El Centro College Library: Medicine

Guide to Medicine, Allied Health and Nursing

Websites, Suggested Subject Headings & Periodical Subscriptions:

Databases

Free DOI LookUp

Health & Wellness Resource Center Tutorial

Like Health Reference Center but more consumer geared. Includes articles and news from both professional and non-medical sources. Includes an online dictionary, online medical encyclopedias that are great for basic medical information needed for Speech, English, or Health Occupations, drug information, and a directory of health organizations. The sidebar helps narrows down a broad topic. Limits to full-text and refereed publications.
Consumer Health Complete Tutorial or Tutorial

Includes medical reference books. Great source of medical images!
CINAHL Tutorial (Basic) Tutorial (Advanced) Quick Guide

Can be searched simultaneously with other databases. Includes articles and news from both professional and non-medical sources. "Limits" to full-text and refereed publications. "Mark" articles for reformatting to print or to email. Allows truncation and other search options. Includes full text for: Nursing, Nursing Management, AORN, Surgical Technologist, Plastic Surgical Nursing, Applied Radiology, Orthopaedic Nursing, American Nurse, Journal of Cultural Diversity, Journal of Multicultural Nursing & Health (JMCNH), Journal of Nursing Research, Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, MEDSURG Nursing, Nurse Practitioner, Nursing, Nursing Ethics, Nursing Standard, Pediatrics, Plastic Surgical Nursing, Practice Nurse, RN and more!.

Includes indexing for: Surgical Technologist, Synergy, American Journal of Nursing, Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Echocardiography, Respiratory Care, Ultrasound Quarterly.
Health Reference Center
Includes articles and news from both professional and non-medical sources. Results bring back information from online medical dictionaries, medical encyclopedias and directories, followed by articles. "Limits" to full-text and refereed publications. "Mark" articles for reformatting to print or to email. Includes full text for: Radiologic Technology, AORN and more!
Health Source: Nursing/Academic Can be searched simultaneously with other databases.
Medline (with full text) Can be searched simultaneously with other databases.
StatRef

Database of online full-text medical e-books. Searches bring back the exact location of your search words within the books themselves.
PubMed and PubMedCentral and Medline Plus and HubMed (Tutorial)

Medline access to journals and other medical publications. This access allows you to narrow your search by type of journal, such as nursing journals. This is an index only! You will not be able to read the full-text of the articles. However, it indexes thousands of medical publications. PubMedCentral contains full-text articles! MedlinePlus provides information from authoritative sources, along an online medical dictionary, an illustrated encyclopedia, and drug/diseases information. Includes medical images! HubMed is a simplified access to PubMed.
Medopedia : Online Medical Encyclopedia
Alt Health Watch
Natural and Alternative Treatments

eBooks

Additional Sources that are good for consumer oriented medical information:

Health Source: Consumer. Can be searched simultaneously with other databases.
LexisNexis Academic (Tutorial)
Academic Search Complete
Database of articles from non-medical sources. Good source of information on current legislation, ethics, and medical cases.
InfoTrac Newspapers and Newspaper Source
Database of newspaper articles from non-medical sources. Good source of information on current legislation, ethics, and medical cases.

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Class Specific Links

Texas Nurses Aide Procedure Manual (CNA Training Materials) (Pt 2 - Procedural Guidelines)
Is is Real? Is it Good? Critical Thinking on the Web...
Charlatans, Leeches, and Old Wives: Medical Misinformation (from Searcher Magazine)
Health Fraud (from the National Library of Medicine)

Peer-Reviewed Web Search Engine

Intute Searching the Web for Reviewed Medical Information
Peer-reviewed websites from reputable medical assocations and websites.

Check the Periodicals Guide to insure that the Library subscribes to the print journal you need. Request journals at the Circulation Counter.

Evaluate!

It is especially important in the medical field to evaluate web sources of information. It is very easy to make a website look credible - even listing fake doctors! Check out the examples on this page. Can you tell which are accurate and which are not?

