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Internet Medical Resources for Family Physicians

Don't be a Grouch- Stay a while and check out these resources

Evaluated and tested, last modified 28 Oct 2003

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Purpose of project

Useful internet tools:

• Interactive Pregnancy Calendar

• Interactive BMI Calculator

• 12 Lead EKG Homepage

• Heart Sounds page

Making sense of the internet- Links:

• Doctor's guide to the internet

  Intern in the middle of the night series

  An incredible resource including "how-to" information about admit orders, surgical notes, procedures, etc.

  Medicine on the internet

  A collection of links with descriptions

Internet Search sites:

• Medical Search Sites:
  • Clinically oriented:

    • Health A to Z
      

      A powerful search site for medical topics only

    • MedHunt

    • Harrison's online
      

      Requires Subscription

  • Online Atlases:
    • Online Dermatological Atlas

    • Online Pathology Atlas

    • Online endoscopy atlas

    • Online Atlas of Surgery

    • Online Atlas of Hematology

    • The Whole Brain Atlas

    • Online Atlas Page (including neuro)

  • Research oriented:
    • Internet Grateful Med

    • Pubmed

      
      

• General Search sites:

  • Google
    

    Very fast, complete index. 1st choice for many

  • Dogpile
    

    Searches many engines simultaneously for one query

  • Yahoo
    

    An internet standby, and one of the oldest search sites on the web. Has content organized into standard, easily browsed content areas, plus a search box for quick searching

  • Excite
    

    Uses a special search algorithm that matches topics by keyword as well as related words. Very sensitive, but not very specific

  • Altavista
    

    Also allows users to search the Usenet, an internet BBS, for conversations about a topic

  • Lycos A to Z index
    

    Sometimes a little hard to use but thorough and fast

  • Infoseek's Go.com

  • Hotbot
    

    Run by Microsoft, prides itself on being fast

Links to sites with good Patient information:

• AAFP Patient Information

• MedicineNet

• CNN Health

• Yahoo Health and Medicine topicsSearchable

Links to Military Medical sites:

• Naval Hospital Bremerton (via www)

• Referral Guidelines, MAMC (Home)

• Virtual Naval Hospital

• Labor and delivery post-partum template

• DKA Flowsheet from pediatric specialty product line team 12 Feb 99

Evidence based medicine links:

• Center for Evidence-based medicine

• EBM resources for the busy FP

• Evidence based medicine on the internet

• Evidenced based Practice

• Netting the evidence

• Evidence based medicine toolbox

• Wisdom 98 Informatics for primary care

Abdominal Pain

• Abdominal Pain

  Diagnostic information for the physician
  

• Abdominal pain- Sudden attack

  A good patient information page with a nice differential diagnosis

Adult health maintenance

• Guide to Clinical Preventive Services, Second Edition, Index

Anxiety or depression

• National Anxiety Foundation

• Depression in children and adolescents

  Patient information oriented site with good links

• The Medical Basis of Stress, Depression, Anxiety, Sleep problems, and Drug Use

  Fun, easy to read, mainly patient education oriented

• Online lecture on depression, diagnosis and management

• Mediconsult.com

Arm or shoulder pain

• Wheeless Text of Orthopedics online

• Johns Hopkins Sports Medicine guides to common injuries

• Back and Body Care:Arm and wrist pain

Asthma

• Joint Council of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Practice parameters

• American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology

• Asthma, Allergy and Pulmonary News on the Net

Back or neck pain

• Wheeless Text of Orthopedics online

• Back and body care: Neck pain

• Back and body care: Back Pain

• Standford University: Back Pain

• Johns-Hopkins Sports Medicine

Bronchitis or pneumonia

• Mediconsult: Emphysema

• Viral Respiratory Infections

• Chest Medicine On-Line

Cellulitis or skin infection

• Impetigo

• Fungal Skin Infections

• University of Iowa Dermatology

Chest Pain

• Heartcare

• American Heart Association

• Heartline-News

Dermatitis or Eczema

• Atopic Dermatitis

• Atopic dermatitis: diagnosis and scoring

• Allergy USA: Eczemas

Diabetes Mellitus

• St. Edwards University-Diabetes: An Overview

• Joslin Diabetes Center

• Joslin Diabetes Center- Online Diabetes Library

Headaches

• Society for general internal medicine: Headaches

• The American Council for Headache Education

• Headache network for primary care

Hypertension

• American Heart Association

• Heartline-News

• Drugs for Hypertension approved for use in the USA

Leg, Hip, or Foot pain

• AAFP Patient Info: Tenosynovitis

• Wheeless' textbook of orthopedics online

• Johns-Hopkins University Sports Medicine

• DDX of septic joint

Otitis Media

• AAP Practice Guidelines for Otitis Media

• Otitis Media on Kidshealth

• Otitis Media with effusion on Group Health Cooperative

• Otitis Media on Group Health Cooperative

Prenatal Care

• Fetal Development at NOAH

• Toxemia at Thrive online

• Prenatal diagnosis: indications and techniques

Sore Throat

• Sore Throat: Reconsidering the Clinical Approach

• Viral Respiratory Infections

• Acute Epiglottitis-Merck Manual Online

Upper Respiratory Infection

• Viral Respiratory Infections

• Sinusitis: A treatment plan that works

Well Child Care

• AAP Immunization Schedule

• AAP Statement re:vision screening

• AAP Statement re:Role of the Primary Care Pediatrician in management of high risk infants

• AAP Statement re:tuberculosis screening in infants

• AAP Statement re:screening for developmental disabilities

Links to General medical sites:

• AAFP online

• American Academy of Family Physicians

• Clinical Preventative Services table of contents

• CNN Health

• Doctor's Page

• Harrison's online

  Requires subscription

• Healthy Weight

• Information Services for the medical community

• Journal of Family Practice

• Library- Clinical Pearls

  Requires free membership

• MedEc Interactive

• Medical Matrix

• Medscape

  Requires free membership

• Medscape- Managed Care

  Requires free membership

• Medscape- Primary Care

  Requires free membership

• Medrex

• Physician's Guide to the Internet

• Upcoming Course Presentations- ALSO

• USAFP Entry Page

• USAFP Medical Link Page

• Virtual Hospital