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Required and Recommended Textbooks

Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 21st Edition by Joseph Loscalzo; Anthony S. Fauci; Dennis L. Kasper; Stephen Hauser; Dan Longo; J. Larry Jameson
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RC46 .H333 2022
ISBN: 9781264268504
Publication Date: 2022
Pocket Medicine, 8th edition by Marc S. Sabatine
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RC55 .P63 2023
ISBN: 9781975182991
Publication Date: 2023
Print book only; no electronic version is available.
Principles and Practice of Hospital Medicine, 2nd Edition by Sylvia C. McKean; John J. Ross; Daniel D. Dressler; Danielle Scheurer
Call Number: Books - 3rd Floor ; RA 972 .P76 2017
ISBN: 9780071843133
Publication Date: 2017
Goldman-Cecil Medicine, 26th edition by Lee Goldman; Andrew I. Schafer
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RC 46 .C423 2024
ISBN: 9780323930383
Publication Date: 2024
Resident Readiness Internal Medicine by Debra L. Klamen; Susan Thompson Hingle
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RC46 .R46 2013
ISBN: 9780071773188
Publication Date: 2013
Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy 2020 by Gilbert, David V.
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RM 267 .S224 2020
ISBN: 9781944272180
Publication Date: 2020
Print book only; no electronic version is available.
The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics, 37th edition by Siri Ancha; Christine Auberle; Devin Cash; Mohit Harsh; John Hickman; Carole Kounga
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RM 104 .W37 2023
ISBN: 9781975190620
Publication Date: 2023

Accessing the Medical Library Textbooks

An online version of selected textbooks is accessible to OUWB medical students on campus or off campus. To access these textbooks off campus, you must login with your OU NetID and password (the same ones for accessing your OU email account and Moodle).

Print copies of all required and recommended textbooks are on reserve in the OUWB Medical Library Study Room (KL 102). If you need any assistance with locating any of the following books, please email the OUWB Medical Library at medref@oakland.edu.

Other Online Textbooks

Clerkship / Clinical Rotations in Internal Medicine -- Textbooks from LWW Health Library
Includes general references and board prep resources.

5-Minute Clinical Consult 2022, 30th edition by Jeremy Golding (Editor); Mark B. Stephens (Editor); Frank J. Domino; Kathleen Barry (Editor); Robert A. Baldor (Editor)
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RC55 .D6 2023
ISBN: 9781975179953
Publication Date: 2022
The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics, 37th edition by Siri Ancha; Christine Auberle; Devin Cash; Mohit Harsh; John Hickman; Carole Kounga
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RM 104 .W37 2023
ISBN: 9781975190620
Publication Date: 2023
Medicine Recall, 4th edition by James D. Bergin
ISBN: 9781605476759
Publication Date: 2011

History Taking, Physical Examination & Diagnosis

Bates' Visual Guide This link opens in a new window
Bates Visual Guide contains videos of systems-based physical examination techniques for development of clinical skills.

Diagnosaurus (Differential Diagnosis)

NEW EDITION! Gomella and Haist's Clinician's Pocket Reference, 12th Edition by Leonard G. Gomella
Call Number: Books - 3rd Floor ; RC55 .G66 2021
ISBN: 9780071602822
Publication Date: 2023
CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2024 by Monica Gandhi; Maxine A. Papadakis; Stephen J. McPhee; Michael W. Rabow; Kenneth R. McQuaid
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RC71 .C87 2024
ISBN: 9781265556037
Publication Date: 2023
DeGowin's Diagnostic Examination, 11th Edition by Richard F. LeBlond; Donald D. Brown; Manish Suneja; Joseph F. Szot
ISBN: 9781260134872
Publication Date: 2020
Ferri's Best Test: a Practical Guide to Clinical Laboratory Medicine and Diagnostic Imaging, 5th edition by Fred F. Ferri
ISBN: 9780323812894
Publication Date: 2022
Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th Edition by Diana Nicoll; Chuanyi Mark Lu; Stephen J. McPhee
ISBN: 9781259640896
Publication Date: 2017
Quick Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2024 by Maxine A. Papadakis, Stephen J. McPhee, Jennifer Bernstein
Publication Date: 2024
The Rational Clinical Examination: Evidence-Based Clinical Diagnosis by David L. Simel; Drummond Rennie
ISBN: 9780071590303
Publication Date: 2009

Evidence-Based Clinical Practice

Online Books:

