With more than 1.9 million apps in Apple’s App Store, it can be tough to know which ones are worth your time. Start with our Mobile Apps guide to see the health-related apps available through Duke or read on for highlights of our most popular tools.
Point of Care Tools
Our most-used apps are UpToDate and DynaMed, both rich with medical calculators and clinical evidence. While they share common strengths, they also differ in specialties and organization. DynaMed, for example, covers Neonatology, Neurosurgery, Occupational Medicine, Ophthalmology, Oral Health, Otolaryngology, and Pathology. We encourage you to try both to see which fits your workflow best. You can also earn CME/CE credit with each, fulfilling MOC CME requirements for several ABMS boards including the ABIM.
Drug Information
For drug lookups, Lexidrug and the Johns Hopkins ABX Guide are favorites. Lexidrug offers interactions, comparisons, and identification, but it requires a subscription code that is updated at the end of August via Duke’s license. Go to Lexidrug, click Mobile App Access, and follow the instructions.
Diagnostic Support
Students and clinicians alike praise VisualDx, a powerful decision-support tool designed to improve diagnostic accuracy and patient safety. With more than 14,000 clinical images that include wide representation of skin color, VisualDx helps you build a reliable differential diagnosis and supports your therapeutic decisions.
Nursing and Allied Health
We also provide Lippincott Procedures and Lippincott Advisor. Procedures offers step-by-step instructions for nursing, respiratory therapy, and physical therapy. Advisor delivers evidence-based diagnosis, treatment, care planning, and patient handouts right at the point of care.
Explore these and more on our Mobile Apps guide. Questions, feedback, or need help setting up? Email us anytime at medical-librarian@duke.edu.