Anatomy & Physiology
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Power search NWACC Library ebook collections for disease overviews
Start with an easy-to-read and understand overview. Most of this content will be consumer health information that is quickly digestible to help you launch into more complex clinical and academic sources.
Below sources meet the "NWACC Library" requirement.
- Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window Offers a wide variety of full-text interdisciplinary content on virtually any subject area to tackle assignments, papers, projects and presentations. The database includes thousands of full-text proprietary titles from Gale and more than 80 strategic publishing partners, including the complete contents of Drama for Students, Epics for Students, Novels for Students, Poetry for Students, and Short Stories for Students.
- Salem Press Online: Health This link opens in a new window The Principles of Health ebooks provide a solid foundation for various health topics in easy-to-understand entries. Use Magill's Medical Guide for authoritative and accessible medical information.
- Credo Reference This link opens in a new window Covers every major subject, from art to medicine, psychology to history, and technology to literature. The award-winning titles in Credo Reference include general and subject encyclopedias, dictionaries, biographies, bibliographies, chronologies, handbooks, atlases, and more. Credo's collections are continuously updated to reflect the most relevant, up-to-date content.
- eBook Collection This link opens in a new window There are more than 130,000 eBooks in this collection, including titles from leading university presses such as Oxford University Press, MIT Press, State University of New York Press, Cambridge University Press, University of California Press, McGill-Queen's University Press, Harvard University Press and many others. Additional academic publishers include Elsevier Ltd.; Ashgate Publishing Ltd; Taylor & Francis Ltd; Sage Publications, Ltd. and John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Connect to a Best Bet eBook for Clinical Information - Meet the "NWACC Library Requirement"
Diseases of the Human Body (6th edition)
Gain insight on diseases and treatment options for the most common diseases and disorders.
Human Diseases and Conditions
Find information on 450 topics.
Crowley's an Introduction to Human Disease
Read a clear, well-illustrated explanation of the structural and functional changes associated with disease, the clinical manifestations of disease, and how to determine treatment
Use Government Sites for a Mix of Consumer Health and Clinical Info
Below sources do not meet the "NWACC Library" requirement.
- MedlinePlus **Find reliable consumer health information that links to other government information, including academic journals.
- Center For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Health Topics A-ZFind diseases and conditions.
- World Health Organization Health TopicsFind symptoms, treatment, fact sheets and Q&A.
Consult Open Access Manuals for Clinical Info
Below sources do not meet the "NWACC Library" requirement.
- Merck Manuals Professional VersionFind current medical information from a source trusted by clinicians and practitioners since 1899.
- StatPearls in PubMed- Add your search term to narrow down the results from this complete list of peer-reviewed articles.
- Generate a citation before you jump into the article.
- Click the "PubMed Central" link to get the full text.
Access Medical Research in Scholarly Journals
Below sources meet the "NWACC Library" requirement.
- CINAHL Complete This link opens in a new windowEnter keywords such as the drug or disease name. Add any specific information you seek.
- Health & Medicine (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new windowEnter keywords such as the drug or disease name. Add any specific information you seek.
- Nursing and Allied Health (Gale OneFile) This link opens in a new windowEnter keywords such as the drug or disease name. Add any specific information you seek.
- Nursing & Allied Health Database This link opens in a new windowSearch by drug name - usually the generic name, disease/medical condition name, or other keywords.
Below sources do not meet the "NWACC Library" requirement.
- PubMed This link opens in a new windowEnter your keywords AND whatever information you seek.
Example 1: acetaminophen AND pharmacology
Example 2: measles AND etiology
Use Google Scholar to limit your Google search to academic and scholarly journal articles.
Visit for Print Books - Meet the "NWACC Library" Requirement
CURRENT Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2025
See how providers solve practical bedside clinical issues without spending too much time on pathophysiology.
Lippincott Visual Nursing (4th ed.)
Check this image-rich guide to the clinical concepts and on-the-unit skills needed to treat the major common diseases.
Essentials of Human Diseases and Conditions (7th ed.)
Get disease and disorder profiles from signs and symptoms to screening, diagnosis, & treatment options.
Diseases of the Human Body (7th edition)
Explore human diseases and disorders...from a patient's perspective!
Pathophysiology of Disease (8th ed.)
Review the essentials of pathophysiology covering all major organs and systems. .