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El Centro Course-Related Links

Hole's Human Anatomy and Physiology Online Study Guide
Dallas County Health and Human Services Dept. Health Statistics/Reports

Reports and statistics for: HIV, TB, immunization, environmental health, bioterrorism, communicable diseases, STD prevention, and more. Includes the Monthly Morbidity & Mortality in Dallas County and the Yearly Statistics for Frequency of Events of Diseases Reported to DCDHHS.
Texas Price Point

Basic information about hospitals around Texas, including treatments and quality measures.
CDC: Center for Statistics
Health Facts & Statistics
Health Data Tools and Statistics

Links to the CDC, tutorial on finding statistics, U. S. Dept. of Health and other national sources. Includes links to some state sources of statistics.
Statistics (State Health Facts)

Links to health statistics related to: demographics, policy, financing, coverage, access and state legislation. This includes: medicare, women's health, HIV/AIDS, managed care, and minority health.
Texas Health Statistics*

Perinatal, child fatality, nursing home mortality, teen births, and other vital statistics...
El Centro Health Occupations Program
Texas Nursing Practice Act

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Recommended Web Sites & Search Engines

All Refer*
Comprehensive medical site with links to: medical encyclopedia of over 4000 topics, large pictoral and image database, signs/symptoms, diseases and medical conditions, medical tests and exams, surgerical procedures, health news, nutrition, injuries and wounds, poisons and overdoses, alternative medicine, and over 500 medical special topics. Includes a medical news section.
HSTAT

Search PubMed, CDC Prevention Guidelines, National Guideline Clearinghouse simultaneously. Health Services/Technology Assessment Text is a searchable collection of large, full-text clinical practice guidelines, technology assessments and health information - along with citation information from PubMed.
Healthopedia

Updated by medical specialists, includes information on: diseases in the medical encyclopedia, images database, medical tests, and surgeries, injuries, diet/nutrition, and drugs .
NetWellness

Created by the health care faculty at the University of Cincinnati, Ohio State University and Case Western Reserve University. Includes Ask an Expert, Health Topics, Reference Library and Health News. Health Center focuses on specific diseases or parts of the body.
NOAH: Bilingual Access to Health Information*

Links to numerous sources of medical information, geared to consumers. Sponsored by the New York Online Access to Health, information is supplied by librarians and health professionals.
FindLaw Health Database
Mediator

Comprehensive information geared toward the health professional. Includes free online articles, e-books, etc. Includes listings of agencies, regulatory information, research, and news. Reference Section includes dictionaries and encyclopedias, abbreviations, and more.
Med Explorer
Best Information on the Net: Medical
Links to information on career preparation. The menu option "Indexes to Medical Sites" has links to medical search engines and directories, including: Hardin Meta Directory, Health A to Z, Healthfinder, Medical Matrix, MedWeb, Neurosciences on the Internet...
BUBL LINK: Medical Sciences, Medicine

Links to information on alternative medicine, electronic medical journals, anatomy, diseases, pharmacology, and specialties.
CINAHL: Medical Links*

Links to Allied Health, Alternative Therapies, Biomedical, Case Management, Consumer Health, Critical Care, Evidence-based Practice, Management, Medical Equipment, Mental Health, Nursing, and Pharmacology sites.
Combined Health Information Database

Topical links to materials from the National Institute of Health, Centers for Disease Control, and the Health Resources and Services.
Dr. Koop's Community
Family Doctor: Drugs, Diseases, Alternative Medicine, Medical Dictionary, Healthy Living Tips. In English and in Spanish. Sponsored by the American Academy of Family Physicians.
Go Ask Alice: Questions & Answers for Young Adults

Health information for young adults and teens.
Hardin Meta Directory of Internet Health Sources

Links, by topic, to medical search engines and directories, including: Galaxy, MedWeb, MedMark, Medical Matrix, Martindale, Yahoo and more...
Health A to Z
Includes interactive tools for personalizing your health management. Also information on diseases.
Health Care Plus Directory & Search Engine
Links to general information on health, plus health care providers, hospitals, health insurance, medicare, medical research, medical dictionaries, drugs, wellness, fitness, first aid, nutrition, mental health, alternative medicine...
Healthnet Consumer Health Resources

Links to medical search engines and directories, including: Health A to Z, Healthfinder, HealthWeb, Mayo Clinic, NOAH, plus numerous topical sites.
Health on the Web

Links to information on diseases (link to Merck Manual), Medline, drug data, doctor and hospital listings, clinical trials, HMO report cards, and nutrition information
Health World Online
Intelligent
Martindale's Health Science Guide
Mayo Clinic Health
Medem Medical Library*

