Merck Manual Professional for Android

Never seen such inclusive and comprehensive manual ever since I am exercising evidence based medicine at point of care integrating videos and images as well as animations!!!

This has so much reputable information organized and easy to find what you’re looking for (I.e. diagnosis, treatment). You can search or select topics.

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Before retiring, I had a male patient who seemed to meet criteria for caffeine addiction and perhaps intoxication. Often irritable, he always brought to his late-afternoon sessions a large container of heavily caffeinated soft drink. Researching “caffeine” in the Merck Manual app search box, the only option that I found at the time was on caffeine in pregnancy. I thought this arrangement erroneously conveyed the impression that only in the context of pregnancy—with its potential to damage another life—were caffeine addiction, intoxication, and dependence medically meaningful. I had earlier read a news item from a presidential campaign. It described a bedraggled group of reporters, which I presume included both men and women. They were following a candidate as—driven by electoral, not geographical, logic—he zigzagged by plane across the country. Sleep-deprived and driven by their deadlines, the reporters sustained themselves on caffeine to the point of delirium and collapse. The anecdote amusingly illustrated the nuttier side of American political reality. Still, l had to wonder what the negative, long-term after-effects might be on these reporters—each of whom brought to this horrific caffeine-fueled orgy their own medical vulnerabilities. A good search engine should be like a good index in a printed book—able to lead the reader to all the relevant information. This puts a heavy but noble burden on the compilers of the search engine for a comprehensive medical guide. KSshrink

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