Medical Terminology Handout Fall08

Paul & Harriett Mack Library Northampton Community College

Medical Terminology: Library Tools for Researching Diseases




Print Materials

(* = also available online via Credo Reference e-book database )

Title

Location

American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary American Medical Association Complete Medical Encyclopedia Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders: DSM-IV-TR Dictionary of Medical Acronyms & Abbreviations A Dictionary of Medical Derivations: The Real Meaning of Medical Terms Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary Facts on File Library of Health and Living (series)

Reference* R 121 .A53 2004 Reference RC 81 .A2 A497 2003 Reference RC 455.2 .C4 D54 2000

Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine Gray’s Anatomy Health Reference Series Human Body Systems (series) Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy Merck Manual of Medical Information Merriam-Webster's Medical Desk Dictionary Mosby's Medical, Nursing, & Allied Health Dictionary PDR Medical Dictionary Photographic Atlas of the Body Stedman's Abbrev.: Abbreviations, Acronyms & Symbols Stedman's Medical Transcription Skill Builders: Creating Surgical Reports Stedman's Radiology Words Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary




Audiovisual Materials

Call Number

Reference* R 121 .J22 2005 Stacks R 123 .C33 1998 Reference* R 121 .D73 2003 Reference Varies by topic; check SpartaCat Reference RC 41 .G35 2006 Reference QM 23.2 .G73 2005 Stacks QM 23.2 .G73 1995 Stacks Varies by topic; check SpartaCat Stacks Varies by topic; check SpartaCat Reference RC 41 .M47 2006 Stacks RC 41 .M47 1999 Reference RC 81 .M535 2003 Stacks RC 81 .M535 1997 Reference* R 121 .M564 2005 Reference* R 121 .M89 2002 Stacks R 121 .M89 1998 Reference R 121 .P37 2000 Oversize QM 25 .P46 2004 Reference R 123 .S69 2003 Stacks RD 16 .S72 2006 Reference RC 78 .A3 S74 2004 Reference* R 121 .T18 2005 Stacks R 121 .T18 1997

(* = available from Monroe Campus)

Title

Format

Call Number

Accepting Life’s Transitions (conditions related to aging) Acland’s DVD Atlas of Human Anatomy The Age of AIDS Common Psychotropic Medications Human Body: Systems at Work* Rx for Survival: A Global Health Challenge Thin: Death by Eating Disorder When the Mind Fails: A Guide to Alzheimer’s Disease*

DVD DVD DVD DVD DVD DVD DVD DVD

HQ 1061 .A25 1998 QM 25 .A35 2004 RA 643.8 .A34 2006 RM 315 .C6 2005 QP 34.5 .H86 2004 RA 441 .R9 2005 RC 552 .E18 T45 2006 RC 523 .W47 2004

Medical Terminology/acb/Fall 2008



Subscription Databases

(passwords are case-sensitive)

Database

Location

Login & Password

Britannica Online

General Reference General Reference EbscoHost

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Credo Reference Consumer Health Complete



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Web Resources

Web Site

Web Address

American Cancer Society American Diabetes Association American Heart Association Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Family Doctor.org (the American Academy of Family Physicians) Harvard Medical School, “Consumer Health” page Healthfinder (sponsored by U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services) Human Anatomy Online Lab Tests Online (peer-reviewed) Mayo Clinic Medical Subject Headings or “MeSH” (provided by the National Library of Medicine) Medline Plus (National Library of Medicine) National Cancer Institute National Center for Health Statistics National Institutes of Health National Women’s Health Information Center Pennsylvania Department of Health Web MD

www.cancer.org/ www.diabetes.org/ www.americanheart.org/ www.cdc.gov/ http://familydoctor.org/ hms.harvard.edu/public/consumer/ www.healthfinder.gov/ www.innerbody.com/ www.labtestsonline.org/ www.mayoclinic.com/ www.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/



http://medlineplus.gov/ www.cancer.gov/ www.cdc.gov/nchs/ www.nih.gov/ www.4women.gov/ www.dsf.health.state.pa.us/ www.webmd.com/

Evaluating Print and Online Resources – Questions to ask as you read:

 Who are the authors or sponsors of this Web site or publication? Is the person, agency or corporation knowledgeable in the field? [AUTHORITY]  Where did the information come from that is used in this Web site/publication? Are references (“works cited”) given? Can the information be confirmed elsewhere? [ACCURACY]  What is the purpose of this Web site/publication? Does it give facts or opinion? Is it biased toward one side of an issue? Does it give different viewpoints or admit bias? Is the site trying to sell a product? [OBJECTIVITY]  When was the information published (copyright date) or last updated? [CURRENCY]  Why is this site appropriate for college work (or why not)? Is the material comprehensive or general? Is it written for professionals, college students, general readers or children? [COVERAGE]

REMEMBER:

When researching medical topics, “Beware of Baloney!” Not all information found on the Web is appropriate for college research.