Medical and Health Sciences
Multimedia CD-ROMs
This guide gives you a list of multimedia CD-ROMs
available in the Greenfield Medical Library.
http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/is
1. Pathology
A companion CD-ROM to the textbook by Alan
Stevens and James Lowe, it provides an excellent
introduction to basic pathological processes and
clinical pathology. The CD-ROM uses a range of
interactive features to enhance the learning
process, including the ability to view complex
mechanisms unfold in 2-D and 3-D and to zoom
in on clinical and histological photographs. There
are also case studies on which to test your
diagnostic skills.
2. Immunology Interactive
CD-ROM
print out any of the text or to copy it to the
clipboard.
6. Goodman and Gilman’s
CD-ROM: The pharmacological
basis of therapeutics
Contains the full text and all the tables, charts
and diagrams of the 9th edition of this text. In
addition, there are Medline abstracts for the fifty
most cited journals listed in the book’s
bibliography, from 1990 onwards.
7. Croner’s Health Service Manager
The CD-ROM comprises fourteen 3-D animations
that graphically illustrate complicated
immunological concepts and provide an overview
into how the human immune system functions.
There is additional text, diagrams, video and
clinical illustrations to allow greater in depth
study, and 176 self-assessment questions.
Provides practical management information for
members of any directorate or departmental
team (NHS or independent) who have
responsibility for the management of non-clinical
services.
3. The Visible Human CD-ROM
The complete text and illustrations from Stein’s
Internal Medicine, the Physicians GenRx and
66,000 Medline abstracts combined in a single
database, with hyperlinks to jump between the
different information sources:
Travel through the human body and gain an
insight into anatomical relationships and
structures. The CD-ROM contains over 10,000
images of the human body in axial, coronal and
sagittal orientations.
4. The Merck Index CD-ROM
8. Mosby’s Internal Medicine Rapid
Reference CD-ROM
Stein’s Internal Medicine
Provides encyclopaedic coverage of nine
subspeciality areas of medicine.
An encyclopaedia of chemicals, drugs and
biologicals indispensable to pharmacists,
chemists, physicians and other allied
professionals. Each entity or group of related
compounds corresponds to a single record in the
database. Typically, each record provides CAS
registry numbers, molecular weights and
formulae, physical and toxicity data, citations to
the scientific and patent literature and
therapeutic and commercial uses. The database
is fully searchable and updated annually.
Physicians GenRx
Provides comprehensive drug information, with
complete prescribing information for more than
40,000 prescription drugs.
5. Oxford Textbook of Surgery
CD-ROM
Provides access to over 100,000 medical terms
and definitions, pronunciations and etymologies.
Unique features include a ‘reverse’ dictionary,
which allows you to look up a word from its
definition and ‘wildcard’ searching which allows
you to search for part of a word.
The CD-ROM version of this key text allows
quicker and greater access to valuable
information. The database is fully searchable
allowing free text and Boolean searching and
there is access to over 3,000 full colour
photographs and illustrations. It is possible to
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Medline
Provides abstracts of the primary literature.
9. Stedman’s Electronic Medical
Dictionary
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10. Health and Life Styles: National
Surveys Guide
17. Computer Assisted Learning
Programmes in Basic Urology
This CD-ROM brings together over 40 National
surveys on the health and lifestyle of the UK
population that have been conducted by the
Department of Health, the Sports Council, the
Health and Safety Executive and a number of
voluntary organisations. Areas covered by the
surveys include cancer, coronary heart
disease/stroke, mental health, HIV/AIDS,
immunisation and accidents.
Produced by the Bristol Urological Institute, this
self-paced CAL package covers topics such as
prostrate cancer, urinary incontinence, renal
trauma and examination of the urological patient.
11. British National Formulary
CD-ROM
The most authoritative drug reference for doctors
and pharmacists, now including the MeReC
Bulletin.
12. The Ultimate Human Body
CD-ROM
A multimedia guide to the body comprising 42
articles, video clips, graphics and illustrations.
