Clinical Cases

Books and Media in the Lewis Library

Databases

General Information

Research Assistance

Databases

• Access Medicine, LANGE Case Files

http://www.accessmedicine.com.proxy.hsc.unt.edu/caseHome.aspx

Clinical cases selected from LANGE Case Files series.  Topics include anatomy, emergency medicine, microbiology, pathology, pharmacology and physiology.

• MDConsult, Current Practice: Case of the Week
  http://home.mdconsult.com.proxy.hsc.unt.edu/offers/standard.html

Written by a physician, MDConsult's cases include questions adressing causes, differential diagnosis, history, treatment, and work-up.  The cases also include links to full text reference books and journal articles.

• MEDLINE (OVID)   or    MEDLINE (PubMED)
  MEDLINE is the U.S. National Library of Medicine's (NLM) premier bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences.
  
  
• STAT!Ref, The 5 Minute Clinical Consult
  https://proxy.hsc.unt.edu/login?url=http://online.statref.com/Default.aspx?grpalias=TEX
  This quick medical reference test includes over 1,000 topics. Written in a concise format, each topic outlines basic information including a description, genetics, incidence/prevalence, signs and symptoms, diagnosic, treatment, medication, followup, and miscellaneous information.

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General Information

• American Medical Association Clinical Case Index

http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/14666.html

Over 75 cases available from the Virtual Mentor American Medical Association Journal of Ethics. Topics include abortion, disparities in health care, informed consent, obesity, among others. 

• Clinical Cases and Images A Case-Based Curriculum of Clinical Medicine

http://clinicalcases.blogspot.com/

Maintained by physicians at the Cleveland Clinic and Case Western Reserve University, this well organized site provides access to a a variety of cases and includes links to imaging and a procedure guide.

• eMedicine Cases

http://www.emedicine.com/cases.htm
This popular website from WebMD provides imaging, ECG, radiograph and clinical pearl cases.

• European Association of Echocardiography Clinical Case Portal

http://www.escardio.org/bodies/associations/EAE/CasePortal/

This site contains an image gallery as well as clinical cases in echocardiography.

• Karolinska Institutet Clinical Case Studies & Grand Rounds

http://www.mic.ki.se/MEDCASES.html

Compiled by Sweden's Karolinska Institutet, this metasite provides case studies and grand rounds for a variety of medical systems and specialties.

Note: Website registration required for some links.

• Medscape Clinical Cases Index

http://www.medscape.com/index/section_1668_0

Interative clinical cases are presented with images and questions for discussion.
Note: Website registration required for some links.

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Research Assistance

• Ask-A-Librarian
  Ask-a-Librarian is an email service from Lewis Library for requesting literature searches, reference information, or assistance in using information resources. Ask-a-Librarian is for the use of UNTHSC students, staff, and faculty. Other individuals may direct inquiries to the Lewis Library's Reference Office. Normally, requests are filled within one working day on Monday through Friday. Exceptions will be made for holidays and school closings.
  
  
• Lewis Library Reference Office - 817-735-2070
  The reference office is open from 8:00am to 5:00pm, Monday - Friday. The office is closed on school holidays.

• Library Handouts and Tutorials
  http://www.library.hsc.unt.edu/Handouts/LibraryHandouts.cfm
  Handouts and tutorials for Lewis Library resources including PubMed, Ovid MEDLINE, and RefWorks.

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