The Patient History: Evidence-Based Approach, 2nd edition by Mark Henderson; Lawrence M. Tierney; Gerald W. Smetana
ISBN: 9780071624947
Publication Date: 2012
The Rational Clinical Examination: Evidence-Based Clinical Diagnosis by David L. Simel; Drummond Rennie
ISBN: 9780071590303
Publication Date: 2009
Symptom to Diagnosis: An Evidence Based Guide, 4th Edition by Scott D. C. Stern; Adam S. Cifu; Diane Altkorn
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RC 69 .S74 2020
ISBN: 9781260121117
Publication Date: 2020

Learning Tools:

JAMA Evidence This link opens in a new window
JAMAevidence is an instructional resource from the American Medical Association that is intended to teach about concepts fundamental to the practice of evidence-based medicine. It helps identify the best available evidence by providing guides to the systematic consideration of the validity, importance, and applicability of claims about the assessment of health problems and the outcomes of health care.
Limit 2 users. Please log off when done.

Procedures

Procedures / Access Medicine

Practice Guidelines

American College of Physicians Clinical Guidelines & Recommendations
Searching for Practice Guidelines
Additional Practice Guidelines can be found at this OUWB Medical Library Guide.

CURRENT Practice Guidelines in Primary Care 2023 by Jacob A. David
ISBN: 9781264892228
Publication Date: 2023

Clinical Information

AccessMedicine This link opens in a new window
This collection includes medical and basic sciences books, including Harrison's Textbook of Medicine. AccessMedicine also includes images, videos, diagnostic tools, patient education handouts, and drug information.
ClinicalKey This link opens in a new window
ClinicalKey provides quick access to full-text medical and surgical resources including ebooks, journal articles, clinical practice guidelines, point-of-care clinical monographs, procedural guides, images, videos, drug information, and patient education handouts.
To download book chapter PDFs, please log in or register for a free account. NOTE: Vendor recommends updating to most recent version of browser.
DynaMed Plus This link opens in a new window
An evidence-based clinical reference tool written by physicians who synthesize the evidence and provide objective analysis to help health care providers in their daily practice. Designed to provide quick answers to clinical questions. Includes thousands of graphics and images, specialty content, mobile access, and enhanced drug information.
UpToDate This link opens in a new window
This resource presents current clinical information and recommendations on patient care and treatment. Includes evidence-based, physician-authored articles and patient education resources to help make clinical decisions.
VisualDX This link opens in a new window
An image-based clinical support tool to aid in the identification of indentifiable diseases; including, dermatologic, infectious, genetic, metabolic, drug-induced conditions, and occupational injuries.

PubMed

PubMed (MEDLINE) This link opens in a new window
MEDLINE is the National Library of Medicine's free bibliographic database covering the fields of medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and the preclinical sciences.

Internal Medicine Test Prep & Review Books

Blueprints Medicine, 6th edition by Vincent Young; William Kormos; Davoren Chick
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RC 59 .Y68 2016
ISBN: 9781469864150
Publication Date: 2016
Case Files Cardiology by Eugene C. Toy; Michael D. Faulx
ISBN: 9780071799195
Publication Date: 2015
Case Files Critical Care, 2nd Edition by Eugene C. Toy; Terrence H. Liu; Manuel Suarez
ISBN: 9781259641855
Publication Date: 2018
Case Files Geriatrics by Eugene C. Toy; Andrew Dentino; Monique Williams; Lowell Johnson
ISBN: 9780071770781
Publication Date: 2014
Case Files Internal Medicine, 6th Edition by Eugene C. Toy; Gabriel Aisenberg
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RC 66 .C36 2021
ISBN: 9781260469967
Publication Date: 2021
Conn's Current Therapy 2023 by Rick D. Kellerman (Editor); David P. Rakel (Editor)
ISBN: 9780443105616
Publication Date: 2023
First Aid for the Internal Medicine Boards, 4th Edition by Tao Le; Tom Baudendistel; Peter Chin-Hong; Cindy Lai
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RC 59 .F52 2017
ISBN: 9781259835032
Publication Date: 2017
First Aid for the Medicine Clerkship, 4th Edition by Matthew S. Kaufman; Latha Ganti; Dennis Chang; Alfredo J. Mena Lora
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; R839 .F57 2021
ISBN: 9781260460629
Publication Date: 2021
Frameworks for Internal Medicine by Andre Mansoor
ISBN: 9781496359308
Publication Date: 2019
Lippincott Q&A Medicine, 1st edition by Mark Duncan; Lance Chapman
ISBN: 9781451195217
Publication Date: 2016
Medical Secrets, 6th edition by Mary P. Harward
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RC58 .M43 2019
ISBN: 9780323478724
Publication Date: 2019
Medicine: PreTest Self-Assessment and Review, 9th edition by Steven L. Berk; William R. Davis
ISBN: 9780071359603
Publication Date: 2001
Medicine PreTest Self-Assessment and Review, 14th Edition by Robert S. Urban; J. Rush Pierce; Roger Smalligan
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) R834.5 .M43 2016
ISBN: 9780071850056
Publication Date: 2015
Medicine Recall, 4th edition by James D. Bergin
ISBN: 9781605476759
Publication Date: 2011
Step-Up to Medicine, 6th edition by Steven Agabegi; Elizabeth D. Agabegi
Call Number: Medical Library Study Room - 102 KL (non-circulating) ; RC 59 .A33 2023
ISBN: 9781975192716
Publication Date: 2024

