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Veterinary sites
- Foreign Animal Diseases
The Gray Book - 1998 edition of the United States Animal Health Association's book on Foreign Animal Diseases. Available in .PDF and hand held device versions as well as online.
- Internet Vet
A free teach yourself tutorial on Internet information skills for vets from the UK. It may be an interesting addition to your list of 'Favorites'.
- MAD Scientist Network
A collective cranium of scientists providing answers to your questions. Use the MadSci Library to find resources on the web.
- Medical Acronym Search Form
- Online Merck Veterinary Manual
The online version of the well-known Merck Veterinary Manual. Searchable veterinary database includes thousands of topics in internal medicine, infectious disease, toxicology, pharmacology, etc. Multiple species are covered, including small animals, food animals, equine, and exotics. Includes a searchable image database with photographs of endo- and ectoparasites, clinical and anatomical pathology specimens, ophthalmological disorders, poisonous plants, etc.
- Pharma Lexicon
Look up medical & pharmaceutical acronyms and abbreviations from the Pharma-Lexicon database of over 40,000 terms
- Searchable Database Of Funded Research
The American Kennel Club's Canine Health Foundation maintains a listing of grants made for research into animal health issues. You can search by disease, institution, breed, researcher, etc. There is also a listing of requests from researchers for samples and clinical trials.
Human sites
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
Web sites, magazines, books and the complete Encyclopaedia Britannica.
- Encyclopedia Smithsonian
Encyclopedia Smithsonian features answers to frequently asked questions about the Smithsonian and links to Smithsonian resources from A to Z.
- Encyclopedia.com
Free encyclopedia. This site places an extraordinary amount of information at your fingertips.
- Infoplease.com
Access their almanacs, dictionary, encyclopedia, news, and weather.
- Infotrieve
Free Medline: The best free MEDLINE available on the web.
- InternetOracle
Encyclopedias search engines. Links to many information resources including links to computer encyclopedias and reference tools.
- Online Clinical Calculators
Calculators include anion gap, serum osmolality, weights and measures, body surface area, body mass index, heart disease risk, and statistical analysis.
- Online Medical Spell Checker
This site spell checks medical terminology and pharmaceutical terminology instantly. Over 500,000 terms in all. If the medical term you are trying to spell check is not included in the online medical spell checker, then the medical spell checker will suggest any similar sounding or spelled terms.
- Veterinary Terms
Definitions and Abbreviations
- Web Browser Calculators
A variety of calculators available for use online and offline.
A Friendly Reminder: You are ultimately responsible for the care of your patients. Recommendations and discussions of cases should be considered as recommendations by colleagues for you to consider in your case management decisions. Dosages should be confirmed prior to dispensing medications.
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