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Related Toolkits:

BMJ Best Practice
Provided by UM College of Nursing, accessible on College of Nursing IP ranges. Off-campus access limited to NP students and faculty by password.

Medical Reference Resources

Family Practice Notebook
Online and app for quick medical reference.
Medscape
Extensive free online medical reference.
Merck Manual
Free, online medical reference resource.
Medline Plus
Disease, condition, and wellness information for patients and families.

Selected NEJM Procedure Videos

Below is selection of videos of interest to clerkship students that have been selected from the New England Journal of Medicine multimedia collection.

Clinical Information Resources

AccessMedicine
Select 'Quick Reference' for Quick Medical Dx & Tx and other resources.

ClinicalKey (including First Consult)
Includes First Consult resource for diagnosis and management.

Using First Consult on ClinicalKey (PDF)

Cochrane Library
Source for Cochrane systematic reviews.
LexiComp Online
Comprehensive drug resource includes disease information.
UpToDate
Diagnosis and management information.

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Drug Resources

LexiComp Online
A full-text collection of drug information databases including Lexi-Drugs, with over 1600 drug monographs.
CPS (formerly RxTx)
From the Canadian Pharmacists Association. Contains drug monographs, clinical tools, handouts, and calculators.
Natural Medicines (formerly Natural Standard)
Information on dietary supplements, natural medicines, and complementary, alternative, and integrative therapies.

Davis's Drug Guide for Nurses
E-book version of the popular drug handbook.
Drugs in Pregnancy and Lactation
E-book of reference for fetal and neonatal risk.

Diagnostic Testing

Clinical Laboratory Tests Normal Values
This table lists reference values for the most common laboratory tests and is intended for interpretation of the results as they are provided in the MCCQE examinations. All values are provided in SI units. All values apply to adults.
Diagnostic Services of Manitoba
Lab information manual.
Lab Tests Online
A resource to help patients and caregivers understand lab tests, from the American Association of Clinical Chemistry.
AMA Lab Values SI - US Conversion Calculator
Scroll to 'Selected Laboratory Tests'.

Mosby's Canadian Manual of Diagnostic and Laboratory Tests
Fischbach's manual of laboratory and diagnostic tests
Publication Date: 2018
Guide to diagnostic tests
Publication Date: 2017

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Mobile Resources

Mobile apps to resources via Library subscriptions
Mobile toolkit
Apps for healthcare including point of care, keeping current and productivity.

Diagnosis

Diagnosaurus

Symptom to Diagnosis by Scott D. C. Stern; Adam S. Cifu; Diane Altkorn
Call Number: Online book available through AccessMedicine
ISBN: 9780071803441
Publication Date: 2015
The Patient History by Henderson MC et al.
Call Number: Online book available through AccessMedicine
Publication Date: 2012

Diagnostic Imaging

Netter's Introduction to Imaging by Cochard LR et al
Call Number: Online book available through Clinical Key