Biological & Pathological Processes

• HHSL Reserve & Reference Collections

• Immunology	QW 501
  Pathology	QZ
  Pathology, Clinical	QY
  Physiology	QT

• Biological Perspective in Medicine Resource Guide
• Encyclopedia of human biology Reference QH 302.5 E56 1997
• Encyclopedia of Life Sciences
• Robbins & Cotran's pathologic basis of disease
  Click Books tab
• TUSK: keyword search or browse course pages for Pathophysiology et al.
• Tufts E-Resources Finder Click on the subject to search Tufts Resources available
  • Biochemistry
  • Biology
  • Communicable Diseases
  • Endocrinology
  • Hematology
  • Immunology
  • Internal Medicine
  • Microbiology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Nutrition
  • Pathology
  • Physiology

Costs, Fees & Healthcare Expenditures

• Drug topics red book Reference QV 772 D794
      Wholesale prices of pharmaceuticals
• American Hospital Formulary Service Drug Information
     See Preparations under drug name.
• Kaiser Family Foundation
      Major producer of health care data, policy analysis and research. Acts as a clearinghouse of news and information for the health policy community. .
• Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS)
      A set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers, and employers across the United States.
• Medicare RBRVS: the physician's guide Reference W 74 M489
      Shows what Medicare will contribute based on the Resource Relative Value Scale.
• Ovid HealthStar
  This database pulls citations from MEDLINE that focus on the delivery of healthcare.
• Pharmaceutical chartbook Reference QV 16 P5364 1995
      Industry charts including drug cost and third-party reimbursement
• Physicians fee reference Reference W 74 P578
      Procedural codes and descriptions with fees and relative-value units
• Managed Care research guide
• Tufts E-Resources Finder: Healthcare Administration
• Pricing Guide from Tufts Medical Center 1999-2003Reference WX 157 N532n
      Its guide to fees and charges gives benchmark figures.
  

Definitions

• W13, WA13 etc. in HHSL Reserve
• Physicians' current procedural terminology Reference W 15 A512ce 
• Encyclopedia of the Life Sciences
• Stedman's medical dictionary Reference W 13 S812m
  • On STAT!Ref's main page, click Resources, then Stedman's
  • On any STAT!Ref resource, highlight the word and click Stedman's at top of screen
• Tufts E-Resources Finder: Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Diseases & Conditions

• Textbook on the disease or the field
  • Search the Tufts Catalog by keyword for the broad topic e.g. Diabetes or Cardiology
  • Browse books on Sackler 4 or 5 where they are arranged by subject using Medical Call Numbers
• Internal Medicine texts - click link for electronic version
  • Harrison's principles of internal medicine Reserve WB 115 H322
  • Cecil textbook of medicine Reserve WB 100 C3888 2004
  • Internal medicine 5th Floor WB 115 I605
• MDConsult
  • 40+ e-books on many clinical topics
• User's Guide
• MedlinePlus: Health Topics - straightforward language and simple anatomy drawings plus links to non-profits, support groups, research, etc.
• Point of Care Resources
  • ACP PIER (American College of Physicians, Physician's Information and Education Resource)
  • DynaMed
  • UpToDate (campus only)
• STAT!Ref
  • 40+ e-books on many clinical topics
  • User's Guide
• Tufts E-Resources Finder: Medicine | Pathology
• Resource Links for Clerkships (on TUSK): Diagnoses

  Family Practice	Obstetrics
  Gynecology	Pediatrics
  Medicine	Surgery

Drugs & Therapeutics

• QV in HHSL Reserve
• American Hospital Formulary Service Drug information
      Drug monographs organized by class
• Drug facts & comparisonsReference QV 772 D7924
      Drug monographs & comparisons by class
• Drug topics red bookReference QV 772 D7949
      Lists wholesale prices
• Goodman & Gilman's The pharmacological basis of therapeutics Reserve QV 4 G6532
• Point of Care Resources
  • ACP PIER (American College of Physicians, Physician's Information and Education Resource)
  • DynaMed
  • UpToDate (campus only)
• Pharmacology research guide
• Tufts E-Resources Finder: Complementary Therapies | Pharmacology
• Resource Links for Clerkships (on TUSK): Procedures
  • Family Medicine
  • Medicine
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology
  • Pediatrics
  • Surgery

Evidence-Based Medicine

• EBM HHSL research guide
• Clinical Trials HHSL research guide
• EBM Databases, Limits, Publication & Study Types
• Evidence Hierarchy for Resources at Tufts & Beyond
• ACP PIER (American College of Physicians, Physician's Information and Education Resource)
• DynaMed

Experts

• Ovid MEDLINE
  • Search the Institution field under search Fields.
  • See How to Find Journal Articles via Ovid MEDLINE for more information.
• School of Medicine Departments
  Search Faculty/staff by Department.
• Tufts Medical Center Departments

