Diagnostics and Therapeutics

Searches

• "Tests/Diagnosis" Global Lecture Search from Google
  A link to a Google search box where users can enter a condition search term. Annotated documents from sites designated by its editors as relevant to "tests or diagnosis" for the condition are returned.
• "Treatment" Global Lecture Search from Google
  A link to a Google search box where users can enter a condition search term. Annotated documents from sites designated by its editors as relevant to "treatment" for the condition are returned.

News

• Infectious Disease Update from Quest
  Educational and timely news affecting laboratory medicine. Quest Diagnostics.
• Clinical Laboratory News from the American Assoc. for Clinical Chemistry.
  REG Full-text articles cover issues and trends in the practice of clinical laboratory science. Restricted registration or content areas. American Association for Clinical Chemistry.
• Medical News Today - Medical Devices
  The latest medical and health news headlines directed to an international audience of health professionals. Includes articles and reports of pharmaceutical and biotechnology developments.

Full Text / MultiMedia

• Medical Laboratory Observer
  Search access to articles covering current issues in laboratory medicine. Presented online by the full text article search service Findarticles.com.
• Diagnostic and Screening Effectiveness Reports from Bandolier
  Reports that systematically examine the value of screening for many different diseases and conditions.
• Interpretive Guide for Tests from Quest Diagnostics
  Information on lab test selection and interpretation.
• Virtual Biomedical Lab Tests and Techniques at Hughes
  Highly graphic, interactive demonstrations of the science and techniques used in the biomedical lab. Users are instructed in identifying bacteria based on their DNA sequence, exploring cardiac symptoms and tests, and assaying antibodies. Uses Shockwave files and video. Howard Hughes Medical Institute.
• ADVANCE for Administrators of the Laboratory
  A cutting-edge monthly magazine dedicated to clinical laboratory management topics. With reports on the latest technological advancements, new products, regulatory trends, and informative articles on improving management styles.
• ADVANCE for Medical Laboratory Professionals
  A source of news and current technology information in the field. With each biweekly issue, ADVANCE is committed to giving its readers the latest information on compliance, marketing, and professional issues, as well as features that explore the entire gamut of lab operations-from phlebotomy to molecular biology.
• Clinical Lab Products
  The leading product news magazine for key decision-makers in the clinical laboratory. New product announcements and editorial features showcase technologies and economic strategies that assist laboratory professionals in providing cost-efficient, timely, and accurate patient diagnostic information.
• Lab and Pathology Topics Index at Lexington
  Pathologists' informal notes regarding the lab tests and procedures that they offer. Includes factors that might lead to false or false negatives, specimen preparation, etc. Pathology Associates of Lexington, P.A.
• UCSD Medical Center Clinical Laboratory Handbook
  Descriptions of collection procedures and special requirements for diagnostic tests done in this reference lab. University of California, San Diego Medical Center Lab.
• Wheeless Orthopaedics Lab Menu
  Hyperlinked outline descriptions of the complete blood count, ABG, urinalysis, coagulation studies, thyroid panel, cardiac enzymes, etc. C.R. Wheeless MD .
• Clinical Lab Handbook at Virginia
  A directory of briefs on tests used in the clinical laboratory and pathology. Includes laboratory value interpretation and collection information. University of Virginia.
• Reference Lab Test Directory at Marquette
  Data on comprehensive set of lab tests, offered at a reference lab, that includes specimen type, volume required, temperature, preservative, collection and shipping instructions, clinical notes, and CPT codes. Marquette General Health System.
• Mlabs Pathology Laboratory Handbook at U Michigan
  REG Searchable database of tests. Results give information on synonyms, collection and interpretive information. Restricted registration or content areas. University of Michigan Department of Pathology.

Journals

• Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine
  $  REG Clinical investigation and research articles from all subspecialties of internal medicine for physicians, academic clinician-scientists, and laboratory consultants. This journal is considered by "Brandon/Hill" to be an essential resource for the small medical library and a best initial journal purchase in the field of Internal Medicine. Medline citations: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=PureSearch&db=pubmed&details_term=%22J%20Lab%20Clin%20Med%22%5BJournal%5D. Fee registration for full text. Free abstracts. Mosby-Year Book, Inc.
• Clinics in Laboratory Medicine
  $  REG Each issue of Clinics in Laboratory Medicine reviews new diagnostic and management techniques for a single clinical problem. Medline citations: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?db=PubMed&term="Clin+Lab+Med"[Journal:__jrid3087]. This journal is considered to be a "Brandon/Hill" essential resource form medical libraries. Fee registration. Free abstracts.

Textbooks

• Laboratory - Family Practice Notebook
  A section from an ongoing compendium of the diagnosis and management of common medical problems seen in Family Practice. Family Practice Notebook, LLC.
• ARUP's Guide to Clinical Laboratory Testing
  Brief notes on clinical applications of commercial lab tests. ARUP Laboratories.
• Handbook for Interpretation of Laboratory Tests (New Zealand)
  A to Z notes regarding the appropriate procedures for common tests, diffential diagnostic considerations, and clinical use. Diagnostic Laboratory, New Zealand. Diagnostic Medlab Limited.
• LabCorp's On-line Directory of Services
  A menu of procedures, offered by the Laboratory Corporation of America, with complete descriptions including uses, methodology, contraindications, limitations. Adds information on collection, CPT code, preparation, handling, and billing. Published by Lexi-Comp Inc. Laboratory Corporation of America.

