Research Guides: Geriatric Medicine: Point of Care

Point of Care Resources

DynaMed Plus
An evidence-based point-of-care tool created by physicians for physicians & other health care professionals. Access on or off campus.

UpToDate
Online clinical information resource with topic reviews in internal medicine & subspecialties. No off-campus access except through MI-Chart.
Visual Dx
A problem-oriented tool for problem solving: search by symptoms, visual clues, & other patient factors, by diagnosis, or by medication. Provides instant access to concise disease information & high-quality medical images to assist in diagnosis, to direct testing, & to guide management & therapy decisions.

DynaMedPlus
Evidence-based point of care resource, with off campus & mobile access. Contains links to journal articles that support recommendations.

ACP Journal Club
ACP Journal Club's general purpose is to select from the biomedical literature articles that report original studies and systematic reviews that warrant immediate attention by physicians attempting to keep pace with important advances in internal medicine. These articles are summarized in value-added abstracts and commented on by clinical experts.

CDC Health Topics A-Z
Health Topics A to Z provides a listing of disease topics found on the CDC Web site. Links include general information, data, and prevention programs.
MedlinePlus
Provides authoritative health information for patients, including resources in plain language and in languages other than English.
Patient Education (via Clinical Key)
Patient information on the use of prescription drugs, treatments and conditions. Includes general information, inpatient care information, discharge care instructions and AfterCare instructions.
Michigan Medicine Patient Education
Educational materials for patients and families. Up-to-date and accurate information about health-related topics (also available in Spanish in most cases), reviewed or written by Michigan Medicine experts.
Clinical Trials
Clinical studies sponsored primarily by the National Institutes of Health.

Facts and Comparisons eAnswers
Information on prescription & nonprescription drugs, drug interactions, herbal interactions, off-label uses, manufacturers, & drugs in the news.

LexiComp
Contains prescription & non-prescription drug information, including generic & US & Canadian brand names, black box warnings, & more.

Micromedex Knowledge Bases
Contains extensive monographs for trade & generic drugs & herbals, including information on toxicology, drug interactions, adverse effects, & patient education pamphlets.

Natural Medicines (formerly Natural Standard)
Evidence-based information about complementary & alternative therapies for download to your device after registration.
Clinical Key - Drugs
Provides information on U.S. prescription drugs, herbal supplements, & nutritional & over-the-counter products.
Drug Information Portal
Portal to current drug information for over 50,000 drugs from the National Library of Medicine, NIH, & other government agencies.

National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) - CLosed
A new repository is being constructed, which should be available in the fall.
Michigan Medicine Clinical Care Guidelines
Guidelines to assist Michigan Medicine physicians in providing optimal care for patients in a cost-effective manner.