• Pathology/Pathophysiology
• Pharmacology
• Physiology

Below are suggested print and electronic starting points. Search the Tufts catalog for additional, full-text resources.

Pathology/Pathophysiology

Call Number Ranges
Pathology	QZ
Clinical Pathology	QY

Starting Points:

• Anderson's pathology
  Reserve QZ 4 A5525
• Basic pathology
  Reserve QZ 4 K955B
• Robbins and Cotran pathologic basis of disease
  CircDesk QA4 R6354
  
• Diagnostic strategies for common medical problems
  Reserve QY 4 D5355
• Clinical laboratory medicine clinical application of laboratory data (Latest edition online)
  Reserve QY 4 R253c

Databases

• MEDLINE
  Medical Subject Headings (MeSH): Enter disease in search box, then choose subject heading.
  Suggested Subheadings: pathology (pa), physiopathology (pp)
• TUSK
  See Second Year, Pathophysiology and Systemic Pathology courses.
  Use Search to locate specific system or anatomical unit.

Websites

The Urbana Atlas of Pathology
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana-Champaign
Digitized pathology slides with annotations organized by:

• General pathology
• Cardiovascular
• Endocrine
• Pulmonary
• Renal

Pharmacology

See also Pharmacology Research Guide

Books

Call Number Ranges
Pharmacology	QV
Therapeutics	WB300
See also texts on the specific anatomical unit or medical topic

Starting Points:

• Goodman & Gilman's The pharmacological basis of therapeutics (Latest edition online)
  Reserve QV 4 G6532
  Standard pharmacology textbook.
• Basic and clinical pharmacology (Latest edition online)
  Reserve QV 4 B311
  Includes sections on clinical choice and use and effect of drugs in patients, with drug lists and dosages at  end of each chapter.
• Modern pharmacology with clinical applications
  Reserve QV 4 M6898
  Basic medical pharmacology textbook.
• Washington manual of medical therapeutics (Latest edition online)
  Reserve WB 39 M294
• American hospital formulary service drug information
  Reference QV 740 AA1 A531
  Unbiased drug monographs covering proprietary and generic FDA-approved drugs, OTC and ophthalmic drugs, and nutritional products.
• Drug facts and comparisons
  Reference QV 772 D7924
  Unbiased drug monographs covering proprietary and generic FDA-approved and OTC drugs grouped by therapeutic category.
• Mosby's drug consult
  Both foreign and U.S. prescription (generic and brandname) drugs.
  Includes cost of therapy and drug identification with photos.
• United States pharmacopeia dispensing information (USP DI) Vol. II Advice for the Patient

Databases

• MEDLINE
  Medical Subject Headings (MeSH): Enter disease or drug (use generic name) in search box , then choose subject heading.
  Suggested Subheadings: drug effects (de), drug therapy (dt), pharmacology (pd), pharmacokinetics (pk), therapeutics use (tu)
• TUSK
  See Medical School, Second Year, Pharmology.
  Use Search function for specific keywords.

Physiology

Books

Call Number Range
Physiology	QT
See specific anatomical unit or medical topic

Starting Points:

• Physiology
  Reserve QT 18.2 C838b
  Basic textbook
• Essential medical physiology
  Reserve QT 104 E753
  Standard pharmacology textbook
• Best and Taylor's physiological basis of medical practice
  Reserve QT 104 B561p
  "Emphases clinical relevance of physiology...with appropriate scientific rigor."
• Handbook of physiology
  Reference QT 104 H236
  Multi-volume set organized by system and topic
• Review of medical physiology (Latest edition online)
  Reserve QT 104 G198r

Databases

• MEDLINE
  Medical Subject Headings (MeSH): Enter disease in search box, then choose subject heading.
  Suggested Subheadings: physiology (ph), physiopathology (pp).
• TUSK
  See Medical School, First Year, Physiology.
  Use Search function for specific keywords.