Researching a Topic on Samlib.com :

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Researching a Topic on Samlib.com

• The Medical Library Gateway

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Our Research Topic/Scenario

• I was told by a colleague that there are
  portable units and/or methods for clinically
  assessing a patient for Obstructive Sleep Apnea
  in their home outside the sleep lab setting. I
  know a little bit about Sleep Apnea but I need to
  have a stronger foundation. Then I want to see
  what the literature reports on these portable
  units. Where else can I look for information
  geared to the clinician while seeing what
  information there is for the layperson?

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Taking the First Steps

• Once you have chosen a topic to research, where
  would you begin?
• Go to The Medical Library Gateway
  (http//www.samlib.com)
• Create a knowledge-base from where you can search
  the specific aspects or details of the topic you
  are interested in researching
• Through the resources you will find, a topic can
  be brought full circle from question to answer in
  as in-depth as you would like or need to go

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Find a Textbook with the Topic

• Look for the Online Textbooks page
• Scan the Clinical Specialties for Sleep Medicine
• If there is not one, look for an Internal
  Medicine or Family Medicine Clinical Specialty.

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Online Textbooks page
Click on the Family / Internal Medicine Specialty.
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Choose a Textbook and Click on it
Goldman Cecil Medicine will be our choice to
search for Obstructive Sleep Apnea. It is one of
many textbooks in available in MDConsult.
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Search within the book
From this textbook we can get just what we need,
an overview of the topic. Notice the highlighted
terms we used to search the textbook.
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Use FirstConsult for more
Staying in MDConsult we can continue our search
in FirstConsult, an Evidence-Based Point-of-Care
Tool also providing a knowledge-base.
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Use FirstConsult for more...
Again, notice the highlighted terms? A great
feature is to be able to go from one MDConsult
product to another with the same search!
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Simple Keyword Search of the Current Literature
in PubMed

• You now have a strong knowledge-base on
  Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Now we want to hone in
  on articles about the portable units/clinical
  assessment in the ambulatory setting that a
  colleague mentioned to me.
• In this instance we will use only a few keywords
  or concepts to locate current articles.
  (In-depth searching and use of MeSH is not
  addressed here)
• Look for the Databases link on the right hand
  side of The Medical Library Gateway. Click on
  it.
• Choose the PubMed link you will find there.
  This PubMed link provides information on our
  print holdings and/or immediate online access to
  the full text of an article (apparent only in the
  ABSTRACT, ABSTRACTPlus, or CITATION Display
  formats)

