• MDConsult:  Think of this like the professional version of FirstConsult (both are published by Elsevier).  As a consequence of providing much more information, MDConsult might be a bit more difficult to use at first.  It provides access to journal articles, books, patient handouts, etc.  Truly, it is a massive resource geared towards practicing physicians.  While MDConsult itself does not offer a differential-diagnosis driven approach (e.g., like typing “fatigue” into FirstConsult), it provides on-line access to Ferri’s Clinical Advisor: Instant Diagnosis and Treatment.  You can access the full text of this book (and others) via MDConsult.  One of the neat things about this book is that it provides clinical algorithms to help you work from symptom to diagnosis.  Dr. DiCarlo highly recommended that we use MDConsult.  It is available via the LSUHSC library website at http://www.lsuhsc.edu/no/library/ss&d/data/mdconsult.html.

• STAT!Ref:  Per the LSUHSC library website, “STAT!Ref provides full-text access to core medical and nursing textbooks, as well as Stedman's medical dictionary, MEDCalc3000 medical calculator, and other resources.”  Dr. DiCarlo recommended this resource.  It might not prove particularly useful for DxR (unless you really want to dig), but it is something to keep in mind for the future.  STAT!Ref is available at http://www.lsuhsc.edu/no/library/ss&d/data/stat.html.

• DynaMed:  This tool is much simpler than MDConsult, tending to be more like FirstConsult.  However, I found DynaMed to be unwieldy and lacking information that we might need for DxR.  You may access DynaMed at http://www.lsuhsc.edu/no/library/ss&d/data/dyna.html.

• InfoPOEMs:  Like DynaMed, this tool is also similar to FirstConsult, providing evidence-based clinical information.  When accessing it via the LSUHSC library website (see below), you will be brought to the InfoPOEMs homepage.  From there, click “START HERE” below the text “Accessing with an institutional license?”, then click the “Info Retriever” button.  The link to access InfoPOEMs via the library website is http://www.lsuhsc.edu/no/library/ss&d/data/infopoems.html.

• AccessMedicine:  AccessMedicine provides access to textbooks, etc.  Browse to http://www.lsuhsc.edu/no/library/ss&d/data/accessmedicine.html.    

Each of these resources (except DXPlain) is available via the LSUHSC library website, both on and off campus.  Off-campus, the website will prompt you to enter your Web Access Management (WAM) credentials (except for MDConsult, which asks for your LSUHSC username and password).  For info about WAM, browse to http://www.lsuhsc.edu/no/library/ and click on Electronic Resources, then Remote/Off-Campus Access.  WAM-based access is easy – you basically just have to use the barcode on the back of your student ID and a pin number (that you choose the first time). 

Published on: 2007-04-17 (1868 reads)