Comprehensive articles from medical societies on life stages, diseases and medical conditions, therapies, alternative medicine, fitness, medical tests, preventative medicine, and plastic surgery. Includes a section dealing with medicine and society: violence, genetics, health care issues, environmental and occupational health, organ/tissue donations/transplants...
Medical Links

Annotated listing of links to: ethics, hospice directory, hospital directories, dictionaries, Medline, statistics, CHID, Aidsline, ADAM, and Merck Manual
Medicine Net
Megasites Health Information Comparisons
Links to medical search engines and directories, including: Achoo, Biosites, Cliniweb, Galaxy, GHN, Health on the Net, Health A to Z, Healthfinder, Health links, Martindale's, Magellan, Med Explorer, Med Finder, Medical Matrix, MW Search, MedWeb, MMRL, Noah, Omni, HSLS, Virtual Hospital, Web Doctor, WWWVL, Yahoo...
Stanford Health Library

Comprehensive web site covering health for: women, children, men, seniors, diseases, drugs, online health videos, ebooks, and wellness database.
WebMD
Includes diseases, drugs, health tools, clinical trials, and diet. NOTE: Includes popup ads.

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Specialized Web Sites

LifeWorks: Health and Medical Career Info

Includes interviews, pictures, and basic information for more than 100 health related careers. Lists professional associations.
Health Occupations Career and Job Finder

Links to various career job descriptions, schools, tutorials, guides and tutorials on the basics, news, statistics...
John Hopkins Medicine Podcasts, Audio and Multimedia
Summaries of medical information from medical publications that are in the news. Searchable by keyword.
Medical Tools and Calculators: Links
Doctor Finder (Texas)
Questionable Doctors (Public Citizens/Ralph Nader)
Finding a Doctor (AMA)
Hospital Report Cards
Dallas Metro Area Health Assessment & Statistics (DAAA - reports available)
Health, Birth, Death Statistics

Publications and statistics, including downloadable tables. Includes a search engine.
Health Statistics & Chartbook from the CDC
Navigating the Health Care System: a Resource Guide for Consumers

links to information on: evaluating health professionals and hospitals, obtaining insurance, managed care and long term care options, medicare, diagnosis data, privacy rights, and end of life decisions.
Nursing Home State Records: Comparisons
Nursing Home Comparison & Complaint Records
Medicare Nursing Home Comparisons
Texas Health & Human Services Commission: Children's Health Insurance Program(CHIP)
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (CDC)
Chemical Toxicity Databases: Effects of Chemicals & Toxins on Health
Environmental Health Action
Environmental Health Watch
Health & Safety Information on Household Products & Their Ingredients
Household Products Data and Safety Information (including MSDS)
National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH)
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Scorecord: Tracking Health & Environment Around the United States
Antibiotics Resistance
Bloodlines: Ethics and Biotechnology
Bio-Ethics
BioEthics.net

Introductin to the topic, tutorials for students, and career information.
Medical Ethics Links
Care for the Dying
Community Council of Dallas

Information on caregiver support, contact agencies, legal services, nursing home ombusman, health screening, homemaker services, minor home repair, senior centers, transportation and volunteer opportunities.
Senior Citizens Health Links
Elderly: Benefits Check-Up
Elder Care Locator
Family Caregiver Alliance
Tips for families, public policy, fact sheets, and links to groups.
First Gov for Senior Citizens
Health and Age: News & Search by Topic
Medicare
Caregiving.com
National Alliance for Caregiving
National Family Caregivers Association
Long Term Health Care
Senior Source

Links to Dallas agencies, statistics, volunteer opportunities, home care issues, money management, guardianship issues... Also available en espanol.
Helping Patients
NeedyMeds : Doctors and social workers helping individuals with health care needs
QuackWatch
Health Related Hoaxes & Rumors (CDC)

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Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Illustrated Health Encyclopedia
Images along with brief descriptions of medical conditions.
Medline Plus: Medical Dictionaries*
Acronyms and Initialisms for Health Information Resources
Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons Complete Home Medical Guide
Medical & Science Dictionaries: Links
Family Health Care Materials (University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics)
Glossary of Genetic Terms
Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide (with Diagnostic Tests)
History of Medicine
MedTerms
Pharma Lexicon: Medical & Pharmaceutical Acronyms & Abbreviations
Pronunciation Dictionary (with audio)
Merck Manual of Diagnosis & Therapy
Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide: Diagnostic Tests

Recommended Reference Books in-library use only

Mosby's Medical Dictionary
REF R 121 M89

Cecil's Textbook of Medicine
REF RC 46 T35

Inverted Medical Dictionary
REF R 121 R54

Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms
REF RC 69 P77

Medical Abbreviations
REF R 123 D35

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News & Magazines

Ejournals
Highwire: Medical & Science Journals
Managed Care Magazine
Newswise: MedNews

Research results and press releases from various medical associations, hospitals, research groups, and organizations.

