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Medical References and Notes

 

Advice to Medical Students

                   

Thoughts for new medical students at a new medical school (Richard Smith, Editor BMJ)

Clerking a Patient: I believe this is by the Medical students at IMU

 

Online Textbooks

MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia

MedlinePlus Medical Dictionary

Wheeless' Textbook of Orthopedics (Duke Orthopedics)

Online Resources

Anatomy

 eAnatomy (Campus Medica)

Gray's Anatomy   

 Gross Anatomy (University of Michigan)      

Respiratory Diseases

                             Management of Pediatric Asthma (Andrew Liu) Part 1 and Part 2

                            New National Guidelines as a Tool for Managing Asthma in Clinical Practice (Slides With Audio) (2008)

                             Acute Stridor in Children (Medscape)

                            Acute Bronchiolitis (eMedicine)

                            Controversies in the Management of RSV Infections (Dr Patrick Chan, University Malaya, 2002)

                            Asthma in Childhood (Child Youth Health, South Australia)

                            Asthma and other Wheezing Disorders in Children (BMJ Evidence Guidelines)

                            Asthma Medication Chart (American Lung Association)


 

Cardiac Arrhythmias

 Supraventricular Arrhythmias: An Electrophysiology Primer (Carol Chen-Scarabelli)

 ACC/AHA/ESC Guidelines for the Management of Patients With Supraventricular Arrhythmias—Executive Summary  (download pdf here)

Common Arrhythmias (National Heart Association of Malaysia)

ECG Library

ECG Learning Center

ECG scribbles

The Auscultation Assistant (UCLA)

 

Valvular Heart Disease

 WHO Expert Consultation on Rheumatic Fever and Rheumatic Heart Disease (2001)

Sinus of Valsalva (SVA) (eMedicine)          

 

Cardiac Problems

                       Patent Ductus Arteriosus (eMedicine)

                       Paediatric Bacterial Endocarditis (eMedicine)

                       Tetralogy of Fallot (eMedicine)

                       Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia (eMedicine)

                       Transposition of the Great Arteries (TGA) (eMedicine)

 

 

Lower Limb Fractures

                       Anatomy of Lower Limb (ClydeNET)

                       Growth Plate Fracture (American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons)

                       Types of Fractures

                       Fractures (Merck)

                       General Principles of Fracture Care (eMedicine from WebMD)

                       Peroneal Nerve Injuries

                       Peroneal Nerve Palsy (Micorsurgeon.org)

                       Common Peroneal Dysfunction (Medline)

                       Case study of Peroneal and Tibial Nerve Injury

                       Fracture Treatment Protocol (Southern Illinois University School of  Medicine)

Osteoporosis

                       Osteoporosis (Mayo Clinic)

                        Bone Health and Osteoporosis: A Guide for Asian Women Aged 50 and Older (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and

                        Skin Diseases)

                        Osteoporosis (MedlinePlus) worthwhile to check out all the links here

                        Osteoporosis X-rays

                        Osteoporosis (eMedicine)

                        Bone Density Scan (DEXA) (RadiologyInfo)

                        Colles' Fracture (American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons)       

 

Peripheral Vascular Disease

                        Arteriosclerosis of the Lower Extremities (MedlinePlus)

 

Peri-operative Medicine

                        Preoperative Care (Encyclopedia of Surgery)

                        Care of the Surgical Patient (Merck)

                        Physiological and Psychological Influences on Postoperative Fatigue (Journal Anesthesia Analgesia)

                        Spiritual Cardiology

                        Benefits of Psychological Preparation for Surgery

                        Preoperative Cardiac Risk Assessment. pdf (American College of Physicians)

 

Neonatology

                        Small for Gestational Age: Issues in 2008 (Medscape-Paediatrics)

                                    Genetic Determinant of Size at Birth (Ken K. Ong)

                                    Assessing the Risk of Insulin Resistance and Metabolic Syndrome ( Claire Levy-Marchal)

                                    The Treatment of Growth Failure of Small for Gestational Age (Anita Hokken-Koelega)

                         Clinical Practice Guidelines on Retinopathy of Prematurity (Academy of Medicine and Ministry of Health, Malaysia)

 

Lump in the Groin

                        Hernias (eMedicine)

                        Surgical Option in the Management of Groin Hernias (American Academy of Family Physicians)

                        Inguinal hernia repair (Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh)

                        Laparoscopic repair of inguinal hernia (Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh)

                        Testicular Tumours (Surgical-tutor.org.uk)

                        Testicular Cancer (American Cancer Society)

                        Lumps in the Groin and Scrotum (PatientPlus)

 

Lymph Nodes Swelling

                        Axillary Lymph Nodes Enlargement (DoctorsLounge)

