Physician Assistant Studies Subject Guide: AccessMedicine

The search feature in AccessMedicine is simple and easy to use.

Search:

• In AccessMedicine, you can search for resources across all content types
• Auto-suggest appears as you type (can be disabled)
• You can "phrase search" using quotations
• Get the same search results by combining terms together or by using AND
  • e.g., asthma pediatrics = asthma AND pediatrics

Search Builder:

To the left of your search results, search builder allows you to:

• Focus the search by modifying your terms (keyword, title, author, ISBN)
• Filter results by format (chapter, tables, cases, images, multimedia, etc.)
• Select textbooks to see results by specific titles 
• Narrow results by topics

Federated Search:

A federated search expands your results from AccessMedicine to include results from other McGraw Hill Access Medical sites. 

• Use the dropdown menu to the left of the search bar to select federated search
• Search builder elements above apply
• Green dot indicates the item is available in your subscription 

About AccessMedicine  

AccessMedicine is a comprehensive online medical resource that provides a complete spectrum of knowledge with essential information accessible anywhere. Authoritative, trusted, and continuously updated with optimized content, AccessMedicine is guided by a preeminent Advisory Board that includes the medical field’s top academic experts. It helps residents, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants with instant access to videos, self-assessment, and leading medical textbooks that facilitate decision-making at the point-of-care.

What Does AccessMedicine Include?

AccessMedicine delivers support and online solutions in medical education and clinical practice through these interactive features:

Leading medical textbooks – More than 100 references help students and residents succeed throughout their medical education, including the latest editions of the world’s most respected medical texts such as, Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine and CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment.

Extensive multimedia library – A unique collection of  examination and procedural videos, patient safety modules, audio files, and animations that feature complicated concepts presented in terms students can understand are available, including videos illustrating fundamental medical concepts drawn from the world’s most trusted medical textbook, Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine.

Differential Diagnosis Tool – Connect to more than 1,000 diagnoses through Diagnosaurus®, a tool that saves you time by allowing you to browse by symptom, disease, or organ system at the point of care.

Multiple Quick Reference Tools: 

• Practice Guidelines are annually updated guidelines from Current Practice Guidelines in Primary Care and Inpatient Medicine that assist in disease screening, prevention, and management by providing succinct digest versions of longer original guidelines.
• Diagnostic Tests, from the Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests, is a quick reference guide to the selection and interpretation of commonly used diagnostic tests, including laboratory procedures in the clinical setting.
• Quick Medical Dx & Rx is a collection of concise evidence-based outlines of conditions and disorders most often encountered in medical practice – perfect for high-yield review or for quick reference in the clinical setting.

Self-Assessment – Extensive Q&A from leading references such as Harrison’s Self-Assessment and Board Review and the LANGE textbooks to assist students and residents in exam preparation.

2 Minute Medicine ® – Concise and curated reviews and summaries of new medical studies. Studies are rated for the appraisal of evidence-based medicine.

Customizable Patient Education – Comprehensive, reliable healthcare information for adults, pediatrics, and medicines, available in multiple languages and for thousands of topics to help you help your patients understand their care and improve their health status.

Integrated Drug Database – Look up dosing, indications, and adverse reactions quickly for generic and brand-name drugs, with printable patient handouts presented in English and Spanish.

Downloadable Images – Tens of thousands of photos and illustrations to aid in visual diagnosis are available to save and download to presentations for educational purposes.

Cases – A selection of cases from across the popular Case Files series and Pathophysiology of Disease helps medical students better understand and evaluate real world experiences by offering questions to frame the case and the approach to the patient.

CME – Receive CME credit for searches and prepare for in-services, certification, and recertification with content that covers a broad area of medicine.

The AccessMedicine User Guide walks you through a step-by-step self-guided tour of the site, including information outlining all of the resources available in AccessMedicine. Select the PDF document below to download the AccessMedicine User Guide.