There is virtually anything one would want to research in this database.. A-Z every age, gender, interest group or need is represented. I explored ADHD and adolescence since that is a population both at home and at work I am affected by. I especially liked the fact that I found an entire book I could reference easily. I read a few chapters and will go back to read again.2. Search for a disease or condition, such as diabetes. Sort your results by the most current publication date by clicking on the ‘Relevance Sort’ option.
Options available went 'all the way 'back to 1985. I would like to explore changes in medical research over time I wondered to myself what would I find about diabetes and women that has changed of the 27 years. For example what advice was given to pregnant moms in 1989 as compared to 2012? When I specified my search the number of results decreased tremendously making it a more manageable list to maneuver. Very useful.
3. Pick one of the articles you found and read through the full text. Was the article written in terms you could understand without consulting a medical dictionary?
I chose a journal article, which probably wasn't the best place to start. I had to enlarge the font, because it was no where near large enough to read. No, I could not understand most of the article. Then I revised my search to include pamphlets which I thought would be more for the general public and found nothing. May have been my search techniques, but concluded that it might be only for the scholarly and I hoped I would find it more useful when I were to actually need resources.
1. Go to Medline Plus
2. Look at a few of the links on the main page. What’s in the news column on the right side? Indicate in your blog post what some of the top searches are as listed on the left side of the page
First of all, I couldn't find MedlinePlus on the alphabetical list.I had to return to the email to click on the link to find this link. Once here, very useful. The news on the right column are the latest findings of top articles for today's date on certain topics. For today the 25th topics such as kids and diabetes, soy rich diets may not help post menopausal, and teen smoking has fallen. These tops hit a wide variety of groups who may benefit from the latest information at first glance. Good topical information.
Top searches of the day (from the left column) are aspirin, cholera, diabetes and hypertension. They are the largest in size therefore I assume in this form these would be the most often searched of the day.
3. Click on tab “Drugs and Supplements” and search for a medication you take or you have seen ads about recently such as Prilosec or Cymbalta. Note the kind of information available.
I searched Pristiq and found that it says to see Desvenlafaxine and I did. It gave an initial warning for those taking this drug. (Nothing I didn't already know.) There is a huge amount of information present that answers FAQ of someone taking or investigating this drug. I found it to be very informative and easy to understand. It is very similar to the inserts Rite Aid includes that I read the first time I filled my prescription. I wonder if things ever change and how I would be notified.
4. Click on “Health Topics” and search for the same disease or condition you looked at in Health Source. How does the information in MedlinePlus differ from that in Health Source?
This is a much better (user friendly) It is also available in Spanish easy to read? lol There is a limited amount of information, but much more usable.
5. Look at the list of videos available by clicking on “Videos and Cool Tools” tab. Pick one video and launch it so you have an idea of what a patron would experience. What did you think of the video?
I watched a video of a knee surgery and got a little queasy thinking this is what I am about to encounter myself. I hope my damage isn't as bad as the patient's but bad enough to have fixed. I'll check for these videos once I find out!
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