COD Library: Medical Assistant Guide: Home

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Call Number Ranges

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Subject	Call Number Range
Anatomy & Physiology	QM (anatomy) QP (physiology)
Asepsis	RD91
Bloodborne Pathogens	RA642
Electronic Health Records	R858-R864
Health Communications	R118
Health Office Management	RA971-RA976.5
Medical Assisting	R728.8
Medical Terminology	R123
Pharmacology & Drug Handbooks or Guides	RM100-300s

Reference Sources

Electronic Reference

Gale eBooks
Gale eBooks (formerly Gale Virtual Reference Library) is a collection of online reference books on a variety of topics including Business, History, Literature, Medicine, Social Science, Technology and many more. Pages and chapters from this collection can be printed and emailed.

The Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health by Longe, Jacqueline L., editor.
Publication Date: 2018
Covers topics in nursing and allied health written for students and professionals in the field. Alphabetically arranged entries cover topics in body systems and functions, conditions and common diseases, contemporary health care issues and theories, techniques and practices, and devices and equipment.

MedlinePlus Consumer Health
MEDLINEplus has extensive information from the National Institutes of Health and other trusted sources on over 600 diseases and conditions. There are also lists of hospitals and physicians, a medical encyclopedia and a medical dictionary, health information in Spanish, extensive information on prescription and nonprescription drugs, health information from the media, and links to thousands of clinical trials.

Medscape Reference
An online clinical reference providing in-depth drug & disease information and tools to support clinical decision making. Content is designed for practicing medical professionals and includes diagnostic medical images. Free Registration to MedScape is required. Go straight to an entry in this resource, by Googling the word emedicine and your disease/condition (i.e. emedicine pneumonia)
Merriam-Webster Online Medical Dictionary
A medical dictionary that includes audio pronunciations

Micromedex
Micromedex is an evidence-based, multi-database drug search engine that provides summary and in-depth information for drugs (both prescription and over-the-counter products), diseases, toxicology, and alternative medicine. It also provides patient education (CareNotes) for medications, procedures, and conditions. Clinical tools include IV compatibility, drug identification, drug interactions, drug comparison, and clinical calculators.

If you are looking for information on the MobileMicromedex app, please click here.

Recommended Titles

Kinn's the Medical Assistant

Provides you with real-world administrative and clinical skills that are essential to working in the modern medical office.

Elsevier's Medical Assisting Exam Review

With some 2,500 practice questions and customized online tests, this text provides complete preparation for all six certification exams - the CMA, RMA, CMAS, CCMA, CMAA, and CMAC.

Administrative Medical Assisting

This text book covers administrative tasks as well as general information on medical law, ethics and bioethics, and management skills.