Featured Library Book: Chronic Pain: A Primary Care Guide to Practical Management

Chronic Pain: A Primary Care Guide to Practical Management by Dawn A. Marcus(2005). Leading pain specialist Dawn A. Marcus, MD, offers primary care clinicians practical, clear, and succinct evidence-based approaches to the diagnosis and treatment of the painful conditions they see in their offices every day.

The author simplifies the often complex care of patients with chronic pain by providing practical strategies for targeting important symptoms, establishing realistic treatment goals, and managing patients with instructional sheets that can be copied directly from the book and used for both education and the monitoring of therapeutic compliance and response.

Numerous case-oriented practical applications illustrate the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of patients with chronic pain in the context of a busy office practice. Important sections on opioid therapy and special patient groups are also included. Supplementary features include a value-added compact disk containing an ebook version of the book or use in the reader's computer or PDA.

Look for this book on the shelves at WL 704. M332c 2005.

Featured Library Book: Handbook of Dialysis

The Handbook of Dialysis by John T. Daugirdas(2007). The revised, updated Fourth Edition of this popular handbook provides practical, accessible information on all aspects of dialysis, with emphasis on day-to-day management of patients.

Chapters provide complete coverage of hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis, special problems in dialysis patients, and problems pertaining to various organ systems. This edition reflects the latest guidelines of the National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) on hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis adequacy and on nutrition.

New chapters cover chronic kidney disease management in predialysis patients, frequent daily or nocturnal hemodialysis, and hemodiafiltration. Chapters on venous and arteriovenous access have been completely revised. Each chapter provides references to relevant Web sites.

Look for it on the shelves at WJ 39 H2355.

OsteoEd: Resources on Osteoporosis from the Uof WA School of Medicine

OsteoEd
OsteoEd, is an educational website from the University of Washington School of Medicine. The site provides evidence-based information for students, residents, and primary care providers on the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteoporosis.

OsteoEd Prediction Calculators

Practice Cases

• Screening & Evaluation
• Prevention
• Drug Therapy
• Secondary Osteoporosis
• Male Osteoporosis

Common Questions

Practice DXA's

BiliTool: Assessing risk of Hyperbilirubinemia

BiliTool

BiliTool is designed to help clinicians assess the risks toward the development of hyperbilirubinemia or "jaundice" in newborns. Read reviews here:

• Clinical Decision Support Systems in Pediatrics (PDF)
• Review by LifeDriveDoc.com (18 April 2008)

Required values include the age of the child in hours (between 18-168 hours) and the total bilirubin in either US (mg/dl) or SI (µmol/L) units.

Two entry options are available.

BiliTool is now available as a web application on the Apple iPhone or iPod Touch. No special download is required. Just point your iPhone or iPod Touch browser to bilitool.org.

Patient Education Handouts from MedlinePlus

MedlinePlus is a resource for educating patients. MedlinePlus brings together authoritative information from NLM, the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and other government agencies and health-related organizations. MedlinePlus also has extensive information about drugs, an illustrated medical encyclopedia, interactive patient tutorials, and latest health news.

Many resources are available in Spanish--just click the "Espagnol" button on the right. Some health topics have options for low vision, or easy to read versions.


Start here with 800 topics on conditions, diseases and wellness


About your prescription and over-the-counter medicines, herbs and supplements


Includes pictures and diagrams


Spellings and definitions of medical words

Skin Therapy Letter Family Practice Edition

Skin Therapy Letter

STL US Family Practice Edition (Free)

The Family Practice Edition is available for free, and covers topics such as psoriasis, acne, skin cancer and eczema.

The Skin Therapy Letter© is a wholly owned subsidiary of SkinCareGuide.com. It was founded in 1995 by Dr. Stuart Maddin, Professor Emeritus of the Division of Dermatology at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, who remains its Editor-In-Chief.

Featured Library Book: Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods

Henry's Clinical Diagnosis and Management by Laboratory Methods (McPherson, 2007) is available in the quick reference section of the library by the animal crackers. An earlier edition is available for check-out, at call # QY 4 C6405 2001.

Required reading in clinical pathology since 1908! Comprehensive coverage gives you an in-depth understanding of lab test selection and interpretation of results. A new full-color layout makes reference much easier. What's more, new chapters on laboratory regulations, nutrition, point-of-care testing, bioterrorism, proteomics, microarray analysis, and the human genome project as well as a completely new section on cancer testing and meticulous updates from cover to cover put all the latest, most essential knowledge at your fingertips.

Other Featured Books:
Cecil Textbook of Medicine
A Practical Guide to Palliative Care
Medical Management of Vulnerable and Underserved Patients
Difficult Conversations in Medicine