Welcome to the George Fox University Library, and to the course guide for MMSC Clinical Reasoning and Problem Based Learning. 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.
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Relevant Databases
- Access Medicine (McGraw Hill) This link opens in a new window
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. - Bates' Visual Guide to Physical Examination This link opens in a new window
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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. - DSM-5 Library This link opens in a new window
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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. - PA Core Education This link opens in a new window
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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. - Micromedex This link opens in a new window
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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. - PubMed This link opens in a new window
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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.
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AccessMedicine is an online point-of-care medical resource, which includes leading medical texts to enhance decision-making. Books include Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine, 20e, CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment, The Color Atlas of Family Medicine, 2e, and many others
Top Medical Journals
- New England Journal of MedicineNEJM is a widely read and influential medical journal, whose mission is to connect readers to the best research at the interface of biomedical science and clinical practice, presented in an understandable and clinically useful format.
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Essential Ebooks
Guide to Diagnostic Tests, Seventh Edition by ISBN: 9781259640896Publication Date: 2017-03-14The essential guide to more than 450 of the most commonly performed diagnostic tests - updated with the latest molecular, genetic, and microbiological tests.
Laposata's Laboratory Medicine Diagnosis of Disease in Clinical Laboratory Third Edition by ISBN: 9781260116793Publication Date: 2018-12-25The acclaimed full-color guide to selecting the correct laboratory test and interpreting the results -- covering ALL of clinical pathology.
Clinical Laboratory Methods: Atlas of Commonly Performed Tests by ISBN: 9781260470284Publication Date: 2022-03-25Clinical Laboratory Methods covers the 100 tests most often done in clinical labs.
