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Schauerman Library Web Guides - Interactive Nursing

 

Physiology and Anatomy/ Physical Assessment Tools

3Dimensional Medical Reconstruction   http://www.crd.ge.com/esl/cgsp/projects/medical/

American Journal of Physiology  http://ajpcon.physiology.org/

Anatomical Tour of the Ear http://www.earaces.com/anatomy.htm

Anatomy Modules   http://www.rad.washington.edu/anatomy/

Atlas of Human Anatomy in Cross-Section  http://www.vh.org/adult/provider/anatomy/HumanAnatomy/CrossSectionAtlas.html

Atlas of the Body  http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/7140.html

Auscultation Assistant (Heart murmurs, heart sounds, lung sounds)  http://www.wilkes.med.ucla.edu/intro.html

Baer's Physiology Site  http://www.ursa.atsu.edu/

Cardiac Auscultation Simulator  http://www.familypractice.com/heartlab/heartlab.htm 

Children's Virtual Hospital   http://www.vh.org/pediatric/

Cyberanatomy Tutorials    http://anatome.ncl.ac.uk/tutorials/

Digital Anatomist Project Interactive Atlases   http://www9.biostr.washington.edu/da.html

Embryology (UNSW)   http://embryology.med.unsw.edu.au/devnote.htm

Eye Anatomy http://www.stlukeseye.com/Anatomy.asp

Gross Physiology of the Cardiovascular System (Online book + 22 min. video)   http://cardiovascular.cx/

The Heart: an Online Exploration  http://sln.fi.edu/biosci/heart.html

Human Anatomy Online  http://www.innerbody.com/htm/body.html

Instant Anatomy  http://www.instantanatomy.net/

Journal of Physiology  http://jp.physoc.org/

LUMEN: Structure of the Human Body http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/meded/grossanatomy/index.htm

McGill University Virtual Stethoscope (emphasis on auscultation)  http://sprojects.mmip.mcgill.ca/mvs/

Medical Physiology and Pathophysiology: Essentials and Critical Problems Online Text   http://www.mfi.ku.dk/ppaulev/content.htm

MedlinePlus Anatomy   http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/anatomy.html

Muscle Physiology Home Page Univ. of California San Diego http://muscle.ucsd.edu/

Neoplasia  http://edcenter.med.cornell.edu/CUMC_PathNotes/Neoplasia/Neoplasia.html

NetAnatomy  (Look at About & Gross Anat Lab) http://www.netanatomy.com/

Neuroanatomy & Neuropathology on the Internet http://www.neuropat.dote.hu/

Physical Exam   http://directory.prep4usmle.com/72  

Physical Exam Study Guides  http://medinfo.ufl.edu/year1/bcs/clist/index.html

Osteoporosis and Bone Physiology   http://courses.washington.edu/bonephys/

Radiographic Anatomy of the Skeleton  http://www.rad.washington.edu/radanat/

R.A.L.E. Repository of Respiratory Sounds http://www.rale.ca/

Screening Physical Examinations http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/MEDICINE/PULMONAR/PD/Pdmenu.htm

Skin Lesion Nomenclature Tutorials  http://www.pediatrics.wisc.edu/education/derm/tutorials.html

Southern California Orthopedic Institute  http://www.scoi.com/index.html

Spinal Anatomy Index  http://www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article29.html

Urbana Atlas of Pathology  http://www.med.uiuc.edu/pathatlasf/titlepage.html

University of Virginia. Tutorials for Children and Families.  http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/internet/pediatrics/patients/Tutorials/home.cfm

UW Radiology Teaching File Quick Cases    http://www.rad.washington.edu/quickcases/index.html

Virtual Hospital   http://www.vh.org/

Whole Brain Atlas   http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/home.html

Diagnoses/Case Studies

Breast Care Center   http://www.breastcare.com/bcc/research/breastconditions.asp

Case Index by Patient History  http://path.upmc.edu/cases/index.html

Chest Pain Case Presentation module   http://medicine.creighton.edu/medschool/case-pres/casesindex.html

