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GYNECOLOGY GUIDELINES, POLICIES & STANDARDS Gynecology Clinical Practice Guidelines GYNECOLOGY & OBSTETRICS CLINICAL PRACITICE GUIDELINES (PDF) - The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologist of Canada Multimedia Gynecology & Obstetrics Clinical Practice Guidelines (Text & Images). Examples of Gynecology & Obstetrics Clinical Practice Guidelines include: "...Aboriginal Health; Maternal-Fetal Medicine; Medico-Legal Issues; Reproductive and Infertility; Social and Sexual Issues; etc..." For more information see The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologist of Canada (SOGC0) OBSTETRICIANS AND GYNAECOLOGISTS GUIDELINES - Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), U.K. Multimedia Gynecology & Obstetrics Clinical Practice Guidelines (Text & Images). Gynecology & Obstetrics Clinical Practice Guidelines include: "...Clinical Green Top Guidelines; Clinical Governance Advice; Clinical Standards; National Evidence-based Guidelines; Scientific Opinion Papers; Statements; etc..." For more information see the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) Reproductive Medicine Guidelines & Statements REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE GUIDELINES & STATEMENTS (PDF) - American Society for Reproductive Medicine Multimedia Reproductive Medicine Guidelines & Statements (Text & Images). Examples of Reproductive Medicine Guidelines & Statements include: "...Aging and infertility in women; Blastocyst culture and transfer in clinical-assisted reproduction; The clinical utility of sperm DNA integrity testing; Definition of "infertility"; etc..." For more information see American Society for Reproductive Medicine Ethics & Professionalism ETHICS MANUAL - Center for Ethics & Professionalism, American College of Physicians Multimedia Ethics Manual (Text & Images). Ethics Manual Categories & Subcategories include: "...The Physician and the Patient Initiating and Discontinuing the Patient-Physician Relationship; Confidentiality; The Patient and the Medical Record; Disclosure; Informed Consent; etc..." The Ethics of Practice "...Financial Arrangements; Financial Conflicts of Interest; etc..." The Physician and Society "...Resource Allocation; Relation of the Physician to Government; Medicine and the Law; etc..." The Physician's Relationship to Other Clinicians; "...Attending Physicians and Physicians in Training; Consultation; The Impaired Physician; Peer Review; etc..." Research; etc. For more information see Center for Ethics & Professionalism or the American College of Physicians Anesthesiology Standards, Guidelines & Statements ANESTHESIOLOGY STANDARDS, GUIDELINES AND STATEMENTS - American Society of Anesthesiologists Multimedia Anesthesiology Standards, Guidelines & Statements (Text & Images). For more information see the Clinical Information or American Society of Anesthesiologists Clinical Medicine Practice Guidelines CLINICAL MEDICINE GUIDELINES - American College of Physicians Multimedia Clinical Medicine Practice Guidelines (Text & Images). For more information see the American College of Physicians Family Medicine Guidelines & Policies FAMILY MEDICINE GUIDELINES & POLICIES - American Academy of Family Physicians Multimedia Family Medicine Guidelines & Policies (Text & Images). For more information see American Academy of Family Physicians

Chemical Health Guidelines HAZ-MAP - Specialized Information Services (SIS) Division, National Library of Medicine (NLM) Multimedia Occupational Health Exposure to Chemicals & Biologicals Database (Text & Images). Occupational Health Exposure to Chemicals & Biologicals Database (HAZ-MAP) is "...designed for health and safety professionals and for consumers seeking information about the health effects of exposure to chemicals and biologicals at work. Haz-Map links jobs and hazardous tasks with occupational diseases and their symptoms..." For more information see Environmental Health and Toxicology; Specialized Information Services (SIS) Division or the National Library of Medicine (NLM) NIOSH/OSHA/DOE HEALTH GUIDELINES - OSHA Technical, OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor Multimedia Chemical Health Guidelines - Chemical Health Database (Text & Images). NIOSH/OSHA/DOE Health Guidelines "...summarize pertinent information about chemicals for workers and employers as well as for physicians, industrial hygienists, and other occupational safety and health professionals who may need such information to conduct effective occupational safety and health programs..." Examples of Chemicals, Dust, etc. within the NIOSH/OSHA/DOE Health Database include: "...Aluminum; Arsenic; Chlorine Trifluoride; Chromium II; Coal Dust; Diazomethane; Dimethylamine; Ethanolamine; Ethyl Butyl Ketone; Formic Acid; Halothane; Hydrogen Bromide; Isopropylamine; Mercury Vapor; Oil Mist, Mineral Oil; Tetramethyl Lead; Thioglycolic Acid; Uranium & Insoluble Compounds; Vinylidene Chloride; Welding Fumes; Wood Dust; Zinc Stearate; etc..." For more information see Subject Index or OSHA HAZ-MAP - Specialized Information Services (SIS) Division, National Library of Medicine (NLM) Multimedia Occupational Health Exposure to Chemicals & Biologicals Database (Text & Images). Occupational Health Exposure to Chemicals & Biologicals Database (HAZ-MAP) is "...designed for health and safety professionals and for consumers seeking information about the health effects of exposure to chemicals and biologicals at work. Haz-Map links jobs and hazardous tasks with occupational diseases and their symptoms..." For more information see Environmental Health and Toxicology; Specialized Information Services (SIS) Division or the National Library of Medicine (NLM) INTEGRATED RISK INFORMATION SYSTEM - Specialized Information Services Division, Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program, National Library of Medicine Multimedia Integrated Risk Information System Database (Text & Images). Integrated Risk Information System is a "...Hazard identification and dose-response assessments for over 500 chemicals..." Integrated Risk Information System includes Substance Identification; Reference Dose for Exposure "...Critical Effect; Experimental Dose; Conversion Factors; etc...." Chronic Health Hazard Assessment; etc..." For more information see TOXNET Psychiatry Clinical Practice Guidelines PSYCHIATRY PRACTICE GUIDELINES - The American Psychiatric Association Multimedia Psychiatry Clinical Practice Guidelines (Text & Images). For more information see Psychiatric Practice The American Psychiatric Association

