1. Do you have a hospital library near you that you can consult? Which one is it?
   
   
   
   
2. A patron has come in and asked you for information on scoliosis.
   

   a. Can you find a definition of this using the tools you have in your branch? (Don't forget general dictionaries and encyclopedias.) Where did you find it? If you didn't, where did you look?
   
   
   
   
   

   b. If you have it, try READERS' GUIDE or an online periodical resource like General Reference Center Gold for this topic. What is the most recent citation you can find?
   
   
   
   

   c. If the patron wanted more information than you have in your branch, what additional information should you get from her before you would forward the question (refer to the guidelines for help)?
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

3. A patron has called on the phone and asked you for information about what kinds of things to do to improve a high blood pressure condition. She says that she knows diet helps, but thinks there are other things she should do as well. How can you best help her?
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. You have just reminded a patron that the library can't promise that the medical information it has is the most accurate that is available. What else do you need to remind her of?
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

   The next questions are based on specific medical books. If you don't have that book in your branch, check with your supervisor about how you should handle the questions.
   MAYO CLINIC FAMILY HEALTH BOOK
   HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL FAMILY HEALTH GUIDE
   
   

   Give the edition, the title, the answer, and the page number on which you found the information.
   
   

5. On what page can you find color plates which will help illustrate the difference between skin cancer and moles?
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. Can you find a definition of "cyanosis?" What page is it on?
   
   
   
   
7. What is the level of noise that could cause injury to the ear?
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
8. On what page can you find advice on dealing with nosebleeds?
   
   
   
   
9. On what page can you find a discussion of the standard treatment for irritable colon?
   
   
   
   
   
10. On what page can you find a list of symptoms of diphtheria?
    
    
    
    
11. Under what heading can you find a definition of a Cluster headache?
    
    
    
    
    
12. Find a diagram of the central nervous system.
    
    
    
    
13. Where is the description of a CT Scan?
    
    
    
    
    
14. A patron wants to know if home pregnancy tests are really accurate. What can you tell her?
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
15. What is the most reliable form of birth control?
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    

    THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, 2003, James J. Rybacki
    
    

16. On what pages can you find information about the drug "Ceclor"? Which index can you find it in?
    
    
    
17. Should Ceclor be given to pregnant women? Where did you find this?
    
    
    
    
18. Look at the list of "Possible Effects" to Ceclor. In your branch, given your own workload, could you read the complete list to a patron over the phone?
    
    
    
    
    
19. Look up "Systemic lupus erythematosus" in both the MAYO CLINIC FAMILY HEALTH BOOK and THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS. What heading was it listed under? (If you don't find it under one key word, try another).
    
    
    
    
20. Does MAYO CLINIC FAMILY HEALTH BOOK or THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO PRESCRIPTION DRUGS recommend any specific drugs for treating systemic lupus erythematosus?
    
    
    
    
    

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