bohuntr2 Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 I am looking for an online reference other than Up To Date. Webmd is typically advertising or designed for patients, emedicine is usually advertisements for medication, mobile devices, or websites telling me how to find a provider in my area. Up To Date is 2.5 times my annual CME allowance, which is something I am trying to save for use to cover renewal of DEA, DPS, state licensing, etc... Our computer system at work is so slow, that finding the most recent data for something like MRSA might take 15-20 minutes while the patient waits. It's a minute or two to get google up and running, another to get search results, then a minute per page to open and close if you get a page that says it's current information, but really an advertisement for a home remedy for MRSA. The other night I had a patient with an acute asthma attack (3rd this year) and after treatment I wanted to provide her information on asthma staging so she could better manage her disease and know that a rescue inhaler isn't the only treatment available; it took over 30 minutes because I kept getting advertisements for asthma medication and providers in my area, there wasn't anything I could find online, so I had to type her a chart out of an old textbook. It's quite frustrating to say the least. Any help would be appreciated. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingsquirrel Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Medscape? You need an account, but it's free. http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/296301-overview Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bohuntr2 Posted July 1, 2012 Author Share Posted July 1, 2012 Perfect ! Exactly what I was looking for, thanks a bunch. John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treejay Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Perfect ! Exactly what I was looking for, thanks a bunch. John Isn't that the "emedicine" site that you were referring to in your original post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joelseff Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 +1 on medscape as a free reference. Also download it on your Android or iphoney ahem i mean iphone...lol Prescriber's letter is also very good but costs a couple hundred bucks. My SP has an account so i use it often. Most recently to treat an infestation of Blastocystis Hominis and endolimax nana on a chronic diarrhea patient this past week. Flagyl and Paromomycin TID x 10 days BTW is the current appropriate therapy.:=D: http://www.medscape.com/public/mobileapp?src=google&ef_id=O4xP2CiDuD0AAEVE:20120701030635:s http://prescribersletter.therapeuticresearch.com/home.aspx?cs=&s=PRL&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hemegroup Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 I use the paid version of Epocrates, loyally. The desktop version is excellent, taught me about magnesium for acute migraine and recent studies showing total lack of efficacy of anti-virals on Bell's palsy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyingsquirrel Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Isn't that the "emedicine" site that you were referring to in your original post? They are run by the same company (and I think they are both owned by WebMD) but Medscape is designed for providers (and peer reviewed) and eMedicine is designed for patients. Many Medscape articles have links to suggested eMedicine articles for patient education and reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bohuntr2 Posted July 2, 2012 Author Share Posted July 2, 2012 Isn't that the "emedicine" site that you were referring to in your original post? No. I didn't know that there was a reference section, and if you use the whole link, you get stuff that I didn't know was there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWR Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 try www.fpnotebook.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foreveryoung Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 They are run by the same company (and I think they are both owned by WebMD) but Medscape is designed for providers (and peer reviewed) and eMedicine is designed for patients. Many Medscape articles have links to suggested eMedicine articles for patient education and reference. I think that both Medscape and Emedicine are geared towards professionals. emedicine is peer reviewed, and regularly reviewed and updated- very similar to uptodate. Medscape provides a lot of current articles/cmes. WebMD is the consumer site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoClinic4Me Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 I am a big fan of Epocrates Essentials and happily pay for it. I also use Dynamed which is decent, but it is also a paid subscription (my University covers that). For free, I agree with the posters above. Pat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FancyPAntsy Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Epocrates is free from an internet browser (even if you use safari to access it on your phone), which is a way to get around paying for the mobile app. I also love AccessMedicine, but I think the subscription fee is substantial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcneesejd Posted July 16, 2012 Share Posted July 16, 2012 try www.fpnotebook.com second this. very fast read when needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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