Manual MSD público general - Medical info & guidance

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Specifically designed for patients, caregivers, and families, this version of the MSD Manual medical information app has been tailored just for you. Now equipped with many new features and enhancements, the MSD Manual Consumer app uses everyday language. This customer version provides clear and practical explanations about thousands of medical conditions, including symptoms and what doctors do to diagnose and treat these issues.

The reliable MSD Manual Consumer app offers healthcare information that can be accessed on the go:

• Regularly updated medical and health information authored by over 350 medical experts

• Topics searchable by symptoms, diagnoses, or treatments, all presented in easy-to-understand language

• Photos and illustrations covering thousands of disorders and diseases

• Animations that visually depict diseases and their treatments

• Interactive questionnaires* to assess knowledge on health topics

• Medical news and commentary* covering the most current and significant health issues

• Editorial pieces* written by top medical experts

• Self-assessments* to monitor your health and fitness levels

*Internet access required.

About the MSD Manuals

Our mission is straightforward:

We believe that medical information is a universal right and that every individual should have access to accurate, accessible, and usable medical information. We are committed to protecting, preserving, and sharing the best available medical information to facilitate informed decision-making, enhance relationships between patients and professionals, and improve healthcare outcomes worldwide.

This is why we provide the MSD Manuals free of charge and in digital format to both professionals and patients around the globe. No registration or subscription is required, and there are no advertisements.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How is the Manual organized?

The Manual is structured in a tree:

From medical topic areas (e.g., Heart and Blood Vessel Disorders) to

Chapters (Arrhythmias) to

Individual Topics (Atrial Fibrillation)

Medical specialty areas are listed under “Medical Topics,” which you can find as a tab on the navigation bar at the top of each page and on the accordion menu in the upper left corner of any page. You can expand medical topics and chapters to see what topics they contain.

The navigation bar also lets you view specific types of content

Navigation bar: Symptoms and Emergencies

Resources tab: Includes Common Medical Tests, Figures, Images, Quizzes, Tables, and Videos

What is the best way to find a medical topic in the Manual?

Use the search bar at the top of each page (to search for a specific phrase, enclose it in quotation marks: “heart attack”)

Browse the list of “Medical Topics” on the navigation bar

You can filter search results to select only certain types of content, such as medical topics, tables, figures, images, videos, calculators, or 3D models

How do I navigate within a topic?

To find a subheading (e.g., "Diagnosis") on a content page, you can use several methods

Scroll down on that page, or

Click a subtopic in the left navigation bar

How do I navigate to related topics?

To find related topics (i.e., topics in the same chapter) for a content page, use similar methods

What is the Manual?

The Manual contains general medical information about thousands of diseases and symptoms in every area of medicine.

What are the different versions of the Manual?

Professional Edition: Detailed medical information for medical professionals and students.

Home Edition: Same topics as the Professional Edition, but more accessible, focusing on patients, parents, and caregivers

The Home Edition also contains Brief Fact Sheets, which are shorter, easier-to-read versions of selected consumer topics. You can switch to Brief Fact Sheets from the topic page or select them from the search results.

You can also switch back and forth between the Professional and Home Editions using the buttons on each page.

Who creates the content of the Manual?

The Manual is written by an editorial staff of hundreds of medical experts worldwide, an independent peer-reviewed editorial board, physicians, and professional medical writers.

How often is the content updated?

The Manuals are continually updated with new content and new features. We publish new content monthly.

Doesn't this page promote only Merck products?

For more than 100 years, the Manuals have maintained complete editorial independence, providing the best current thinking in medical diagnosis and treatment without in any way promoting or advertising our pharmaceutical products. To ensure that there is no commercial or corporate bias, authors and peer reviewers cannot be employees of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, nor can they serve as endorsers of Merck or MSD products or represent the company in any other way. Although editorial staff are employed by Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA, no other department of the company (including research and development, sales and marketing, public relations, legal department and corporate management) is allowed to control, review or express an opinion in the content of the Manuals.

Why is this site free? What does Merck get from it?

We firmly believe that access to health information is a right that everyone should enjoy, and that everyone has the right to accurate and accessible medical information. We have a responsibility to protect, preserve and share the best current medical information to enable informed decisions, enhance relationships between patients and healthcare professionals, and improve healthcare outcomes around the world.

Since this site is free, can I do what I want with the content?

No. You may share the content or post links to the brochure content. You should assume that everything you see or read on this site is copyrighted and that you may not distribute, modify, transmit, reuse, repost or use the content (including text, images, audio or video) for public or commercial purposes without written permission. Please also see our Terms of Use.