INTERNET SITES FOR DOCTORS

All drugs, herbs and natural substances have specific indications, contraindications, interactions with other drugs and side effects such as allergy, nausea and gastrointestinal disturbance. About the question if there is evidence that a drug or herb or a natural substances works better than another medical drugs or than placebo (i.e. taking nothing), it is important to check if a substance really helps a patient and there is a specific way of checking it called Evidence Based Medicine (and also the Cochrane).

Research is published at medline PubMed, however don't forget that a single trial in 5 mice or in 5 patients doesn't say anything to science, neither proves something. 'Evidence Based Medicine' (and also 'Cohrane') analyze several trials and with meta - analysis they end up to a safe conclusion about if a substance really helps a disease. Later a guideline is published to guide the doctors and scientists in all over the word about the use or not of a specific substance (such as drug medications).

Furthermore, do not accept any article trial without References at the end of the publication. Of course many investigations are biased (e.g. if conducted from a drug company), and that's why today scientists seek and analyze several trials (metanalysis). Also trials are better if are randomized and also triple blind and placebo controlled. These trials are analyzed by 'Evidence Based Medicine' and also the 'Cochrane' Library.

• https://www.informedguides.com with brief pocket EMS guidelines

• www.erc.edu ALS & EPLS protocols from European Resuscitation Council.

• www.nice.org.uk

• www.nelh.nhs.uk/guidelinesfinder/

• www.prodigy.nhs.uk

• www.cebm.utoronto.ca/

• www.clinicalevidence.com

• www.dvla.gov.uk about driving and health problems

• Site for medline PubMed is: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed

• Evidence Based Medicine on http://ebm.bmjjournals.com

• Sites for Cochrane are: http://www.cochrane.org and http://www.thecochranelibrary.com

• Clinical evidence www.clinicalevidence.com

• http://highwire.stanford.edu

• www.eguidelines.co.uk

• www.medicine.ucsf.edu/recourses/guidelines

• www.guidelines.gov

• For drugs (medications) are: www.bnf.org , www.medicines.org.uk , www.which.net/health/dtb www.ukmi.nhs.uk and http://www.fda.gov

RECOMMENDED MEDICAL BOOKS FOR EMERGENCY MEDICINE ON THE INTERNET

• www.oup.com buy especially the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Acute Medicine, Practical Drug Therapy, Clinical Examination & Practical; Skills, GP (General Practice), Clinical Diagnosis and also Clinical Specialties.

• mcgraw-hillmedical.com buy especially the very good medical book of Stone C.K. & Humphries R.L., ‘Current Diagnosis and Treatment in Emergency Medicine’ (McGraw Hill – LANGE edition) and the very good medical book of Kasper D.L. et al., ‘Harrison’s Manual of Medicine, (McGraw – Hill edition). Also buy the books ‘Clinician’s Pocket Drug Reference’, Atlas of Internal Medicine, Atlas of Emergency Medicine, and also Evidence Based Medicine books e.g. ‘The Rational Clinical Examination: Evidence Based Clinical Diagnosis’.

• ‘Chest X’ Ray Made Easy’ on www.elsevierhealth.com ,

• ‘Advanced Surgical Recall’ on www.lww.com

• Hampton’s ECG www.elsevierhealth.com

• Barbara Bates ‘A pocked guide to physical Examination and history taking’ of J.B. Lippincott company (Philadelphia). Bate’s first book was written in 1928! LWW.com

• www.blackwell-science.com for the series ‘At a glance’.

• Churchill Livingstone, Harcourt Brace and Company Limited, for the series ‘All illustrated colour text’.

• Abdominal X' Ray Made Easy www.elsevierhealth.com

• A&E X' Ray Made Easy www.elsevierhealth.com

• Emergency Radiology (David T. Schwartz) mcgraw-hillmedical.com

• Oxford Handbook of Key Clinical Evidence www.oup.com

• The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy http://www.sanfordguide.com

INTERNET SITES ABOUT UK (NHS) HEALTH SYSTEM

• www.gmc-uk.org
• www.rcgp.org.uk
• www.nhs.uk
• www.bma.org.uk
• www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk
• www.nice.nhs.uk
• For ACCS/CMT www.accsuk.org.uk www.mmc.nhs.uk
• www.acutemedicine.org.uk
• www.rcplondon.ac.uk
• www.jrcptb.org.uk
• For CCT www.jcst.org and www.pmetb.org.uk
•For GP www.rcgp.org.uk www.gmc-uk.org www.jcptgp.org.uk and www.gpnotebook.co.uk