Diseases. Interactive Health Tutorials http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial.html

Internet Pathology Laboratory for Medical Education   http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/webpath.html

Skin Cancer Diagnosis http://www.orlandoskindoc.com/Skin%20cancer%20diagnosis.htm

Zero to Three – the early years   http://www.zerotothree.org/

Drug Information /Pharmacology Tools

Calculating Drug Dosages   http://classes.kumc.edu/son/nurs420/clinical/CalculatingDrugDosages.html

CDER Drug Information. Major Drug Information pages(scroll down a little )   http://www.fda.gov/cder/drug/default.htm#New%20Prescription%20Drug%20Approvals

Drug Information Pathfinder   http://www.fda.gov/cder/Offices/DDI/pathfinder.htm

Drug Metabolism/Interactions  Drugs @FDA. Search or browse  http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/drug_metabolisminteractions.jsp

Drugs @FDA. Search or browse    http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cder/drugsatfda/index.cfm

Emergency Drugs in Anesthesiology and Critical Care  http://www.priory.com/emerg2.htm

FDA MedWatch Medical Product Safety Information  http://www.fda.gov/medwatch/safety.htm

Medscape Drug Info.  http://www.medscape.com/druginfo/

Medscape Multi-Drug Interaction Checker. Registration required, but free.    http://www.medscape.com/druginfo/druginterchecker

National Drug Code Directory    http://www.fda.gov/cder/ndc/index.htm

NeedyMeds  http://www.needymeds.com/

“The Orange Book”. “Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluations”   http://www.fda.gov/cder/orange/default.htm

PDRHealth. See Drug Information. Search or browse prescription or OTC drugs, plus herbal medicines and supplements.   http://www.pdrhealth.com/  

RXList.   http://www.rxlist.com/ 
Also check out the new Advanced Search.  And link to Taber's Medical Encyclopedia  (really Dictionary) from here.

Care Plans

Care Plans.com – Nursing care plans  http://www.careplans.com/pro/default.asp

Center for Neurological Study: Problem Oriented Nursing Care Plans   http://www.cnsonline.org/www/archive/ms/ms-07.html

RN Central Care Plan Corner (with blank practice forms)     http://www.rncentral.com/careplans/contents.html

Time Management

“Advice to Nurses: Get Organized” from Nursing Spectrum   http://www.nursingspectrum.com/StudentsCorner/StudentFeatures/AdviceToNurses_stk04.htm

“Effective Time Management” from Advance for Nurses Online (note Tables)   https://nursing.advanceweb.com/Common/CE/Content.aspx?CourseID=189&CreditID=1&CC=23048&sid=870

“Our Time Management in Nursing Care” from Research for Nursing Practice   http://www.graduateresearch.com/NavuTime.htm

General

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Info on Prevention, Treatments, and more…   http://www.ahrq.gov/

Dream Anatomy  http://www.nlm.nih.gov/exhibition/dreamanatomy/

eHeath MD. Look at the useful Quick Symptoms Finder. The information had been provided by medical experts. http://www.ehealthmd.com/index.html

Medical Forms, Templates, Discharge Instructions, Flow Sheets…   http://www.nyerrn.org/2/medical/forms.htm#2

Medical Mnemonics  http://www.medicalmnemonics.com/

Medical Terminology & Drug Database  http://www.stjude.org/glossary

National Immunization Project http://www.cdc.gov/nip/

New York Emergency Room RN. See especially SIMULATORS/PICTURES…lots of great stuff.    http://www.nyerrn.org/

Yahoo Video Search (Beta) http://video.search.yahoo.com/     

Images/Video

Use the Image search feature of both the Google (http://www.google.com/ ) and Search Yahoo (http://search.yahoo.com/) search engines. These will give you outstanding images and link you back to the sites from which these images were obtained. (colon polyps)

Also look at the Yahoo Video Search http://video.search.yahoo.com/ (appendectomy) 

 

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