Great Medical Websites

Heart Sounds

1. Easy Auscultation (my current favorite)

http://www.easyauscultation.com/

2. Blaufuss (a close second)

A flash based website that both teaches and quizzes you. There really is no better way to learn.

http://www.blaufuss.org

3. 3M Littmann Learning Institute

http://www.3m.com/healthcare/littmann/start.htm

Risk Scores

ASA vs GI Bleed calculator for primary prevention

http://azormultimedia.es/calculadora/

Evidenced Based Medicine

1. Essential Evidence Plus

Quick, high yield EBM summaries, links to national guidelines, helpful decision calculators

http://essentialevidenceplus.com/

2. DynaMed

Slowly replacing UpToDate due to being extremely high yield, succinct enough to use on the wards.

http://www.ebscohost.com/dynamed/

4. ACP Pocket Guidelines - can be accessed as a mobile friendly website from any device.

http://www.acponline.org/mobile/cyppocketguide/

Differential Diagnosis

1. DiagnosisPro

Great site that allows you to keep adding findings to narrow the differential and FREE

(could be more intuitive, make sure to click "Narrow Results" to add another finding)

http://www.diagnosispro.com/ or mobile version: http://m.diagnosispro.com/

2. Diagnosaurus

Free tool for your PDA.

http://books.mcgraw-hill.com/medical/diagnosaurus/index.html

3. DXPlain - free with a MerckMedicus.com log in (link on right panel)

http://www.merckmedicus.com

Infectious Disease

1. John Hopkins ABX Guide

free with website registration (can purchase handheld version as well)

http://www.hopkins-abxguide.org/

2. John Hopkins HIV Guide

http://www.hopkins-hivguide.org/

3. TheraDoc - Antibiotic Assistant LE - free with a MerckMedicus.com log in (link on right panel)

http://www.merckmedicus.com

Learning Radiology

1. http://www.med.yale.edu/intmed/cardio/imaging/

2. http://www.learningradiology.com/

3. http://www.med-ed.virginia.edu/courses/rad/cxr/

Mastering EKGs

1. Rapid Interpretation of EKGs Cheat sheets (normally found in the back of the book)

http://www.themdsite.com/personal_reference.cfm

2. The BIDMC ECG Database (some are very challenging)

http://ecg.bidmc.harvard.edu/maven/mavenmain.asp

3. Learning about pacemaker rhythms

http://lifeinthefastlane.com/ecg-library/pacemaker/

Medical Calculators

1. MDCalc

www.mdcalc.com

2. MedCalc 3000 - free with a MerckMedicus.com log in (link on right panel)

http://www.merckmedicus.com

Craig A Napolitano Last Updated 6/3/2010