Dermatology Secrets Plus, 5/E vs APRN and PA’s Complete Guide
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dermatology Secrets Plus, 5/E
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For 30 years, the highly regarded Secrets Series® has provided students and practitioners in all areas of health care with concise, focused, and engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Dermatology Secrets Plus, 5th Edition, by Drs. James E. Fitzpatrick and Joseph G. Morelli, features the Secrets' popular question-and-answer format that also includes lists, tables, and an informal tone - making reference and review quick, easy, and enjoyable. Key Features • Thorough updates throughout, including new chapters on disorders of the male genitalia and disorders of the oral mucosa. • Top 100 Secrets and Key Points boxes provide a fast overview of the secrets you must know for success in practice. • The proven Secrets® format gives you the most return for your study time--concise, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective. This app is very intuitive and easy to navigate, allowing you to browse the contents or search for topics. The powerful search tool gives you word suggestions that appear in the text as you type, so it is lightning fast and helps with spelling those long medical terms. The search tool also keeps a recent history of past search terms so you can go back to a previous search result very easily. You have the ability to create notes and bookmarks separately for text, images and tables to enhance your learning. You can also change the text size for easier reading. Your progress on each card is tracked so you can pick up right where you left off. After the app has been downloaded, no internet connection is needed to retrieve the content of the app. All of the text and images are available to you on your device anytime, anywhere, and lightning fast. This app is also automatically optimized for whatever size device you are currently using, either phone or tablet. Check out https://usatinemedia.com to learn more and watch a video demo of this app. This interactive app contains the full content of Dermatology Secrets Plus, 5th Edition by Elsevier. ISBN-13: 978-0323310291 ISBN-10: 9780323310291 Authors: James E. Fitzpatrick, MD, Professor, Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado Joseph G. Morelli, MD, Professor of Dermatology and Pediatrics, Department of Dermatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Children's Hospital Colorado, Aurora, Colorado Disclaimer: This app is intended for the education of healthcare professionals and not as a diagnostic and treatment reference for the general population. Developed by Usatine Media Richard P. Usatine, MD, Co-President, Professor of Family & Community Medicine, Professor of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery, University of Texas Health San Antonio Peter Erickson, Co-President, Lead Software Developer
APRN and PA’s Complete Guide
This prescribing reference offers guidance on drug therapy for advanced healthcare providers and students. It includes over 600 diagnoses with detailed pharmacotherapy regimens, lab monitoring, and patient teaching points. Content is updated digitally and accessible offline.
- Over 600 diagnoses with pharmacotherapy regimens
- Detailed drug information including dosing and FDA pregnancy category
- Lab values to monitor and patient teaching points
- Alphabetical diagnosis and drug cross-reference
- Digital updates and offline access
- SmartSearch technology for quick information retrieval
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"Try before you buy" - Download the FREE App, which includes sample content. An in-App purchase is required to unlock all content. Updated to deliver the most current standards, this is a unique prescribing reference for APRN students and advanced health care providers in all practice settings who need guidance on prescribing drugs for patients with acute, episodic, and chronic health problems Includes more than 30 new diagnoses with digital updates as needed! Concise, easy to read, and updated throughout, the APRN and PA’s Complete Guide to Prescribing Drug Therapy 2020 delivers pharmacotherapy regimens for more than 600 diagnoses—including over 30 that are new. Listed alphabetically by diagnosis, pharmacotherapy regimens include, for each diagnosis, drug choices listed by generic name, FDA pregnancy category, generic/over-the-counter availability, adult/pediatric dosing regimens, brand names, forms of dosage, and additives. Clinically useful information such as laboratory values to be monitored, patient teaching points, and safety information is interspersed throughout each diagnosis. Additional quick-access features include information presented in convenient table format and an alphabetical cross-reference index of drugs by generic and brand name, with FDA pregnancy category and controlled drug schedule (I, II, III, IV, V). Key Features: * Includes 31 new diagnoses totaling over 600 organized alphabetically * Serves as a quick-access prescribing reference for APRN and PA students and health care providers in all primary care settings * Presents drug information in condensed and summary form for ease of use * Within each diagnosis, drug choices are listed alphabetically by generic /trade name, FDA pregnancy category, adult/pediatric dosing, dose forms, and additives * Delivers guidance on lab values to be monitored, patient education points, and safety information * Includes 30 Appendices with ready access to key drug classifications, FDA Pregnancy Categories, US Schedule of Controlled Substances, Immunization Schedules, Contraceptive Guidance, categories Anti-Infectives, and more! * Offers brand/generic cross-reference No internet connection is required to access the content after the initial download. Find information quickly using powerful SmartSearch technology. Search part of term for those hard to spell medical terms. Content licensed from printed ISBN 13: 9780826179333 SUBSCRIPTION : Please choose an auto renewable subscription plan to receive content access & continuous updates. Your subscription automatically renews as per your plan, so you always have the latest content. Yearly auto-renewing payments-$39.99 Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscription may be managed by the user & auto-renewal can be disabled at any time by going to your device “Settings” and tapping “iTunes & App Store”. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription, where applicable. If you have any questions or comments, email us any time: customersupport@skyscape.com or call 508-299-30000 Privacy Policy-https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/privacypolicy.aspx Terms and Conditions-https://www.skyscape.com/terms-of-service/licenseagreement.aspx Editor(s): Mari J. Wirfs, PhD, MN, RN, APRN, ANP-BC, FNP-BC, CNE Publisher: Springer Publishing Company
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The clearest difference is price: APRN and PA’s Complete Guide at Free against Dermatology Secrets Plus, 5/E's $44.99. APRN and PA’s Complete Guide also leads on update cadence (every 8 months vs every 17 months). Dermatology Secrets Plus, 5/E's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and ads (none vs shown). On device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
APRN and PA’s Complete Guide is free to download; Dermatology Secrets Plus, 5/E costs $44.99 up front. APRN and PA’s Complete Guide sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $39.99 per year. Dermatology Secrets Plus, 5/E asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dermatology Secrets Plus, 5/E ships an update every 17 months, APRN and PA’s Complete Guide every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dermatology Secrets Plus, 5/E | APRN and PA’s Complete Guide |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $44.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | — | 4.5 (25 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 25 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 187 MB | 148 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Usatine & Erickson Media LLC | Skyscape Medpresso Inc |
In-app purchases
Dermatology Secrets Plus, 5/E
No in-app purchases
APRN and PA’s Complete Guide
- APRN & PA’s Complete Guide$39.991 Year
- APRN & PA’s Complete Guide$39.99
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