VisualDx: January Resource of the Month

January 4th, 2009 Posted in 2009, Clinical Tools, Medicine, Optometry

VisualDx is a clinical decision-making resource designed to help clinicians make differential diagnoses.  VisualDx has over 17,000 images and more than 900 diagnoses, including diseases, drug reactions, and infections.  When physicians enter patient symptoms and clinical findings, VisualDx builds the differential diagnosis based on the findings entered.  The Differential Diagnosis search is divided into modules:

  • Pediatric Skin
  • Adult Skin
  • Drug Reactions
  • Eye
  • Oral
  • Pulmonary
  • Public Health

Once a module is selected, you can enter information about visual findings, body location, and key findings.  In addition, you can select “All Findings” to enter information on:

  • Appearance
  • Body Location
  • Configuration
  • Distribution
  • Exposures
  • Laboratory
  • Lesion
  • Medical History
  • Medications
  • Occupations
  • Signs
  • Social
  • Symptoms
  • Temporal
  • Travel

The text for each diagnosis includes:

  • ICD-9 Codes
  • Diagnosis Synopsis
  • Look For
  • Diagnostic Pearls
  • Differential Diagnosis & Pitfalls
  • Best Tests
  • Management Pearls
  • Therapy
  • Key/Associated Findings

In addition to building a differential diagnosis, you can find information on a known diagnosis using the “Look Up a Diagnosis” search.

For more information on VisualDx, see the product tour or help.  Access VisualDx from the “Databases & Resources” page.

*Please note: Remote access requires a UAB Blazer ID and password.

If you need help or would like more information, please stop by the InfoDesk, give us a call, or send us an email or chat.

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