The Library subscribes to the following publications. The most recent issue is on display and back issues are available at the Circulation Counter. Bound issues are shelved in the upper level of the Library. Check the Periodicals Guide for information on the previous years shelved or bound.

AORN
JAMA
New England Journal of Medicine
Nursing Clinics of North America
Surgical Technologist

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Associations

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Tutorials

Virtual Labs

Includes the bacteria identification lab, immunology lab, cardiovascular, dna, and more!
The Heart
Short videos animations and activities on how the heart works, heart problems, and a healthy heart." Includes anatomy, diseases and diagnostic tools, hospital procedures and careers, and disease prevention. Activities include assembling a heart, mock diagnosis and treatment, and virtual surgery.
Learn the Basics
Includes anatomy and physiology, biology animations, DNA, hemalogy reviews, robotic surgery, blood and cells, protocols, precautions, critical care, and procedures...
Medical Terminology Online Quiz & Flash Cards
Body Structure Quiz, Games & Flash Cards
Interactive Medical Tutorials

Tutorials for: diseases, tests and diagnostic procedures, surgery and treatment procedures, prevention and wellness.
Integrated Medical Curriculum: Images, Tutorials, Case Studies...
StudyStacks
Tutorials, flash card drills, and games covering: anatomy, nusing, pharmacology, body structure, terminology, med-surg, physiology, oncology, respiratory, surgical terms...
Physical Exam Study Guides
Includes Vital Signs, Back, Chest, Cardiology, Head and Neck, Eye, Abdomen, Breast, Pelvic, Mental, and Neurologic.
Virtual Stethoscope
Tutorial on respiratory and cardiovascular conditions.

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Anatomy/Physiology

The Animated Body Tutorial
e-Anatomy
eSkeletons Project
Anatomy & Medical Illustrations
Anatomy Illustrations
Atlas of Human Anatomy in Cross Section
Atlas of the Body
Atlas of the Body - Illustrated (AMA)
Center for Human Simulation Gallery of Human Anatomy
Digital Anatomist Project
eSkeletons
Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body
Human Body Online (BBC)
Build a body, muscles, etc. Also includes online interactive quizzes.
Innerbody: Animations, Images, Descriptions, Search...
Lesson from a Bone Box (anatomy videos)
Lumen's Structure of the Human Body
netAnatomy**
Radiographic information, basic terminology, dissections, study guides, cross-sectional and gross anatomy. Cadaver photos. Regional components for: thorax, abdomen, and lower limbs.
Color Atlas of Medical Diseases
Searchable by medical condition, includes a description of the medical condition.
Visible Human Project
Whole Brain Atlas

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Recommended Reference Books in-library use only

Gray's Anatomy
REF QM 23.2 G73

Human Body on File
REF QM 25 H85

Diseases

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Image Finders

Medical Image Finder

Extensive links to and descriptions of many medical image databases.
Medical Images on the Web
Links to and descriptions of many medical image databases.
CDC Image Collection
Public Health Image Collection

60,000 images.
Hardin MD: Images
Health on the Net Images Collection
3300 images. It is best to search via the pull-down menus or topics rather than the search engine, unless you are searching by broad topic.
Human Diseases Images
Adam Illustrated Health Encyclopedia of Diseases

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Diagnostic Ultrasound

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Nursing (Including Syllabus Links)

RN Central
Includes numerous careplans.
Nursing Center
BUBL: Nursing
CINAHL: Nursing

Links to Flight Web, Health Web, Helix, Idea Nurse, Nurse Advocate, Nurse Net, Nurse Web, Nurses.com, Patient Handouts, RN Mgr, Slack, SpringNet, Surgical Resource, Virtual Nurse, Virtual Nursing College, and Worldwide Nurse.
Clinical Practice Guidelines
Merlin
National Guideline Clinical Practice Clearinghouse

