Offline quick-reference for clinic?

[IndianaGal320]

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Hi ya'll,

I’m a medicine intern on a primary care track and spend a lot of time in a clinic that has very high volume of pretty common bread and butter type cases. Does anyone have suggestions on a good quick reference that I can use, ideally something I might be able to use on the go with my phone or iPad? I often don’t have time or often internet connection to sit down and sift through Up-to-Date.

Thanks for your help!!

 

[surge55]

Hi ya'll,

I’m a medicine intern on a primary care track and spend a lot of time in a clinic that has very high volume of pretty common bread and butter type cases. Does anyone have suggestions on a good quick reference that I can use, ideally something I might be able to use on the go with my phone or iPad? I often don’t have time or often internet connection to sit down and sift through Up-to-Date.

Thanks for your help!!

medscape is pretty good and is free. if you want something to buy and download, merk manual and washington manual for outpatient medicine are also very good.

 

[gutonc]

medscape is pretty good and is free. if you want something to buy and download, merk manual and washington manual for outpatient medicine are also very good.

I was going to recommend Medscape and the Wash Manual.

You could also check with your institution to see if their UpToDate subscription includes mobile access (ours does)

 

[primarycaretodd]

I've been using a lot of UCSF's Outpatient Medicine Handbook, which I get on my phone through an app called AgileMD. It's pretty great for bread-and-butter outpatient medicine issues and I can access it offline. Really straight forward high-yield stuff.

I was one of the people testing the app and got a promo for a discount on buying the book. http://go.agilemd.com/thankyoutester
Well worth it I'd say given the amount of time it's saved me.

 

[IndianaGal320]

Thanks everyone for your help. I'll definitely look into these. I already have Medscape but i feel like the info isn't always really detailed or tailored for what i'm looking for. I'll see what Washington Manual and this AgileMD app have to offer.

 

[revolution1980]

I'm a fan of dynamed. Update is a little too verbose for me. Dynamed is evidence based bullet points. Works well on iPhone or ipad. I also use AHRQ ePSS which allows u to put in age, sex of patient and gives USPSTF recs for counseling, prevention and screening.