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This guide is designed to support research for such CFCC courses as BIO 168, BIO 169, BIO 175, HEA 111 and HEA 112 and all the nursing and allied health programs designated DEN, NUR, NUT, OTA, PBT, PHM, RAD,SON. These resources should also help answer questions related to general health, fitness, diet and first aid. For further information in this area, the Allied Health Core Collection (located at the downtown branch of the LRC) should be consulted.
Dictionaries:
Dorland’s Illustrated Medical Dictionary.
CFCC Library Reference R 121 .D73
Dictionary of Medical Syndromes.
CFCC Library Reference RC 69 .M33 1997
Encyclopedia and Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health.
CFCC Library Allied Health R 121 .M65
Mosby’s Dental Dictionary.
CFCC Library Allied Health RK 27 .M672
Stedman’s Abbreviations, Acronyms and Symbols.
CFCC Library Circulating R 123 .S69 2003
Stedman's medical dictionary for the health professions and nursing.
CFCC Library Allied Health R 121 .S8 2005
Encyclopedias:
The Encyclopedia of Elder Care.
CFCC Library Circulating RC 954.E53 2001
The Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine.
CFCC Library Reference R 733.G34
The Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer.
CFCC Library Reference RC 254.5.G353
The Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders.
CFCC Library Reference RB 155.5.G35
The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine.
CFCC Library Reference RC 41.G33
The Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health.
CFCC Library Reference RT 21.G353
The Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery.
CFCC Library Reference RD 17.G34
Directories:
Directory of Physicians in the United States.
CFCC Library Reference R 712 .A1A6 2003
AHA Guide to the Health Care Field.
CFCC Library Circulating RA 977 .A44
Drug Books:
Applied Therapeutics: The Clinical Use of Drugs.
CFCC Library Allied Health RM 262.A65 2005
Drug Information for the Health Care Professional and Advice for the Patient.
RM 300 .U833 2004
Handbook of Non-Prescription Drugs.
CFCC Library Reference RS 250 .N66
Nurse’s Drug Handbook.
CFCC Library Allied Health RM 125 .N877
Physician’s Desk Reference (PDR).
CFCC Library Reference RS 75 .P5
Diagnostic Handbooks:
Childhood Disorders Diagnostic Desk Reference.
CFCC Library Reference RJ 50 .C483 2003
Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment.
CFCC Library Allied Health RC 71 .A14
Current Surgical Diagnosis and Treatment.
CFCC Library Reference RD 31 .C89
DSM IV Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
CFCC Library Ready Reference RC 455.2 .C4 D536 2000
ICD-9-CM International Classification of Diseases.
CFCC Library Reference RB 115 .I23
Laboratory Tests and Diagnostic Procedures.
CFCC Library Allied Health RT 48.5 .C67 2004
The Merck Manual.
CFCC Library Circulating RC 81 .M535 2003
The Merck Manual of Geriatrics.
CFCC Library Reference RC 952.55 .M47 2000
Core Text Books:
Cancer, Principles and Practice of Oncology .
CFCC Library Circulating RC 281 .C362 2001
Cecil Textbook of Medicine.
CFCC Library Allied Health RC 46 .C423
Danforth’s Obstetrics and Gynecology.
CFCC Library Reference RG 110 .D36
Kaplan & Sadock's Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry.
CFCC Library Reference RC 454 .C637
Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics.
CFCC Library Reference RJ 45 .N4