LibGuides: Mobile Apps: Apple

General Medical Resources

DynaMed [Duke app]
Database of clinical topic summaries, with grading the quality of evidence cited, designed primarily for point-of-care use. Use alongside UpToDate. All content can be downloaded to your device for low connectivity areas.
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Register for an account at dynamed.com from Duke's campus or the link on our website. From the dynamed.com site, click on Sign In and follow the prompt to register for an account. Once registered, download the app and log in using your new username and password.
UpToDate [Duke app]
A clinical decision support resource combining the evidence with expert opinion and designed to be useful at the point-of-care. Use alongside DynaMed.
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Register for an account at uptodate.com from Duke's campus. Then download the app and log in using your new login. Note: You must log in from Duke's wireless network every 90 days
VisualDX
This tool provides visual variations of diseases to increase diagnostic accuracy. It contains thousands of images, including variations in skin color. Search by disease across gen med, infectious disease, dermatology, STDs, travel medicine, & more.
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Click on the VisualDx link and create a Personal Account to use in the app (located below the graphical tiles). Download the app on your device and use your new login info to get started.
Lippincott Procedures [Duke app]
Step-by-step procedures in nursing, respiratory therapy & physical therapy including: equipment, preparation, implementation, special considerations, patient teaching, documentation, & images.
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Once you download the app, click the 'IP Authenticate' (while on campus) option to log in. Click the 'Remember me' option for off-campus usage.
Lippincott Advisor [Duke app]
Evidence-based content for nurses providing access to online references at the point of care including: clinical dx & tx, care planning, quality/safety Initiatives, and patient handouts.
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Once you download the app, click the 'IP Authenticate' (while on campus) option to log in. Click the 'Keep me logged in' button to 'On' option for off-campus usage.
ClinicalKey [Duke app]
Find evidence-based information for patient care, teaching, & learning from full-text materials created by Elsevier Inc. including: books, journals, guidelines, & multimedia.
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Go to clinicalkey.com from the Duke network and click Register in the top right corner to create your username/password, which you'll use to log into the app. NOTE: this app only includes materials created by the publisher Elsevier Inc. not the entire Library collection.
MedlinePlus [Free mobile web]
Consumer health information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues.
CINAHL Complete [Duke app]
Provides content coverage including 50+ nursing specialties, speech & language pathology, nutrition, general medicine, & more.
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Click the "iPhone and Androids" link at the bottom of the page. Enter your email address to send yourself the instructions, key and a link to download the app.
MedOne by Thieme
MedOne app provides Thieme’s content across multiple specialties including neurosurgery, radiology, plastic surgery and medical education.

Differential Diagnosis

Diagnosaurus DDx [Free app]
Search over 1,000 diagnoses by organ system, symptom, or disease. Use the “See related DDx” feature to consider alternative diagnoses.
Mobile DDx [Purchase app]
Explore topics by organ system, symptoms or diseases, or across all. Select Dx from list to see differential diagnoses (1,000+ medicine & surgery DDx included)
VisualDX
This tool provides visual variations of diseases to increase diagnostic accuracy. It contains thousands of images, including variations in skin color. Search by disease across gen med, infectious disease, dermatology, STDs, travel medicine, & more.
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Click on the VisualDx link and create a Personal Account to use in the app (located below the graphical tiles). Download the app on your device and use your new login info to get started.

Drug Information

Lexicomp [Duke app]
On your desktop/laptop, click the "Mobile App Codes" button on the right, select your platform, and then follow the directions.
Micromedex [Duke app]
Contains 4500+ drug monographs, toxicology, and disease information.
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While on campus wifi, go to the main Micromedex page and then click the "Download Mobile Apps" button in the bottom right corner for the instructions and code.
Johns Hopkins ABX Guide [Duke app]
Antibiotic information organized by diagnosis, drugs, pathogens, management & vaccines. Includes dx criteria, tx regimens and algorithms, drug interactions, & more.
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To download the app: click on the link provided above. Once in UCentral, register for an account. Next, download the uCentral app, log in with the account information you just created, and proceed to access the Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, Prime PubMed, and Prime Journals.
ePocrates [Free & Paid versions]
Includes 1000s of prescription medicines & 100s of OTC products, formularies, pill ID, drug interactions, & calculators.
Duke Custom ID [Duke mobile web]
Customizable information about the diagnosis and treatment of infectious diseases at Duke. On campus access only.

Medical Calculators/Guidelines

AHRQ ePSS - iPad [Free app]
Helps primary care clinicians identify screening, counseling, and preventive medication services. Based on the recommendations of the USPSTF.
AHRQ ePSS - iPhone [Free app]
Helps primary care clinicians identify screening, counseling, and preventive medication services. Based on the recommendations of the USPSTF.
ASCVD Risk Estimator [Free app]
Estimate 10-year and lifetime risks for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) using the Pooled Cohort Equations and lifetime risk prediction tool
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Published jointly by the American College of Cardiology (ACC) and the American Heart Association (AHA)
Calculate by QxMD [Free app]
Focused on highlighting tools with meaningful clinical impact and serve to influence diagnosis, treatment or determining prognosis.
Cardio Calc [Free app]
Tool for managing CVD or hyperlipidemia patients. Interpret echocardiogropathy and invasive hemodynamics, determine CV risk & lipid treatment.
CASP [Free app]
CASP (Critical Appraisal Skills Programme) provides a way to critically appraise the medical literature. It provides a Glossary and NNT and Post-Test Probability calculators. Save & share appraisals in PDF.
Guideline Central [Free app]
2600+ guidelines included, many of them freely available some premium guidelines require a subscription.
MDCalc Medical Calculator [Free app]
Find relevant, up-to-date and widely-used clinical calculators that support evidence-based patient care. Registration is required for full, unlimited access.
CDC Vaccine Schedules [Free app]
Provides immunization schedule and recommendations from birth to age 18 and the adult schedule, listing recommended vaccines by age group/medical condition