PedScripts vs Suture

Compared to expert clinicians, students are at a disadvantage because they don’t have a mental model for common conditions and how they present in the real world. As a result, they may ask the wrong questions, perform the wrong exam, or omit key elements in data gathering. PedScripts will help students become familiar with illness scripts for real-world presentations so that they can gather the right data. Before students see a patient in a clinical setting, they should review the appropriate algorithm and/or illness scripts for the presenting complaint (if available). If the complaint includes a large number of illness scripts, students can narrow down to a few illness scripts by using the algorithm. If the complaint includes a small number of illness scripts, students can simply review all of the available illness scripts. While reviewing the illness scripts, students should take note of important components of the history and physical exam that separate one script from another. These are the key components of a focused history and physical exam for the patient. Students can then begin the patient encounter with a better sense of how to approach differential diagnosis. Disclaimer: This WebApp is not intended for public use. It is for educational purposes only. For individual health concerns please see your health care provider.

Figuring out how to manage a laceration just got a lot easier. With Suture.app, you'll have all the information you could need at your fingertips. Our easy-to-use interface will guide you from start to finish. As soon as you select the laceration location, you'll start getting repair recommendations including suture material and sizes, other closure methods (like staples or hair apposition), technique references with guided videos and illustrations and instructions to share with patients including removal timeframes. And that's just the beginning! Add more detail (like wound depth, shape, and location-specific complications) and you'll get even more information. Facing a deep, linear laceration to the scalp and aren't sure what to do with the galea? What about a high-tension extremity laceration with seawater exposure? Is that an eyelid laceration I shouldn't work on? No problem, in addition to basic repair information, Suture.app can walk you through every step including antibiotic and tetanus prophylaxis and will even generate a pre-populated procedure note. Features: • Comprehensive database of laceration types and complications • Library of repair techniques with videos and illustrations (from Dr. Brian Lin's Closing the Gap) • Generate procedure notes • Patient instruction samples including precautions and removal timeframes • Quick reference on suture types and local anesthetic use Disclaimer: This application is not intended to be used by non-clinicians. If you are not a clinician and have sustained a laceration - please seek professional medical attention.