Major Sites / Home Pages

• American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
  The preeminent organization for clinical laboratory science practitioners.
• Laboratory Network.com
  REG A homepage for the laboratory research industry with daily updates that highlight industry news, R&D discoveries, and new products. Restricted registration or content areas. VerticalNet LLC.
• Medical Design Online
  REG Provides industry, regulatory, technical, and product news updates and feature articles to medical device manufacturers. VerticalNet LLC. Restricted registration or content areas. VerticalNet LLC.
• LabExplorer Clinical Laboratory Website
  Offers a website dedicated to laboratory science professionals: original articles, a meetings calendar, news updates, threaded messages, lab related weblinks, and tips. GLP Webmedia, Inc.
• BioResearch Online
  Daily news updates and in-depth feature stories for the laboratory management and scientific research community. Covers drug discovery, research and development, and regulatory issues. A title is "FDA Approves Baxter Manufacturing Upgrades". Archived articles. VerticalNet, Inc.

Procedures

• Standard Venipuncture Procedure Video
  A step-by-step video on the blood draw at the University of Virginia.
• Hematology Laboratory Instructional Videos
  Practical videos: "Standard Venipuncture Procedure", "Butterfly Procedure", "How to Prepare a Blood Smear". etc.
• EMG and Nerve Conduction from Dr. Jabre
  A site focused on nerve and muscle disease testing, EMG and nerve conduction test training, and relevant anatomical charts.

Practice Guidelines / FAQs

• Communiques & Guidelines from the Ontario Association of Medical Laboratories
  Communicates appropriate practice guidelines to ensure high quality laboratory services.
• NACB Laboratory Medicine Practice Guidelines
  An index of consensus-based guidelines for the laboratory evaluation and monitoring of patients with specified disorders maintained by the National Academy of Clinical Biochemistry.

Images, Path./Clinical

• Diagnostic Techniques and Equipment Images at Health On the Net
  A well maintained directory of thumbnails images for illustrations, photos, and schematics posted at remote sites. Health On the Net Foundation.

CME

• CMEList Online CME Sites - Pathology/Lab Medicine
  A searchable, well-annotated, and constantly-updated directory of web links to online CME opportunities. The directory entries include credit hours, sponsors, cost, lecture format, target audience, and accrediting organization. Bernard Sklar, MD, MS.
• Discovery International CME
  REG CME programs on new diagnostic and therapeutic modalities. Restricted registration or content areas. Discovery International.
• LabCorp CME
  Laboratory Corporation of America is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to sponsor continuing medical education for physicians. They sponsor live and satellite CME. This site contains downloadable CMe exercises on a range of topics. Laboratory Corporation of America.

Directories

• Diagnosis Related Internet Resources at Karolinska
  A catalogue of Internet resources, related to diagnostic procedures and methods, collected by a medical librarians team. The link collection is directed to laymen, healthcare professionals and scientists. Sweden's Karolinska Institute.
• Karolinska Directory of Therapeutics Related Internet Resources
  A systematic disease classification of extensive Internet resources for laymen, healthcare professionals and scientists. Presented by a medical librarian team. Karolinska Institute.
• Clinical Laboratory Science Internet Resources at SW Texas State U
  A directory of resources and documents. Southwest Texas State University.

Educational Materials

• Manual of Use and Interpretation of Pathology Tests: Third Edition
  Provides useful guidelines for the selection of pathology tests and facilitates interpretation of results. The Manual consists of several sections: "Pathology requests and specimen collection", "Clinical Problems", and "Pathology Tests". 2001. The Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia.
• Standardized Admit Orders at AAFP
  Disease specific documents that remind physicians of details as they initiate appropriate plans of care. PDF format. Revised in 2001. American Academy of Family Physicians.
• Bloodborne Pathogens Review at Oklahoma State
  A training module that covers bloodborne pathogens, common modes of their transmission, methods of prevention, diseases, emergencies, and vaccinations. Oklahoma State University.
• Information Sheets from Hunter Area Pathology Service
  Reviews of lab tests and procedures to provide information about lab services and to serve as an educational tool for medical students and professionals. Reviewed 2001. Hunter Area Pathology Service, New South Wales, Australia.
• MDS Laboratory Services of Canada
  MDS's website communicates information on diagnostic tests.
• Interpretation of Lab Test Profiles
  A single page reference for the interpretation of abnormalities of multiparameter blood chemistries and hematology profiles. Edward O. Uthman, M.D.
• Online Diagnostic Medical Testing Manual for Healthcare Professionals
  Monographs on lab tests that diagnose specific diseases and descriptions of the appropriate evaluation of common abnormal laboratory test results. Covers recommended test, source, specimen type, and handling. University Pathology Consortium, LLC

Classifieds

• Diagnostics Products at Johnson & Johnson Product Gateway
  Accredited course offerings, a procedure guide, reimbursement Information, related websites, selected clinical citations, and a video library.

Forums

• MedLab Medical Lab Practitioners Mail List at SUNY at Buffalo
  REG An automated mail list for discussions among medical lab practitioners. State University of New York at Buffalo. 2,000+ subscribers. Free registration. L-Soft international, Inc. .