Abdominal Pain

 

Gastrointestinal Bleeding

                       Clinical Practice Guidelines on Non-Variceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding (2003 Malaysian Society of Gastroenterology and 

                       Hepatology. Academy of Medicine, Malaysia)

                      Consensus on Management of Peptic Ulcer Disease, Malaysia 1986 (Academy of Medicine, Malaysia)

                      Guidelines for Treatment of Helicobacter Pylori Infection (American College of Gastroentrology)                    

Cancers

                     Childhood Brain Stem Glioma (National Cancer Institute)

                     Clinical Guideline for Management of Breast Cancer (Academy of Medicine, Malaysia 2002)

                      Medline Interactive Tutorial on Breast Cancer

                      Breast Cancer (Medline Plus)

 

Urinary Diseases

                       Management of Urinary Tract Infection in Children (Dr Lim Yam Ngo, Paediatric Institute, Kuala Lumpur, 2001)                 

                       Benign Prostatic Hypertroph  (eMedicine)

                      Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy (NIH)

                      Prostate Carcinoma (eMedicine)

 

Thyroid Diseases

 

 

Infectious Diseases

                       Cat Scratch Disease (e Medicine)

                       Salmonella Infection (eMedicine)

                       Best Management of Fever from Unidentifiable Source in Young Children (Medscape)

                        Management of Severe Dengue Fever in Children (Dr Lucy Lam, University Malaya, 2001)

                        Clinical Practice Guidelines on Management of Dengue Fever in Children (Academy of Medicine and Ministry of Health, Malaysia)

                   Clinical Practice Guidelines on Acute Gastroenteritis in Children (Academy of Medicine, Malaysia, 2001)

                        Management of HIV infection in Children (Dr Jacqueline Mok, Royal Children Hospital, Edinburgh, 2001)

                        Typhoid Infections in Children (Prof. Choo, University Malaysia Sarawak, 2001)

                        Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (APorf. Adrian Goh, University Malaya, 2001)

                        Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease (CDC)

                         Non-Typhoidal Salmonella Infection in Children (A Prof. W S Lee, University Malaya, 2002)

                        Febrile Neutropenia-An Update (Dr Tan Kah Kee, Seremban Hospital, 2002)

                        Management of Uncomplicated Malaria (CDC)

                        Guidelines for Treatment of Malaria in the United States.pdf (CDC)

                        Gastroesophageal Reflux in Infant and Children (American Family Physician)

                        Pediatrics HIV Infection and Prevention of Mother to Child Transmission ( CROI 2008 Medscape Peds)

                        Treatment of Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (World Medical Association)

                        Kawasaki Disease (Pediatrics in Review)

 

Neurological  Disorders

                        Management of Afebrile Seizure (Pediatric in Review)

                        Non-febrile Seizures (Pediatric in Review)

                        Seizures in Children: Laboratory Diagnosis and Management (Pediatric in Review)

                        Status Epilepticus (Pediatric in Review)

 

Blood Disorders

                        Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (eMedicine)

                        Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (Paeds) (eMedicine)

                        Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia (Pediatrics in Review)

                        Idiopathic Thrombocytopenia Purpura (Journal of Haematology)

Gait Disorder

                        Brain Abscess (eMedicine)

                        Corneal Ulceration and Ulcerative Keratitis (eMedicine)

 

Syndromes

                       Down Syndrome (MedlinePlus: good site by National Institutes of Health and U.S. National Library of Medicine)

                        Down Syndrome : Health Issues (written by a Paediatrician who has a Down Syndrome child)

                        Genetics and Birth Defects (Stanford Health Library)

                        Sturge Weber Syndrome (Medscape Peds)

 

 

Children's Health

                        Immunisation Schedule Malaysia (Primary Care Doctor's Organisation, Malaysia)

                        Clinical Guidelines on Childhood Immunisation (Academy of Medicine, Ministry of Health, Malaysian Paediatric Assoc, 2004)

                        Childhood Immunisation Schedule, Malaysia (Ministry of Health, 2006)

                        Childhood Immunisation, Australia (National Immunisation Program Schedule (NIPS)

                        The Australian Immunisation Handbook, 8th Edition, 2003

           

                        Complete Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome pdf (Dr Garry Warne, Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia)

                        Bartter Syndrome (Merck)

                        Medline The Journal of the Paediatric Society of Singapore

                        Redevelopment of  Guidelines on ADHD (The Royal Australasian College of Physicians)

                                            

 

                       

The Royal Australasian College of Physicians: Paediatrics and Child Health Guidelines

 

 

 

Further resources

Does God Still Heals? (John MacArthur, 1991)

Religion, Health and Questions of Meaning (Medscape)

                      

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