug Compatibility and
Stability
➤About the abbreviation NSPD
Some table items do not include the name of the
drug manufacturer or concentration information
because they were not provided in the print
product. They are marked with the abbreviation
NSPD (not specified in the provided data).

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➤ If You Misspell a Drug Name
When you type letters that do not match a
drug on the Index menu, the spelling correc-
tion entry screen appears. You can press
BACK
repeatedly to exit it. Or you can enter
the misspelled drug name to view corrections.
You can select Words starting with... to view
completions, if any, or select a correction to
view its monograph.
➤ Where in the BookAm I?
When you are reading the text of a drug
monograph or table, you can see the Outline
location of the current text by pressing
SPEC
(green) or
?
✻
.
To scroll up to a higher level of the Outline,
use .
To display the full title of an item, press
?
✻
.
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.
Finding AHFS Numbers
The Handbook on Injectable Drugs also contains
American Hospital Formulary Service Classifica-
tion System numbers.
1. Press
CLEAR
.
2. If needed, press
MENU
and highlight
the Drugs menu.
3. Type a drug name. For example, type
CEFTAZIDIME .
To de-select a letter, press
BACK
.
You can also highlight a menu item by using
or . The slanted arrow indicates that
the menu item has a submenu. Investigational
drugs are marked with a . Drugs available
outside the U.S. are marked with a .
4. When the drug is highlighted, press
ENTER
.
If you entered a brand name, you will go to
the matching generic drug submenu.
5. Hold down
CAP
and press to high-
light AHFS Number .
6. Press
ENTER
to view the number.
7. Press
CLEAR
when finished.
Finding Drug Compatibility and
Stability