Research Guides: Physician Assistant: Resources for Rotations

VisualDX

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"VisualDx provides problem-oriented decision support for differential diagnosis, testing, and therapeutic decisions. VisualDx includes the world’s best dark skin atlas and most equitable image collection of disease presentations in people of all skin colors." - from the website.

In VisualDX, which has over 42,000 images, you can build differentials; search diseases, conditions, and diagnoses; provide patient education handouts and emails; search for medication adverse events; earn CME credits; and more. View references used for the articles and link directly to UpToDate and PubMed for further research on your topics.

UpToDate

Provides topic reviews that include a synthesis of the literature, the latest evidence, and specific recommendations for patient care. UpToDate is used to answer questions quickly, increase your clinical knowledge, check for changes to drug monographs, and improve patient care.

Access to UpToDate has changed! UpToDate now requires that you register for an account from within the TUC network. The UpToDate login you create can also be used for your mobile device and now also includes free access to the UpToDate Mobile app. Once you have registered, the Mobile App will recognize that you are affiliated with Touro University California as you install the app.

Please note: UpToDate requires that you reverify your TUC affiliation after 90 days. To do this, simply link to UpToDate through the links on this page or from the A-Z Databases page.

BATES' GUIDE TO PHYSICAL EXAMINATION & HISTORY TAKING

Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking by Lynn S. Bickley; Peter G. Szilagyi; Richard M. Hoffman; Rainier P. Soriano
Publication Date: 2021
*THIS IS AN EBOOK*

Bates' Visual Guide to Physical Examination with OSCE Clinical Skills Videos (Wolters Kluwer) This link opens in a new window
The Bates' videos demonstrate head-to-toe and systems-based physical examination techniques on different types of patients. The OSCE videos are designed to help with preparation for Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) by testing clinical reasoning skills. Each video presents a clinical encounter and you are given the opportunity to develop an assessment, or differential diagnosis, and provide an appropriate diagnostic workup. Note: this resource may not be accessible on all mobile devices.

FIVE MINUTE CONSULT

Five Minute Consult (Wolters Kluwer) This link opens in a new window
Digital access to thousands of diseases and conditions complete with workflow algorithms, procedure and PT videos, CME/CE credits, thousands of images. 5MinuteConsult provides diagnosis, treatment, and management information on the most frequently observed diseases and conditions.

ACCESSMEDICINE

AccessMedicine

This online resource provides students, residents, clinicians, researchers, and all health professionals with access to more than 60 medical titles, updated content, thousands of images and illustrations, interactive self-assessment, case files, diagnostic tools, a comprehensive search platform, and the ability to download content to a mobile device.

Below are direct links to modules within AccessMedicine that will be useful for your rotations.

Case Files Collection
Clinical Rotation Cases
CURRENT Practice Guidelines in Primary Care 2021-2022
Graber and Wilbur’s Family Medicine Examination and Board Review, 5th Edition
To view these cases, you will need to sign into your MyAccess account, or create one for free. It's quick and easy!
Procedural Videos
Physical Exam Videos
Diagnostic and Imaging Studies
Differential Diagnoses

ACCESSPHARMACY

AccessPharmacy

Comprehensive, content-rich online pharmacy resource that allows users to explore leading pharmacy references, search curriculum topics, and research drugs and supplements. Also contains multimedia, case files, interactive self-assessment, and NAPLEX review.

Below are direct links to modules within AccessMedicine that will be useful for your rotations.

DRUG INFORMATION DATABASES

Lexidrug (UpToDate) This link opens in a new window
Lexicomp is a provider of drug information and clinical content for the healthcare industry. Lexicomp provides tools necessary to help improve patient safety, ensure compliance, and elevate the quality of care patients receive.
Micromedex (Merative) This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive source for drug information. Search for dosage, pharmacokinetics, cautions, interactions, comparative efficacy, clinical applications and place in therapy for investigational, international, FDA-approved, and nonprescription preparations. Also features comparative drug summaries in a side-by-side format, multi-level therapeutic class tree, and drug images for easier identification. Includes Red Book Online the latest drug product pricing and packaging information on prescription and over-the-counter drug products.