Basic Health Books for Health Professionals

Reference Tools for the Information Age: Consumer Medical Resources

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These Internal Medicine books designed for health professionals or individuals that are well-versed in medical terminology and concepts:

Cecil Textbook of Medicine, 22nd edition

Lee Goldman and Dennis Ausiello, eds.

Philadelphia, PA: Saunders, 2004

Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine,

15th edition

Eugene Braunwald, et al.

New York: McGraw-Hill, 2001

Harrison’s is also available as a paid subscription database (which is frequently updated, whereas the print versions are published about every three years.)

The Patient’s Guide to Medical Tests:

Everything You Need to Know about the Tests Your Doctor Orders,

2nd edition

Joseph C. Segen and Josie Wade

New York: Facts on File, 2002

Related online resources:

Harvard Medical School Family Health Guide: Diagnostic Tests

http://www.health.harvard.edu/fhg/diagnostics.shtml

These resources answer questions such as: What are the tests for? How do they work? How do I prepare? How long before I get results? How do I interpret the results?

Lab Tests Online

http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/index.html

Designed to help the patient or caregiver better understand that many clinical lab tests are part of routine care as well as diagnosis and treatment of conditions and diseases, the site is a collaboration of professional societies representing the lab community.

Merck Manual, Appendix III, Common Medical Tests

http://www.merck.com/mmhe/index.html