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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 This link opens in a new window
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)

RXfiles
An idependent, Canadian drug information resource built to help answer drug therapy questions through objective comparisons.

UpToDate This link opens in a new window
Diagnosis and management information.

VisualDX
Differential diagnosis tool.

Search LexiComp

Drug Resources

LexiComp Online
A full-text collection of drug information databases including Lexi-Drugs, with over 1600 drug monographs.
CPS
From the Canadian Pharmacists Association. Contains drug monographs, clinical tools, handouts, and calculators.
Natural Medicines (formerly Natural Standard)

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.
Shared Health Lab Information Manual
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

VisualDx This link opens in a new window

Getting Help

When it comes to getting help, you have options!

Christine Neilson is the current liaison librarian for the College of Nursing, but you can feel free to consult with any of the librarians at the Neil John Maclean Health Sciences Library.

Consult a Health Sciences Librarian

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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

VisualDx
VisualDx is a visual clinical support tool and educational resource. It allows you to build a differential diagnosis based on patient findings, sort diagnoses based on likelihood or emergency, compare images side by side, and use clinical pearls to increase confidence in your diagnosis. The images represent multiple ages and skin types and various stages of diseases.

Diagnostic Imaging

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

VisualDx