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Reviewed Resources:
161.Florida Heart Group-Patient Education
Cardiology practice in Orlando, Florida with 4 satellite offices offers information on diagnosis, treatment and prevention on cardiovascular disease. Includes fact sheets for patients on following topics: heart attack, angina pectoris, high blood pressure, congestive heart failure, CHF glossary, defibrillators, electrophysiology, heart surgery, fat, pacemaker care and installation, PTCA procedure, PVD procedure and research studies.
Purpose: Learning.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:2
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.fhg.org/patient.htm
162.Medtronic pacemaker glossary
Medtronic presents very good pacemaker glossary.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:10
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.medtronic.com/brady/patient/glossary.html
163.Medtronic - Pacemaker Guidelines
Presents information and education on pacemaker and daily environments. Contains: medical procedure guidelines; home guidelines; sports and recreational guidelines; workplace guidelines; travel guidelines and follow-up guidelines.
Purpose: Learning.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:2
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.medtronic.com/brady/patient/guidelines/daylife.html
164.Complete health care and medical information from India
MedvisionIndia dispenses complete health care and medical information on an array of medical topics. Very easy to navigate: short texts on every issue are just a click or two away. Most of site is not specific to India, except for the "Find A Doctor" feature, which directs patients to physicians across the sub-continent.
Purpose: Learning, Reference.
Audience: Dentists, Medical Doctors, Patients.
Reference index:35
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.medvisionindia.com
165.MedWebPlus
This site is a free service designed to help users sift through the ever-growing amounts of health science data on the Internet. Some links appear to be broken, but the site does provide a multi-pronged way of accessing links (by specialty, by subject area, by geographic location, etc.).
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Medical Students, Nurses.
Reference index:3637
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.medwebplus.com/
166.THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 16, Ch. 203, Heart Failure
The online edition of the Merck Manualß explains the condition known as cor pulmonale. Page explains all about the disease, including etiology, symptoms, and treatment methods. Text is quite technical and aimed at physicians, but it can be understood by adept patients.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Patients.
Reference index:26
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section16/chapter203/203c.htm
167.THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 16, Ch. 208, Endocarditis
The online edition of the Merck Manualß presents its authoritative description of the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of infective endocarditis. Language is scientific and technical.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors.
Reference index:17
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section16/chapter208/208a.htm
168.THE MERCK MANUAL, Sec. 16, Ch. 209, Pericardial Disease
The Merck Manualß online presents this clear, concise, and thorough guide to pericarditis, or inflammation of the pericardium. Language is a bit technical and so helpful for doctors, but with minimal effort it can also be understood by patients.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:20
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual/section16/chapter209/209b.htm
169.Library of the Karolinska Institute
Excellent library of the Karolinska Institute provides Medline access, database access, journals, electronic books information, diseases and disorders articles covering areas of most medical fields.
Purpose: Learning, Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Medical Students.
Reference index:11531
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.mic.ki.se/
170.Medical Transcription Education Center
The Medical Transcription Education Center (M-TEC) is dedicated to training qualified medical transcriptionists. This site advertises comprehensive, cost-effective programs that can be used by individuals as an independent-study program or by a healthcare facility for in-house training. Site also introduces the profession to those considering it as a career choice and explains the payment plans available to cover the costs of courses. The center offers distance education programs that make use of the Internet, though they are not conducted over the Internet: tapes or a CD-ROM along with printed materials make up the bulk of the instruction.
Purpose: Learning, Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Medical Students, Nurses.
Reference index:193
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.mtecinc.com/
171.EKG World Encyclopedia
This site includes tracings of similar interest (e.g. Devices for Electrical Therapy), and presents cases with relevant clinical data and comments from MDs in the field (e.g. the effect of MI on the paced EKG).
Purpose: Learning, Simulation.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Medical Students, Nurses.
Reference index:97
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.mmip.mcgill.ca/heart/egcyhome.html
172.Myocardial Infarction EKG's
This site contains a list of 23 cases of ECGs and Interpretations.
Purpose: Learning.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Medical Students.
Reference index:8
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.mmip.mcgill.ca/heart/micases.html
173.Electrocardiography of MI (ECG Tutorial)
Myocardial Infarction EKG Index
Purpose: Learning, Simulation.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Medical Students.
Reference index:4
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.mmip.mcgill.ca/heart/miindex.html
174.Medical-Surgical Nursing CD-ROM
The Medical-Surgical Nursing self-testing CD-ROM is geared towards nurses and nursing students.
Purpose: Learning.
Audience: Medical Students, Nurses.
Reference index:2
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.mortec.com/medsurg.htm
175.FUTURA Home Page
Futura is a multi-media medical educational organization publishing books and journals in clinical medicine areas focused specially in cardiovascular subjects. Meetings, courses, seminars, and information on other web links are useful data for everybody interested in this area of medicine.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors.
Reference index:373
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.futuraco.com/
176.Cerebral Palsy: An Education in Awareness
A woman named Carla introduces herself and describes her experiences living with cerebral palsy, fibromylagia, heart disease, and other conditions on this personal website.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Patients.
Reference index:11
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.geocities.com/dawgmah/cerebralpalsy.html
177.MEDInfoSource
MEDInfoSource features the exceptional products of CMEA and important information from a new publication, Medicine & Behavior.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors, Patients.
Reference index:143
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.cmea.com/
178.CMESearch.com
CMESearch.com is a free, searchable
database of continuing medical education (CME) courses.
Using the newest technologies, CMESearch.com offer advanced access to information on Live Conferences, Video and Audio Programs, Courses on CD-ROM and Courses available via Internet in almost every medical specialty.
When visitors of CMESearch.com locate a desired course, they can register for conferences or buy programs on-line automated and secure on-line credit card and order processing system.
Purpose: Learning, Simulation.
Audience: Medical Doctors.
Reference index:287
Price:Web site is free
URL:http://www.cmesearch.com
179.cmeWEB
This site contains over 700 hours of online CME. Physicians can register through a rapid on-line process, take electronic CME tests over the Internet, and receive feedback and credit immediately. Each test is worth 1.5 hours of AMA Category 1 credit and costs $15.
Purpose: Learning.
Audience: Medical Doctors.
Reference index:1076
Price:15.0000
URL:http://www.cmeweb.com
180. Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
This journal presents original, exclusive articles on conditions of the chest, heart, and lungs that demand surgical intervention. Site outlines editorial standards for submitting authors and links to portal that provides abstract access free of charge; full-text online articles are included with subscriptions.
Purpose: Reference.
Audience: Medical Doctors.
Reference index:42
Price:180.0000
URL:http://www.ctsnet.org/section/jtcs/
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