These sources can be used to locate patient counseling and safety information. For further resources of this type, check out our Consumer Health subject guide.
From the Clinical key homepage, click on the "Patient Education" link at the top. Search by keyword, or browse by Conditions & Treatments, Medications, or Specialties. Provides approximately 10,000 specialized handouts, covering conditions, treatments, and medications for different populations, (e.g., children, teens, adults, or seniors). About 30% of handouts are available in Spanish.
Consumer health information. This US-government-produced website provides free medical information and is written for a non-professional audience. Also available entirely in Spanish.
PubMed provides access to millions of citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. This version is customized for USC users to find the full-text of articles.
An evidence-based resource covering multiple medical specialties. Includes topic monographs, patient education, practice updates, drug interactions, guidelines, and medical calculators. To obtain CME, create a personal profile and log in.
Most comprehensive database of full-text for nursing & allied health journals from 1937 to present. Includes access to scholarly journal articles, dissertations, magazines, pamphlets, evidence-based care sheets, books, and research instruments.
This is a free calculator app. Topics covered include traditional pharmacy topics: dosing, dose conversions, nutrition, IV infusions, etc.; and measures used to evaluate research information (number needed to treat, etc.).
The "DX Tests" section includes a wealth of information on laboratory tests and interpreting results; therapeutic drug monitoring parameters; preparation for common diagnostic imaging.