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:
http://www-medlib.med.utah.edu/kw/ecg/index.html
http://www.ecglibrary.com/ecghome.html
Dermatology
http://dermatlas.med.jhmi.edu/derm/
http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/medicine/dermatology/melton/atlas2.htm
http://medicine.ucsd.edu/clinicalimg/
Excellent resource for pictures of common skin findings.
Nephrology
http://medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/TUTORIAL/URINE/URINE.html http://medlib.med.utah.edu/WebPath/TUTORIAL/URINE/URINE.html
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:
http://medocs.ucdavis.edu/IMD/420C/sounds/lngsound.htm
http://www.rale.ca/Repository.htm
Chest Radiography:
http://rad.usuhs.mil/rad/chest_review/index.html
Step-by-step instruction of CXR interpretation
http://info.med.yale.edu/intmed/cardio/imaging/
http://www.vh.org/adult/provider/radiology/NormalRadAnatomy/index.html
http://www.mdchoice.com/xray/xr.asp#chest http://www.mdchoice.com/xray/xr.asp
Pulmonary function test interpretation:
http://www.vh.org/adult/provider/internalmedicine/Spirometry/SpirometryHome.html
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
http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/medicine/Rheumatology/Hands/Handmain.html
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
NBME Resources
Orientation Materials for STEP 1 and "shelf" exam
http://www.usmle.org/Orientation/readme.htm
http://www.usmle.org/Orientation/menu.htm
Includes free sample questions and sample test
Other
http://www.library.health.ufl.edu/