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STAT!Ref
New User
Interface
The simplest way to search
STAT!Ref is to enter the search
term into the field at the top of the
page and click the Search button.
STAT!Ref will look for your
search term in every title and
searchable resource you
subscribe to and present you
with a list of the Results found.
There are five STAT!Ref filters that display under
the heading All STAT!Ref Results. They are;
Codes, Drug Information, Patient Information,
Point of Care and Titles By Discipline.
Filters are pre-defined groupings of titles that
logically fit together.
Whether a filter is visible or not depends upon the
titles in your subscription and whether or not the
filter is relevant to the search.
The Titles By Discipline filter has a number of
sub-filters, which are groupings of titles by their
primary discipline.
If you are only interested in drug information click
on the Drug Information filter. The Results list will
change to reflect only those titles that relate to the
selected filter. The titles that are associated with
a filter display below it.
If you want drug information from a specific
source, such as Mosby’s, click on that title and
your Results list will change to reflect only
Mosby’s Drug Consult.
To return to the original state of your Results just
click the All STAT!Ref Results filter.
In addition to searching its titles, STAT!Ref also
searches other resources, such as MedCalc 3000,
the National Guideline Clearinghouse and PubMed.
Results for these resources display under Additional
Resources.
Click on the resource you are interested in viewing
and STAT!Ref will launch that resource in a separate
browser window and execute the search for you.
If you click on the “MedCalc
3000” link, under Additional
Resources, it will launch
“MedCalc 3000” in a
separate browser window
with the term (in this case
“diabetes”) already searched.
A list of the related concepts for the term searched
will display under Related terms. Related terms
come from the National Library of Medicine’s
UMLS Metathesaurus database.
Click on any one of the listed terms to re-execute
your search for that specific term or click on the
“Add All Related Terms” link at the bottom of the list
to your search using all related terms.
Each Result displays in its
own tile. They are ranked
in their order of relevancy.
An excerpt shows the best
matching phrase in the
document.
To page through
your Results list
click on the
“Results Page x”
link.
A maximum of
100 documents
display in the
Results list. They
are grouped into
ten documents per
page.
To lookup your
search term in
Stedman’s
Dictionary click
the “Stedman’s
Definition” link.
Stedman’s will
launch in a
separate browser
window.
To hide or show
Excerpts click on
the “Excerpt” link.
Each Result tile
displays an
excerpt (200
characters) of
text surrounding
the best match
found in the
document.
To get detailed
information about the
criteria that was used
to perform your
search click on the
“Search Details” link.
To view the document
click on the Result you
want.
The title’s name will
appear directly above
the document.
Each match will appear
in red with the highest
ranked match
highlighted in yellow.
To change
the
document’s
font size
click on the
“Font” link,
To move to the next
or previous Match
found within a
document click the
appropriate “Match”
arrow.
To print a
document click the
“Print” link.
To print a portion
of the document,
highlight the text
you want to print
and click the
“Print” link. When
the Printer
Dialogue Box
appears choose
the “Selection”
option.
To lookup a term
in Stedman’s
Dictionary
highlight the term
in the document
and click the
“Look Up Term”
link.
Stedman’s will
launch in a
separate browser
window.
To move to the
next or previous
Result shown in
the Results list
click the
appropriate
“Results” arrow.
Another way to search STAT!Ref
is to use Advanced Search
settings.
Click on the “Advanced Search”
link to the right of the Search
button to view your options.
Using Advanced Search you can
configure your search settings before
executing a search.
To change the precision settings (a.k.a
Boolean Operators) that STAT!Ref will
use click on the “Precision” drop down
menu and select the precision.
To include related concepts or suffixes
check either the “Include Related
Concepts” or “Include Suffixes” option.
These two options are mutually
exclusive.
To use a Search Set click on the
“Search Set” drop down menu and
select your search set.
To select one or more titles check the
box next to the title(s) you want to
search.
Once you’ve selected your Advanced
settings enter the search term into the
field at the top of the page and click the
Search button.
Your Advanced settings will continue
to be used for all future searches until
you tell STAT!Ref to reset the default
settings or until you log out.
To stop using Advanced settings click
on the “Reset search to default
settings” link that is highlighted in
yellow just above the first Result.
Another way to retrieve a
document is to browse the Table
of Contents.
Click on the Table of Contents tab to
see a list of all of the titles you
subscribe to.
You can browse the TOC by clicking
on the triangle to the left of the title.
Drill down until you find the section,
chapter, image, figure, etc. that you
are interested in or click on the
document icon
to the right of the
section, chapter, etc. to go directly to
the document.
The Table of Contents is shown here
in its collapsed state.
If the Table of Contents
becomes unwieldy you can
click on the “Collapse All” link
to return it to its collapsed
state.
Click on the Resources tab
to view all of your available
resources.
Only the resources that you
subscribe to will be appear
on this page.
Click on the Resources
you are interested in and it
will launch in a separate
browser window.
To customize your personal view of
STAT!Ref you must first create a My
STAT!Ref account.
To do this, click on the “Preferences”
link at the top of the page.
If you do not have a My STAT!Ref
account you can create one by
selecting the “No, I want to create My
STAT!Ref account” option.
If you already have a My STAT!Ref
account you can select the “Yes, I
have a password” option and enter in
your password.
CAVEAT: You may not have this
option available to you. Your
STAT!Ref Administrator determines
whether to turn it on or off for your
subscription.
If you selected the “No, I want to
create My STAT!Ref account”
option on the previous page. You
must enter in the following
information:
•Your e-mail address
•Your first name
•Your password twice.
STAT!Ref will not share this
information with anyone. This
information will only be used to
keep track of your preferences.
If you want to customize the look and behavior of
STAT!Ref, log into your My STAT!Ref account. The
following display settings are available:
•Show or hide the Left-hand Table of Contents
•Change the width of the Left-hand Table of Contents
•Define STAT!Ref’s logoff behavior.
If you want to create, delete or edit your own
My STAT!Ref Search Set click the “Search Set”
menu item.
To create a Search Set click the “Add” button.
Give the Search Set a name that is meaningful
to you and click the “Add” button.
Move the titles you want in your new Search
Set by highlighting the title(s) and clicking the
arrow  button. When finished click the “Back
to Search Sets” button.
In order for your My STAT!Ref account
preference to take effect you must be logged
into your My STAT!Ref account.
Thank You!
If you have any
questions or
comments, please
call 800-901-5494.