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Epocrates Essentials
   PDA resource (free to medical students)
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DynaMed Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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mdcalc
http://www.mdcalc.com

Also Known as: md+calc ; md calc
Clinical calculators for a variety of medical specialties. Created and maintained by a resident in New York City.

MEDLINE (Ovid) Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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PubMed Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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STAT!-REF Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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Stedman's Medical Dictionary Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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UpToDate Available only from within the Health Sciences Library.
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Citing Resources for PBL

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Clinical Evidence Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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A compendium of evidence on the effects of common clinical interventions in a variety of medical specialties, from the publishers of the British Medical Journal. Summarizes the current state of knowledge, ignorance, and uncertainty about the prevention and treatment of a wide range of clinical conditions based on thorough searches and appraisal of the literature. Updated monthly.

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews (EBM Reviews) Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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Includes the full text of the regularly updated systematic reviews of the effects of healthcare prepared by The Cochrane Collaboration. The reviews are presented in two types: includes both completed reviews and protocols for reviews in progress. EBM Reviews is integrated with Ovid MEDLINE. When browsing MEDLINE results, click on "Topic Review" to see the related Cochrane review. [more]

Diagnosaurus Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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Diagnosaurus Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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A differential diagnosis tool from McGraw-Hill and CogniQ, included with Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. [more]

emedicine
http://www.emedicine.com
Clinical knowledge base of more than 7,000 diseases and disorders.

Lab Tests Online
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Lab Tests Online
http://www.labtestsonline.org
Produced by laboratory professional societies, this site provides descriptions of laboratory tests including interpretation information. The site also includes a list of conditions and diseases along with the tests that are typically used in the diagnosis and treatment of these conditions and diseases.

PIER Physician Information and Education Resource Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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An evidence based decision support tool from the American College of Physicians. The level of evidence is clearly indicated for all recommendations. Please logout when finished searching. MyNCBI account holders can link to articles and ordering options via Findit@MU. To locate more recent articles which cite a referenced article, enter the PMID article Identifier here.

Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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Journal Articles

Looking for a specific article? Try Article Finder

Looking for articles by topic?  Try Databases such as MEDLINE

Resources by Objective

Anatomy & Histology
Basic Histology : Text and Atlas Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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Clinically Oriented Anatomy (on PBL shelf)

Gray's Anatomy (on PBL shelf)

Netter's Interactive Atlas of Human Anatomy
(Available only from the computers on the first floor of the library and the medical student PBL labs.)

Krause's Essential Human Histology for Medical Students, 3rd ed. Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri PDF
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Diagnosis & Symptoms
Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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Diagnosaurus Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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Diagnosaurus Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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A differential diagnosis tool from McGraw-Hill and CogniQ, included with Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine. [more]

Interpretation of Adult Chest X-Rays Available only from within the Health Sciences Library.
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PIER Physician Information and Education Resource Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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An evidence based decision support tool from the American College of Physicians. The level of evidence is clearly indicated for all recommendations. Please logout when finished searching. MyNCBI account holders can link to articles and ordering options via Findit@MU. To locate more recent articles which cite a referenced article, enter the PMID article Identifier here.

Primary Care Medicine ( Goroll ) Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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Diseases & Disorders
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Harrisons Online Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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UpToDate Available only from within the Health Sciences Library.
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Drugs
AHFS Drug Information Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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Basic & Clinical Pharmacology Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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Lexi-Interact Online Drug Interactions Program Available only from within the Health Sciences Library.
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MICROMEDEX Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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A variety of databases covering topics such as medicine, drugs, alternative and complementary medicine, patient education and occupational health. Search multiple Micromedex databases via the Integrated Index (http://micromedex.umh.edu ) feature or search individual databases. [more]

Images
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Google Image Search
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Lab Tests
AccessMedicine: DX Tests Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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Also Known as: Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 5th edition

Ferri's Clinical Advisor Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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Lab Tests Online
http://www.labtestsonline.org

Lab Tests Online
http://www.labtestsonline.org
Produced by laboratory professional societies, this site provides descriptions of laboratory tests including interpretation information. The site also includes a list of conditions and diseases along with the tests that are typically used in the diagnosis and treatment of these conditions and diseases.

Manual of Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests ( Fischbach ) Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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Pathophysiology
Concise Pathology Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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Pathophysiology of Disease Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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Psycho/Social
Guide to Culturally Competent Healthcare Restricted to faculty, students, and staff at The University of Missouri
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