Nursing : Clinical Resources

Clinical Resources

Use the links below to find clinical resources:

Point of Care Resources             Physical Exam
Differential Diagnosis                                            Practice Guidelines
Diagnostic Tests                                                    AnatomyTV
Drug Information
Anatomy and Medical Images

Point of Care Resources

UpToDate (Wolters Kluwer) This link opens in a new window
Evidence-based, physician-authored clinical decision support resource. It offers expert reviews of topics in health care to assist practitioners.
Access to UpToDate requires registration with a Northeastern email address.
AccessMedicine (McGraw Hill Medical) This link opens in a new window
From the basics to specialty-specific content,with more than 50 medical books, including manuals and handbooks which can be downloaded to a mobile device.
- What this includes: Textbooks, self-assessments, practice guidelines, videos, a drug database, patient cases.
AccessPharmacy (McGraw Hill Medical) This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive online reference with materials for pharmaceutical education, from McGraw-Hill.
- What this includes: Textbooks, cases, study guides, herb supplement and drug references
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ClinicalKey (Elsevier) This link opens in a new window
Clinical overviews, e-books, drug classification overviews and patient education and guidelines.
Micromedex This link opens in a new window
Evidence based information about drugs, toxicology, diseases, acute care, and alternative medicine to support informed research. NOT to be used in clinical settings
Includes information from Red Book Online, Martindale, Neofax, Index Nominum and other sources.
AccessAnesthesiology (McGraw Hill Medical) This link opens in a new window
AccessAnesthesiology covers the entire spectrum of anesthesiology from the basics to specialty-specific content.
- What this includes: Textbooks, cases, self-assessments, practice guidelines, and a drug database.

Drug Information

AccessPharmacy (McGraw Hill Medical) This link opens in a new window
ClinicalKey (Elsevier) This link opens in a new window
Micromedex This link opens in a new window
Includes information from Red Book Online, Martindale, Neofax, Index Nominum and other sources.
Natural Medicines This link opens in a new window
Natural Medicine is a merger of two resources, Natural Standard and Natural Medicines Comprehensive databases.
Lexicomp This link opens in a new window

Anatomy TV

Anatomy.tv is a comprehensive multimedia suite of interactive modules featuring highly accurate 3D models of the human body. Animations illustrate function, biomechanics and movement, as well as treatments and surgical procedures. Modules include systemic anatomy, regional anatomy, sports & therapy, surgery and specialty titles.

Within Anatomy.tv you can:

Demonstrate muscle function in 3D with interactive animations that illustrate the interaction of muscles, ligaments and bones
Review clinical videos to gain a better understanding of procedures and treatments
Peel away layers, zoom, rotate anatomical models 360 degrees, and reconstruct layers back to their original structure
Export images, text, movies, and animations to use in presentations and patient handouts

Anatomy and Medical Images

Links to websites for medical images of human anatomy and physiology

Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body (1918 edition, Google Books) This link opens in a new window

Diagnostic Imaging for the Physical Therapist
by Darryl Hosford & Ken Hurd. Includes modules for the upper extremity, lower extremity, and spine.
Hosford Muscle Tables
Detailed information on the muscles of the human body. Includes each muscle's origin insertion, action, blood supply & innervation.
Master Muscle List
Muscles in Action
From the University of Michigan.
Superficial Muscles Tutorial
Point and click study aid that reviews the names and locations of major superficial muscles. Self tests are included. Developed by James Crimando PhD, from GateWay Community College.
WebAnatomy -- Muscles
Study aid for beginning anatomy students, consists of self-tests and games. Developed by Murray Jensen from Univ. of Minnesota.
Whole Brain Atlas

Physical Exam

AccessMedicine
Click on the Multimedia tab, select Videos by Category, select Physical Exam.
Practical Guide to Clinical Medicine
A comprehensive physical examination and clinical education site for medical students and other health care professionals. Includes physical exam checklists, lecture series and more.
Bates' Visual Guide

Differential Diagnosis

Diagnostic Tests

Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests 6th ed.
Lab Tests Online
A to Z list of tests; by disease; screening recommendations by age.

Practice Guidelines

How Can I Find Practice Guidelines in Databases?
Databases are a rich source of guidelines. Select a database and conduct a search on the specific condition, for example, migraine

ClinicalKey: Click the "Guidelines" link, or search by topic and use the "Guidelines" filter.
Medline and CINAHL Complete: look to the left of your results, click on "Show More" under the date limit slider, select "Practice Guideline" under the Publication Type filter, click "Search".
PubMed: look under the "Article Types" section to the left of your results, click on "Customize", select "Practice Guideline", click "Show", then click on the "Practice Guideline" option that is displayed under Article Types.
TRIP: look to the right of your results, select the "Guidelines" by evidence type.