LibGuides: Emergency Medicine: Clinical Resources

Point-of-Care Systems

Point-of-care systems are those which provide concise overviews to support clinical decision-making. UToledo subscribes to two of the most popular systems:DynaMed and UpToDate. A recent BMJ article compared them recently and found DynaMed to be the most current.

UpToDate This link opens in a new window
Full text point-of-care resource that supports clinical decision-making. Contains over 9,000 experted-based/evidence-based overview articles on disease topics in internal medicine and 20+ specialty areas.
For off-campus access via mobile app, see instructions
ClinicalKey This link opens in a new window
Point-of-care, clinical information service for medical students, physicians, surgeons, pharmacists and other healthcare professionals.

App Resources

Clinical Queries
PubMed searches limited to clinical studies, systemic reviews, medical genetics.
Mobile resources via MICROMEDEX
Downloading disease, drug, or lab test information (Unavailable off campus)
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Click on Micromedex® 2.0 button (upper right of screen) then click on the mobileMicromedex® link at the top of screen.
PubMed for Handhelds from the National Library of Medicine
PICO search, PubMed search
WikEM - The Global Emergency Medicine Wiki
A point of care reference. WikEM is a database of concise emergency medicine notes to assist physicians with their daily practice. Features a continually available updated set of notes and checklists that allow for rapid reference of key information.
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WikEM is a database of concise emergency medicine notes to assist physicians with their daily practice. Features a continually available updated set of notes and checklists that allow for rapid reference of key information.
EMRA Mobile Applications
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Correct dosages for common pretreatments, induction and paralytic agents are calculated instantly by simply dragging your finger up and down anywhere on the screen to set a patient’s weight. Drag left and right to set the age of the patient, and the suggested blade, endotracheal tube size and depth of insertion will appear. Don’t know a patient’s weight? Pediatric Airway can estimate it for you using the well-validated “Best Guess” method.
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PediSTAT by QxMD
Drug reference app for pediatric patient care in emergency and critical care enviornments

Lab Tests

Laboratory Tests
From the National Library of Medicine
Lab Reference Values via Clinical Pharmacology
Click on the "Resource Center" tab and choose "Lab Reference Values" (Unavailable off campus).
Lab Tests Online
Lab via MICROMEDEX
Click on Care Notes System, and look for Lab Titles tab (Unavailable off campus).

Calculators

Body Mass Index
Heart Disease Risk
Pediatric Dosing Calculator
Clinical Calculators
Topics include cardiology, drugs/pharm, fluids/electrolytes, obstetrics, pediatrics, pulmonary, and renal. MedCalc.
Calculators (UpToDate)
Adult and Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine Calculators
Calculate by QxMD
Focused on highlighting tools which impact clinical practice and serve to impact diagnosis, treatment or determining prognosis._
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Point-of-care tools in the areas of cardiology, internal medicine, nephrology, general practice, hematology, gastroenterology, emergency medicine, oncology, orthopedics, respirology, neurology, neurosurgery, general surgery and obstetrics.

Review at http://www.imedicalapps.com/2012/03/calculate-qxmd-sets-bar-high-free-medical-calculators/

Coding

Coding and classification
ICD, CPT code

Drug Resources

Drug Information via PubChem
PubChem is an open chemistry database is a key chemical information resource for scientists, students, and the general public. PubChem collects information on chemical structures, identifiers, chemical and physical properties, biological activities, patents, health, safety, toxicity data, and many others.
FDA Approved Drug Products
MICROMEDEX
Drugs, toxicology, acute care, and alternative medicine (Unavailable off campus)
UpToDate
Dietary Supplement Labels Database
From the National Library of Medicine