Online Learning Resources
Cardiology
- Heart Sounds:
- http://www.blaufuss.org/ - Excellent online tutorial for review of heart sounds and EKG
- http://www.wilkes.med.ucla.edu/intro.html
- http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/kw/pharm/hyper_heart1.html
- ECG Interpretation:
Dermatology
- http://dermatlas.med.jhmi.edu/derm/
- Dermatology Atlas -- Alphabetized Index
- http://medicine.ucsd.edu/clinicalimg/ - Excellent resource for pictures of common skin findings.
Nephrology
- Renal Lectures.com
- http://medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/TUTORIAL/URINE/URINE.html#6 - Good overview of urinalysis findings and their significance.
Ophthalmology
- http://www.nyee.edu/page_deliv.html?page_no=50
- http://www.redatlas.org/main.htm
- http://cim.ucdavis.edu/EyeRelease/Interface/eSim.htm - Eye movement simulator; good resource to review nerve palsies.
Pulmonary
- Pulmonary examination and auscultation:
- Chest Radiography:
- Step-by-step instruction of CXR interpretation
- Pulmonary function test interpretation:
Medical Calculators
- http://www.intmed.mcw.edu/clincalc.html
- http://medcalc3000.com/ - Nice tools to have but you will need to know how to do many of these calculations without a Palm or PDA.
Rheumatology
- Rheumatology: The Hand - Excellent photo-quiz of hand finding
Other Books
- http://www3.accessmedicine.com/ - Harison’s textbook on-line
- http://www.merck.com/mrkshared/mmanual/home.jsp - Free access to the Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
- Seidel HM, Ball JW, Dais JE, Benedict GW. Mosby’s Guide to Physical Examination. 5th Ed The CV Mosby Co. 2002
- Bickley LS. Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking. 7th Ed. JB Lippencott Co. 1999
- Swartz, Mark H. Textbook of Physical Diagnosis 4th Ed. WB Saunders Co. 2002
- Sapira J Sapira’s Art and Science of Bedside Diagnosis 2nd Ed. Lippencott. 2000
NBME Resources
- Orientation Materials for STEP 1 and “shelf" exam
- http://www.usmle.org/Orientation/menu.htm - Includes free sample questions and sample test
