DynaMed Plus is a point-of-care resource for health information. The content is written, reviewed, and updated by expert physicians and provides specific recommendations for patient care. To access DynaMed Plus, visit the Spokane Academic Library website and click "DynaMed" under the Recommended Databases heading.
DynaMed has a robust Help section to help you get started using the resource. It includes a searchable user manual with information on searching, topics, citations, and technical assistance. To access, click "Help" at the top right corner of the webpage.
To begin a search, type your search term(s) into the search bar. A drop-down list of suggested terms may appear.
Each results list includes images, calculators, and topics.
Under each topic page result, you will see quick links to major sections of the topic page, allowing you to quickly jump to the most relevant information.
Each topic page will have a navigation menu on the left side, which will allow you to jump to a specific section of the page and to perform a keyword search.
Within the text of a topic page, you may see links that will take you to other related topic pages.
You may also see evidence recommendations. You can view the evidence scale by selecting the link within the evidence recommendation.
Links to full-text references may also be included within the text of the topic page.
Topic articles in DynaMed include a section for patient information. It provides links to several different patient information resources and handouts in both English and Spanish.
Clinical evidence in DynaMed is categorized based on a recommendation grading system, which appears in the article like this:
Find more information on the recommendation grading systems used by DynaMed.
DynaMed includes over 500 interactive calculators, equations, and decision trees that allow you to enter values into commonly used formulas to obtain numerical data.
To access the calculators, select "Calculators" from the top of the DynaMed homepage.
Search for a calculator or use the A-Z menu to browse available calculators. You can select a specific calculator type from the menu on the left.
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