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Mobile Device Options for the Healthcare Professional
From Cushing/Whitney Medical Library; guide for purchasing mobile apps

Special Note to iPad Users

Mobile versions of information resources are optimized for the smaller screen size of smartphones. Although you can access mobile versions using an iPad, in some cases it’s easier to use the “regular” versions which you can find at: http://guides.library.duq.edu/DrugInfo.

Mobile Health Sciences Resources

Gumberg Library Mobile Health Sciences Resources

Gumberg Mobile Resources

The following resources are available through the Gumberg Library and require your MultiPass Authentication.

CINAHL
Clinical Pharmacology Mobile
Requires a separate account, email David Nolfi for access
Cochrane Summaries
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine (AccessMedicine)
Also includes Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment.
Health Source: Nursing/Academic
International Pharmaceutical Abstracts
Mental Measurements Yearbook
mobileMicromedex 2.0
Click mobileMicromedex and follow directions on screen.
PsycARTICLES
PsycINFO
PubMed @ Duquesne
RefMobile
Requires RefWorks group code for login
SPORTDiscus with Full Text
UpToDate

Free Mobile Websites

These sites are designed for mobile use.

CDC
DailyMed
MedlinePlus
NLM Mobile
List of mobile sites and apps available through the National Library of Medicine
PubMed @ Duquesne
PubMed
Does not connect to Duquesne full-text
TOXNET
WorldCat Mobile

Free Mobile Apps

The following resources are free health-related apps.

AHRQ ePSS
U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendations; Android, BlackBerry, iPad, iPhone/iPod Touch, Windows Mobile, and Web
Archimedes
Medical calculator; available on Android, BlackBerry, iPhone/iPod Touch, Palm, and Windows Mobile
Calculate by QxMD
Calculate is a next-generation clinical calculator and decision support tool for iPhone, iPad, Android and BlackBerry
Diagnosaurus
Differential diagnosis tool; available free for BlackBerry and Windows Mobile; $0.99 for Android, iPhone/iPod Touch, and Windows Phone 7
ePocrates Med Tools
Calculators and guidelines; available for Windows Mobile
ePocrates Rx Free
Drug guide; available for Android, BlackBerry, iPhone/iPod Touch, and Windows Mobile
Micromedex from Google Play
Mobile Micromedex Drug Information available for Android. See additional directions in Micromdex (under mobileMicromedex).
Micromedex from the App Store
Mobile Micromedex Drug Information available for iPhone/iPad. See additional directions in Micromdex (under mobileMicromedex).
Mobile MerckMedicus
Includes Merck Manual, Harrison's Practice, Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests and more; available to licensed medical professionals with free registration; available for Android, BlackBerry, iPhone/iPod Touch, and Windows Mobile
NLM Mobile
List of mobile sites and apps available through the National Library of Medicine
Other free Skyscape apps
See individual app descriptions for platform availability
Read by QxMD
Read by QxMD provides a single place to discover new research, read topic reviews, and search PubMed. Available for iPad and iPhone.
SciVerse ScienceDirect
Full text articles; available for Android, Blackberry, and iPhone/iPad; registration required
SciVerse Scopus Mobile
Abstracts and index of articles, available for Android, Blackberry, iPhone/iPad; must be on-campus to register at Scopus
The Medical Letter App
Requires registration, see The Medical Letter Instructions; available for Android and iPhone/iPad
WebWISER
Wireless Information System for Emergency Responders