18. D-Code
An interactive CD-ROM produced by the Health
Education Authority as part of its National Drugs
and Solvents Publicity Campaign, which features
the latest dance music tracks, interactive games
and challenges.
19. Twentieth Century Mortality
Produced by the Office for National Statistics, this
CD-ROM provides access to 95 years worth of
mortality data for England and Wales by age, sex,
year and underlying cause, as well as population
statistics by sex and age group. The IDD
dictionaries from ICD1 to ICD9 provide text
descriptions of the underlying cause which can be
linked to the mortality files.
13. Electronic Companion to
Genetics
20. A.D.A.M. Comprehensive
Accompanies most leading textbooks and
comprises customised learning tools with access
to reviews and self-testing, including over 400
multiple choice questions. Also included are
animations, diagrams and videos that
dynamically explain difficult concepts.
A.D.A.M. (Animated Dissection of Anatomy for
Medicine) enables the examination of the
different systems and structures of the human
body at all levels of study in an interactive and
innovative manner. It is also possible to access
supplementary material, including cross-sections,
MRI’s radiologies and histologies.
14. Oxford Textbook of Medicine
(3rd edition)
This fully searchable database provides access to
the text and illustrations of this critical volume.
It also includes 400 Multiple Choice Questions,
which allows you to test yourself either chapter
by chapter or randomly.
15. The Wellcome Trust
The essential guide to the grants and resources
offered by the Wellcome Trust, plus links to the
Wellcome website.
16. The CD-ROM Trust Guide
Provides access to recent grant information,
contact details, applications advice and
independent critical comment for over 2,500 UK
charitable trusts. It is searchable by geographical
location and trust interests.
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21. Topics in International Health
This series is designed to be used as an
educational resource in tropical and international
health, and uses experts in the relevant fields to
review all the information. It is aimed at medical
and life sciences students, academics,
researchers and healthcare professionals. Each
CD-ROM is comprised of three complementary
resources. Interactive tutorials enable self-paced
and self-directed learning; the image collection is
a searchable database of photographic images
with explanatory text and the glossary provides a
definition of the terms used. The following titles
are available:
21a. Malaria
Comprises of 11 interactive tutorials on a range
of topics including epidemiology, immunity,
control, WHO global malaria control strategy,
diagnosis in children and diagnosis and treatment
in adults.
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21b. Sexually Transmitted Diseases
21j. Diarrhoeal Diseases
Comprises of 17 interactive tutorials on a range
of topics including epidemiology, prevention and
control, syphilis, genital warts, pelvic
inflammatory disease and genital chlamydial
infections.
Comprises of 11 interactive tutorials on a range
of topics including organisms and
pathophysiology, defence mechanisms, clinical
assessment, rehydration and early feeding, the
role of diet and drugs.
21c. Sickle Cell Diseases
21k. Leishmaniasis
Comprises of 16 interactive tutorials on a range
of topics, including haemoglobin structure and
synthesis, diagnosis, aplastic crisis, bone related
disorders, gallstones, ocular and neurological
disorders, priapism and renal disorders.
Comprises of 10 interactive tutorials on a range
of topics including the parasite, vectors and
hosts, immunology, epidemiology, cutaneous and
visceral leishmaniasis, diagnosis, prevention and
control and treatment.
21d. Trachoma
22. Encyclopaedia Britannica
Comprises of 4 interactive tutorials covering
clinical signs and grading, community assessment
and control, trichiasis surgery parts 1 and 2.
Full text access as well as over 8,000 images,
1,200 interactive maps, animation, video and
sound clips, statistical information and timelines.
It is also possible to search selected websites.
21e. Tuberculosis
Comprises of 10 interactive tutorials on a range
of topics including aetiology and transmission,
immunology, pathogenesis, epidemiology,
prevention and control, TB and HIV.
21f. Schistosomiasis
Comprises of 12 interactive tutorials on a range
of topics including morphology, taxonomy, control
by chemotherapy and health education,
schistosome cercarial dermatitis, geographical
distribution and factors underlying transmission.