End-of-Life Care Consensus Papers CONSENSUS PANEL ON END-OF-LIFE CARE - Center for Ethics & Professionalism, American College of Physicians Multimedia End-of-Life Care Consensus Papers (Text & Images). End-of-Life Care Consensus Papers include: "...Care at the End of Life: Guiding Practice Where There Are No Easy Answers; Discussing Palliative Care with Patients; Dying Patients in the ICU: Forgoing Treatment, Maintaining Care; Assessing and Managing Depression in the Terminally Ill Patient; etc..." For more information see End-of-Life Care; Ethics Manual; Center for Ethics & Professionalism or the American College of Physicians END-OF-LIFE CARE - a Joint Project of the Ian Anderson Continuing Education Program in End-of Life Care, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto; the Joint Centre for Bioethics, University of Toronto; and the Temmy Latner Centre for Palliative Care, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto Multimedia End-of Life Care Teaching Modules, Cases, Slides (Text & Images). End-of-Live Care Teaching Modules include: "...Palliative Care - Standards and Models; Pain Management; Symptom Management; End-of-Life Decision-Making; Communication with Patients and Families; End-of-Life Decision-Making in Pediatric Palliative Care; etc..." For more information see Ian Anderson Continuing Education Program in End-of Life Care or the Faculty of Medicine

GYNECOLOGY GRAND ROUNDS & SEMINARS Gynecology Grand Rounds with Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound OB-GYN GRAND ROUNDS (REALPLAYER) - Videoconference Services, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Multimedia Gynecology & Obstetrics Video Grand Rounds (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). Examples of Gynecology & Obstetrics Video Grand Rounds include: "...First Trimester Screening & Diagnosis; The Active Management of Risk in Pregnancy at Term; Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: Update in the diagnosis and management; etc..." For more information see Conferences on the Web; Video Conferencing Services or the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center OBSTETRICS/GYNECOLOGY (OB/GYN) GRAND ROUNDS (REALPLAYER) - Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Arizona Health Sciences Center (AHSC), University of Arizona Multimedia Obstetrics & Gynecology Video Grand Rounds (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). Examples of Obstetrics & Gynecology Video Grand Rounds include: "...Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Women; Post-Menopausal Osteoporois; Genetics in Obstetrics; Clinical Risk Intervention; Pregnancy, Anemia and Avoiding Transfusions; etc..." For more information see Grand Rounds Videos or the Arizona Health Sciences Center (AHSC) Women's Health Seminars with Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound WOMEN'S HEALTH RESEARCH SEMINARS (REALPLAYER) - College of Nursing, Arizona Health Sciences Center (AHSC), University of Arizona Multimedia Women's Health Video Seminars (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). Examples of Women's Health Video Seminars include: "...Diabetes Prevention: What Role Does Nutrition Play?; Nutrition and Cancer Prevention: What's New?; Adult Nutrition, Menopause, and Nutritional Concerns of the Elderly; Breast Feeding Basics and Infant Nutrition Through the First Year; etc..." For more information see College of Nursing; Grand Rounds Videos or the Arizona Health Sciences Center (AHSC) ICD-9, ICD-10 & CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY (CPT) Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY (CPT) CODES - American Medical Association (AMA) For more information see Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) AMA Professional Resources and Standards or the American Medical Association (AMA) International Classification of Disease: ICD-9, ICD-10 INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASE, TENTH REVISION (ICD-10) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) For more information see Pre-release Draft: View/download PDF; Classification of Diseases, Functioning, and Disability; Data Warehouse; National Center for Health Statistics or the CDC INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASE, NINTH REVISION, CLINICAL MODIFICATION (ICD-9-CM) - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Click on "...Guide, Conversion Table..." For more information see Classification of Diseases, Functioning, and Disability; Data Warehouse; National Center for Health Statistics or the CDC INDEX OF ICD-9 CODES FOR FAMILY PRACTICE - American Academy of Family Physicians For more information see Practice Management or the American Academy of Family Physicians

