VisualDx Mobile App

VisualDx is a diagnostic clinical decision support resource that combines high-quality medical images and applicable information.  The Library's subscription to VisualDx includes remote mobile access.  VisualDx mobile is available on iPhone, iPad, and Android apps. 

To get VisualDx mobile, follow these instructions:

1.      From the VisualDx homepage, click on the “FREE APP for iPad, iPhone, and Android” link.

2.      Follow the on-screen instructions to receive a username and password via-email. 

3.      Once you have a username and password, you can download the free VisualDx Mobile app from the iTunes store or Google Play.

4. Launch the VisualDx app from your device, and sign in using your VisualDx username and password.

VisualDx Enhancements

Starting today; March 1, 2011, VisualDx is releasing some new enhancements, a new app, more images, an enhanced search feature, and a team up with another database.

Android users rejoice, VisualDx has finally created an app for the Android platform. You can now enjoy the power of ViusalDx on your Droids, & G2's! Currently enrolled students, faculty and staff may sign up for VisualDx for Android here and click on "Get VisualDx mobile free".

Keyword enhanced search VisualDX has "expanded the Look up a Diagnosis search to include more general key terms we have found users to be entering frequently." You can now search more general terms and retrieve reliable results.

VisualDx and Up To Date have teamed up to offer enhanced services. Now when you perform a search in Up To Date, if the topic you look up has a correlation to topics or images covered in VisualDx you will be provided with an icon to view the diagnosis, treatment options, and images in VisualDx. Follow this link for an example, see the orange icon next to "See images of contact dermatitis in VisualDx".

February Library Workshops

All workshops are held in the library's Teaching Lab on the 2nd floor from 5:30 - 6:30 unless otherwise noted. Limited to 12 seats. To register for a class click on the hyperlink and fill in the form.

• Wednesday, Feb 2nd, 2011: Visual Dx
  Facilitated by Rudy Barreras, Reference Librarian
  
  
• Wednesday, Feb 9th, 2011: Beginning with PubMed
  Facilitated by Rudy Barreras, Reference Librarian
  
  
• Thursday, Feb 10th, 2011: PubMed for Vet Med
  NOTE: Prior experience with PubMed recommended but not required.
  Facilitated by Ruth Harris, MLIS
  
  
• Monday, Feb 28th, 2011: Beginning with EndNote
  Facilitated by Alicia Saulpaugh, MLIS

VisualDx

The Pumerantz Library now has a subscription to the differential diagnosis generator VisualDx. Description from the VisualDx Website:

"VisualDx is a diagnostic decision support system designed by clinicians to aid medical professionals in the diagnosis of visually identifiable diseases. It provides instant access to specialist knowledge at the point of care, merging medical images with concise clinical text. As the clinician enters actual patient findings, VisualDx creates a visual differential diagnosis. The software includes more than 18,000 images representing over 1,000 visually identifiable diseases, drug reactions, and infections. VisualDx is a multi-use tool designed for day-to-day clinical diagnosis, emergency preparedness, and medical education."

Along with the database subscription the WesternU Community has access to the VisualDx iPhone/iTouch application. You may request the application by clicking on the "Get VisualDx free for your iPhone" link located on the database homepage.