Updates to InfoRetriever

The InfoRetriever 2004 Fall Release for the Web, Windows PC, Pocket PC and Palm OS is available! As usual, this release includes both updated content and software improvements. Your users (those email addresses on your organization's daily InfoPOEMs list) will receive notification and details of the Fall Release in about a week. We hope this delay will allow you to become familiar with the release before your users begin to update their software.

What's New

The InfoRetriever 2004 Fall Release includes 13 new Clinical Decision Rules, dozens of new Diagnostic Test Calculators, 196 new History & Physical Test Calculators, about 40 new Evidence-Based Practice Guidelines, and much more. The InfoRetriever 2004 Fall Release specifically includes:

• 2,511 InfoPOEMs (up from 2,461)
• 2,030 Cochrane Reviews (up from 1,964)
• The complete 5-Minute Clinical Consult (1,038 summaries and 542 photos)
• 220 Clinical Rules and Calculators (up from 207)
• 775 Evidence-Based Practice Guideline Summaries (up from 738)
• 1,180 Diagnostic Test Calculators (up from 1,116)
• 1,283 History & Physical Test Calculators (up from 1,087)
• ICD-9 Lookup tool including the 1,500 most commonly used codes
• 385 Number Needed to Treat (NNT) values compiled and organized by system

New Options for Handhelds

We've also made two significant improvements to your search options for InfoRetriever. The new release of InfoRetriever for handhelds includes:

• Search for differential diagnosis - Quickly find 5 Minute Clinical Consult's differential diagnosis information for a particular disease.
• Link to Drug Information from articles - Tap on a drug name in any article to view information on that drug in the Lexi-Comp drug database. The Lexi-Comp drug information database must be purchased and installed separately.

For a full list of changes in the InfoRetriever 2004 Fall Release, see the Release Notes.

Installation Instructions

Instructions for downloading the InfoRetriever 2004 Fall Release, as well as detailed installation instructions, can be found on our Getting Started Page. In addition, please note the following information:

• The Frequently Asked Questions page has been updated for the new release.
• There is no need for your users to re-register InfoRetriever after upgrading to the Fall Release. However, in some cases InfoRetriever on Pocket PC may forget the license code during the upgrade. Pocket PC users may wish to record their license code before performing the upgrade, in order to avoid having to repeat the registration process after the upgrade.
• Don't forget about our Product Manual, which will help you and your users in accessing and searching InfoRetriever.