Dermatology Resources: Other
Electronic resources for use by the Dermatology department.
Reference Values
- UV IndexU.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Condition Specific Resources
- NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in OncologyIncludes guidelines on melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancers
- SCORADClinical tool for assessing the severity of atopic dermatitis from the European Task Force on Atopic Dermatitis
Differential Diagnosis
VisualDx
VisualDx is a visual clinical decision support software product merging medical images and clinical information to build a differential diagnosis based on actual patient findings. VisualDx allows clinicians to compare diagnostic possibilities side by side, providing further review of the diagnosis both visually and with handbook-length clinical information. It includes close to 16,000 images covering nearly 900 visually identifiable diseases, drug reactions, or infections.
VisualDx is a visual clinical decision support software product merging medical images and clinical information to build a differential diagnosis based on actual patient findings. VisualDx allows clinicians to compare diagnostic possibilities side by side, providing further review of the diagnosis both visually and with handbook-length clinical information. It includes close to 16,000 images covering nearly 900 visually identifiable diseases, drug reactions, or infections.
Other Resources
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin DiseasesNational Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services
- Cochrane Skin GroupExpert group reviews evidence in response to clinical questions. Information about how to get involved with this group may be of use.
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