National Institute on Drug Abuse Resources for Clinicians

NIDA: National Insitute on Drug Abuse, has resources for Medical Clinicians including:

• NIDA-Modified Alcohol, Smoking, and Substance Involvement Screening Test (NMASSIST)
  • Online Screening tool
  • NIDA recommends reading the additional resources before using the screening tool.
  NIDAMED Videos
• The importance of building trust between the drug user and doctor.

• Principles of Drug Addiction Treatment: A Research-Based Guide - Second Edition
• Chart of Commonly Abused Drugs
• Chart of Potentially Abused Prescription Drugs
• Medical Consequences of Drug Abuse
• Drugs, Brains, and Behavior - The Science of Addiction
• InfoFacts Fact Sheet:Treatment Approaches for Drug Addiction In English and Spanish
• Teaching Packets

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STD Treatment Resources from the CDC

April is STD Awareness Month.



The CDC has a resource page on Sexually Transmitted Diseases with resources such as:

Treatment Guidelines
Fact Sheets
STD Clinical Slides
Training
Publications

Also includes Treatment Updates such as this one:
Update March 4, 2010
The FDA has indicated that the erythromycin ophthalmic ointment shortage has been resolved. Erythromycin ophthalmic ointment (0.5%) is the only CDC recommended therapy for prophylaxis of ophthalmia neonatorum available in the United States. The alternative recommended therapies suggested during the shortage should no longer be used. Providers are strongly encouraged to locate and obtain erythromycin ophthalmic ointment. For current information regarding the availability of this product, see the FDA website at http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/DrugShortages/ucm050793.htm.

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Merck Medicus: Free Access to Merck Manual and More

The Merck Manual Professional Edition is a manual of diagnosis and treatment. Merck provides the content of these Merck Manuals on the web for free (visit www.merckmanuals.com). Registration is not required, and use is unlimited. The web publications are continuously updated to ensure that the information is as up-to-date as possible.

In 1899, the American drug manufacturer Merck & Co. first published a small book titled Merck's Manual of the Materia Medica. It was meant as an aid to physicians and pharmacists, reminding doctors that “Memory is treacherous.” Compact in size, easy to use, and comprehensive, The Merck Manual (as it was later known) became a favorite of those involved in medical care and others in need of a medical reference. Even Albert Schweitzer carried a copy to Africa in 1913, and Admiral Byrd carried a copy to the South Pole in 1929.

Merck offers Merck Medicus, to qualified health professionals in the United States with registration. Additional resources include Harrison's, access to PDA applications, and full text journals.

NOTE: By providing your information and clicking on the Register button, you agree that Merck, the companies with whom Merck collaborates to jointly offer products and services, and the companies working on their behalf may contact you via email regarding product information, site enhancements, special offers, educational opportunities, additional resources, programs and information about Merck.

For purposes of this consent, you can manage your contact preferences, including a request not to be contacted by e-mail, by clicking Edit My Info from the MerckMedicus home page upon sign in.

Clinical Cases Online

Clinical Cases and Images is a useful resource that brings together various pearls of medical wisdom and aims to bridge the gap between clinical theory and practice.

Learn by reading case studies, such as this one about an 84 year old woman admitted for COPD exacerbation: http://clinicalcases.blogspot.com/2004/02/copd-vs-chf-exacerbation.html

And these cases are in test format:
Anemia with hemoglobin 4.2 mg/dL. What is the cause?

Shortness of breath and diffuse ground glass pattern on CT of the chest. What is the cause?

Abdominal pain in a 93-year-old male. What is the cause?

Elderly female with CHF complains of abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, dizziness, and confusion for 5 days. What is the cause?

Most of the contributors to the web site are physicians at Cleveland Clinic or Case Western Reserve University (St. Vincent/St. Luke) Internal Medicine Residency Program (the blog web site is maintained by Dr. Dimov alone).

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Finding Free Articles in PubMed

PubMed does have some free full text articles, and the following screens show the places to look to see if an article is free:

In PubMed results, in the default Summary display format, the "Free article" link under a citation indicates that free full text of the article is available (Figure 1).

The "Free article" link opens the citation in Abstract display where users can choose icon links to the full text (Figure 2).


Additional access to other free full text articles (if available) also appears on the search results screen (Figure 3). The "Free Full Text" filter in the upper right narrows the search results to only citations with free full text. Also, free full text articles in PubMed Central are indicated.
TIP: Sometimes articles are no longer on the publisher's website but will still be in PubMed Central.


Information from NLM's FAQ.

Medical Images from Hardin MD on your mobile device

Hardin MD Gallery Collections are going mobile. Hardin MD Mobile makes it easier to see the medical images in their entirety on a mobile screen. The first collection to mobile:

Free public-domain galleries

Images include many skin manifestations, such as scabies, measles, thrush, and psoriasis.

Patient Education Search Engine

Check out this custom search engine for Patient Education Handouts by David Rothman. This (recently re-created) Custom Search Engine searches authoritative and trusted consumer health information and patient education resources recommended by the U.S. National Library of Medicine and/or by CAPHIS (the Consumer and Patient Health Information Section of the Medical Library Association).

Consumer Health and Patient Education Information Search Engine