Book Talk
Highlighting Our Collection
Medical Reference Books
If you are looking for current medical information we hope you will visit our Library and browse the many volumes available in our Medical Reference and Health sections. Unless otherwise noted, the reference titles listed here are non-circulating so you will need to use them while you are here at the Library. The Dewey Classification number is listed next to each title so that you can easily locate it on our shelves.
The following selections offer comprehensive medical information:
The Oxford Illustrated Companion to Medicine, edited by Stephen Lock, John M. Last, and George Dunea. (R610.3) A complete guide to the field of medicine and medical specialties. It also includes cultural links with the arts such as an article on Detective Stories written by doctors and one on medical missionaries.
Cambridge Illustrated History of Medicine, edited by Roy Porter. (R610.9) A lushly illustrated survey of western medicine from ancient times to the present.
Health and Wellness Library (610 - may be checked out) A two volume set with three hundred entries and a symptom chart which names related problems.
Medical Discoveries: Medical Breakthroughs and the People who Developed Them, edited by Bridget Travers and Fran Locher Freiman. (R610.9) A 3 volume set listing over two hundred medical and dental inventions and discoveries. Each entry identifies the inventor and explains how the advance changed the world.
The following selections are quick reference guides:
Merck Manual of Medical Information, Second Home Edition, 2004 Mark H. Beers, Editor in Chief. (R616) Unabridged traditional source for medical information. A user friendly format written in everyday language.
Black’s Medical Dictionary, 2004, edited by Gordon Macpherson. (R610.3) Five thousand definitions and descriptions of medical terms and concepts.
Consumer Drug Reference 2004. (R615.103) Uses, doses, and warnings for more than eleven thousand medicines including vitamins and mineral supplements
Drug Interaction Facts 2004, by David S. Tatro. (R615.704) Covers twenty thousand brand and generic drugs and their interactions with other drugs, food, and herbs.
American Medical Association Complete Medical Encyclopedia 2003, Medical Editors Jerrold B. Leiken and Martin S. Lipsky. (R610.3) Information on symptoms, diseases, drugs, and treatments, and a section on preventive medicine.
Good Housekeeping Family First Aid 2004, Medical editor Andy Jagoda. (R616.02) In addition to first aid basics includes an alphabetical listing of specific emergencies and what to look for, what to do, and what not to do. Also has sections on accident-proofing your home and how to prepare for a national emergency.
Selections for readers interested in a medical career:
Medical School Admissions: the Insider’s Guide, 5th revised edition, by Drs. John A. Zebala, Daniel B. Jones, and Stephnie B. Jones. (610.76 - may be checked out) A popular handbook on the medical school admissions process. Includes a copy of the MCAT Practice Tests A – D.
Opportunities in Health and Medical Careers 2005, by Leo Paul D’Orazio and I. Donald Shook, Jr. (610.69 – may be checked out) Advice on starting a career in the medical field.
Mosby’s Comprehensive Review of Nursing for the NCLEX-RN, edited by Dolores F. Saxton. (610.73 – may be checked out) A review of core nursing material with 3500 questions and answers and tips for successful test taking. Includes a practice CD-Rom with all questions and answers.
Additional titles for specific interests:
Get Well, Stay Well: Your Complete Guide to Achieving Optimum Health, by Gale Maleskey and Deanna Portz. (613.042 – may be checked out) Woman to woman advice on preventing disease and getting the best medical care.
American Medical Association Complete Guide to Men’s Health, edited by Angela Perry, M.D. (613.042 – may be checked out). Information on symptoms, diseases, drugs, treatments, and preventive medicine.
The Third Third: A Physician’s Guide to a Healthy, Happy, Longer Life, by Tom Connally, M.D. (613.043 – may be checked out) Explanations of medical conditions and their treatment and practical advice for people over sixty.
Mind Wide Open: Your Brain and the Neuroscience of Everyday Life, by Steven Johnson. (612.82 – may be checked out) An explanation through first person storytelling of how the brain works and how learning about the brain significantly increases one’s self-awareness.
We hope this highlight of our medical books will encourage you to come browse. Don’t hesitate to ask an Associate if you need assistance. We are here to serve you.
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