FIRST Consult is an evidence-based, continuously updated clinical resource for health care professionals, providing instant access to the latest in evaluation, diagnosis, management, outcomes and prevention.

 

 

FIRST Consult’s Differential Diagnosis tool enables practitioners to work back from a patient’s presenting sign or symptom to interactive diagnostic pathway tables that feature over 1,800 possible diagnoses, sorted by age and prevalence, for at-a-glance review.

 

 

The Medical Topics knowledge base is at the heart of FIRST Consult, offering indepth coverage of the conditions most often seen in daily practice. Medical Topics offer consistently organized, regularly updated information on patient evaluation, diagnosis and treatment, tests, disease prevention, and much more. Look for summaries of, and links to, clinically actionable evidence, graded in accordance with American Academy of Family Physicians guidelines.

 

 

Procedures provide clear, systematic guidance, in the form of text, video and animation on surgical and diagnostic procedures integral to practicing medicine across most specialties. Each Procedure features evidence-based management guidelines, follow-up issues and clinical pearls from expert contributors.

 

 

Patient Education handouts are fully customizable and available in both English and Spanish.

 

 

As residents and students talk to patients during their clinical rotations, FIRST Consult improves skills in treatment planning, clinical documentation, and patient communication.

 

 

All of the information on FIRST Consult must pass a rigorous screening process by the FIRST Consult Editorial Board — comprising of leading authorities in internal and specialty medicine. Led by Fred F. Ferri, MD, FACP, the Editorial Board members are dedicated to ensuring the quality, currency, and accuracy of content on FIRST Consult. They also contribute valuable wisdom they’ve gained throughout a lifetime of medical teaching and patient care.