Quick Links to Clinical Information Sources
For assistance in finding information or using any of these resources, please call the Health Sciences Library Information Desk at 882-0471, or click on Contact Us in the top tool bar.
UpToDate
Provides instantaneous answers to the most commonly asked questions in a variety of medical specialties, including Internal Medicine, Primary Care, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Gastroenterology, Hematology, Infectious Diseases, Nephrology, Obstetrics & Gynecology, Oncology, Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine, Pediatrics, and Rheumatology. Also includes the Lexi-Interact Drug Interactions Program. Only available from MU HealthCare hospitals and clinics in Columbia .
DynaMed
Provides basic information and summarizes current developments on over 2000 diseases. Designed for use at the point of care.
PIER
Physicians Information and Education Resource, an evidence based decision support tool from the American College of Physicians. To facilitate clinicians' use at the point of care, information in PIER is presented in a "drill down" format, in which the user clicks from an opening guidance statement through to more specific information. To login, click on "Search PIER" in the right frame.
Clinical Evidence
Bottom line, evidence-based answers for internal medicine questions.
National Guideline Clearinghouse
Search and compare clinical practice guidelines.
AccessMedicine
Includes Harrison 's Principles of Internal Medicine and over 35 other medical textbooks.
STAT!-Ref
An online textbook collection especially strong in drug information.
MICROMEDEX
Drug information and more.
Stedman's Medical Dictionary on STAT!Ref
Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice
Guide to Culturally Competent Health Care
Brief guides to the cultural beliefs of over 25 different cultural, ethnic and ancestry groups to assist health care providers in delivering culturally sensitive care.
Nursing Calculations
From the PCS system.
Ovid MEDLINE
Search, request, (and sometimes view) medical journal articles.