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Simple Keyword Search of the Current Literature
in PubMed
Take a moment to read the information concerning
PubMed and specifically our link to it that
youll find here.
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Simple Keyword Search of the Current Literature
in PubMed
Youve clicked on the PubMed link you found and
typed in Obstructive Sleep Apnea. Now click the
Go button.
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Simple Keyword Search of the Current Literature
in PubMed
There are 11708 hits or documents. We need to
narrow it down and hone in on our specific topic.
Lets add Ambulatory Setting to it.
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Simple Keyword Search of the Current Literature
in PubMed
Notice by adding another concept we now have
61quite a drop and more than manageable! We
tied them together using AND .
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Simple Keyword Search of the Current Literature
in PubMed
Now click on the Limits Tab so we can narrow our
results to the Last 5 Years, Human, and English.
Lets see what the 61 results now total.
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Simple Keyword Search of the Current Literature
in PubMed
We are now able to continue our search with the
Limits we just set. Click the Go button to see
if the Limits have reduced our total results.
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Simple Keyword Search of the Current Literature
in PubMed
The total number of results have dropped to 28.
Default for Display is Summary, Show is 20, and
Sort By has to be chosen by user.
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Simple Keyword Search of the Current Literature
in PubMed
Unless you are looking for a specific article,
the Display Format of Abstract, AbstractPlus, or
Citation provide a synopsis of an article.
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Simple Keyword Search of the Current Literature
in PubMed
There are 28 documents to view, the Show default
is 20, click on it and choose the next number up
which is 50, to view them on one page.
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Simple Keyword Search of the Current Literature
in PubMed
We can now view all the results on the same page,
read Abstracts if available, and in chronological
order if you choose Sort by Pub Date.
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Simple Keyword Search of the Current Literature
in PubMed
In the Abstract, AbstractPlus, or Citation
Display look for the SHS Logo providing immediate
full text of the article or the Print Collection
Icon.
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Simple Keyword Search of the Current Literature
in PubMed
Notice the SHS Logo and Local Print Icon? This
article can be viewed immediately at the desktop
or you may come to the library to read it.
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Simple Keyword Search of the Current Literature
in PubMed
Clicking on the SHS Logo took us directly to the
article which can now be read/printed in an HTML
format or PDF by clicking on that choice.
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Simple Keyword Search of the Current Literature
in PubMed
Here is the PDF which is like having the actual
journal page displayed on your computer screen.
You can read it or print it all you decide.
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Simple Keyword Search of the Current Literature
in PubMed
The little checkbox by each articles number
allows you to place it on a clipboard, send to a
printer, or email it to yourself or someone.
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Simple Keyword Search of the Current Literature
in PubMed
Here is an article we dont have available but
you would like to read. The highlighted PMID is
unique to this item and assists in ordering it.
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Simple Keyword Search of the Current Literature
in PubMed
Youve done the search, you want to order an
article from it. Click Requests, choose Article
Request from Request Type Drop-Down Box.
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Simple Keyword Search of the Current Literature
in PubMed
Fill in the form as complete as possible.
Remember, the PMID is unique to that article and
helps us expedite ordering it for you!
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Simple Keyword Search of the Current Literature
in PubMed

• Youve just performed a simple keyword only
  search in PubMed from the Online Database page
• Placed Limits on the total number of records to
  make it more manageable to find those articles on
  your topic (going from 11708 down to 28)
• Youve found articles you could read online, send
  to yourself via email, and then had library staff
  order one using our Information/Material Request
  Form

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Clinical Medicine Specialties

• To see if there is a medical specialty for Sleep
  Medicine, click on the Clinical Medicine link
  youll find in the right column
• Once there, scroll down to see if there indeed is
  a category for it
• If so, click on it
• Lets see what weve found.

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Clinical Medicine Specialties
By scrolling down the list you see there is a
Sleep Medicine specialty. Click on it and lets
see what it includes.
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Clinical Medicine Specialties
There are three websites listed under the Sleep
Medicine heading.
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Consumer Health Information

• Perhaps you would like to provide some
  information for the non-medical person
• Look for Consumer Health Information in the right
  column and click on it
• Look to see if Sleep or Sleep Medicine can be
  found
• If there is click on it

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Consumer Health Information
As you can see, Sleep Disorders is a heading. Go
ahead and click on it to see what is made
available for the layperson.
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Consumer Health Information
The websites listed here provide information on
various sleep topics in an understandable format
for the layperson.
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Researching a Topic on Samlib.com Recap

• We have been able to research a topic utilizing
  the various resources on The Medical Library
  Gateway (www.samlib.com) from your computer using
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• The Family Medicine/Internal Medicine heading on
  the Online Textbooks which provided a
  foundational overview of the topic.
• PubMed which was found on the Databases page
  provided the most current information in the
  medical literature.
• You were able to Read/Print an article from your
  search, email the results, and order an article
  from one of our libraries.
• Youve found that there was a Clinical Medicine
  specialty of Sleep Medicine for the healthcare
  professional.
• Consumer Health Information on the topic can also
  be provided from the links found under the Sleep
  Disorders heading!

Youve done it! And you didnt even leave your
seat!
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Now Youre Ready To Do It For Yourself!

• This Tutorial Presentation
• By
• Kenneth Willer, MLS