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Disease
Information Sources |
A guide to locating information
about diseases on the web and in print.
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Contents
General Disease Sources
FIRSTConsult
Focusing on the needs of the primary health care
provider, this tool is well organized - providing a wealth information
that is easy to navigate. The main components are:
- Differential Diagnoses
- Medical Conditions
- Procedure Files (with video clips!)
Griffith's 5 Minute Clinical Consult
A quick reference for current medical diagnosis and
treatment. Each disease or condition is described in outline form
organized into 6 sections: basics, diagnosis, treatment, medications,
followup, and miscellaneous.
eMedicine
Provides a wealth of information covering over 60 specialty
areas. Each topic is peer-reviewed by four MDs and a Pharm D. The content is created and maintained by approximately 8,000 contributing physicians. Includes many special features: images, tools (calculators,
algorithms, etc.), even a diagram showing how to tie a bow-tie!)
ACP Medicine
- Covers 15 subspecialties of internal medicine
- Excellent graphics and illustrations
- Approximately one third of the content is updated each year
- Print copy: HSL REF WB 100 S416 (Three-volume loose-leaf version updated monthly)
Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment
- Provides information on the most commonly encountered problems in internal medicine and
ambulatory care
- Emphasis on the practical features of diagnosis and patient management
- Organized by organ system
- Selected references are provided
- Print copy: HSL REF WB 141 C976
Current Pediatric Diagnosis and Treatment
- Includes normal growth and development, neonatal medicine,
emergency & critical care medicine, and diagnosis and treatment of
disorders according to category or organ system.
- Print copy: HSL REF WS 141 C976
Conn’s Current Therapy.
- Print copy: REF WB 300 C976c
- A reference book for the primary care physician looking for a quick and concise overview
of current therapy for commonly encountered clinical problems. Arranged by organ systems.
Also includes a sections on symptomatic care pending diagnosis and physical & chemical
injuries (bites/stings/poisons).
Degowin's Diagnostic Examination
- This book is designed to assist the diagnostician in training
or in practice with the process of making a diagnosis in which he or
she takes a history, performs a physical examination, orders
appropriate laboratory tests, and consults specialists for
radiological and other procedures.
MedlinePlus
- Full-text database created by the National Library of Medicine.
- Contains disease and drug information for both the patients and
health care
professionals.
- Links to CDC and other helpful websites.
Physician’s Guide to Rare Diseases.
- Print copy: REF WB 39 P578
- A handbook covering diseases affecting fewer than 200,000 Americans. Each article
provides a synopsis of the disease providing a general description, signs & symptoms,
etiology, epidemiology, related disorders, treatments (standard & investigational),
resources, and references.
Current Surgical Diagnosis and Treatment.
- A reference book about diseases managed by surgeons. It includes
diagnosis, disease processes, and treatment. Other aspects such as
epidemiology and pathology are covered selectively. Information is
also provided on such topics as: preparation for surgery,
postoperative care, surgical complications, wound healing,
inflammation, fluids & electrolytes, and nutrition.
- Print copy: REF WO 100 CU812
Genes and Disease.
- Genes and Disease is a collection of articles that discuss genes
and the diseases that they cause. These genetic disorders are
organized by the parts of the body that they affect. As some
diseases affect various body systems, they appear in more than one
chapter.
- With each genetic disorder, the underlying mutation(s) is
discussed, along with clinical features and links to key websites.
You can browse through the articles online, and you can also
download a printable file (PDF) of each chapter.
The Common Symptom Guide.
- Print copy: REF WB 39 C734
- This reference book deals in-depth with symptom evaluation. It provides a list of
pertinent questions, physical findings, and differential diagnoses for over 100 common
adult and pediatric symptoms. For a web-based resource, try
FIRSTConsult
or eMedicine,
which are listed above.
Harrison's Online
- includes the full text of Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine
(IP subscription, click on subscriber login button to access)
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