GENE TESTS & GENETIC DISEASES Genetic Disease Database & Gene Tests GENETIC DIAGNOSTIC TESTS - Medical Genetics Laboratories, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine Multimedia Genetic Diagnostic Tests Database (Text & Images). Genetic Diagnostic Tests include: "...Biochemical; Cytogenetics; DNA; Mitochondrial; Prenatal; etc..." Depending on Test, Each Test Name includes: "...Type of Analysis; Description; Specimen Requirements; Normal Range; CPT Codes; Test Codes; etc..." For more information see Medical Genetics Laboratories or the Department of Molecular and Human Genetics GENETIC ASSOCIATION DATABASE (GAD) - K.G. Becker, K.C. Barnes, T.J. Bright, S.A. Wang & H. Cheung, Gene Expression and Genomics Unit (GEGU), National Institute on Aging Multimedia Genetic Association Database (Text & Images). Genetic Association Database (GAD) is "...an archive of human genetic association studies of complex diseases and disorders. The goal of this database is to allow the user to rapidly identify medically relevant polymorphism from the large volume of polymorphism and mutational data, in the context of standardized nomenclature..." Genetic Association Database (GAD) is "...intended for use primarily by medical scientists and other professionals concerned with genetic disorders, by genetics researchers, and by advanced students in science and medicine..." For more information see Kevin G. Becker's Home Page; Gene Expression and Genomics Unit (GEGU); Intramural Research Program or the National Institute on Aging Offices, Laboratories and Services GENETIC DISEASE DATABASE & GENE TESTS - GeneTests-GeneClinics, Children's Health System and the University of Washington, Seattle Multimedia Genetic Disease Databases, Genetic Disease Cases, Disease Profiles, Genetic Disease Tests, etc. (Text & Images). GeneTests-GeneClinics "...a genetic testing resource that includes: A Genetics Laboratory Directory; A resource list of Genetics Clinics; An introduction to Genetic Counseling and Testing concepts..." Genetics Disease Cases "...View All Diseases; View Overviews and Related Diseases; Select by Disease Category..." Human Genes & Disease Maps HUMAN GENES AND DISEASE MAPS - National Center for Biotechnology Information, National Library of Medicine, NIH For more information see the National Institutes of Health

DISEASES & POISONS Disease Cases & Textbook Combined (All Inclusive) DISEASE MANAGEMENT PROJECT - Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education, The Cleveland Clinic, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation Multimedia Disease Management Teaching Modules & Disease Cases (Text & Images). Disease Management "...your comprehensive source for practical treatment strategies developed by physicians..." "...current information on treating more than 120 commonly seen diseases..." Disease Subject Categories include: "...Allergy & Immunology; Cardiology; Dermatology; Endocrinology; Gastroenterology; Hematology/Oncology; Infectious Disease; Nephrology; Neurology; Psychology & Psychiatry; Pulmonary Disease; Rheumatology; Women's Health..." For more information see Cleveland Clinic Center for Continuing Education or The Cleveland Clinic AFIP Hot Topics: Diseases AFIP HOT TOPICS: DISEASES - Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Multimedia Disease Clinical Teaching Modules (Text & Images). For more information see the Armed Forces Institute of Pathology AFIP Disease Hot Topics examples include Buruli ulcer (Introduction, Clinical, Disease Forms, etc.) Acute eosinophilic pneumonia (Clinical, Radiology, Pathology, etc.) Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) (Epidemiology, Clinical and Laboratory Diagnosis, etc.) Monkeypox (Clinical, Cases, etc.) Cancer CANCER - National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH Multimedia Cancer Cases, Cancer Databases, Cancer Teaching Modules (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). Examples of Cancer Subject Categories include: "...Cancers by Body Location/System; Childhood Cancers; Women's Cancers; NCI Drug Dictionary; Testing; Clinical Trials; Genetics; Complementary and Alternative Medicine; etc..." Female Genital Diseases FEMALE GENITAL DISEASES - National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC) Multimedia Female Genital Disease Guidelines (Text & Images). Female Genital Disease Guidelines Subject Categories include: "...Adnexal Diseases; Endometriosis; Genital Neoplasms; Herpes Genitalis; Infertility; Urogenital Diseases; Uterine Diseases; Vaginal Diseases; Vulvar Diseases..." For more information see Female Genital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Diseases; Browse - Disease/Condition or the National Guideline Clearinghouse (NGC)

HIV ANTIRETROVIRAL DRUGS DATABASE - HIV Insite, UCSF AIDS Program at San Francisco General Hospital and the UCSF Center for AIDS Prevention Studies which are projects of the UCSF AIDS Research Institute, University of California San Francisco Multimedia Antiretroviral Prescription Drug Database (Text & Images). Antiretroviral Prescription Drug Database "...The information presented is not intended to substitute for a thorough familiarity with the official labeling (package insert) of each drug. These discussions are not treatment recommendations or guidelines. Some of the information discussed may involve dosing or treatment strategies outside the approved labeling of the drugs or diagnostic tests in question..." For more information see HIV Insite ANTIRETROVIRAL DRUGS - AIDS INFO - Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Multimedia Antiretroviral Prescription Drug Database (Text & Images). In English & Spanish. AIDSinfo Drug Database provides "...the latest federally approved information on HIV/AIDS clinical research, treatment and prevention, and medical practice guidelines for consumers and health care providers..." For more information see AIDSinfo HIV GUIDE - Johns Hopkins Aids Service, Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University Multimedia HIV Cases, HIV Prescription Drug Database & HIV Teaching Modules (Text, Images & Simulations). Johns Hopkins Aids Service HIV Guide Subject Categories include: "...Diagnosis; Drugs, Pathogen; Management & Resistance Tool..." For more information see Johns Hopkins Aids Service HIV MEDICATION GUIDE - Developed by: J.A Gagnon & R. Therrien, Ontario, Canada Multimedia Prescription Drug Database (Text & Images). In English & French/Français. HIV Medication Guide includes "...Drug Interaction Database; Drug Administration Schedule; Antiretrovirals; etc..." HIV DATABASES - HIV Sequence Database Staff, Theoretical Biology and Biophysics Group, Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) Multimedia Drug Resistance Database (Text & Images). HIV Databases "...contain data on HIV genetic sequences, immunological epitopes, drug resistance-associated mutations, and vaccine trials. The website also gives access to a large number of tools that can be used to analyze these data. This project is funded by the Division of AIDS of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH)..." WOMAN, CHILDREN, AND HIV - a collaboration between the François-Xavier Bagnoud (FXB) Center, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) and the Center for HIV Information (CHI), University of California San Francisco Multimedia Woman & Children HIV Clinical Guidelines, HIV Cases, HIV Databases & HIV Teaching Modules (Text, Images & Simulations). Woman & Children HIV "...Disseminates state-of-the-art clinical information and training resources on mother-to-child transmission of HIV (MTCT) and related topics; Communicate the best practices in preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) and caring for infected children; Disseminate PMTCT program resource materials..."

