Referencing Health Sciences Resources with APA @ Conestoga
Online Medical Reference
Look up drug information, symptoms, medical topics, and more in these online reference texts.
- CPS Full Access This link opens in a new window
A professional drug and conditions reference guide. Search for drugs by brand or generic name for indications, interactions, warnings, etc. Also use this tool to find therapeutic choices for various medical conditions.
- MedlinePlusAuthoritative source containing information from the National Library of Medicine (NLM), the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other health organizations. Categories include a medical encyclopedia, dictionary, health topics and drugs & supplements.
- Merck Manual: Consumer VersionContains medical information geared towards patients, including categories such as health topics, healthy living, symptoms, emergencies, drug information, and more.
- Merck Manual: Professional VersionProvides background information on medical topics, drug information, procedures, normal lab values, clinical calculators, and more.
Medical Dictionaries
- Medical Dictionary from thefreedictionary.comThis free online medical dictionary is based on Stedman's Medical Dictionary (2nd ed.) and The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine (2nd ed.).
- Merriam-Webster Medical DictionaryMedical definitions from the reference experts at Merriam-Webster.
Normal Laboratory Values
- Clinical Laboratory Tests from the Medical Council of CanadaProvides Canadian normal laboratory values for adults.
- International System of Units (SI) ConversionProvided by Mayo Clinic Laboratories, this conversion chart provides the conversion factor for converting conventional units to SI units and SI units to conventional units.
- Normal Laboratory Values from Merck Manual Professional VersionIncludes normal laboratory values in both conventional and SI units.
Practice Standards & Guidelines
- CNO Practice Standards and GuidelinesThe College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) provides free access to their Practice Standards & Guidelines.
- RNAO Best Practice GuidelinesThe Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario (RNAO) provides free access to their Nursing Best Practice Guidelines.