Clinical Resources
Point-of-Care Tools for Medicine
- BMJ Best Practice This link opens in a new window
This point of care tool provides information on thousands of diagnoses and diagnostic tests as well as diagnostic and treatment guidelines. Patient leaflets are also included.
For mobile access with these easy steps
- Make sure your device is connected to your institutions' wifi. If you're off-campus/outside of the institutional IP range, be sure to access Best Practice via your institution's referral URL or library portal.
- Download the free AccessMedicine app by Unbound Medicine from the Apple App Store or Google Play
- Create an account
- Start searching!
- ClinicalKey This link opens in a new window
ClinicalKey is a clinical decision-making support tool, which includes clinical overviews, drug monographs, clinical calculators, procedure videos, as well as access to full text journals and over 1,000 ebooks.
For mobile access:
- Set up a Personal Account
- Request Remote Access
- Download the free ClinicalKey app from the Apple App Store or Google Play
- At the Choose Role screen, select ClinicalKey
- Launch the app and log in with your Personal Account credentials
- DynaMed This link opens in a new window
This point of care tool provides information on thousands of diagnoses and diagnostic tests as well as diagnostic and treatment guidelines. Patient leaflets are also included.
For mobile access:
- Make sure your device is connected to your institutions' wifi. If you're off-campus/outside of the institutional IP range, be sure to access Best Practice via your institution's referral URL or library portal.
- Download the free DynaMed Plus App from the Apple App Store or Google Play
- Create an account and start searching
- Johns Hopkins ABX Guide This link opens in a new window
The Johns Hopkins ABX Guide features evidenced-based information on the treatment of infectious diseases to help make decisions at the point of care. This comprehensive mobile resource organizes details of diagnosis; drug indications, dosing, pharmacokinetics, side effects and interactions; pathogens; management; and vaccines into easily accessible, quick-read entries.
For mobile access:
- Download the free UCentral app from the Apple App Store or Google Play
- Access Johns Hopkins ABX Guide via the OHSU Library
- Click on the Mobile link at the top toolbar of the resulting page. First time users can register for an account. Once you register, you can log in to use mobile or to personalize your web experience.
- Using the login information you created when you registered, login to the app on your device.
- UpToDate This link opens in a new window
Provides evidence-based answers to commonly asked questions in clinical practice. Designed to provide concise information needed at the point of care.
For mobile access:
- Download the free mobile app from the Apple App Store or Google Play
- Access UpToDate via the OHSU Library
- Click on the Log In/Register link on the resulting page. First time users can register for an account to use on a mobile device or to use the CME feature.
- Once you register, you can login to the app using the UpToDate username and password you created from step #3 above.
PLEASE NOTE: You will occasionally be asked to re-verify your affiliation with OHSU. You will need to use your UpToDate username and password.
Point-of-Care Tools for Nursing
- ClinicalKey for Nursing This link opens in a new window
ClinicalKey for Nursing is a clinical reference platform that includes content from evidence-based nursing monographs, books, journals, practice guidelines, and core measures with nursing recommendations as well as Procedures Consult and Clinical Skills topics. This resources provides information to support nursing care in areas such as administering medication, managing nurse policy, monitoring for complications, and providing patient education.
For mobile access:
- Set up a Personal Account
- Request Remote Access
- Download the free ClinicalKey app from the Apple App Store or Google Play
- At the Choose Role screen, select ClinicalKey for Nursing
- Launch the app and log in with your Personal Account credentials
Mosby's Nursing Skills is now Clinical Key Nursing. Use ClinicalKey for Nursing.
- Clinical Skills (Elsevier) This link opens in a new windowClinical Skills is an evidence-based database of 1,700+ nursing skills and procedures. The content is updated regularly to reflect changes in practice. The competence-based learning modules support Quality and Safety Education for Nurses competencies.
- Nursing Reference Center Plus This link opens in a new window
This evidence-based point-of-care resource includes continuously updated information, based on the best available evidence in nursing, allied health, and biomedical literature, written specifically for nurses to help answer clinical questions. Includes multimedia (e.g. videos and images), nursing management topics, care plans, leadership and management continuing education modules, additional skills, and more. It also contains cultural competencies, patient education, drug information, and reference books, guidelines, core measures, legal cases, and research instruments.
For mobile access:
NOTE: If you have the Nursing Reference Center app installed on your device, you must uninstall it before installing the Nursing Reference Center Plus app.
- Download the free Nursing Reference Center Plus App from the Apple App Store or Google Play.
- Access Nursing Reference Center Plus via the OHSU Library.
- Click on the NRC Plus Mobile App Access link from Nursing Reference Center Plus at the bottom of the page and enter your email address. An authentication key will be emailed to you.
- Open the Nursing Reference Center Plus email from your device.
Within 24 hours, tap on the link in the email to authenticate the app.
Note: If the app is not authenticated after 24 hours, you will need to request a new authentication key.
Diagnostic Tools
- Bates' Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking This link opens in a new window
The Bates’ Pocket Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking contains the critical information needed to obtain a meaningful health history, conduct a thorough physical exam, and interpret the findings quickly and accurately. Locate answers fast and review step-by-step techniques and possible findings using the distinctive two-column format, optimized for both smartphones and tablets.
For mobile access:- Download the free UCentral app from the Apple App Store or Google Play
- Access Bates' Pocket Guide to Physical Examination via the OHSU Library
- Click on the Mobile link at the top toolbar of the resulting page. First time users can register for an account. Once you register, you can log in to use mobile or to personalize your web experience.
- Using the login information you created when you registered, login to the app on your device.
- Bates' Visual Guide to Physical Examination This link opens in a new windowModules showing step-by-step examinations with rationales for the clinician's actions and discussions of health history taking, interviewing, and describing findings. Graphics illustrate key components of anatomy and physiology.
- VisualDx This link opens in a new window
Differential diagnosis tool with images and point of care information to aid in the identification of visually identifiable diseases.
For mobile access:
- Launch VisualDx at your institution and click "VisualDx Mobile" on the right-hand side.
- Click "Create a Personal VisualDx Account" and fill out the form as instructed.
- Once you have a username and password, you can download the free VisualDx Mobile app on your mobile device from the Apple App Store or Google Play.
- Launch the VisualDx app from your device and sign in using the username and password you created.
Seidel's Guide to Physical Examination by Jane W. Ball; Joyce E. Dains; John A. Flynn; Barry S. Solomon; Rosalyn W. Stewart
ISBN: 9780323481953Publication Date: 2018-01-26
- Last Updated: May 11, 2023 3:51 PM
- URL: https://libguides.ohsu.edu/clinicalresources
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