Infectious Diseases INFECTIOUS DISEASE PRACTICE GUIDELINES - The Infectious Diseases Society of America Multimedia Infectious Disease Practice Guidelines (Text & Images). Infectious Disease Practice Categories & Subcategories include: Antimicrobial Agent Use "...Antimicrobial Resistance; Antimicrobial Stewardship; etc..." Infections by Organ Systems "...Central Nervous System; Cardiovascular; Genitourinary; Intra-abdominal; Lower & Upper Respiratory; Skeletal (Bones/Joints); etc..." Infections by Oranism "...Bacteria; Fungi; Viruses; etc..." Fever and Infection; Miscellaneous. For more information see the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) INFECTIOUS DISEASES - eMedicine Multimedia Infectious Disease Clinical Knowledge Base/Practice Guidelines, CME Available (Text, Images & Simulations). Infectious Disease Clinical Practice Guidelines for each of the over "70" Infectious Diseases include: "...Author Information; Introduction (Background of Disease, etc.); Clinical (History, Physical & Causes); Differentials; Workup (Lab Studies, Imaging Studies, etc.); Treatment; Medication; Follow-Up & Miscellaneous (Medical/Legal Pitfalls, etc.)..." For more information see eMedicine Specialties or eMedicine International Travel Disease Information CDC DISEASE INFORMATION - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Multimedia International Travel Disease Teaching Modules (Text & Images). For mor information see CDC Travel Information Parasitic Diseases IDENTIFICATION AND DIAGNOSIS OF PARASITES OF PUBLIC HEALTH CONCERN (DPDx) - Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Multimedia Parasites & Parasitic Diseases Atlas, Parasites & Parasitic Diseases Cases, Diagnostic Procedures, Parasites & Parasitic Diseases Teaching Modules (Text & Images). DPDx "...Concise reviews of parasites and parasitic diseases, including an image library and a review of recommended diagnostic procedures...Interactive exchanges", etc..." Diagnosis of Parasites Categories include: Parasites of the Intestinal Tract; Blood-borne Parasites; Parasites Found in Other Sites; Diagnostic Procedures; Parasite Image Library; etc..." For more information see Division of Parasitic Diseases (DPD); National Center for Infectious Diseases or the CDC Some examples form Diagnosis of Parasites include Parasites of the Intestinal Tract Blood-borne Parasites Parasites Found in Other Sites Diagnostic Procedures Diagnostic Procedures includes Blood Specimes "...Specimen collection & processing; Shipment; Staining; Microscopic examination; Molecular diagnosis; etc..." Serum/Plasma Specimes; Stool Specimens; Other Specimens. Drugs for Parasitic Infections

