Library: Medical Assisting Programs: Guide Home

Resources

AccessAnesthesiology This link opens in a new window
AccessMedicine This link opens in a new window
Anatomy & Physiology Revealed This link opens in a new window
CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new window
Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
Health Source Nursing/Academic This link opens in a new window
HSTalks: The Biomedical & Life Sciences Collection This link opens in a new window
MEDLINE Complete This link opens in a new window
Micromedex & CareNotes This link opens in a new window
PubMed This link opens in a new window

Individual Ebooks

A Beginner's Guide to Blood Cells This link opens in a new window
ECG from Basics to Essentials: Step by Step This link opens in a new window
Goodwin and Guze's Psychiatric Diagnosis This link opens in a new window
Guide to Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests This link opens in a new window
Marino’s The ICU Book This link opens in a new window
Medical Tests Sourcebook This link opens in a new window
Merck Manual - Professional Version This link opens in a new window
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 20e This link opens in a new window
Red Book This link opens in a new window
Rook's Textbook of Dermatology This link opens in a new window
DeLisa's Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice This link opens in a new window
Sanford Guide This link opens in a new window
Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology This link opens in a new window

Ebook Collections

eBook Academic Collection This link opens in a new window
EBSCO Ebook Collection This link opens in a new window
Credo Reference and Ebooks This link opens in a new window
STAT!Ref This link opens in a new window

Current Procedure Codes With RVUs This link opens in a new window
E&M Coding Clear & Simple: Evaluation & Management Coding Worktext This link opens in a new window
ICD-10-CM: Clinical Modification This link opens in a new window
ICD-10-PCS: Procedure Coding System This link opens in a new window
ICD-9-CM - VOLUMES 1, 2 & 3 This link opens in a new window

Coding Resources for COVID-19: American Medical Association

BMJ This link opens in a new window
JAMA This link opens in a new window
Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice This link opens in a new window
New England Journal of Medicine This link opens in a new window
Sage Open This link opens in a new window
SpringerLink Journals This link opens in a new window
LWW Nursing Journals Collection This link opens in a new window

MLO: Medical Laboratory Observer

Auscultation Classroom This link opens in a new window

TIDE: Teaching Immunization Delivery and Evaluation
Clinical scenarios in five modules for teaching immunization delivery.

Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy This link opens in a new window
Bates' Visual Guide This link opens in a new window
Human Nature This link opens in a new window
Introduction To Gross Anatomy for Medicine Channel (HSTalks) This link opens in a new window
The Visual Guides: Understanding The Human Body This link opens in a new window

MA Videos

Cultural Awareness for Medical Assistants This link opens in a new window
Documentation for Medical Assistants This link opens in a new window
HIPAA for Medical Assistants: An Overview This link opens in a new window
Measuring Vital Signs for Medical Assistants: Temperature, Pulse, Respiration This link opens in a new window

Body Systems

Apps

Micromedex apps are a free download but require a password for content access. To retrieve the password for each of these apps, go to the Micromedex homepage and click "Download Mobile Apps" at the bottom. On the following page, open the "Micromedex Native Mobile Apps" collapsible menu. The current Micromedex apps available are:

Micromedex Drug Reference
Micromedex Drug Interactions
Micromedex IV Compatibility
Micromedex NeoFax
Micromedex Pediatrics

Micromedex & CareNotes This link opens in a new window

Register for a Login ID to use the Natural Medicines app and to accrue CE/CME credits. On the Natural Medicines homepage, click the "Get Your Login ID" button at the top of the screen to register.

Natural Medicines This link opens in a new window

Sign up for the Sanford Guide App: Create a free account to access the Sanford Guide Collection on a mobile device. Please note that you may be required to be on campus to register.

Sanford Guide This link opens in a new window

Sanford Guide App Registration

Sanford Guide App Registration Instructions

Renew Sanford Guide App Access

Sanford Guide App Renewal
Sanford Guide sends account holders a notification when the app account needs to be renewed. Use this link to connect to the South College institutional account from off campus and renew your app account.
You will need the code in the email from Sanford Guide to complete the renewal process.

To use the UpToDate app, you must register for an UpToDate account.

Maintain app access: You must login to the browser version of UpToDate using the link below every 90 days to re-verify your account and maintain app access. Your app access will expire if you do not re-verify your account.

UpToDate - App Registration
Use this link to register for an UpToDate account. To re-verify your account, login to the web browser version every 90 days.

UpToDate App Registration Instructions

Free Web Resources

Cardiac Cycle
Animation about the Cardiac Cycle
Cardiovascular Potential
Animation about Cardiovascular Potential
Heart: Rhythm Disorders
Describes and animates the electrical events for normal sinus rhythm and atrial fibrillation.

ECG Interpretation
EKG primer used by University of Wisconsin Medical School
ECG Online Quizzes
Includes a variety of quizzes on ECGs
Electrocardiogram
Includes a game about the heart and conduction.
The Six Second ECG
Includes a game in which you have to identify arrhythmias.

Lab Tests Online
Clinical lab test information for patients and medical professionals includes test descriptions, conditions, screening guide, and more.
Pathology Tutorials
These tutorials focus on a specific subject area and include text supplemented by images.

Bloodline Image Atlas
"This fully searchable directory features more than 800 hematological slides depicting various blood disorders and malignancies." One can use a categorical index or keyword search to access the images.
Blood Typing Game
"In this game you have to blood type each patient and give them a blood transfusion. Are you able to do that? If not, maybe you should read the introduction to blood typing before you start, otherwise you will put the patients' lives in danger!"
HemoSurf Demo
View normal and abnormal white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets.
Phlebotomy Tutorial
Covers routine venipuncture, fingersticks, and specimen handling. Links to images of procedure steps. Also includes troubleshooting tips.

PDR: Prescriber's Digital Reference
Previously Physician's Desk Reference. PDR delivers innovative health knowledge products and services that support prescribing decisions and patient adherence to improve health. Print volume was discontinued after the 2017 edition.

AAMA
AHDI

Career Resources

Career Vitals: Medical Assistants
Medical Assistant listings
Job postings from TopUSAJobs.com
Medical Assistants Information
Occupational Outlook Handbook Summary

Library Orientation

Medical Assisting Orientation This link opens in a new window

This orientation module is focused on Medical Assisting resources. For a general library orientation, please choose one of the location-based orientations on the library's Orientations page.