Articles focus on diagnosis through physical examination. This series now includes over 40 articles studying the validity of individual components of the physical examination.
Designed to visually represent variations of diseases, enhance diagnostic accuracy, aid in therapeutic decisions, and improve patient care. It contains thousands of images, including those for variations in skin color. Search the database by disease across general medicine, infectious disease, dermatology, STDs, travel medicine, and more.
Additional Sources for Guidelines
Many other databases also provide access to guidelines including PubMed, CINAHL, DynaMed Plus, UpToDate, Trip, and ClinicalKey. Select a database and conduct a search on the specific condition (e.g. asthma) of interest, then in:
PubMed - look under the Article Types section to the left of the results, click on the Customize link, select Practice Guideline, click Show, and then click on the Practice Guideline option that is now displaying under Article Types.
CINAHL - look to the left of the results, click on Show More under the Data Limit slider, find the Publication Type box and select Practice Guidelines, and then click Search.
DynaMed - select a specific monograph on the topic (e.g. asthma in adults and adolescents), scroll down in the Topic outline on the left, and click on the Guidelines and Resources section.
UpToDate - select a specific monograph on the topic (e.g. an overview of asthma management), scroll down in the Topic outline on the left, and click on the Society Guideline Links section.
Trip - Look to the right of the results and select the Guidelines by evidence type.
ClinicalKey - look to the left of the results and select the Guidelines option.