Poisons Poisons POISONS INFORMATION MONOGRAPHS - IPCS INCHEM, International Programme on Chemical Safety (IPCS) and the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) Multimedia Poisons Database (Text & Images). Each Poison Information Monograph includes: "...Substance; Group; Synonyms; Main risks and target organs; Summary of clinical effects; Diagnosis; First-aid measures and management principles; Origin of the substance; Chemical structure; Physical properties; Uses; Routes of Entry; Kinetics; Toxicology; Toxicological analyses; Biomedical analyses; Arterial blood gas analysis; Haematological analyses; Clinical Effects; etc..." For more information see IPCS INCHEM Pesticide Poisoning RECOGNITION AND MANAGEMENT OF PESTICIDE POISONING (PDF) - Edited by J.R. Reigart & J.R. Roberts and hosted by National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC), which is a cooperative effort of Oregon State University and the U.S. EPA Multimedia Pesticide Poisoning Textbook (Text & Images). Recognition and Management of Pesticide Poisonings Chapters include: "...General Principles in the Management of Acute Pesticide Poisonings; Organophosphate Insecticides; N-Methyl Carbamate Insecticides; Solid Organochlorine Insecticides; Acaricides & Repellents; Chlorophenoxy Herbicides; Arsenical Pesticides; Fungicides; etc..." For more information see the National Pesticide Information Center (NPIC) Poisonous Snakes, Spiders, Invertebrates, Vertebrates, Marine Life, etc. CLINICAL TOXINOLOGY (POISONOUS SNAKES, SPIDERS, SCORPIONS, MARINE LIFE, TERRESTRIAL VERTEBRATES & INVERTEBRATES, PLANTS & MUSHROOMS WORLD WIDE) - Toxinology Department, Women's & Children's Hospital (WCH), Adelaide, Australia, & the Department of Paediatrics, University of Adelaide (UA), Australia Multimedia Clinical Toxinology Databases & Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Clinical Toxinology "...provide information useful to improving outcomes for humans suffering from envenoming or poisoning by animals, plants or mushrooms..." Clinical Toxinology Subject Categories include: "...Poisonous Snakes; Spiders & Scorpions; Marine Life; Terrestrial Vertebrates; Terrestrial Invertebrates; Poisonous Plants; etc..." Clinical Toxinology Content for each Species includes: "...Taxonomy and Description; Distribution; Synomomy; Venom Research; Clinical Symptoms and Treatment; Clinical Case Summaries from Literature; First Aid; Antivenom & Antidotes Manufacturers and Suppliers; etc..." For more information see the Toxinology Department SNAKE BITE PROTOCOL INDEX - T.M. Davidson, Division of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, UCSD Medical Center, University of California Multimedia First Aid & Medical Management Snake Bite Guidelines (Text & Images). Includes First Aid & Medical Management Snake Bite Guidelines for: "...Death Adders; Puff Adders; Gaboon Vipers; Kraits; Bushmaster; Rattlesnakes; Mambas; Cobras; Taipans; Vipers; etc..." For more information see Snake Bite Protocol Home Page; Terence M. Davidson's Home Page; Division of Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery or the Department of Surgery VENOMDOC - B.G. Fry, Deputy Director, Australian Venom Research Unit, Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Australia Multimedia Clinical Snake Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Clinical Snake Teaching Modules Subject Categories include: Antivenom; Snake LD50 "...Intramuscular; Intraperitoneal; Intravenous; Subcutaneous..." Hemotoxinology; Neurotoxinology "...Amphibian neurotoxins; Cone Snail neurotoxins; Scorpion neurotoxins; Snake neurotoxins; Spider neurotoxins; Tetrodotoxin..." etc.

Tropical Medicine Diseases TROPICAL MEDICINE DISEASES - M.M. Reeder, J.G. Smirniotopoulos, J.H Cross & A.M. Marty, Tropical Medicine: International Registry of Tropical Imaging, Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences, Uniformed Services University (USU) Multimedia Tropical Medicine Disease Cases & Tropical Medicine Disease Textbook (Text & Images). Tropical Medicine Diseases "...Serves as a worldwide archiving and retrieval source for imaging studies involved in the diagnosis of over 60 parastic and infectious, neoplastic & miscellaneous diseases..." Each Tropical Medicine Disease includes: "...Introduction; Geographic Distribution; Epidemiology; Laboratory Diagnosis; Clinical Characteristics; Imaging Diagnosis; Differential Diagnosis; etc..." Examples of Tropical Medicine Disease Subject Categories include: "...Major Multi-System Diseases; Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Diseases; Chest Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; Soft Tissue and Bone Diseases; Neoplastic (Malignant) Diseases; etc..." For more information see Tropical Medicine: International Registry of Tropical Imaging; Department of Radiology and Radiological Sciences or the Uniformed Services University (USU) Tuberculosis - TB CORE CURRICULUM ON TUBERCULOSIS - Division of Tuberculosis Elimination, National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention (NCHSTP), CDC Multimedia Tuberculosis Course, Teaching Modules & Tuberculosis Cases (Text, Images & Animations). Core Curriculum on Tuberculosis includes: "...Transmission and Pathogenesis; Epidemiology; Testing for TB Disease and Infection; Diagnosis of TB; Treatment of LTBI; Treatment of TB Disease; Infection Control; etc..." For more information see the Division of Tuberculosis Elimination; National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention (NCHSTP) or the CDC SELF-STUDY MODULES ON TUBERCULOSIS - W. Walton, P. Simone, N. DeLuca & R. Pray, National Center for HIV, STD and TB Prevention (NCHSTP), National Center for Infectious Diseases, & the Public Health Practice Program Office, CDC Multimedia Tuberculosis Course, Teaching Modules & Tuberculosis Cases (Text, Images & Animations). Self-Study Modules on Tuberculosis "...The modules are divided into two separate courses with each having a separate set of modules, registration process, exam and credits. However, you can work through the modules without registering, you just won't receive credit (i.e., CEUs, CNEs) for the course. Each module is like a chapter in a workbook with reading material and study questions and case studies to assist you in learning about and applying the information..." Tuberculosis Modules include: "...Transmission and Pathogenesis of Tuberculosis; Epidemiology of Tuberculosis; Diagnosis of Tuberculosis Infection and Disease; Treatment of Tuberculosis Infection and Disease; Infectiousness and Infection Control; Contact Investigations for Tuberculosis; etc..." For more information see the Public Training Network (PHTN) or the CDC Zoonotic Diseases ZOONOTIC DISEASES: PARASITIC DISEASES SPREAD FROM ANIMALS TO PEOPLE - Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) Multimedia Zoonotic Disease Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Zoonotic Disease "...Diseases transmitted from animals are called zoonotic diseases. Zoonotic diseases can be caused by parasites and can cause various symptoms such as diarrhea, muscle aches, and fevers. Sometimes infected persons experience severe symptoms that can be life-threatening..." For more information see Division of Parasitic Diseases (DPD); National Center for Infectious Diseases or the CDC ZOONOTIC DISEASES - C.W. Olsen, Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison Multimedia Zoonotic Diseases Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Zoonotic Diseases Teaching Modules "...For each disease, you will find text and, in most cases, associated images providing: a brief review of the microbiology of the etiologic agent; descriptions of the clinical presentations in both animals and humans; information related to diagnosis, treatment and control in animals ..." Examples of Zoonotic Diseases Teaching Modules include: "...Anthrax; Brucellosis; Cache Valley virus; Chagas disease (trypanosomiasis); Ehrlichiosis; Equine encephalitis viruses; Hendra virus; Leptospirosis; Menangle virus; Nipah virus; Q-fever; Tularemia; etc..." For more information see the Department of Pathobiological Sciences EMERGENCY MEDICINE Emergency Medicine Guidelines EMERGENCY MEDICINE: ACEP CLINICAL TOPICS - American College of Emergency Physicians Multimedia ACEP Emergency Medicine Clinical Topics (Text & Images). Examples of ACEP Emergency Medicine Clinical Topics include: "...Airway; Anesthesia, Sedation and Analgesia; Cardiovascular; Critical Care; Dermatology; Disaster Medicine; Ear, Nose and Throat; Environmental Emergencies; Gastrointestinal; Hematology & Oncology; Infectious Disease; Neurology; Ophthalmology; Orthopedics and Sports Medicine; Pediatrics; Pulmonary; Renal and Urologic; Resuscitation; Toxicology; Trauma; Unique Environments; Wilderness Medicine; Wound Care; etc..." For more information see ACEP Clinical Topics; Practice Resources or the American College of Emergency Physicians EMERGENCY MEDICINE - eMedicine Multimedia Infectious Disease Clinical Knowledge Base/Practice Guidelines, CME Available (Text, Images & Simulations). Infectious Disease Clinical Practice Guidelines for each of the over "30" Subject Categories & over "400" Articles include: "...Author Information; Introduction (Background of Disease, etc.); Clinical (History, Physical & Causes); Differentials; Workup (Lab Studies, Imaging Studies, etc.); Treatment; Medication; Follow-Up & Miscellaneous (Medical/Legal Pitfalls, etc.)..." Examples of Emergency Clinical Practice Subject Categories include: "...Allergy and Immunology; Cardiovascular; Dermatology; Ear, Nose, and Throat; Endocrine and Metabolic; Epidemiology; Gastrointestinal; Genitourinary; Hematology and Oncology; Implantable Devices; Infectious Diseases; International Emergency Medicine; Neurology; Obstetrics and Gynecology; Ophthalmology; Pediatric; Pulmonary; Toxicology; Trauma and Orthopedics; Warfare Emergency Medicine: Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosives; etc..."

