Library: Medical Assisting Programs: Guide Home

Library Resources

5MinuteConsult This link opens in a new window
AccessMedicine This link opens in a new window
CINAHL Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Cochrane Library This link opens in a new window
Gale Health and Wellness 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 Ultimate This link opens in a new window
Micromedex & CareNotes This link opens in a new window
Nursing Reference Center Plus This link opens in a new window
PubMed This link opens in a new window

Coding

CPT Professional 2023 and e/M Companion 2023 Bundle This link opens in a new window
Coding with Modifiers 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 2024 the Complete Official Codebook This link opens in a new window
ICD-10-CM: Clinical Modification This link opens in a new window

Medicine, Disease, and Drugs

Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 21e This link opens in a new window
Merck Manual - Professional Version This link opens in a new window
Medical Assisting Simplified: Pharmacology This link opens in a new window

Procedures & Tests

Lippincott Nursing Procedures This link opens in a new window
Medical Tests Sourcebook This link opens in a new window
ECG from Basics to Essentials: Step by Step This link opens in a new window
This book assists students, interns, and residents in developing a functional understanding of the set-up, workings, and interpretation of ECGs.
Guide to Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests This link opens in a new window

Nursing Procedures Made Incredibly Easy!: Chapter 2 Specimen Collection

Medical Assisting Exam Prep

Medical Assisting Exam Review for CMA, RMA & CMAS Certification This link opens in a new window
Medical Assisting Exam Review for National Certification Exams This link opens in a new window
PrepSTEP for Colleges and Universities This link opens in a new window
From the Career Preparation dropdown menu, select Prepare for Allied Health and Social Worker Exams. Next, navigate to Prepare for Medical Assistant Certification.

BMJ This link opens in a new window
1991 - Present
JAMA This link opens in a new window
1998 - Present
Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice This link opens in a new window
2015 - Present
New England Journal of Medicine This link opens in a new window
1990 - Present
Sage Open This link opens in a new window 2011 - Present
LWW PA & RN Journal Collection This link opens in a new window

MLO: Medical Laboratory Observer

Auscultation Classroom This link opens in a new window
Anatomy & Physiology Revealed This link opens in a new window

Anatomy, Body Systems, & Physical Examination

Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy This link opens in a new window
Bates' Visual Guide 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

Library Subscription Apps

The Micromedex app is free to download but you'll need to follow activate the app by connecting it to South College's subscription. This can be done either on or off-campus, and instructions detailing this process are available below:

Micromedex App Activation Instructions

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 - New

Sanford Guide App Registration Instructions

Renew Sanford Guide App Access

Sanford Guide App Renewal

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

Additional Resources

Free Web Resources

Blood Pressure: Korotkoff Sounds | Ausmed Explains...
Learn about Korotkoff sounds.
How to Check Your Blood Pressure with a Sphygmomanometer
WikiHow Article
Korotkoff Sounds Annotated Video
This is a video made to demonstrate the Korotkoff sounds in relation to the reading on the sphygmomanometer.
Korotkoff Sounds | How To Take a Manual Blood Pressure | How to check BP | Christina NP
This video will show you how to manually take a blood pressure accurately.
Manual Blood Pressure Measurement | UCL Clinical Skills
Parts of a Sphygmomanometer
Parts of Stethoscope
What is Blood Pressure? | Ausmed Explains...
How Blood Pressure Works - Wilfred Manzano [TED-Ed]

Free Web Resources

Cardiology

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.
Heart 101 | National Geographic
Learn about the anatomy of the heart and how this muscular organ provides life-giving oxygen throughout the body.

ECG/EKG

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.

Free Web Resources

CDC
Public Health Image Library Much of the information critical to the communication of public health messages is pictorial rather than text-based. Created by a Working Group at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the PHIL offers an organized, universal electronic gateway to CDC's pictures. We welcome public health professionals, the media, laboratory scientists, educators, students, and the worldwide public to use this material for reference, teaching, presentation, and public health messages. Provided and Maintained by the CDC.

Free Web Resources

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.

Library Resources

Free Web Resources

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.

Free Web Resources

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.

Free Web Resources

Related Resources

Acland's Video Atlas of Human Anatomy This link opens in a new window
Anatomy & Physiology Revealed This link opens in a new window
Essentials of Anatomy and Physiology This link opens in a new window
Understanding Anatomy & Physiology: A Visual, Auditory, Interactive Approach This link opens in a new window

Web Resource

Introduction to the Human Body | Seer Training Modules (NIH)

Library Resources

Medical Terminology Made Incredibly Easy! This link opens in a new window
Medical Terminology Systems A Body Systems Approach This link opens in a new window
Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary This link opens in a new window

Web Resources

Medical Terminology A thru Z
Comprehensive alphabetical list of prefixes, roots, and suffixes
MedSpeak
Medical dictionary created by the Medical Library Association.
Understanding Medical Terms from the Merck Manual
Word Parts and What They Mean
A list of word parts. They may be at the beginning, in the middle, or at the end of a medical word.

Library Resources

The Clinical Interview: Skills for More Effective Patient Encounters This link opens in a new window
Communication Skills: Challenges, Importance for Health Care Professionals and Strategies for Improvement This link opens in a new window
Customer Service Training 101: Quick and Easy Techniques That Get Great Results This link opens in a new window
Health Professional and Patient Interaction This link opens in a new window
Messages: The Communication Skills Book This link opens in a new window
A Practical Guide to Soft Skills: Communication, Psychology, and Ethics for Your Professional Life This link opens in a new window

Teamwork: 20 Steps to Success This link opens in a new window
Lead the Way in Five Minutes a Day: Sparking High Performance in Yourself and Your Team This link opens in a new window
The Catalyst Effect: 12 Skills and Behaviors to Boost Your Impact and Elevate Team Performance This link opens in a new window
Collaborating in the Workplace: A Guide for Building Better Teams This link opens in a new window

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.