VisualDx is an image-based, clinical, diagnostic decision support system with more than 16,000 images of over 900 diseases, drug reactions, and infections. (Available to UT Southwestern affiliates only.) For an introduction, try the VisualDX 4-minute demonstration.
VisualDX is organized to match the way a doctor thinks about symptons and diagnosis by presenting multiple images of each disease and showing the condition in different stages and in people of different ages and skin types. The clinician enters patient symptoms and other clinical findings, such as:

• Lesion type
• Location on body
• Medical history
• Medication taken

With each entry, the system builds and refines the differential, never eliminating a diagnostic possibility but ranking each one by relevance, and displays images and key clinical information for a quick side-by-side comparison to the patient.
If you try VisualDx, please email your impressions to Mori Lou Higa, Manager, Library Collection Development.

The Library recently purchased five high-demand electronic books, now available on the
Library Web site (click on Electronic Books). Unlimited use by UT Southwestern affiliates is permitted. The five are:

• Field’s Virology, 2007, 5th edition, edited by David Knipe
• Head & Neck Surgery — Otolaryngolgy, 2006, 4th edition, edited by Byron Bailey
• MD Anderson Surgical Oncology Handbook, 2006, 4th edition, edited by Barry Feig
• Resolving Ethical Dilemmas: A Guide for Clinicians, 2005, 3rd edition, edited by Bernard Lo
• Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice, 2006, 8th edition, edited by Elizabeth Mills (The Library previously had a one-seat user license, but now access is unlimited.)

These purchases were in response to comments and suggestions from faculty. If you have questions or suggestions for additional titles, email Jon Crossno, Library Collection Development.

Polyglot 3.0 is a basic multimedia medical Spanish and English translator, useful for those learning medical terminology in Spanish or English. Words, phrases, and basic conversations can be searched. You can select a “phrase book” to see a display of bilingual phrases in that category. Some of the phrase books include:

• General – Medications
• Emergency Department – Adult Triage
• Mother-Baby Care Unit – Patient Care
• Prenatal – Equipment in the Clinic

Sound files are available for both languages. Although the default search is English, this can be changed to Spanish. Everything else on the page then appears in Spanish, not just the desired search terms – an extra benefit for those learning Spanish.
Find Polyglot 3.0 using the “Search” box on the Library Web site. Polyglot 3.0 was conceived and originally programmed by William T. Lawson, and produced by the Duke AHEC Program, Duke University Medical Center.

Audio-Digest publishes periodic audio updates covering the latest developments within many specialties. Keep up-to-date by listening to the best talks on today’s most significant medical topics via Audio-Digest.
In addition to CD format, the Library now provides convenient online access to Audio-Digest titles via podcast.
Programs on the following specialties from April 2006 to the present are available:

• Anesthesiology
• Emergency Medicine
• Family Practice
• Gastroenterology
• Internal Medicine
• Obstetrics/Gynecology
• Orthopaedics
• Otolaryngology
• Pediatrics
• Psychiatry

Please visit the Audio-Digest Online page of the Library Web site to obtain the login information plus further information about locating specific titles within Audio-Digest.
To access the podcasts, users will need to log in first. (Note: Users need to be on campus or using VPN to view the complete access information.)
For titles not included within the Library’s subscription, or to obtain CME or CE credit for a podcast, you must purchase the complete MP3cast directly from Audio-Digest.

Audio-Digest publishes periodic audio updates covering the latest developments within many specialties. Keep up-to-date by listening to the best talks on today’s most significant medical topics with Audio-Digest.
In addition to CD format, the Library now provides convenient online access to Audio-Digest titles via podcast.
Programs on the following specialties from April 2006 to the present are available:

• Anesthesiology
• Emergency Medicine
• Family Practice
• Gastroenterology
• Internal Medicine
• Obstetrics/Gynecology
• Orthopaedics
• Otolaryngology
• Pediatrics
• Psychiatry

Please visit the Audio-Digest Online page of the Library Web site to obtain the login information plus further information about locating specific titles within Audio-Digest.
To access the podcasts, users will need to log in first. (Note: Users need to be on campus or using VPN to view the complete access information.)
For titles not included within the Library’s subscription, or to obtain CME or CE credit for a podcast, you must purchase the complete MP3cast directly from Audio-Digest.