Links to guidelines for various types of patient care, including diabetes. Includes search engine, disease and mental health search directory, directory of treatments and interventions.
National Institute of Nursing Research
Links to: PubMed, First Gov, Medline Plus, professional organizations, health related organizations, and reputable sources of medical information.
Nursing Procedures
Nursing Procedures (University of Texas)
Nursing Sites on the WWW
Nursing Procedures
CyberPatient Simulations
Patient Simulations Links
Resources for Nurses and Families
SIMON (Saunders Information Management Online)
Skill Stat
Cardiac interactive skill games, rhythm simulator, ACLS tool, dictionary, anatomy tools and ECG Simulator.
Texas Nursing
Auscultation Assistant (Heart, Lung and Breath Sounds)
Breath Sounds
Heart Sounds
Lung Sounds
Lung Sounds
Advance for Nurses: Online Articles
Nurse Week: News, Job Leads, Infor Sources
Nursing World
Online Journal of Issues in Nursing
Resources for Nurses (Including Tutorials)
Springhouse Reference Library

Includes an index search of Springhouse periodical publications.

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Texas

Magazines & Newspapers

American Journal of Nursing
JOGNN
Nursing Clinics of North America
Nursing Outlook
Imprint
JAMA

Nursing
Texas Nursing
Nursing Times
Nursing Management
MCN
Journal of Practical Nursing

Advance: for Medical Assistants

Radiology

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Respiratory Therapy

Medline Plus: Respiratory Diseases
EKG & Cardiac Skill Simulators
Brownson's Respiratory Therapy
RT Magazine: Search Back Issues for Articles
American Journal of Respiratory & Critical Care Medicine Search Back Issues for Articles
Neurology Journal Online: Search Back Issues for Articles
Circulation: Search Back Issues for Articles
American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation: Search Back Issues for Articles
Archives of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation: Search Back Issues for Articles
Advance for Respiratory Care Practioners: Search Back Issues for Articles
Virtual Stethoscope

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Surgical Technology

AORN
Point of View e-zine
Medline Live Surgeries
OR Live

Live broadcasts of surgeries. The Archives lists surgeries by type of surgery. Includes information about each procedure and has discussion forums.
Anesthesia Linx & Current News
Association of Surgical Technologists
Surgical Instruments (drawings from a vendor's site)
Surgical Procedures, Operative Links
From a medical library, links to reliable websites containing information on various types of surgical procedures.
About: Surgery

Links to ADAM information on various surgeries, before/after pictures... Information that can be used for patient and client teaching, along with basic professional information.
Neurosurgery Web Tour
Basic information on various surgeries, geared to the medical professional.
Online Atlas of Surgery
Online reference "textbook" for medical technique. The current "chapter" is for laparoscopy.
Vesalius: Online Clinical Images
You must become a member to utilize this site.
Your Surgery
Information for common and specific surgical procedures.
Online Laparoscopic Technical Manual
Online textbook.
Q Net Monthly
Interactive website of information about infection control and rigid and flexible endoscopy, especially GI endoscopy and bronchoscopy.

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Suggested Subject Headings

Do a SUBJECT or KEYWORD search in the Online catalog for your topic. After doing your search, you can limit the results to books at El Centro by selecting the Limit Your Search button.

operating room technicians
nursing informatics
medical care
surgery
operating rooms
health facilities
surgical instruments

anatomy, surgical
microsurgery
ultrasonics in surgery
surgical nursing
communicable diseases
diseases
therapeutics, surgical

Recommended Reference Books in-library use only

Alexander's Care of the Patient in Surgery
REF RD 99 M387

Altas of General Surgery
REF RD 41 S23

Atlas of Medical Anatomy
REF QM 25 L36

Introduction to Surgical Technology
REF RD 32.2 I68

Principles of Surgery
REF RD 37 P74

The best guide to resources is a librarian who can help you in using the catalog, databases and the Web. A librarian can also assist you in selecting materials appropriate for your needs. Please ask at any service desk for information or assistance!

The El Centro College Library does not guarantee the currency or accuracy of these websites. Links to these sites do not represent an endorsement of the site or of information contained within the site.

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