WOMEN'S HEALTH & OB/GYN COURSES OB/GYN Courses with Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY 101 - M.J. Hughey, Medical Education Division, The Brookside Associates, Ltd., Winnetka, IL Multimedia Obstetrics & Gynecology Course (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). Obstetrics & Gynecology Course is "...an introductory textbook for medical students, nursing students, and other medical personnel in basic health care for women..." For more information see Obstetrics & Gynecology 101 Home Page; Products and Downloads or the Medical Education Division, The Brookside Associates, Ltd. Examples of Chapters & Teaching Modules include Clinical Issues in OB/GYN The Gynecologic Exam Vulvar Disease Normal Pregnancy Normal Labor and Delivery OB/GYN Procedures OB/GYN Laboratory Test (Urine, Hematology, Blood Chemistries, Cytology, Serology, Pregnancy Initial Lab Tests, etc.) Women's Health Courses, Textbooks & Teaching Modules WOMEN'S HEALTH CONTINUING EDUCATION - Office on Women's Health, Department of Health and Human Services Mulitmedia Women's Health CME's (Text & Images). Women's Health CME Subject Categories include: "...Cystitis; Depression; Gastrointestinal Health; Osteoporosis; Overactive Bladder; etc..." For more information see Health Professionals The National Women's Health Information Center MAMMORY GLAND - BREAST Biology of the Mammary Gland BIOLOGY OF THE MAMMARY GLAND - L. Hennighausen, Laboratory of Genetics & Physiology, National Institutes of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH Multimedia Biology of Mammory Gland Database & Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Biology of Mammory Gland Database & Teaching Modules "...serves as a forum to integrate various aspects of Mammary Gland Biology, to promote collaborations and the exchange of ideas, knowledge and resources..." For more information see the Laboratory of Genetics & Physiology REVIEWS OF THE MAMMORY GLAND - L. Hennighausen, Laboratory of Genetics & Physiology, National Institutes of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, NIH Multimedia Mammary Gland Teaching Modules & Databases (Text, Images, Videos/Movies). For more information see the Biology of the Mammory Gland Some examples from over "30" Mammory Gland Teaching Modules include Anatomy Of The Breast Development of the Mammary Gland Milk Secretion

