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Need good organisms and infectious disease books/sites (sm)

Posted By: Need up-to-date resources on 2008-07-14
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I have Stedman's Organisms & Infectious Diseases, but it's out of date (2002) and an updated company has not been published. Does anyone recommend any books and/or web sites that can give me quick info including on meds for specific IDs? e.g., Stedman's lists HIV/AIDS medications alphabetically in the appendix.



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Here's a link to a good list of organisms I use.

Just in case the link doesn't work, copy and paste.


http://www.indiana.edu/~tmrna/menus/listalpha.html


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Good money? Can we ask how much is considered GOOD in your books????
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some good sites

Here are some I use for oncology


chemo acronyms - this same website has chemo drugs


http://www.chemocare.com/bio/list_by_acronym.asp?acronym


cancer terms


http://www.cancer.gov/Templates/db_alpha.aspx?CdrID=46138


types of lymphoma


http://www.ehealthmd.com/library/lymphoma/NHL_types.html


FDA approved onco drugs with good links on page


http://www.fda.gov/cder/cancer/approved.htm


cancer staging (TNM)


http://training.seer.cancer.gov/module_staging_cancer/unit03_sec03_part04_ajcc_guidelines.html


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good link for buying books

You can get some really great deals here:  http://www.bookcloseouts.com 


Reply to get a good set of specialty books
When you say specialty books by Stedman's what do you mean exactly. I have a Stedman's Medical Dictionary and a Dorlands Medical Dictionary but what other books would I need to get? Thanks so much for your help.


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half.com carries used Sted's books and new ones thru Amazon. Good luck! nm
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The Dorland's Cardiology Word Book is good, too. Might find books at half.com even if a few years
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FYI I HAVE reference books, but in case you hadn't noticed, thing change a lot faster than BOOKS
I was simply asking for suggestions of other places on line that I might look for the latest info, especially considering that my work is on the internet, what the hell is wrong with trying to be more productive and efficient?!?! Good Grief!!
Free Ortho sites & ABCZ sites

Every orthopedic test imaginable.


http://www.mtaccstudent.com/Articles2/OrthopedicTests.htm


 


This site has a free ABCZ Expander system.


http://medicaltranscriptionexpandproductive.blogspot.com/


 


This site has free software.....There is Stedmans Ortho Word Book program on there amount other great software. 


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I prefer books. I'm kinda old school. I like to be able to write new terms in my books. I do

have Stedman's Medical Dictationary on CD and I do use it quite a bit, but that's more because the actual print dictionary is so darn heavy to pick up and look a word up!


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cigarette, or first hit of whatever.  I also think a lot of times "disease" is an excuse and not a real issue.   I come from a very long line of alcoholics on both sides of my family.  As as result I feel I have a predisposition to becoming an alcoholic, so I choose not to drink.   Alcoholism may be a disease in some people, but it is curable.  HIV/AIDS is a disease too that is 100% preventable.   I don't have a lot of sympathy for people who refuse to take responsibility for their actions and want to blame everyone else.  


I don't believe it starts as a disease. I

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Thanks!!!


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Does the patient have Paget's disease? If so,
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Alcoholism is a progressive disease. Your man will never resurface. nm
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A possibility would be ischemic bowel disease.

How about yourself? I type a report on some horrible disease and think "Hey, I think I have that.
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It already has. I have to work from home because of disability due to chronic disease.
My physicians and visiting nurses are extraordinarily caring individuals who fortunate have (more so than I had previously thought, apparently).

Also, I can understand venting about a situation you feel you have no control over. I assume you desired sympathy or empathy or just someone to say, "I know where you are coming from," but to post incoherently and then lash out at those that reply is only going to add to your frustrations and negative feelings.

I am sorry you feel as though your health care providers don't care if you did, but I am sure that is not the reality of the situation. If you had taken the time to provide context to your rant, then you might have received the type of replies you were looking for, whatever that may have been.

Best of luck to you.