Welcome to the George Fox University Libraries, and to the course guide for MMSC 540: Introduction to Pathophysiology! This guide serves as a quick reference, connecting you to relevant library resources specific to your course. It represents a small portion of the available resources and services available to you as a GFU student. Please contact me if you need additional information or guidance in your research.
Why Search Here?
You need to access assigned readings from Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment, or from other key texts.
What's Included?
Access Medicine provides medical textbooks, cases, and study resources for medical education.
Why Search Here?
Watch videos that demonstrate a “patient-first” approach to the physical exam.
What's Included?
Videos are focused on physical examination techniques, building communication & interpersonal skills, and helping you hone skills for the OSCE.
Why Search Here?
This is the full text of the DSM-V, which is used by health professionals, social workers, and forensic and legal specialists to diagnose and classify mental disorders.
What's Included?
Full text of the DSM-V, the Handbook of Differential Diagnosis, DSM-V Clinical Cases, and older versions of the DSM.
Why Search Here?
You need to consult a textbook for a course (all of which can also be found by searching in Primo)
What's Included?
A collection of e-books covering topics in medical science. Also offers videos about patient assessments, case documents relating to ebook content, and images.
Why Search Here?
You need evidence based reference information on a medication, or need to calculate drug dosage. A recommended point-of-care resource (along with UpToDate).
What's Included?
Current information on drugs and medication. Tools for comparing drugs and calculating dosage. Includes RED BOOK for drug pricing and manufacturer information.
Why Search Here?
You are conducting research in the medical sciences, biology, engineering, or other STEM fields. Powerful searching available with the MeSH index of subject headings, which is available in its most browsable form via PubMed.
What's Included?
Abstracting and indexing database for articles relating to health science, the allied health fields, and the biological and physical sciences. PubMed is a version of the database MEDLINE that has been made freely available by the National Library of Medicine, and which includes some additional content. Full text links provide access to George Fox-owned content and/or help you to place an Interlibrary Loan request.