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MEDICAL HISTORY and PHYSICAL EXAMINATION: A GUIDE TO INFORMATION RESOURCES

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Useful MeSH SUBJECT HEADINGS for this topic:
Ausculation
Blood pressure determination
Body temperature
Diagnosis
Diagnostic techniques and procedures
Diagnostic tests routine
Geriatric assessment
Medical history taking
Physical examination
Physical Examination adolescent
Physical examination adult
Physical examination and diagnosis geriatric
Physical examination child
Laboratory techniques and procedures
Neurologic examination
Palpatation
Percussion
Pulse

Useful NLM CALL NUMBERS on this subject:
WB 205Techniques of Physical Examination
WB 270Temperature
WB 275Inspection. Palpation
WB 278Ausculation. Percussion
WB 280Blood Pressure
WB 282Pulse
WB 284Respiration
WB 286Body weights and measures
WB 290Medical History Taking
WE 141Examination of the Musculoskeletal System
WF 141Examination of the Respiratory System
WG 141Examination of the Cardiovascular System
WI 141Examination of the Digestive System
WJ 141Examination of the Urogential System
WL 141Neurologic Examination
WM 141Psychiatric Examination
WP 141Gynecology Examination
WR 141Dermatology Examination
WS 141Physical Examination of the Infant or Child
WT 141Physical Examination of the Aged

OhioLINK Central Catalog

Provides access to the holdings of all OhioLINK member libaries

Access Medicine

Provides full-text access to a collection of medical and clinical science textbooks

Medical Media Systems

Provides access to a collection of videos on performing physical exams and history taking.
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REFERENCE RESOURCES
R WB 39 M894 Mosby's Physical Examination Handbook
R WB 39 P9625 Professional Guide To Assessment
R WB 200 D31934 Degowin's Diagnostic Examination
R WY 49 E57pPocket Guide to Pediatric Assessment

RESERVE RESOURCES
Reserve WB 205 B329 2005 Bates Visual Guide to Physical Examination (DVDs)
Reserve WB 205 M85 2006 Mosby's Physical Examination DVD Series
Reserve WB 205 M894 Mosby's Guide to Physical Examination
Reserve WP 141 Ea76 1990Easing the Pelvic Exam for the Beginning Practitioner (video)
Reserve WS 420 P596Physical Assessment of the Neonate (video)

AUDIOVISUAL RESOURCES (Circulating)
WB 205 M894 1994 Mosby's Physical Examination Series
WB 205 P579 1991 The Physical Examination "Putting It All Together"
WB 205 V829 1995A Visual Guide to Examination
WB 290 C737 1988Comprehensive Health History: Key to Diagnosis
WF 141 P578 1989 Physical Examination of the Chest
WS 141 C55 2003Clinical Examination of the Child
WS 460 D397 1991Demonstrating Physical Assessment of the Teenager/Adolescent
WS 450 D394 1991Demonstrating Physical Assessment of the School-age Child
WT 104 P569 1989Physical Assessment of the Frail Elderly

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PERIODICAL INDEXES/DATABASES

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BioMed Central
Full-text access to peer-reviewed journals in the biomedical sciences, published electronically.
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E-Medicine
Full-text access to a peer reviewed medical journal published electronically
MEDLINE
International index to journals in medicine
Science Citation Index
Covers 6,000 major journals in over 150 scientific disciplines
CINAHL (Nursing and Allied Health)
Index to over 1000 nursing and health publications
Electronic Journals Center
Full-text indexing service for over 2000 online scholarly and research journals including many in the medical field
Health Source (Nursing/Academic)
Provides access to nearly 590 scholarly full text journals focusing on many medical disciplines. Also featured are abstracts and indexing for over 627 journals
InfoTrac Health Reference Center*
Provides access to a broad spectrum of consumer and professional health publications
Alt-Health Watch
Full text articles from 170+ peer-reviewed and professional journals, magazines, reports, proceedings, association & consumer newsletters on complementary, holistic and integrated approaches to health care
Academic Search Complete
Provides full text for more than 3,430 scholarly publications covering a wide variety of academic areas of study
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INTERNET RESOURCES ON THIS TOPIC
Below are some related sites on the World Wide Web:
Screening Physical Exam
http://www.meddean.luc.edu/lumen/MedEd/medicine/pulmonar/pdself/menu_f.htm
The Screening Physical Exams are targeted at medical students and have been produced by Arcot J Chandrasekhar, MD, FRCP, FACP, FCCP of the Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University, Chicago. Requires Real Player.

Physical Examination Study Guides
http://medinfo.ufl.edu/year1/bcs/clist/index.html
Physical examination study guides form the University of Florida School of Medicine

McGill Virtual Stethescope Project
http://sprojects.mmi.mcgill.ca/mvs/MVSTETH.HTM
a tutorial on the physical exam with emphasis on auscultation from McGill University.

A Practical Guide to Clinical Medicine
http://medicine.ucsd.edu/clinicalmed/introduction.htm
A comprehensive physical examination and clinical education site for medical students and other health care professionals from the University of California San Diego School of Medicine

Interactive Guide to Physical Examination
http://medicine.osu.edu/exam/
The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Public Health's Department of Family Medicine has developed an interactive web-based learning center designed to teach medical students the fundamental principles of physical examination