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Enter PubMed by doubleclicking in the scroll-box
on the library home page.
Type search terms into
box on the main page.
Tutorial.
Save searches in My
NCBI ‘cubby.’
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July 2005
Large number of hits.
Click on ‘Details’ to show how
PubMed translated the search.
(You can modify the search by
typing in the text box.)
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July 2005
Click on ‘Limits’ to
filter
the search.
Limits added in
this search:
- Clinical Trials
- Adults over 19 years
- Human subjects
- Indexed in the
last 2 years.
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Number of hits is still
quite large. (1220 from
previous 240,165)
Add ‘AND diet therapy’
to the search terms.
(AND, OR, & NOT
operators must be in all
capitals.)
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Number of hits is a
manageable 39. (down
from previous 1220 and
240,165)
‘Details’ has been updated.
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July 2005
Select ‘Abstract’ view.
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Enter OVID by doubleclicking in the scroll-box on
the library home page.
Ovid times out after 15 minutes of inactivity
and you may see this page if this happens.
No ID/password is needed.
Click on the “Start Ovid” button to start a new
session.
You will have to start your search over.
Select a database.
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OVID can translate ordinary words to medical
terms (MeSH)
Select from terms that OVID found in
thesaurus. ‘Explode’ includes subordinate
terms, ‘focus’ narrows to the main term.
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OVID displays the
selected term in a ‘tree’
of related terms, giving
the number of hits for
each term.
Sub-headings are also listed with
numbers of hits.
July 2005
Limits were applied to reduce the
number of results from 19797 to 174.
July 2005
Link to complete reference and/or full text
when a link to full text is available. When a
link to full text is not available in Ovid, the
SFX link may help you locate it.)
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The complete reference gives more
information about the article (which
can also be searched to find more
related articles).
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Enter MDConsult by
double-clicking in the
scroll-box on the library
home page.
Entering MDConsult Two approaches:
Generic – no user name or
password is needed.
Personal – create your own
username and password.
You can customize
MDConsult for your personal
interests.
Also your personalized
username and password
allows access when the
‘Generic’ button is not
available.
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Navigation tabs
Guided tour / tutorial
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• 100+ Medical books are in
MDConsult.
• Included in the COM
Library eBooks list.
• All may be searched at
once in MDConsult.
• May also be searched
using WebFeat.
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140+ medical journal titles
are in MDConsult.
Included in the COM
eJournals list.
Find the contents of a journal
issue by using the search
engine.
Journal title –
Thesaurus ‘off’ –
Publication date –
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Mosby’s Drug Consult with
indexes.
Frequent updates and news.
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Patient handouts are
available in English
and in Spanish
Search all sections for
“heart attack.”
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Enter FIRSTConsult by
double-clicking in the
scroll-box on the library
home page.
• Differential Diagnosis Tool
• Medical Topics Articles
• Patient Education Handouts
• Procedure Descriptions
• Links to MDConsult books
and journals
• PDA Downloads
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Diagnoses are listed
by probability depending
on patient’s age.
Links lead to detailed
information.
Integrated with
MDConsult for full-text
books and journals.
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Summary tab is shown
here.
Other tabs are:

Background
Diagnosis

Treatment

Outcomes

Prevention

Resources

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Procedure tab is shown
here.
Other tabs are:

Summary
Indications

Contraindications

Outcomes

Resources

Includes ICD-9 codes (in
Summary tab).

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In English and Spanish.
May be customized.
Topics Covered:

What is the condition?

Symptoms

Tests

Treatment

What to do

Recovery time

Prevention

Sources for more information
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Enter InfoRetriever by
double-clicking in the
scroll-box on the
library home page.
CONTENTS:
POEMS (Patient Oriented Evidence that
Matters): Full collection of 2,000+
collected since 1996.
Cochrane Database abstracts: full
collection of 1800+.
Evidence-based guideline summaries:
700+.
Clinical Decisions Rules: 200+.
Diagnostic test calculators: symptom to
disease to test – 1000+.
OPTIONS:
Online website accessible with
PC or wireless PDA.
Download application to PC
Download application to PDA
H&PE calculators: symptom to disease to
test – 1000+.
5-Minute Clinical Consult: complete with
1000+ summaries and 500+ images.
ICD-9 lookup tool: 1,500 most commonly
needed codes.
Daily POEMS (upon request)
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Examples of Calculators
July 2005
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Level of Evidence is given
for each guideline.
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