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Clinical Tools: Patient Care

Tools for physicians, nurses, researchers, and students working in a medical setting.

Calculators for Patients' Use

Medications and Drugs Listing
"The medication A-Z on eMedicineHealth is a useful listing of common prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications for you to quickly find information on what it is prescribed for, drug interactions, side effects and more."
BMI Calculator
from National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence Evaluation Orange Book

Sources for Patient Education Materials

The following are links to online sources to obtain health-related education materials to distribute to patients:

Patient Ed materials from ClinicalKey
MedlinePlus
MedlinePlus is for consumer health information.
PubMed
PubMed and Bookshelf (https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/) are for systematic review content.
Patient Information from UpToDate
Consumer Health Choices
Cancer (NCI)

Pricing on Medical Procedures, medication, labs, etc

Choosing Wisely
The Choosing Wisely lists were created by national medical specialty societies and represent specific, evidence-based recommendations clinicians and patients should discuss. Each list provides information on when tests and procedures may be appropriate, as well as the methodology used in its creation.