Research Guides: Clinician's Toolkit: Differential Diagnosis

Research Librarian for the Health Sciences, Medicine, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacology, Public Health

Hector R. Perez-Gilbe

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Differential Diagnosis Tools

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Diagnosaurus (AccessMedicine) *
Diagnosaurus allows you to search 1000+ differential diagnoses by symptoms, diseases, organ system, and more.

Diagnosaurus 2.0 is derived from McGraw-Hill's AccessMedicine Quick Answers content and was created by Roni F. Zeiger, M.D.

VisualDX This link opens in a new window
A diagnostic and visual clinical decision support system designed to enhance diagnostic accuracy, aid therapeutic decisions, and improve patient safety. Designed by clinicians to aid medical professionals in the diagnosis of visually identifiable diseases. Includes thousands of images representing hundreds of visually identifiable diseases, drug reactions, and infections. Quickly search by diagnosis, build a patient-specific differential, or review travel or medication-related events at the point of care.
Isabel Differential Companion This link opens in a new window
Isabel is used by healthcare providers around the world to help construct or broaden a differential diagnosis.

Isabel is a diagnosis checklist tool, which helps clinicians broaden their differential diagnosis and recognize a disease at the point of care. By entering the information normally captured in a patient workup, you are provided with a list of possible diagnoses to assist with making an accurate final diagnosis quickly and easily at the point of care.

Diagnosis Ebooks and Texts

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DeGowin's Diagnostic Examination *
E-book. Link to the UCI Libraries catalog record. Available through both AccessMedicine and STAT!Ref.
Differential Diagnosis Guide (AccessSurgery) *
Refers to the ebooks available within AccessMedicine for a wide variety of conditions.
Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests
Via AccessMedicine.

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