See the following pages for additional resources for Osteopathic Doctoring:
Drug Resource Apps Recommended by Your COM PCD Faculty for OD
Epocrates - free app download. The plus version is free for medical students if you provide your AMA ME number.
MPR - Provides drug dosing, interactions, and recalls, drug monographs, drug news, and e-prescribing service for healthcare professionals.
PDR - Prescribers Digital Reference - a compilation of manufacturers' prescribing information (package insert) on prescription drugs, updated regularly.
Differential Diagnosis Resources
Diagnosaurus (AccessMedicine) - Browse differential diagnoses alphabetically, or by symptom, disease or organ system
5 Minute Clinical Consult - Algorithms & Charts - Over 200 diagnosis and treatment algorithms, including online-only exclusives help you to diagnose clinical signs and symptoms, and treatment of a variety of clinical symptoms.
UpToDate
Provides topic reviews that include a synthesis of the literature, the latest evidence, and specific recommendations for patient care. UpToDate is used to answer questions quickly, increase your clinical knowledge, check for changes to drug monographs, and improve patient care.
If you need further assistance please contact the Electronic Resources Librarian.
Required and Recommended Textbooks for OD
Diagnostic Tests & Procedures, Clinical Decision-Making and Study Tools
You will need your TouroOne credentials to access some of these eResources from off campus.
Point of care tool with information on diseases and conditions, drugs, patient handouts, PT exercises, procedures, algorithms and charts, lab tests.
American Heart Association eBook Collection - This collection focuses on heart and cardiovascular health and includes topics such as preventing high blood pressure, pediatric CPR, emergency cardiovascular care, and much more. The titles include workbooks, manuals, and guideline updates. Also includes the ACLS and PALS Training Manuals.
Bates' Visual Guide to Physical Examination with OSCE Clinical Skills Videos
The Bates' videos demonstrate head-to-toe and systems-based physical examination techniques on different types of patients. The OSCE videos are designed to help with preparation for Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs) by testing clinical reasoning skills. Each video presents a clinical encounter and you are given the opportunity to develop an assessment, or differential diagnosis, and provide an appropriate diagnostic workup. Note: this resource may not be accessible on all mobile devices.
Delivers all of Elsevier's medical and surgical content in one dynamic resource, giving physicians access to over 1100 top books, over 600 top journals, multimedia images and videos, more than 300 instructional videos from Procedures Consult, practice guidelines, drug monographs, patient education, MEDLINE citations and abstracts from PubMed.
Merck Manual Online - Professional - Provides symptoms to disorders, tests & procedures, laboratory values, clinical calculators. Free resource.
An interactive online guide to the neurologic examination. Supplemental resource to Blumenfeld's Neuroanatomy Through Clinical Cases. Requires QuickTime plugin. Free resource.
Pediatric Care Online
A point of care resource including the AAP Textbook of Pediatric Care, Bright Futures, Red Book content, pediatric drug lookup, antimicrobial therapy guide, visual library, webinars, pediatric care updates, AAP policy statements and clinical practice guidelines, interactive periodicity schedule, signs and symptoms search, patient handouts and forms and tools to screen, track and record clinical information.
Pedscases is an interactive website created by medical students. Has quizzes, cases, MCQs in pediatrics. Free resource.
A Practical Guide to Clinical Medicine - A review of clinical exam skills. Free resource from the University of California at San Diego.
The 25 physical exams every clinician should know. Free resource from Stanford University School of Medicine.
UCSD MedPics / Clinical Images
A visual educational resource dedicated to providing pictures that are representative of common and uncommon physical exam findings. Discussions of pathophysiology, diagnostics, and treatment are not included. From the UC San Diego School of Medicine. Free Resource.
Head and Neck | Abdomen |
Eyes | Genital and Rectal |
Thorax | Lower Extremities |
Upper Extremities | Skin |
Guides on Reserve by TUCOM Faculty
Additional Ebooks on Diagnosis & Treatment
Suturing Videos
ClinicalKey - Select "Procedure Videos" in the drop down menu and search for specific suturing videos,
Suturing - on CD-ROM available for regular checkout
Suturing Collection - on DVD available for regular checkout