LibGuides: Medical Office: Assistant & Transcriptionist: Web Sites

Conditions and Public Health Information

Medline Plus This link opens in a new window
Excellent information from the U.S. National Library of Medicine the latest health news, a medical encyclopedia and interactive patient tutorials.
Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy This link opens in a new window
A comprehensive guide to disorders and diseases with information on causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and drugs

Health Canada
Government of Canada website containing information on all aspects of Health Care in Canada
HealthLink BC
medically-approved information on more than 5,000 health topics, symptoms, medications, and tips for maintaining a healthy lifestyle
Public Health Agency of Canada
An excellent site for information on disease prevention, and individual and community related information about promoting healthy lifestyles.

RxTx This link opens in a new window
Previously e-CPS and e-Therapeutics. Comprehensive drug information resource from the Canadian Pharmacists Association. Includes the Online edition of the Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Services (CPS), as well as information on drug interactions, therapeutics and patients.
AHFS Consumer Medication Information This link opens in a new window
Get up-to-date, concise and clinically-relevant information for all U.S. prescription drugs and nutritional supplements.
Medline Plus This link opens in a new window
Excellent information from the U.S. National Library of Medicine the latest health news, a medical encyclopedia and interactive patient tutorials.

Health Canada Drug Products Database (DPD)
The website of the federal government agency responsible for the regulation of pharmaceutical drugs and other therapeutic products available to Canadians. All of Health Canada’s warnings and advisories, warnings and recalls are available here.
Labtestsonline
This site is excellent for looking up lab tests and reasons for them on line. It will be an asset to any student needing to understand lab tests and their relations.

Merck Audio Dictionary of Medical Terms
Listen to the correct pronunciations of medical terms.
MedWord
"For Transcriptionists By Transcriptionists" Canadian site, targeted at the working transcriptionist. Links to sites specializing in equipment, software, and book resources.
MTdaily
The medical transcription profession's busiest online community, dedicated to serving the medical transcription profession. A community of thousands of online MTs and students that produce text for physicians; share information and researching, help each other, and have fun.

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Anatomy Atlases
A digital library of anatomy resources, with links to cross-sections, bone videos, etc.
Lumen Learn 'Em
See colour views of arteries, nerves, bones, muscles, dermatomes, and cutaneous innervation.
Atlas of the Human Body
From the American Medical Association. Gives illustrations of blood supply, anterior/posterior views of all the body muscles, and more.

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