Pathophysiology Resources

It seems like only yesterday we were writing about pathophys resources for nursing, but another semester brings another round of students scurrying to gather and regurgitate the pathology, physiology and pharmacology of a motley crew of diseases.

Whether its Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm to Zollinger-Ellison Syndrome, these resources should have you covered:

CURRENT Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2010
A single-source reference for practitioners in both hospital and ambulatory settings. Annually updated, this book emphasizes the practical features of clinical diagnosis and patient management in all fields of internal medicine and in specialties of interest to primary care practitioners.

EbschoHOST ÔÇô CINAHLplus with Full text
Database of journal articles in nursing. try a key word search of your topic (i.e.: Necrotizing fasciitis and pathophysiology) Limit to full text under ÔÇ£search optionsÔÇØ on the right side of the screen.

StatRef
Online textbooks in nursing. Search many textbooks at once for your topic.

Nursing Consult
Search 30 nursing books and journal articles from MEDLINE/PubMed.

MEDLINEplus
Simple overviews on health topics from authoritative sources on the web.

Genetics Home Reference
Free access to consumer-friendly information on medical genetics and disorders, with references to scientific journal articles

Off campus access instructions

Happy Easter Hours!

Just in case you were wondering- the Isch?® & Dental Libraries will have special hours for the Easter Holiday. They are as follows:

ÔÇó Wednesday, March 31st 8 a.m. to 12 midnight (Regular Hours)
ÔÇó Thursday, April 1st 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
ÔÇó Friday, April 2nd CLOSED University Holiday
ÔÇó Saturday, April 3rd CLOSED
ÔÇó Sunday, April 4th CLOSED
ÔÇó Monday, April 5th 8 a.m. to 12 midnight (Regular Hours)

ÔÇó Thursday, April 1st 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. (Regular Hours)
ÔÇó Friday, April 2nd CLOSED University Holiday
ÔÇó Saturday, April 3rd CLOSED
ÔÇó Sunday, April 4th CLOSED
ÔÇó Monday, April 5th 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. (Regular Hours)

Be safe and try not to eat too much candy!

Neuroscience Info Framework

There’s a new, free portal to neuroscience information from the NIH called NIF: Neuroscience Information Framework.

NIF is a free, web-based, portal to a wide variety of neuroscience-relevant resources, funded by the National Institutes of Health. We have an extensive registry of over 2500 resources along with a custom web index and literature archive. Through the NIF Data Federation, we provide a direct query of over 40 databases, with new ones being added regularly.

Type a key word on the homepage to see find information about NIH grants, projects, neuroscience tools, and biomedical literature. A search for LSU gives search results from a variety of sources, from grants to clinical trials, even gene info. Other tabs link to web resources and literature from Pubmed.

The NIF registry is a useful way to locate neuroscience research resources from a network curated by the NIH. The Registry could be a starting point to find jobs, mentoring and educational opportunities in the neurosciences.

You can also recommend neuroscience resources such as materials, training, software, funding, services, data, jobs or people.

The Librarian’s Review:The search results screen can seem a little overwhelming, but clicking on the arrow by ‘log in preferences’ will make the search box disappear. If you’re used to using Excel, the NIF search result interface is similar. Categories can be sorted or removed to customize the view, and results can be exported, which is useful if you want to put them into Refworks or Endnote. Abstracts appear if you hover your mouse too long over the field, which can get annoying when trying to scan results.

Overall, NIF is a useful portal, acting as a clearinghouse for a number of different to resources, tools, grants and programs in neuroscience. The interface is fairly simple to use, though first time users might get overwhelmed by the amount of information available. It’s a good attempt to make a useful, curated portal for a specialty. Would like to see more of this.

NIF: Neuroscience Information Framework
http://www.neuinfo.org/
also available under our online resources

Happy Anniversary, Blog!

Today (March 29th) the Libraries’ blog (LSUHSC-NO Libraries News is the formal name) will celebrate it’s 3rd anniversary. This post will be the 736th since we started with 17 authors, 48 categories, and 50 tags. The 18 authors is the most significant number to me; the entire Library Staff (both at the Isché & Dental Libraries) is only 22 people. Thanks to everyone who has taken the time to make the blog a success.

As for our readers, is there a topic we’ve been missing? Or something you’d like to see more of? Please don’t hesitate to let us know. On to year 4!

