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The Chief Complaint

The Chief Complaint

Emergency medicine guide

649 ratings
25 reviews
📚 Education
🏥 Medical
Free

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  • Released
  • Updated
  • June 13, 2015
  • October 13, 2023

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Developer

Escavo, Inc
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This emergency medicine guide offers an algorithmic approach to over 50 common complaints. It provides decision support, links to medical resources, and includes a drug guide and calculators. A clinical community forum is also available for collaboration.

✓Algorithmic approach to common ER complaints
✓Clinical decision support algorithms
✓Links to medical resources (PubMed, EM:RAP, etc.)
✓Emergency medicine drug guide
✓Medical calculators and scores
✓ESCAVO Clinical Community forum
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What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of The Chief Complaint. Based on 649 reviews and a 4.8/5 average, it highlights the 8 positives and 3 negatives reviewers mention most about this Education app.

Positive things

  • 👍Intuitive and easy to use interface
  • 🧠Comprehensive differential diagnosis algorithms
  • 📚Excellent educational resource for medical students and residents
  • 🎯Clear, concise, and thorough clinical guidance
  • 🔗Evidence-based recommendations with step-by-step approach
  • 💰Free and valuable resource
  • 🏥Useful across multiple medical specialties and experience levels
  • 📖Well-organized content with clear next steps

Negative things

  • 📱No iPad landscape mode support
  • ⚠️Potentially outdated information (per one user)
  • 📖Sparse coverage in some specialty areas (OB/GYN, toxicology)
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What's New in The Chief Complaint

4.0

October 13, 2023

- The ESCAVO Clinical Community - a collaboration forum for healthcare professionals

User reviews

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Amazing app

Comprehensive. Very helpful and intuitive
sanatussanatus

Awesome app

Great app that is easy to use
AidanGlendenningAidanGlendenning

Keeps getting better

I’m a paramedic and use this app for assistance with assessments. It is a little over the top for EMS but it’s super useful at all levels!
Jeffa-faJeffa-fa

Amazing app

I am an ED NP, this app is amazing for helping with DDx, and overall thought process. Great app, please continue to support!
Art FreelandArt Freeland

Great App

This app is easy to use, is concise and yet thorough, and has clear recommendations on next steps.

Great for a medical student or resident learner early in their training.
User24602User24602
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Reported Bugs

1 issue

App crashes when deleting bookmarks

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Requested Features

3 requests

iPad landscape orientation support

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Additional drug information in complaint categories

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Expanded content for OB/GYN and toxicology sections

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FAQ

What does The Chief Complaint app do?

The Chief Complaint app provides an algorithmic approach to over 50 common emergency medicine complaints, offering clinical decision support. It helps users determine next steps in patient work-up, testing, and disposition, and includes a drug guide and medical calculators.

What are the key features of this app?

Key features include algorithm-based guidance for common ER complaints, direct links to medical resources like PubMed and EM:RAP, an emergency medicine drug guide, medical calculators, and access to the ESCAVO Clinical Community forum for clinician collaboration.

Is this app free to use?

Based on the provided information, the app is offered for free. Content updates are also provided free of charge, ensuring the app's information remains current.

What kind of content is included in the app?

The app contains over 60 high-resolution clinical management and decision support algorithms, an emergency medicine drug guide, and important medical calculators and scores. All content is built-in, with network access only needed for updates.

Who is the target audience for this app?

This app is designed for healthcare professionals working in emergency medicine and other acute care settings. This includes doctors, residents, medical students, and nurses who need quick access to clinical guidance.