Information Resources by Subject

Information resources alphabetically
CLASS POWERPOINT: 11 Questions a medical student will ask (pdf)

Definitions-medical dictionaries, basic facts
Disease Information
Drug Information
Differential Diagnosis--Laboratory Tests
Differential Diagnosis--Signs and Symptoms
Differential Diagnosis--Imaging
Clinical Calculators
Images
Research Articles/Review Articles
Evidence Based Medicine
Patient Information and Local Services

Definitions-medical dictionaries, basic facts
Stedman's Medical Dictionary: via Stat!Ref
Google: Type "define" followed by a semicolon ( define: ) in front of the word
MEDLINEplus: basic health overviews and patient information

Disease Information
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 17e: via AccessMedicine
Cecil textbook of medicine: via MD Consult (login with LSUHSC username& password)
Merck manual of diagnosis and therapy: via StatRef
Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man: search genetic diseases for Dx, Tx, Hx, Pathogenesis
Dynamed: available on PDA & iPhone

Drug Information
MICROMEDEX: Select "drug" from menu. (Login with LSUHSC username & password.)
MDConsult: Select "Drugs" from menu
Natural Medicines Comprehensive Database: prescription and non-prescription drugs, herbal supplements
Natural Standard: evidence-based information about complementary and alternative therapies and supplements
Poisoning and Drug Overdose: Find under 'Textbooks' menu (via AccessMedicine)

Differential Diagnosis--Laboratory Tests
MICROMEDEX: Select "Lab" from menu.(Login with LSUHSC username& password.)
A Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests: via Books@Ovid
Interpretation of diagnostic tests: via Books@Ovid
AccessMedicine: select "Dx Tests" from menu
MGH Normal Reference Laboratory Values: (N Engl J Med 2004; 351(15):1549-1563

Differential Diagnosis--Signs and Symptoms
Differential diagnosis in internal medicine: via Thieme Electronic Book Library
Differential diagnosis in neurology and neurosurgery : via Thieme Electronic Book Library
Diagnosaurus: Select "DDx" on menu in AccessMedicine
Dynamed: check the 'rule out' section of entry
Gideon: for infectious disease and epidemiology
eMedicine: free

Differential Diagnosis--Imaging
ImagesMD
AccessMedicine: Select "DX Tests" from top menu then "Diagnostic imaging" from the sub-menu
Clinical imaging: an atlas of differential diagnosis: from Books@Ovid
Essential radiology: from Thieme Electronic Book Library
Normal findings in CT and MRI: from Thieme Electronic Book Library

Clinical Calculators
MedCalc3000: via Stat!Ref
MICROMEDEX: Select "Calculators" from menu. Login with LSUHSC username & password

Images
AccessMedicine: select "Images" from menu.
ImagesMD
HEAL: Health Education Assets Library - free

Research articles/Review Articles
PubMed: biomedical research articles

Evidence-Based Medicine
Evidence Based Medicine Guidelines
Cochrane Library: full text systematic reviews
PIER: The Physician's Information and Education Resource
PubMed Clinical Queries: Search by clinical study category or find systematic reviews
Dynamed: evidence based information for the point of care
Evidence Based Practice: LSUHSC Library resource guide

Patient Information and Local Services
MEDLINEplus: basic health overviews and patient information
Minhaal: patient information in Arabic
Health Information Translations: translations in multiple languages, including American Sign Language
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals: state and local programs, Medicaid provider locator, and more

This resource guide is inspired by the research of librarians at the Ruth Lilly Medical Library: Teaching First-year Medical Students Where to Go First: Connecting Information Needs to e-resources.