And in case you were wondering, the traditional gift is leather and the modern gift is crystal. The leather would probably be more practical in the Library; perhaps a donated volume?

More Commotion @ Ische

On Monday, March 29th the old furniture from behind the Isché Circulation Desk will be removed beginning at 8 a.m. The old circulation desk will be broken down on Monday afternoon and the new desk will be set up Tuesday morning. In preparation for all these changes, reserve materials will be removed from behind the desk on Friday. We apologize for any inconvenience to our patrons.

H.R. 4872

“Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010”

I wish I had paid more attention to Government 101! Check out the party summaries.

Democratic Party Report

Republication Party Report

High Fructose Corn Syrup Bad

A new study published in Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior finds that high fructose corn syrup leads to abnormal increases in body fat, at least in rats, when compared to regular table sugar.

Link to the pdf of the article is available to LSUHSC faculty staff & students. It can be accessed off-campus with a valid LSUHSC library barcode & PIN. You can find more information at our remote access webpage.

Web page honoring Dr. F. Harold Wirth

The Dental Library has compiled an archival web page in honor Dr. F. Harold Wirth, a former faculty member who’s influence is still felt in the Dental School more than 20 years after his death.

The late Dr. F. Harold Wirth, longtime professor at the LSU Dental School, was known around campus for his jovial manner and trademark greeting, “How’s your PMA?” That’s Positive Mental Attitude. He developed a comprehensive approach to dentistry and living that centered on balancing the key areas of work, play, love and worship. He believed that trust, the priceless ingredient in any relationship, is the natural result of sincerely caring about the patient. From trust comes quality which leads to excellence, career satisfaction, compensation and contentment.

Thanks to the hard work of Joe Plummer, Dental Library Associate, this page is still growing and more information will be added regularly so please continue to check it.

World Water Day

Designated by the United Nations General Assembly in 1992, World Water Day (celebrated on March 22nd each year) the theme for this year’s day is “Clean Water for a Healthy World.”

Commons Closed Mon & Tues night

The Library Commons (24 hour study space) will be closed on Monday, March 22nd & Tuesday, March 23rd from midnight until 6 am. Outside contractors will be conducting core drilling on all floors of the Resource Center Building during this time.

Good Luck on Match Day

Today is the National Residency Matching Program Match Day. The Library wishes the best of luck to all of our Senior medical students.

According to the NRMP, the 2010 Main Residency Match was the largest in NRMP history, encompassing more than 37,000 applicants, 4,100 graduate medical education programs, and 25,500 residency training positions.

Photo by Maitri Erwin.

Android medical apps

Android

Have an Android phone? You can now download 3 free resources from Skyscape, a mobile medical information provider. Here’s the press release:

Skyscape is pleased to provide hundreds of trusted medical resources for the Android (Google) devices. This includes G2, G3, G4, MyTouch, DROID, and other smartphones which use the Android (Google) operating system.

We are offering you three valuable free resources – RxDrugs, Outlines in Clinical Medicine (OCM), and the Archimedes set of medical calculators with the Android Reader. The MedAlert service is also part of this installation, and you can easily add free MedStream channels (such as MedWatch and CDC Spotlights).

Your free products can be downloaded with Skyscape’s Android Reader by visiting www.skyscape.com/reader using your phone’s browser.

However, my favorite android app is still Pull My Finger

iPhone/ER roundup

Emergency Medicine News has a brief article on the use of iPhones in the ER.
Take two apps and call me in the morning.

American College of Emergency Physicians discusses 5 apps for iphone any ER physician shouldn’t be without. (free Snellen EyeChart app FTW) Most of them free!
iPhone Apps for the Emergency Physician

Did you know?
Epocrates, the makers of Epocrates RX (a free comprehensive handheld drug guide for your smartphone), turns 10 years old this year. That’s a long time in the mobile industry.

You Can Hear Me Now!

The MedlinePlus medical dictionary now includes audio pronunciations. Learn how to say words like ptosis, SjogrenÔÇÖs and fibrillation. Search the medical dictionary on MedlinePlus and then click on the red speaker icon to hear the pronunciation.

Be Free of Fraud: Tech Tips

LSUHSC Information Technology had come up with a page of Tips for Protecting Yourself from Technology-Based Fraud. Check it out & stay safe.