HSL Library Guides: BMS 6015 Practice of Medicine 1: Clinical Questions &amp; Resources Activity (CQRA)

Building a Clinical Question

Building a Clinical Question
Resources for PICO(TT) question creation

JAMAevidence This link opens in a new window
- Provides tools for understanding & applying Medical Literature, Clinical (PICO) Questions, and Clinical Diagnosis.
- Includes: The User's Guide to Medical Literature, and The Rational Clinical Examination.
Users' Guides to the Medical Literature, 3e This link opens in a new window
- See Chapter 4: What is the Question? for information on creating Clinical (PICO) Questions.

What is the Question?
- JAMAevidence Education Guide PowerPoint on creating Clinical (PICO) Questions.
- Copyright: Slides can be shared for educational purposes only.

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Basic Medical Information

Basic Medical Information
Resources for general Medical knowledge
(Background questions)

Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking, 13e This link opens in a new window
Bates' Visual Guide to Physical Examination This link opens in a new window
- Now in its Fifth Edition and featuring completely reshot content and new clinical skills videos, Bates’ Visual Guide delivers head-to-toe and systems-based physical examination techniques for the (Advanced) Assessment or Introduction to Clinical Medicine course.
- The site features more than 8 hours of video content.
Robbins & Kumar Basic Pathology, 11e This link opens in a new window

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Diagnosis

Diagnostic Information
Resources for Diagnostic Tools, Diagnosis, and Differential Diagnosis
(Background & Foreground questions)

DynaMed This link opens in a new window
- An Evidence-Based, Clinical Decision Support tool which provides evidence-based recommendations on 3,000+ topics.
- Evidence is evaluated using two systems: Levels of Evidence & GRADE.
- Includes: Point-of-Care tools, ICD-9 codes, & Patient Information.
- Available as a mobile App.
UpToDate This link opens in a new window
- A Clinical Decision Support Resource for making decisions at the Point-of-Care
- Contains Consensus Guidelines authored by Physicians
- Also available as an app
VisualDX This link opens in a new window
- A Clinical Decision Support System: Recognition & Diagnosis of Conditions by Visual Symptoms.
- Disease Presentation by: Age, Skin Type, Location, and Severity.
- Registration is required for the app.
- Available as an app for Apple & Android.

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Drug

Drug Information
Resources for Drugs, Drug Interactions, and Drug Comparison
(Background & Foreground questions)

Epocrates This link opens in a new window
- Epocrates provides drug information, interaction check, pill ID, clinical practice guidelines, formulary, athenaText, tables, and calculators.
- Epocrates Plus provides access to all the free content plus disease information, alternative medicine, ICD-10 and CPT codes, infectious disease treatment, and labs.
- Epocrates Plus is available to medical students. Follow these directions to get Epocrates Plus. You will need a medical education number. Click here to find/get your ME number or call the AMA Member Service Center at 800-262-3211. It is available Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM CST.
Facts & Comparisons E-Answers This link opens in a new window
- Authoritative Drug Information.
- Includes: A-Z Drug Facts, Drug Identification Tool, Herbal Interaction Facts, MedFacts Patient Information, 5-Minute Consult Series, and More.
Lexidrug This link opens in a new window
- A Comprehensive, Point-of-Care, Drug Information Database.
Micromedex This link opens in a new window
- provides drug, disease, and toxicology information, as well as patient education documents and pediatric and neonatal evidence for patient safety.

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Epidemiology

Epidemiology Information
Resources for Disease incidence, patterns, causes, and effects
(Background & Foreground questions)

DynaMed This link opens in a new window
- An Evidence-Based, Clinical Decision Support tool which provides evidence-based recommendations on 3,000+ topics.
- Evidence is evaluated using two systems: Levels of Evidence & GRADE.
- Includes: Point-of-Care tools, ICD-9 codes, & Patient Information.
- Available as a mobile App.
UpToDate This link opens in a new window
- A Clinical Decision Support Resource for making decisions at the Point-of-Care
- Contains Consensus Guidelines authored by Physicians
- Also available as an app
VisualDX This link opens in a new window
- A Clinical Decision Support System: Recognition & Diagnosis of Conditions by Visual Symptoms.
- Disease Presentation by: Age, Skin Type, Location, and Severity.
- Registration is required for the app.
- Available as an app for Apple & Android.

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Research

Medical Research Information
Resources for finding Medical Research and Studies
(Foreground questions)

PubMed This link opens in a new window
- comprises more than 30 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.
- Includes Links to Full-Text Articles where available.

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Treatment & Therapy

Treatment & Therapy Information
Resources for Treatment & Therapy options and Comparisons
(Background & Foreground questions)

DynaMed This link opens in a new window
- An Evidence-Based, Clinical Decision Support tool which provides evidence-based recommendations on 3,000+ topics.
- Evidence is evaluated using two systems: Levels of Evidence & GRADE.
- Includes: Point-of-Care tools, ICD-9 codes, & Patient Information.
- Available as a mobile App.
UpToDate This link opens in a new window
- A Clinical Decision Support Resource for making decisions at the Point-of-Care
- Contains Consensus Guidelines authored by Physicians
- Also available as an app
VisualDX This link opens in a new window
- A Clinical Decision Support System: Recognition & Diagnosis of Conditions by Visual Symptoms.
- Disease Presentation by: Age, Skin Type, Location, and Severity.
- Registration is required for the app.
- Available as an app for Apple & Android.

