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First Consult

First Consult is an authoritative evidence-based and continuously updated clinical information resource for healthcare professionals. Designed for use at the point-of-care, it provides instant, user-friendly access to the latest information on evaluation, diagnosis, clinical management, prognosis, and prevention.

Take advantage of a trial or subscribe today to benefit from the comprehensive sections in First Consult:

  • Medical Topics comprise First Consult’s comprehensive database of clinically compiled information on patient evaluation, diagnosis, treatment, tests, prevention, and much more.
  • Differential Diagnoses present a rapid evaluation of a patient’s complaint with interactive access to potential diagnoses ordered by age and prevalence.
  • Procedures provide clear systematic guidance, including videos and medical animations, of procedures integral to the practice of medicine across many specialties.

Medical Topics

First Consult’s Medical Topics provide fast and accurate evidence-based information on a huge variety of medical and surgical conditions, covering 23 specialty areas.

The consistently structured template reflects familiar clinical categories and provides action-oriented recommendations.

Organized for the point-of-care, First Consult Medical Topics:

  • Provide effective clinical information logically and quickly at the point of care, including systematic coverage of evaluation, management, prognosis, and prevention.
  • Present details on drug therapy, including dosages, risks, benefits, side-effects, interactions, and contraindications.
  • Support recommendations with summaries and full citations from the medical literature.
  • Integrate with MD Consult content, providing immediate access to more than 50 respected journals and over 50 renowned reference books for additional reading and online reference.

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Differential Diagnoses

  • First Consult’s Differential Diagnoses section enables practitioners to work back from a patient’s presenting sign or symptom.
  • Interactive diagnostic pathway tables feature over 1,800 possible diagnoses, sorted by age and prevalence, for at-a-glance review.

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Procedures

  • The Procedures section provides clear, systematic guidance, with text, video and animation on more than 70 surgical and diagnostic procedures integral to practicing medicine across most specialties.
  • Each Procedure features evidence-based management guidelines, follow-up issues and clinical pearls from expert contributors.
  • Rapid navigation and step-by-step instructions make the subjects easy to access and to understand.

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