DynaMed provides clinically-practical navigation options for health care
professionals to locate the best available evidence. Navigation features
available to quickly find specific information in a given topic include:
Browse Topics Alphabetically
The quickest way to locate a topic of interest - users simply browse
an A-Z listing - or type the first few letters of the topic of interest
to quickly jump to the appropriate item.
Browse Topics by Category
For users who do not know the name of a specific topic, DynaMed
offers the ability to search categorically. As such, users may
focus on a specific area of medicine, and further drill down to
locate the particular item of interest.
Full Text Search
DynaMed allows for full text searching whereby users enter
search terms. This searching supports Boolean operators and wildcards, and presents results ranked by relevance.
Cross-Linking
In order to make navigation as intuitive as possible, DynaMed
offers internal cross-links that can take the user to related
topics with a single click (e.g. to view extensive information
about anti-hypertensive medications when viewing hypertension,
or to view related diseases listed in the differential diagnosis).