21g. Nutrition
Comprises of 12 interactive tutorials on a range
of topics including epidemiology and aetiology of
malnutrition, malnutrition and infection, maternal
and child health, vitamin A deficiency, iron
deficiency anaemia, diet and chronic diseases.
21h. Leprosy
Comprises of 10 interactive tutorials on a range
of topics including ocular leprosy, diagnosis,
prevention and control, histopathology and
classification, clinical features and physical and
social management.
21i. HIV/AIDS
Comprises of 11 interactive tutorials on a range
of topics including biology of HIV, infections and
malignancies, transmission and risk factors,
diagnosis and monitoring, social and
psychological issues.
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23. Breastfeeding: a multimedia
learning resource for healthcare
professionals
This CD-ROM aims to provide practical support
and assistance in relation to the management of
human lactation. It includes information about
the advantages of breast feeding, practical
guidance for neonatal problems, animations and
diagrams explaining fundamental principles, and
audio-visual material.
24. The Citizens’ Charter Local
Performance Guide
Provides access to performance tables for
hospitals, emergency services, schools and
council services for the whole of the UK.
Published in Autumn 1996.
25. British Pharmacopoeia 1999
Provides authoritative standards for the quality of
substances, preparations and articles used in
medicine and pharmacy for almost 140 years. It
provides essential information that is legally
enforceable in the UK and most of the
Commonwealth.
26. Basic Nursing (4th edition)
An electronic companion to Potter and Perry’s
text, ‘Basic Nursing: a critical thinking approach’.
The print version can be found at WY100 BAS.
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27. Textbook of Clinical Neurology
An electronic companion to Goetz and Pappart’s
text. The print version can be found at WL100
TEX.
28. Endoscopic Surgery for
Gynecologists (2nd edition)
An electronic companion to Kent, Sutton and
Diamond’s text, the print version of which can be
found in the oversize series at WP141 END.
29. Electronic DTB
Full text access to the Drug and Therapeutics
Bulletin from January 1993 to September 1998.
30. CritiControl
Aims to improve the understanding of
pathophysiology through the simulation of a
range of conditions that are frequently
encountered in critical care and emergency
medicine. Provides access to over 10,000 original
case models and 1,500 medical images.
31. An Electronic Companion to
Molecular Biology
A topic based guide to molecular biology that
comprises of an interactive CD-ROM tutorial with
self-test modules and a print workbook.
32. The Retina Atlas
A comprehensive colour atlas that illustrates
various medical and retinal disorders, while also
covering their pathologies. The atlas includes
over 1,700 images that can be viewed at different
magnifications and a range of study questions.
34. The Human Brain: An
Introduction to the Human
Nervous System
This is an electronic companion to the textbook
‘Neurobiology’ by D Robinson (Ed). It aims to
guide the user through an introduction to the
human nervous system through the use of text,
sound and images. There is a self-test option for
each section. Users can also build up their own
collection of key images.
35. Interbrain: Topographical
Anatomy of the Human CNS
Aimed at medical students and neuroscientists,
Interbrain provides access to rotatable,
interactive 3-D models of the central nervous
system as well as more than 200 illustrations
from the textbook, ‘The Human Central Nervous
System’ by Nieuwenhuys et al. There are also
over 2,000 hyperlinked specialist terms and an
interactive quiz.
36. Mentor Plus
Mentor Plus is a diagnostic aid aimed at GPs and
other Healthcare Professionals. It provides
access to expert information covering over 2,000
diseases and 26,000 commonly used medical
terms via internet sites, patient information
leaflets and links to key text books.
37. Cancer 1971–1997
Contains registration of new cancer cases and
deaths, dictionaries with descriptions of the
cancer sites and of cancer histology, and midyear population estimates.
33. Health and Lifestyle National
Surveys Guide
Provides access to 80 national surveys on health
and lifestyles in England on a range of topics,
including general health, health promotion,
cancer, drugs, mental health and well-being and
smoking. The aim of the database is to highlight
where quantitative surveys of sound
methodological design are available nationally,
rather than providing actual data or survey
results.
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