Bioen 541: Design Skills I: Clinical Needs Evaluation: Medical Information Resources

Databases and resources for bioengineering researchers developing solutions for clinical practice

Disease State: Patient Care Overviews & Clinical Practice

DynaMed This link opens in a new window
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Clinical medical reference tool for diseases, disorders, symptoms, and treatments.
UpToDate This link opens in a new window
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Evidence-based clinical decision support to help clinicians make sound decisions at the point of care.
ClinicalKey This link opens in a new window
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Good for medical textbooks, practice guidelines, and clinical images.

ACCESSSS
Evidence that has been appraised for scientific merit and clinical relevance

Drug Information

HSL Guide to Finding Drug Information
Recommended resources for different drug information questions, such as adverse effects, bioequivalency, cost, and off-label uses.

Food and Drug Administration

Scientific and Patent Publications

PubMed This link opens in a new window
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Biomedical journal articles covering research, development, epidemiology, and patient care.
EMBASE This link opens in a new window
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Biomedical and pharmaceutical literature. Includes good coverage of drug, device, and diagnostic development.
SciFinder This link opens in a new window
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Scientific and patent publications covering chemistry, biotechnology, and material properties.

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov
* Information on publicly and privately supported clinical studies from around the world.
* Includes protocols and results for trials that are enrolling, completed, withdrawn, or terminated.

Anatomy Tools

Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy
Video Atlas images are video recordings of real human anatomic specimens
The Visible Human Project
Public-domain library of cross-sectional cryosection, CT, and MRI images obtained from one male cadaver and one female cadaver

Physical models of body parts and bones are also available for in-library use on the 3rd floor (upper level) of the Health Sciences Library when the library is open.