Point-of-Care Resources

Epocrates is a premium drug and disease reference that provides reliable clinical information at the point of care including a multisystem check for drug interactions, disease monographs, Pill ID photos, and dozens of tables and calculators. Upgrade to Epocrates+ for more features than the free version.

Free app providing information on first aid and emergency response including videos, quizzes, and step-by-step instructions.

App featuring fully searchable database of acronyms, rhymes, and memory tricks, which can be filtered by discipline or by system. Mnemonics can be added to the database and shared via e-mail. $1.99 one-time cost for download.

An easy-to-use online tool to help estimate the body fat content or body mass index (BMI) of an adult.

References on Tap (formerly PubMed On Tap) is an application for your Apple device that lets you search PubMed while on the go. Offers advanced search (with AND, OR and NOT logic operators), full text options, as well as e-mail and import capability. $4.99 one-time download.

Skyscape Clinical Constellation is a fully integrated mobile medical reference tool for Apple and Android devices that partners with 50 leading medical publishers, associations and experts in a variety of fields to provide users with up-to-date drug information (including interactions and formulary), clinical content (5-Minute Clinical Consult, Mobile DDx, and ABC's of Interpretive Laboratory Data), and other useful tools including a premium medical calculator, CME, MedAlerts, Medline, LS360, AHA and ACC Guidelines. NOTE: UNTHSC users are encouraged to take advantage of the school’s institutional subscription of $99/year, a savings of over $200 off the software’s base price. Click on the above link to learn more.

App providing childhood, adolescent, catch-up, adult, and medical immunization schedules for the United States. Important information is available for each vaccine, including: basics, high risk indications, adverse reactions, contraindications, catch-up, administration, epidemiology, and brand names. Available for Apple and Android devices at no cost.

Offers a filtered PubMed search for clinical studies, evidence-based articles, and medical genetics research by category (therapy, diagnosis, etiology, prognosis).

Provides regularly updated information for federally and privately supported clinical research trials in human volunteers. The database can be searched or browsed by condition, drug intervention, sponsoring agency, or geographic location. Records provide information about a trial’s purpose, who may participate, study locations, contact information, and more. Developed by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Free repository of clinical practice guidelines including medical device evaluations. ECRI focuses on patient safety, evidence-based medicine, and technology decision support.

Comprehensive search engine for science PDFs, including everything available in Medline.

Performs real-time meta-searches of high-quality medical websites. Formats questions for the sites it selects to search and executes additional searches based on the results.

Clinical search engine designed for locating high-quality research evidence quickly and easily to support practice and care.