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Second level information includes links to references for this document. Evidence ratings
presented within the content give you confidence in determining the most appropriate test or
treatment options for a patient.
ClinicalPoints® Documents (Summary Information)
The ClinicalPoints System provides brief highlights of treatment, diagnosis, and key
information.
The ClinicalPoints System delivers answers quickly and efficiently and also provides links
directly to additional or more in-depth information found in:
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DISEASEDEX™ Clinical Review documents:
DISEASEDEX™ General Medicine clinical reviews enable clinicians to quickly
reference the most current treatment of choice information at the point of care to
help minimize errors, prevent unnecessary tests and procedures, reduce treatment
costs, and improve patient outcomes.
DISEASEDEX™ Emergency Medicine clinical reviews are written for the acute or
emergency viewpoint to help clinicians quickly access current and crucial data
organized by both condition and diagnosis.
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ToxPoints® documents - for brief highlights of clinical effect, treatment, and range of
toxicity information
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DrugPoints® documents - for high-level information on dosing, drug interactions,
adverse effects, pregnancy warnings, indications, cautions, therapeutic class, and
brand information
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Lab Advisor™ - which presents the most critical information about which laboratory
tests are appropriate for a given condition, interpretation and management of results,
normal ranges, test methodology, and other laboratory related information
You still have the ability to conduct broader searches that will return matches on all of our
disease information databases by including them in your search selections, but the default
search option focuses on the Summary information first.
Acute, Chronic, Prevention & Screening documents
The DISEASEDEX General Medicine content is divided into three types:
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