The purpose of this research guide is to provide research sources and terms for the Learning Issue Modules.
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cluster headache; transient ischemic attack; uterine fibroid; uterine leiomyomas; endometriosis; diabetes insipidus; polycystic ovary syndrome; patent foramen ovale; epididymitis; other conditions as you are assigned.
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TIPS
Search by name rather than acronym - transient ischemic attack rather than TIA, gastroesophageal reflux disease rather than GERD; clostridium difficile rather than C. diff.
Search alternate names if you don't get results - interstitial lung diseases, interstitial pneumonitis, or diffuse parenchymal lung diseases; 3rd degree heart block, or 3rd-degree atrioventricular block, or complete heart block.
Insert AND between concepts for more results - epidemiology AND sickle cell anemia; management AND compartment syndromes.
Use Subject: Major Heading in the side toolbar to narrow results.
Copy and paste searches for accurate results.
Limit all searches to scholarly journals and by date.
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Provides full text for more than 770 journals indexed in CINAHL®, including many of the most-used journals in the index—with no embargo. Offering complete coverage of English-language nursing journals and publications from the National League for Nursing and the American Nurses' Association, CINAHL covers nursing, biomedicine, health sciences librarianship, alternative/complementary medicine, consumer health and 17 allied health disciplines.
In addition, this authoritative file offers access to health care books, nursing dissertations, selected conference proceedings, standards of practice, educational software, audiovisuals and book chapters.
Part of the Database Offerings in GALILEO, Georgia’s Virtual Library
Covers nursing, allied health, alternative and complementary medicine, and much more. This database offers reliable, comprehensive coverage including journals, video, dissertations, reference books and more.
Part of the Database Offerings in GALILEO, Georgia’s Virtual Library
A leading full-text scientific database covering the life and health sciences.
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condition AND "differential diagnosis" ex:uterine leiomyomas AND "differential diagnosis"; endometriosis AND "differential diagnosis"
condition AND "practice guideline" ex: uterine leiomyoma AND "practice guideline"
condition AND management ex: epididymitis AND management
Medical information on medicine, nursing, dentistry, veterinary medicine, the health care system, and pre-clinical sciences, and much more.
Part of the Database Offerings in GALILEO, Georgia’s Virtual Library
Over 26 million citations for biomedical literature from MEDLINE, life science journals, and online books. Includes links to some full-text content from PubMed Central and the Brenau Trustee Library.
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MM "Practice Patterns, Physicians' trends" AND condition; ex: MM "Practice Patterns, Physicians' trends" AND Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
MM "Biomedical Research trends" AND condition; ex: MM "Biomedical Research trends" AND multiple sclerosis
MM "diagnosis, differential" AND condition; ex: MM "diagnosis, differential" AND endocarditis
Searches listed for the other databases will also work
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pleuritis; septic joint; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, etc