Breastfeeding with Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound BREASTFEEDING DEMONSTRATION (QUICKTIME) - Babyworld, a subsidiary of Freeserve, U.K. Multimedia Breastfeeding Demonstration - (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). For more information see Babyworld BREAST MILK AND BREASTFEEDING FOR NICU INFANTS (REAL PLAYER) - School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York Multimedia Clinical Breastfeeding Video sTeaching Modules (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). Breast Milk and Breastfeeding for NICU Infants Video Program "...gives physicians, decision-makers, and teams the basic information necessary to support breastfeeding and implement best practices in breastfeeding management in the neonatal intensive care unit..." For more information see Webstreaming; Continuing Education or the School of Public Health Breastfeeding, Breast Milk, Lactation Drug Database DRUGS IN BREAST MILK - UKMiCentral, U.K. Multimedia Drugs in Breast Milk Database (Text & Images). Drugs in Breast Milk Guide "...is based on information compiled by the Trent and West Midlands Medicines Information Services. It contains a summary of the significance of the excretion of the commonly used drugs via breast milk, and their absorption by the infant. It is intended to be used only to assess risk where the infant is normal, healthy, and born full-term..." For more information see Drugs in Lactation or UKMiCentral DRUGS AND LACTATION DATABASE (LACTMED) - Toxicology Data Netowrk (TOXNET), Specialized Information Services Division, Toxicology and Environmental Health Information Program, National Library of Medicine Multimedia Drugs and Lactation Database (Text & Images). Drugs and Lactation Database is "...a peer-reviewed and fully referenced database of drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed. Among the data included are maternal and infant levels of drugs, possible effects on breastfed infants and on lactation, and alternate drugs to consider..." For more information see TOXNET Breast Self Examination Breast Self Examination Teaching Modules with Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound AUTO-EXAMEN DES SEINS - Thunder Bay Breast Health Coalition, Canada Multimedia Breast Self Examination Teaching Modules (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). In French/Français. BREAST SELF EXAMINATION (SHOCKWAVE) - The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Multimedia Breast Self Examination Teaching Modules (Text, Images & Videos/Movies). For more information see the The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation BREAST SELF EXAMINATION (BSE) - Thunder Bay Breast Health Coalition, Canada Multimedia Breast Self Examination Teaching Modules (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). BREAST SELF EXAMINATION (SHOCKWAVE) - Inteli-Health, Inc. - Home to Johns Hopkins Health Information, Johns Hopkins University Multimedia Breast Self Examination Teaching Modules (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). In English & Spanish/Español. For more information see Welcome to InteliHealth Breast Self Examination Teaching Modules with Text & Images BREAST SELF EXAMINATION - Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research Multimedia Breast Self Examination Teaching Modules (Text & Images). For more information see Breast Cancer or the Mayo Clinic BREAST SELF EXAMINATION - BreastCancer.Org Multimedia Breast Self Examination Teaching Modules (Text & Images). For more information see the Screening and Testing or the BreastCancer.Org Breast Cancer BREAST CANCER RISK CALCULATOR - S.B. Halls, Steven B. Halls Professional Corp Breast Cancer Risk Calculator "...Provides a detailed breast cancer risk assessment, that educates as it estimates a woman's chances of developing breast cancer..." For more information see Steven B. Halls Professional Corp BREAST CANCER RISK ASSESMENT TOOL - National Cancer Institute VERY EXTENSIVE. Breast Cancer Risk Calculator was "...designed by scientists at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) to estimate a woman's risk of developing invasive breast cancer..." Breast Cancer Risk Calculator input values include: "...Medical history of any breast cancer or of ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) or lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS); Age; Age at the time of her first menstrual period; Age at the time of her first live birth of a child; etc..." For more information see the National Cancer Institute BREAST CANCER - National Cancer Institute, NIH Multimedia Breast Cancer Cases, Databases & Teaching Modules (Text, Images & Videos/Movies). Breast Cancer Cases, Databases & Teaching Modules include: "...Testing; Clinical Trials; Genetics; Complementary and Alternative Medicine; Coping with Breast Cancer; etc..." For more information see Cancer Information or National Cancer Institute Mammography Screening DDSM: DIGITAL DATABASE FOR SCREENING MAMMOGRAPHY - Image Analysis Research Laboratory University of South Florida Mulitmedia Mammography Cases & Mammography Database (Text & Images) Digital Database for Screening Mammograhy "...contains approximately 2,500 studies. Each study includes two images of each breast, along with some associated patient information (age at time of study, ACR breast density rating, subtletly rating for abnormalities, ACR keyword description of abnormalities) and image information..." For more information see Image Analysis Research Laboratory MAMMOGRAPHY TEACHING FILES - K.E. Dee, MammoEd (Digital Interactive Breast Imaging Education), Department of Radiology, University of Washington Multimedia Mammography Cases, Mammography Teaching Files (Text & Images). MammoEd "...strives to provide up-to-date information and educational material for Radiology Residents and Attendings, Clinicians, Technologists..." Mammography Teaching Files include: "...Unknown Mammography Cases; Mammography Cases By Diagnosis..." For more information see Mammography & Breast Imaging; Academic Sections; Click on Education/Training; Department of Radiology or the UW School of Medicine Mammography Centers FDA CERTIFIED MAMMOGRAPHY CENTERS IN THE U.S. - SITE SEARCH - FDA Mulitmedia Mammography Database (Text & Images). For more information see CDRH or the FDA