Test Prep and Review Resources

Access Medicine Case Files Collection
More case files on a variety of subjects can be found here.
NEJM Clinical Cases

BoardVitals This link opens in a new window
You must sign up with your @oakland.edu email here to access the Board Vitals question banks.

An interactive and powerful board review tool that can be used by practicing clinicians, residents and several types of healthcare students. With BoardVitals, you have the ability to create customized practice tests using many options including number of questions, subjects and more. Included are detailed, up-to-date explanations with each answer, with references and links to applicable sources.

Important Board Vitals Information:

Some of our students have reported problems with accessing the question banks on Board Vitals. Please be sure to follow these steps when registering for an account.

Use this link to register for an account. Be sure to use your Oakland University email.
Use this link to access the Board Vitals question banks. Log in with your OU email and the password you created when you registered for your account.

Still having problems? Email medref@oakland.edu - We are always happy to help!

Exam Master Online This link opens in a new window
Exam Master is an online test prep resource that includes test preparations for Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 3. It consists of practice question and organ systems covered by the USMLE.

For further information and resources for study guides, please see our Subject Review & USMLE Prep Resources Guide - https://oakland.libguides.com/test-prep

Drug Information Resources

Clinical Pharmacology This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive drug database that contains up-to-date, detailed information on thousands of drugs. Users can run reports on interactions, search by indication and contraindication, check IV compatibility, and print patient information materials.
Micromedex This link opens in a new window
Micromedex provides access to information on drugs, toxicology, and diseases. The drug information is detailed, referenced, and includes drug comparisons and identification, therapeutic class searching, and dosing

Drug Information & Pharmacology Resources
A collection of all pharmacology resources available through the OUWB Medical Library.

Multimedia Resources

Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy This link opens in a new window
This resource includes three-dimensional videos of dissected human anatomic specimens. The videos show complex structures step by step - from bone to surface anatomy - to provide a foundation for understanding anatomical structure and function.
Anatomy.TV This link opens in a new window
An interactive 3D anatomy resource. Users may manipulate images by rotating, zooming, and removing layers to learn more about anatomical structures. It also includes MRI sections, slides, movies, animations, clinical text and patient education sheets..
Bates' Visual Guide This link opens in a new window
Bates Visual Guide contains videos of systems-based physical examination techniques for development of clinical skills.
IMAIOS (e-Anatomy) This link opens in a new window
e-Anatomy is an anatomical database providing more than 3,000 images of the human body. It provides cross-sectional, gross, and radiological anatomy derived from various types of medical imaging, including magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and computed tomography (CT) scans.
Netter Reference This link opens in a new window
Collection of Netter Reference books that include anatomical images from the Green Books, Netter's Atlas of Human Anatomy, and Netter's Concise Radiologic Anatomy.

Anatomy Resources Comparison Chart
A chart comparing the Medical Library anatomy resources: description, ease of use, image types, mobile app, quizzes / self-assessment, and the ability to download / save images.

Key Internal Medicine Journals

Patient Education / Consumer Health Resources

MedlinePlus This link opens in a new window
MedlinePlus provides consumer health information for patients, families, and health care providers. Produced by the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources, it includes extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, a medical dictionary, interactive patient tutorials, health care provider directories, and latest health news.

Access Medicine / Patient Education Handouts
Clinical Key / Patient Education Handouts
Micromedex / Care Notes
UpToDate Patient Education
UpToDate offers two levels of content for patients:
--The Basics are short overviews. They are written in accordance with plain language principles and answer the four or five most important questions a person might have about a medical problem.
--Beyond the Basics are longer, more detailed reviews. They are best for readers who want detailed information and are comfortable with some medical terminology.