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Unusual Presentations

Unusual Presentation Information
Resources for Unusual Presentation of Diseases, Symptoms, etc.
(Foreground & Background questions)

PubMed This link opens in a new window
- comprises more than 30 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books.
- Includes Links to Full-Text Articles where available.

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Resources as Apps

Resources as Apps
Commonly used CQRA Resources available as mobile Apps

Access by McGraw Hill App This link opens in a new window
- This app is for the Access suite of products. The Health Sciences Library subscribes to AccessMedicine, JAMAevidence, Case Files Collection, and Pharmacotherapy Principles & Practice.
- A My Access account is required for the mobile app; Click here to create an account.
DynaMed App This link opens in a new window
- Mobile access to DynaMed content.
- Features Offline content access, Topic bookmarking, and Topic notations.
- For installation instructions please see the M1 Technology Guide: DynaMed Plus.
Epocrates App This link opens in a new window
- The FREE version of this app provides drug information, interaction check, pill ID, clinical practice guidelines, formulary, athenaText, tables, and calculators.
- For installation instructions, please see the M1 Technology Guide: Epocrates.
UpToDate App This link opens in a new window
- The mobile version of the UpToDate database.
- An Evidence-Based, Clinical Decision Support Resource App.
- Access to this app is restricted; please check the Access Policy before downloading.
VisualDx App This link opens in a new window
- A Clinical Decision Support System: Recognition & Diagnosis of Conditions by Visual Symptoms.
- Disease Presentation by: Age, Skin Type, Location, and Severity.
- Registration is required for the app.
- App installation instructions available at Health Sciences Library: Apps.

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BMS 6015 Practice of Medicine 1: Clinical Questions & Resources Activity (CQRA)

Clinical Question Types

Clinical Question Types & Resources

Clinical Question Types

Building a Clinical Question

Building a Clinical Question
Resources for PICO(TT) question creation

Basic Medical Information

Basic Medical Information
Resources for general Medical knowledge
(Background questions)

Diagnosis

Diagnostic Information
Resources for Diagnostic Tools, Diagnosis, and Differential Diagnosis
(Background & Foreground questions)

Drug

Drug Information
Resources for Drugs, Drug Interactions, and Drug Comparison
(Background & Foreground questions)

Epidemiology

Epidemiology Information
Resources for Disease incidence, patterns, causes, and effects
(Background & Foreground questions)

Research

Medical Research Information
Resources for finding Medical Research and Studies
(Foreground questions)

Treatment & Therapy

Treatment & Therapy Information
Resources for Treatment & Therapy options and Comparisons
(Background & Foreground questions)

Unusual Presentations

Unusual Presentation Information
Resources for Unusual Presentation of Diseases, Symptoms, etc.
(Foreground & Background questions)

Resources as Apps

Resources as Apps
Commonly used CQRA Resources available as mobile Apps

BMS 6015 Practice of Medicine 1: Clinical Questions & Resources Activity (CQRA)

Clinical Question Types

Clinical Question Types & Resources

Clinical Question Types

Building a Clinical Question

Building a Clinical Question Resources for PICO(TT) question creation

Basic Medical Information

Basic Medical Information Resources for general Medical knowledge (Background questions)

Diagnosis

Diagnostic Information Resources for Diagnostic Tools, Diagnosis, and Differential Diagnosis (Background & Foreground questions)

Drug

Drug Information Resources for Drugs, Drug Interactions, and Drug Comparison (Background & Foreground questions)

Epidemiology

Epidemiology Information Resources for Disease incidence, patterns, causes, and effects (Background & Foreground questions)

Research

Medical Research Information Resources for finding Medical Research and Studies (Foreground questions)

Treatment & Therapy

Treatment & Therapy Information Resources for Treatment & Therapy options and Comparisons (Background & Foreground questions)

Unusual Presentations

Unusual Presentation Information Resources for Unusual Presentation of Diseases, Symptoms, etc. (Foreground & Background questions)

Resources as Apps

Resources as Apps Commonly used CQRA Resources available as mobile Apps

Building a Clinical Question
Resources for PICO(TT) question creation

Basic Medical Information
Resources for general Medical knowledge
(Background questions)

Diagnostic Information
Resources for Diagnostic Tools, Diagnosis, and Differential Diagnosis
(Background & Foreground questions)

Drug Information
Resources for Drugs, Drug Interactions, and Drug Comparison
(Background & Foreground questions)

Epidemiology Information
Resources for Disease incidence, patterns, causes, and effects
(Background & Foreground questions)

Medical Research Information
Resources for finding Medical Research and Studies
(Foreground questions)

Treatment & Therapy Information
Resources for Treatment & Therapy options and Comparisons
(Background & Foreground questions)

Unusual Presentation Information
Resources for Unusual Presentation of Diseases, Symptoms, etc.
(Foreground & Background questions)

Resources as Apps
Commonly used CQRA Resources available as mobile Apps