Access Medicine and when should you choose one or the other? As with any database, it depends on what you are looking for.
If you want to get a quick overview of everything available on a topic in Access Medicine, use Basic Search. The results page sidebar will sort results into categories--Textbooks, Diagnosaurus, Quick Dx and Rx, Updates, Diagnostic tests, Guidelines, Videos, Images, Cases, Patient Ed--with an indication of the number of results in each category. You can then select the section that interests you and browse. If there are a large number of results, a Narrow by Topic tool is provided at the top of each results list.
If you are looking for something specific and want to avoid a lot of browsing, Advanced Search is for you. Advanced Search lets you pre-select limits. If you only want an image, choose that options. If you're looking for a video, choose Multimedia. If you're looking for something in a particular book, choose the book. You'll only see results pulled from whatever category you selected.