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ebooks, examinations, ddx tools, self assesment tests, cases, drug information, videos, podcasts, & images.

What is AccessMedicine?

AccessMedicine provides medical students with a variety of resources for their studies and clerkships.

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  • Medical textbooks – Including the latest editions of , Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine.
  • Quick Reference Tools
    • Quick Medical Dx & Tx is a collection of concise evidence-based outlines of conditions and disorders most often encountered in medical practice – perfect for high-yield review or for quick reference in the clinical setting.
    • 2Minute Medicine: Critically appraised topic
    • DDX (Diagnosaurus®) – Connect to more than 1,000 diagnoses through Diagnosaurus®,\.
    • Diagnostic Tests, from Pocket Guide to Diagnostic Tests, is a quick reference guide to the selection and interpretation of commonly used diagnostic tests, including laboratory procedures in the clinical setting.
    • Practice Guidelines are annually updated guidelines from Current Practice Guidelines in Primary Care that assist in disease screening, prevention, and management by providing succinct digest versions of longer original guidelines.
  • Infographics - interesting single-page graphics on common medical conditions.
  • Drugs – Look up dosing, indications, and adverse reactions quickly from more than 1,000 generic and brand-name drugs, with customizable, printable patient handouts presented in English and Spanish.
  • Multimedia
    • Examination and procedural videos, patient safety modules, audio files, and animations that feature complicated concepts presented in terms students can understand are available, including videos illustrating fundamental medical concepts drawn from Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine. Clinical Pharmacology lectures are also here.
  • Cases – A selection of cases from across the popular Case Files series. Please note, these are not the full and complete Case Files textbooks which are a separate platform on the McGraw Hill site. We also have print books from this series. Search the library discovery system to locate print titles.
  • Study Tools – Generate multiple choice quizzes from the ebook collection in AccessMedicine. Find content based on topic in the Clerkship Topics section.
  • Hospital Corner - Content on the platform is organized into procedural videos, etc.  

Switching Platforms

The McGraw Hill Medical 'Access' collection features a number of helpful multimedia, ebook, case studies, and diagnostic tools.  You can easily "jump" between platforms by clicking on "McGraw-Hill > Medical" from the top menu. Note: The DMU Library has a license to all databases listed under the 'Available Sites' section.

Available resources
 

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