Are you choosing a topic?
If so, explore MedlinePlus, a website produced by the National Library of Medicine.
MedlinePlus has a “Health Topics” section with specific diseases and conditions listed by body system.
Select a system to view associated diseases and conditions. For example, there is an extensive list under the endocrine system which includes diabetes.
Visit Health Topics:
Clinical information:
Rehabilitation Reference Center is an EBSCO database offering high quality evidence-based clinical information organized by disease and condition. Select the Diseases & Conditions tab and search for your subject alphabetically, or select "Relevancy Ranked" to include related topics.
REHABILITATION REFERENCE CENTER (KVCC login required)
Encyclopedias & dictionaries:
The MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia "includes over 4,000 articles about diseases, tests, symptoms, injuries, and surgeries."
Taber's Cyclopedic Medical Dictionary (KVCC login required)
Journal articles:
*EBSCO's CINAHL database is the library's best source of journal and magazine articles on radiologic technology and other medical topics. Although many articles in CINAHL would cost money on the web, they are available for free to KVCC students, faculty, and staff via CINAHL.