Cleveland Clinic Health LibraryAbout this website: Cleveland Clinic's Health Library is a collection of articles to help patients and their families find answers to common health questions, not an academic (peer-reviewed) medical journal. How to cite: list the URL and access date according to the style guide/reference formats you need. Guidelines can be found here: https://my.clevelandclinic.libguides.com/writing
DailyMed | National Library of MedicineDailyMed provides trustworthy information about marketed drugs in the United States. DailyMed is the official provider of FDA label information (package inserts). This Web site provides a standard, comprehensive, up-to-date, look-up and download resource of medication content and labeling found in medication package inserts.
Genetics | MedlinePlusThe Genetics Home Reference pages included in MedlinePlus cover more than 1,300 genetic conditions and 1,400 genes, all of the human chromosomes, and mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)
MedlinePlusThis link opens in a new windowExtensive guide to consumer health information resources from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and National Institutes of Health. Includes common diseases and conditions, dictionaries, organizations, clearinghouses, publications, directories, consumer health libraries, and more. Patient education information is available in multiple languages
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Patient Education | ClinicalKeyEvery patient is different, but most patient education handouts are one size fits all. Choose any of ClinicalKey’s handouts, and you can automatically tailor it to your patient. Choose the patient’s preferred language and text size, add special instructions and include your institution’s branding. Then press print. It’s that easy.
Pill Identifier | Drugs.comUse the pill finder to identify medications by visual appearance or medicine name. All fields are optional.
UpToDate for PatientsThis link opens in a new windowUpToDate offers two levels of content for patients: The Basics are short overviews. They are written in accordance with plain language principles and answer the four or five most important questions a person might have about a medical problem.
Beyond the Basics are longer, more detailed reviews. They are best for readers who want detailed information and are comfortable with some medical terminology.
Multimedia
CC-TVClosed-circuit television available for hospital patients at the Cleveland Clinic. CC-TV offers educational videos on a variety of health and wellness topics. Complete list found on Ch. 40 (Video on Demand Information Channel). To request a video, patients call x.51616 and follow the instructions on the TV.
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