Update week

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Sheesh, what a week.

Spent the first day making some improvements to the RxInterventions program:

  1. Changed the export function to run independently of Excel
  2. Fixed a bug with the archive routine
  3. Added an info dialog to the input routine

Then spent the rest of the week simultaneously updating APK and Antibiotic Kinetics. Both programs use the same code base for the calculations, while APK adds database functionality.

For Antibiotic Kinetics and APK added the following calculation related changes:

  1. Adjust CL to LBW option to correct clearance for obesity.
  2. Changed single point Bayesian to allow analysis of level outside of dosing interval.
  3. Added SrCr adjustment settings for IDMS SrCr and for minium SrCr. Adjust settings are found on the Other CrCl methods screen.

APK received a complete makeover in version 3.5.4. The most apparent change is the patient database interface. The program now starts with a simple search box. Type in a patient name to find matching records, or press Enter to list all patients. The user cannot add a new patient until record search has been performed. The intent is to cut down on entry of duplicate records for the same patient.

Start screen:

APK start

APK start

Search results:

APK search list

APK search list

MRU drop down:

APK MRU list

APK MRU list

Complete APK 3.5.4 change listing:

  1. Added Overlay to patient tab with search as the default start up point.
  2. Added Most recent used patient list.
  3. Added Search listing.
  4. Updated SrCr fields to allow 2 decimal places.
  5. Added Print T90% and T95% to consult report.
  6. Added BMI to patient data tab.
  7. Added mouse hover to view dose in mg/kg.

P.S. this new version of WordPress is buggy, the picture upload feature is broken. When I click to add a pic, it blackens the screen and… nothing. Had to add pix via pain-in-the-ass HTML code. Also, the code formatting plug-in does the same thing, blacks out the screen completely without any functionality, so I could not post the Adjust CL to IBW code. Found this on the wordpress forums: I think we can confirm that it is a mistake of the last update of wordpress

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