Genetics

• QZ 50 in HHSL Reserve
• GenBank
      Database of nucleotide sequences links to PubMed.
• The metabolic and molecular bases of inherited disease Reserve WD 200 M5865
• Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM)
      Clinical synopses of genetic syndromes with references.
• Rare Diseases Clinical Research Database
• Tufts Catalog
  • Keyword search: (inherit* or inborn or genetic*) and (medic* or disease* or disorder*)
  • MeSH search: Genetic Diseases, Inborn
• Tufts E-Resources Finder: Genetics & Molecular Biology

Guidelines

• National Guideline Clearinghouse
• Pediatric clinical practice guidelines & policies

Laboratory Tests & Normal Values

• QY in Reserve Collection
• Harrison's principles of internal medicine
  Appendix: Laboratory Values of Clinical Importance. Open Tables for specifics.
• Interpretation of diagnostic tests
• Lab Tests Online
• Normal Laboratory Values
  TUSK links to charts of ranges used by Tufts Medical Center & MGH.
• Normal values in pregnancyReference QY 16 N842 1996
• Tests & Lab Values research guide
• Tufts E-Resources Finder: Pathology

Laws & Regulations

• New England School of Law Library
  • Library at 154 Stuart St. admits students with Tufts ID.
  • NESL Legal Topics
    
• LexisNexis Academic  
  Legal tab includes
  • Federal and state cases
  • Federal and state codes (e.g. Mass. General Laws Annotated).
• General Laws of Massachusetts
  • Search the General Laws
• Research Guide: Government Agencies & Information
• Tufts E-Resources Finder: Law

News

• LexisNexis Academic
  • Choose News tab then Healthcare News under Select Sources for Medical News
  • For full-text of the NY Times, Washington Post et al., choose News tab, then Select Sources.
  • Searching Tips
• News research guide
• Tufts E-Resources Finder: News

Patient Information

• Consumer Health research guide
• MDConsult: click Patient Education tab at top of page.
• Other languages
  • MDConsult
       Click Spanish tab.
  • MEDLINEplus
       Click Espanol at the top right of most pages.
  • NOAH: New York Online Access to Health
       Click Espanol at the top right of most pages.
  • SPIRAL: Selected Patient Information Resources in Asian Languages
        Health information in Chinese, Cambodian, Vietnamese & Laotian with English translations.

Pediatrics

• WS in HHSL Reserve
• Pediatric Care Online
• Pediatric clinical practice guidelines & policies
• Pediatric reference rangesReference QY 16 P371
• Pediatric secrets5th Floor WS 18.2 P3702 2005
  Concise information in a Q&A format is organized by topic.
• Recommended Immunization Schedule
  Centers for Disease Control & Prevention. MMWR 2006;55(51&52):Q1–Q4
• Rudolph's pediatrics (STAT!Ref)
  Use search to locate specific values
• Signs and symptoms in pediatricsReference WS 39 T926s
• Tufts E-Resources Finder: Child Development | Pediatrics
• Resource Links for Pediatrics Clerkship (on TUSK): Diagnoses | Signs & Symptoms

Psychosocial Perspective

• HHSL Resource Guides
  • Behavioral Perspective in Health
  • Bioethics
  • Healthcare Management
  • Health Law
  • Managed Care
  • Psychiatry
    
• PsycINFO indexes journal articles, books, dissertations & other works.
• Tufts E-Resources Finder
  • Anthropology
  • Child Development
  • Geriatrics
  • Psychology
  • Social Science
  • Women's Health
• Resource Links for Clerkships (on TUSK)
  • Family Practice: Counseling
  • Psychiatry Clerkship
    

Signs & Symptoms

• WB 39, WB 141, WL 141, WS 141 etc. in Reserve Collection
• STAT!Ref has both general and specific diagnosis texts.
• DeGowin's diagnostic examinationReserve WB 200 D3193g
• French's index of differential diagnosisReserve WB 141 F874
• Quick Answers to medical diagnosis and therapy
• MacBryde's signs & symptomsReserve WB 141 M1192
• Signs & symptoms in pediatricsReference WS 39 T926s
• Tufts Catalog: search by MeSH
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Physical Diagnosis
  • Signs & symptoms
• Resource links for clerkships (on TUSK)
  • Medicine: chief complaints
  • Pediatrics: signs & symptoms
  • Psychiatry: signs, symptoms or chief complaints
  • Surgery: chief complaints
• Tufts E-Resources Finder: Dermatology | Gastroenterology | Neurology | Ophthalmology

Statistics & Epidemiology

• Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
  
• HHSL Research Guide: Statistics
• National Center for Health Statistics
• Massachusetts Department of Public Health
• Research Guides
  • Environmental & Occupational Health
  • Government Agencies & Information
  • Public Health
  • Statistics
• Tufts E-Resources Finder: Epidemiology | Public Health | Statistics

Toxicology

• Casarett and Doull's Toxicology: the basic science of poisons
  
• Goldfrank's toxicologic emergencies5th Floor QV 600 G618
• Hazardous Substances DataBank & other databases on National Library of Medicine's Toxnet
• Medical toxicology Reserve QV 600 E45m
• Agency for Toxic Substances & Disease Registry
  
• Toxicology research guide