There are tonnes of resources out there to learn from, but which ones are actually helpful? I will try and update the list below regularly with websites, books and apps that I’ve found helpful both as a student and doctor! Please comment below if you have any resources you find useful and I will add them to the list.
WEBSITES
Life in the Fast Lane – a great website for info regarding acute medical specialties. It has a wealth of resources for ECGs with a whole ECG library that’s great for revision
Radiology Masterclass – by far the BEST resource for radiology that I’ve found so far. This website has step by step walkthroughs for interpreting chest x-rays, abdo x-rays, MSK x-rays and decent information on CT head scans too. As a medical student it’s fantastic for learning and revising radiology. The website allows you to have a look at an x-ray, and then click on the image to reveal the important findings, so you can check your understanding.
MOBILE PHONE APPS
Foundation Doctor Handbook – this app is great for revision but also for junior doctors. Its features include assessment summaries and management summaries for common presentations such as ACS and seizure, useful calculators such as the CIWA-Ar tool and GRACE MI score, and reference tools for common investigations such as CXR and ABGs. It’s very well laid out so a lot of important information is at your fingertips in no time. It was free when it first came out, but I think you may now have to pay for it, although I think it’s only a couple of quid!
BMJ Best Practice – you can get this for free if you register for an Athens account as long as your institution pays for membership. You can search for a condition and get instant information on diagnosis, management, follow up and more.
MDCalc – easy access to medical calculators. Simply input the information into the boxes and it works out scores for you, along with what these scores mean for the patient. Much easier than working it out manually.
MicroGuide – a brilliant free app which is useful for medical students and doctors alike. MicroGuide gives you up to date information on antibiotic guidelines. You tell it which Trust you work for, and it tells you which antibiotic and which dose to prescribe for that Trust. It’s broken down into systems so you can search for a specific system (i.e. lower urinary tract) and it will tell you what to prescribe for that infection.
BNF online – a great app and always up to date (unlike the paper version which is updated once a year). Simply search for a drug to find information on dose, interactions, side effects and more, just like the paper BNF but quicker.
iResus – a free app made by the Resus Council. It has adult, paediatric and newborn guidelines for basic and advanced life support. Each section has easy to follow algorithms complete with doses of drugs to make it easy to follow.
Induction – another free app which gives you instant access to telephone numbers for various staff members and departments within the hospital you work for. It enables you to call other departments from your mobile, rather than having to go and find a telephone.
BOOKS
Medicine For The Mind 