Reference tools for diagnosis, therapy, laboratory tests, diagnostic procedures, and other treatment options, along with information on medical errors and rare diseases.
Conn's Current Therapy
Latest approved methods of treatment for the practicing physician.
Format: Book
Ref.10 WB300 C93
Provider: Saunders
Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment
Single-source reference for practitioners in both hospital and ambulatory settings that covers diagnosis and therapy for all fields of internal medicine.
Format: Book
Ref.10 WB141 C93
Provider: Lange Medical Publishers
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR)
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders is used for the classification of mental disorders.
Format: Book
Ref.4 WM15 Am35d
Provider: American Psychiatric Association (APA)
A nonprofit organization educating the healthcare community about safe medication practices. The institute tracks published medical dosage errors. The link, "Textbook Errata," lists corrections when a medication dosing error or other serious error has been identified in a published article or textbook. This site also links to medication safety alerts which are listed by date since 1996
Format: Website
Provider: Institute for Safe Medication Practices
This site has been designed as a single resource for locating up-to-date lab (diagnostic) testing information vital to the understanding and management of health. The focus is very specific to clinical lab tests and the topics that relate to them.
Format: Website
Provider: American Association for Clinical Chemistry
Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures
This resource is divided into two sections: 1) Diseases, conditions, and symptoms; and 2) Laboratory tests and diagnostic procedures. The content is basic enough for the novice user yet complete enough for seasoned practitioners. Each description includes norms, usage, descriptions, professional considerations, and references.
Format: Book
Ref.8 QY25 C42l
Provider: Saunders
A beta newsletter providing complimentary news articles, industry job postings and analysis of key developments in the medical device and diagnostics industries.
Format: Website
Provider: FDC Reports
Links to medical error and patient safety online journals, documents, conferences, speaches and congressional hearings.
Format: Website
Provider: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Clinical information on the diagnosis and therapy of diseases for the medical profession. The 17th edition is now available online or use the standard print version. Also as a book: Ref.10 WB100 M53
Format: Website
Provider: Merck & Co, Inc.
The Merck Manual of Geriatrics provides information of clinical relevance on geriatric care. Also as a book: Ref.10 WT100 M53
Format: Website
Provider: Merck & Co., Inc.
Selected sections of the Merck Manual of Medical Information -- Second Home Edition are also searchable online; this version includes the complete sections on the heart, infections, the eye, and obstetrics and gynecology. Resource for consumer health information. Also as a book: Ref. Consumer Health WB120 M53
Format: Website
Provider: Merck & Co., Inc.
Presents the full text of five medical manuals: The Merck manual of medical information (home ed.), The Merck manual of diagnosis and therapy, The Merck manual of geriatrics, The Merck veterinary manual, and The Merck index. Includes an interactive version of The Merck manual of medical information (home ed.), including animation, pictures, and sound. Also provides links to the information on the general Merck & Company Web site.
Format: Website
Provider: Merck & Co., Inc.
Contains information on undiagnoses rare diseases, including current research, publications from scientific and medical journals, completed research, ongoing studies, and patient support groups. Resource for consumer health information.
Format: Website
Provider: National Institutes of Health
NORD is a unique federation of voluntary health organizations dedicated to helping people with rare "orphan" diseases and assisting the organizations that serve them. NORD is committed to the identification, treatment, and cure of rare disorders through programs of education, advocacy, research, and service. Resource for consumer health information.
Format: Website
Provider: National Organization for Rare Diseases
Physicians' Guide to Rare Diseases
Reference source to assist primary care physicians in diagnosing persons presenting symptoms of rare disorders; includes a resource list for referrals.
Format: Book
Ref.10 WB100 P562
Provider: Dowden Pub. Co
Organized by the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), the NIH Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) and the NIH Clinical Center for the purpose of: providing answers to patients with mysterious conditions that have long eluded diagnosis, and advance medical knowledge about rare and common diseases.
Format: Website
Provider: National Institutes of Health