MENSTRUAL CYCLE & MENOPAUSE Menstrual Cycle MENSTRUAL CYCLE - H. Cohen & D. Morris, Molson Medical Informatics & the Faculty of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Québec, Canada Multimedia Menstrual Cycle Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Menstrual Cycle Teaching Module "...is designed as a study guide to correspond with the menstrual cycle component of unit three in the first year medical and dental curriculum. The primary focus is the monthly cyclical changes in endocrine levels and their effects on follicular development and the uterine endometrial cycle...." For more information see The Menstrual Cycle Home Page; Molson Medical Informatics: Student Projects; McGill Faculty of Medicine e-curriculum; Faculty of Medicine; or McGill University PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS Pregnancy Complications Guidelines, Teaching Modules, Teaching Files FOR PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS SEE THE OBSTETRICS CENTER MENTAL HEALTH - PSYCHIATRY Psychiatry Clinical Practice Guidelines PSYCHIATRY PRACTICE GUIDELINES - The American Psychiatric Association Multimedia Psychiatry Clinical Practice Guidelines (Text & Images). For more information see Psychiatric Practice The American Psychiatric Association Mental Health Grand Rounds MENTAL HEALTH GRAND ROUNDS (REALPLAYER) - Semel Institute, UCLA Semel Institute, Department of Psychiatry and Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital, UCLA Multimedia Mental Health Grand Rounds (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). For more information see Resources; Resources or the UCLA Semel Institute, Department of Psychiatry and Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital MENTAL ILLNESS GRAND ROUNDS (REALPLAYER) - Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center, Sierra-Pacific Network, Department of Veterans Affairs & Hosted by Stanford University Multimedia Mental Health Cases, Mental Health Lectures (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). OVER "50" Mental Health Cases & Mental Health Lectures. PYSCHIATRY GRAND ROUNDS VIDEOS (REALPLAYER) - Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, University of New Mexico Multimedia Psychiatry Grand Rounds (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). For more information see HSC Media; Resident Training; Department of Psychiatry or the School of Medicine PSYCHIATRY GRAND ROUNDS (REALPLAYER) - Department of Psychiatry, Yale University Multimedia Psychiatry Grand Rounds (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). For more information see the Department of Psychiatry PSYCHIATRY GRAND ROUNDS (REALPLAYER) - Department of Psychiatry, College of Medicine, Arizona Health Sciences Center (AHSC), University of Arizona Multimedia Psychiatry Grand Rounds (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). For more information see the Department of Psychiatry; Grand Rounds Videos; College of Medicine or the Arizona Health Sciences Center (AHSC) PSYCHIATRY GRAND ROUNDS (REALPLAYER OR QUICKTIME) - Department of Psychiatry, University of Chicago Multimedia Psychiatry Grand Rounds (Text, Images, Videos/Movies & Audio/Sound). For more information see the Department of Psychiatry

Mental Health - Psychiatry Courses, Textbooks, Manuals & Teaching Modules MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS & TREATMENT - Medical Journal of Australia Multimedia Mental Health Disorders & Treatment Courses & Teaching Modules (Text & Images). Mental Health Disorders & Treatment "...is designed specifically to help doctors in general practice deliver good mental health care in the community..." For more information see the Mental Health Information Centre or the Medical Journal of Australia MENTAL HEALTH: A REPORT OF THE SURGEON GENERAL - Office of the Surgeon General Multimedia Mental Health Report (Text & Images). For more information see The Virtural Office of the Surgeon General or the Office of the Surgeon General MENTAL HEALTH TOPICS - SAMSHSA's National Mental Health Information Center, Center for Mental Health Services, A component of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Multimedia Mental Health Teaching Modules (Text & Images). For more information see SAMSHSA's National Mental Health Information Centers MENTAL HEALTH: INTERNET - Created by B. Chow and P.W. Long, Vancouver, Canada Multimedia Cases, Courses, Teaching Modules & Databases (Text & Images). Internet Mental Health "...is a free encyclopedia of mental health information. Internet Mental Health is manned by dedicated volunteers from the Vancouver Mental Health Support Group, a non-profit society founded by Robert Winram and Dr. Phillip Long..." Examples of Mental Health Teaching Modules include Mental Disorders Anorexia Nervosa Bulimia Nervosa Dementia Schizophrenia Psychiatric Medications Clozaril (Clozapine) Isoptin (Verapamil) Mellaril (Thioridazine) Rivotril (Clonazepam) UROGYNECOLOGIC Urogynecology Clinical Practice Guidelines UROGYNECOLOGIC GUIDELINES, CODING & PRACTICE MANAGEMENT - American Urogynecologic Society Multimedia Urogynecology Clinical Practice Guidelines (Text & Images). For more information see the American Urogynecologic Society

Obstetrics, Pediatrics
& Gynecology Resources

INDEXES GENERAL PEDIATRICS - D.M. D'Alessandro, GeneralPediatrrics.com KIDSHEALTH - Funded by: The Nemours Foundation; Created by: The Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children & The Nemours Children's Clinics For more information see the The Neuours Foundation GYNEWEB - GyneWeb SA, Paris, France "...La gynecologie obstetrique sur internet..." OBGYN.NET "...A physician reviewed service offering medical professionals, women and industry a home for publishing, accessing information and global interaction..."

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