At the beginning of each UpToDate topic is a section that
contains information about the contributors for the topic. You can click
on any of the headings in this section to display a separate window that
shows the academic titles for all authors, deputy editors, and section
editors for the topic. In that window, you can also click the Peer
reviewers for this specialty link to see the peer reviewers, and you can
click the Contributor disclosure link to view
disclosure statements for all of the contributors.
Directly below the contributor section, each UpToDate topic
displays the date of the last literature review and the date on which
the topic was last updated. You can also move your mouse pointer over "(More)"
to view additional information. We continuously monitor the literature
and update the relevant topics with important new medical findings as
needed.
Medline abstracts are integrated into UpToDate topics for all
relevant references. You can click on a linked reference (either within
the body of the topic or in the References section at the bottom) to
display the Medline abstract for that reference.
UpToDate has thousands of graphics incorporated into the
topics. The links to these graphics appear in parentheses in the topic text
— for example, (show figure 1) or (show table 2).
Within the topic outline, the Graphics section lists all associated graphics
by type. You can view all graphics, only those of a select type (i.e. all TABLES)
or an individual graphic.
Click on a graphic link to display the associated graphic in a
separate window. All graphics can be printed or made into slides.
Click on the View All link to see all graphics for the topic.
Or click on a type (example PICTURES) to see only graphics of that type.
A lightbox shows all images in a thumbnail view.
Within the lightbox, click on the title of the graphic to view individually.
Individual graphics may be printed, emailed or exported to PowerPoint.
The UpToDate drug information database contains drug information
topics that include information about usual dosage, adverse reactions,
and more.
Click on a linked drug name in a topic to display the associated
drug information topic in a separate window. You can also access drug
information topics by searching on drug names.
UpToDate topics include a set of topic tools at the upper right
part of the screen.
Bookmark (desktop, iPhone only) — Allows for saving a topic
for subsequent reference.
On the desktop, when you click Bookmark, the Bookmark label will change to yellow and Unbookmark. The yellow Unbookmark
will be seen on future visits to this topic. To remove this bookmark, click Unbookmark.
On the iPhone, click the white star outline at the bottom. The star will become a solid star when
bookmarked. To remove the bookmark, click the star again.
Find — Allows you to easily
locate specific text by highlighting all occurrences of the text within
the topic. Click here
for further information about using this tool.
Patient — Provides direct access
to the Information for Patients section of the topic, where applicable.
Click here
for further information about patient information topics.
Print — Displays the topic
in a format that is specifically designed for printing. Click here
for further information about printing UpToDate topics.
E-mail (UpToDate online only) — Allows you to send
the topic by e-mail. Click here
for further information about e-mailing topics.
Most topics contain links to other topics that contain related
information. These links appear in parentheses in the topic text —
for example, (See "Prevention of venous thromboembolic disease"). You can also
find a list of all related topic links at the end of the topic outline.
Click on a related topic link to access the related topic. You
can then click the Back button to return to the
original topic.
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