HSL Library Guides: BMS 6002 Structure and Function: Databases

Quick Pick Databases and Their Apps

A selection of some of the most commonly referenced Databases from the Health Sciences Library.

Databases

AccessMedicine This link opens in a new window
- Instant answers to Clinical questions.
- Clinical Case Files & Self-Assessment questions.
- E-Textbooks: Harrison's Online, Hurst's The Heart, Principles of Critical Care, and the Lange Series Textbooks.
ClinicalKey This link opens in a new window
- Peer-Reviewed Practice Guidelines.
- Customizable Patient Handouts.
- Gold Standard Drug Information.
- Full-Text Medical Reference Books & Journals.
- Full-Text Clinics Series.
DynaMed This link opens in a new window
- Evidence-Based Clinical Information on 3,000+ Topics.
- Evidence is evaluated using two systems: Levels of Evidence & GRADE.
- Includes: Point-of-Care Tools, ICD-9 Codes & Patient Information.
EndNote This link opens in a new window
- Search Online Bibliographic Databases.
- Organizes References, Images, and PDFs.
- Bibliography & Figure List creation and management.
- Supports Multiple Languages.
- Also Available as an App.
Epocrates This link opens in a new window
- 3,300+ Brand-Name & Generic Prescription Drugs and 600+ Alternative Medicines.
- Includes: Prescribing Information, Pill Pictures & Identifier, and Drug - Herbal Interaction Tool.
Lexidrug This link opens in a new window
- A Comprehensive, Point-of-Care, Drug Information Database.
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.
UpToDate This link opens in a new window
- An Evidence-Based, Clinical Decision Support Resource.
- Created by Physicians to assist in making the best decisions at the Point-of-Care.
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.

Databases as 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.
ClinicalKey App This link opens in a new window
- This app is a clinical resource designed to provide physicians with fast, clinically relevant answers from Elsevier’s enormous library of proprietary medical and surgical content.
- This app is available for Android and iOS mobile devices.
- You must register for a free account on the ClinicalKey website to use the app. When you register, ensure you access ClinicalKey via the library’s website with your NID and NID password if off-campus. Use your UCF email address when you register. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email. Click the link in the email to activate your remote access. Remote access is for 180 days. After 180 days, you must log onto the ClinicalKey website via the library’s website and log into your account to re-activate remote access.
DynaMed App This link opens in a new window
- Mobile access to DynaMed's content featuring Offline content access and Topic bookmarking & notations.
- For installation instructions, see the M1 Technology Guide.
EndNote App This link opens in a new window
- App Version of EndNote Citation Management System.
- Organizes References, Images, and PDFs.
- Syncs with EndNote Web Accounts.
Epocrates App 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's available Monday through Friday from 8:00 AM until 5:00 PM CST.
UpToDate App This link opens in a new window
- The mobile App version of the UpToDate database; an evidence-based, clinical-decision support resource.
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.

Databases

A short list of Health Sciences Library provided Databases for the BMS 6002 module.

AccessMedicine: Image Search This link opens in a new window
- High-quality images of diseases and disorders.
- Type the keywords in the search box and filter by images.
- Source citation information is included if the image is downloaded as a PowerPoint slide.
Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy This link opens in a new window
- 300+ narrated videos of actual cadaver specimens.
- Optimized for web, mobile, and tablet access.
- Produced by: Dr. Robert D. Acland, FRCS; Microsurgeon & Clinical Anatomist.
Bassett Collection of Stereoscopic Images of Human Anatomy This link opens in a new window
- Images from the 1962 edition of Stereoscopic Atlas of Human Anatomy.
- Content Licensed under: Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 License.
- Images may be used for noncommercial purposes as long as the author is attributed with the image.
ClinicalKey: Images This link opens in a new window
- 3M+ High-Quality Images from Elsevier medical textbooks.
- Source citation information is included if the image is downloaded as a PowerPoint slide. This requires a FREE account.
Gray's Anatomy Plates This link opens in a new window
- High-Quality Images from the 20th Edition of Gray's Anatomy (1918).
- Each image has an individualized copyright statements; please review permissions before use.
Medscape: Images This link opens in a new window
- Images from Medscape articles.
- Free registration is required to access some content.

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