Follow the links in the drop-down menu above which provide specific references for each clinical discipline. This page offers general clinical resource materials.

Procedures
New England Journal of Medicine Videos in Clinical Medicine Series (web site) – About to do a lumbar puncture, paracentesis, or a circumcision? The NEJM offers dozens of procedure videos to use for review before doing a procedure for the first, or fortieth, time.
Examination of Vaginal Wet Preps Procedure Video (YouTube Video) – 14min video demonstrates how to perform and interpret a wet prep

Physical Exam
The Stanford 25 (web site) – The Stanford 25 is an initiative to revive the dying art of the physical exam. This web site contains “how-to’s” for 25 technique-dependent and often difficult physical exam maneuvers, from the thyroid exam to the rectal exam to soliciting deep tendon reflexes. Each page includes how-to videos starring none other than Dr. Abraham Verghese.

Evidence Based Medicine
Trip Database (web site) – Search engine which provides links to systematic reviews, research trials, and databases containing up-to-date evidence on clinical topics
The NNT (web site) – Examine the evidence supporting the use of various therapies and diagnostic tests “based on their patient-important benefits and harms”