Medical manuals Medical manuals Ambulatory Patient Group (APG) is a system used to classify patients into nearly 300 pathology groups rather than the 14,000 of the International Classification of Diseases. It is similar to DRGs, but applied to urgencies. ...more on Wikipedia about "Ambulatory Patient Group"
Chirurgia magna (complete title: Inventarium sive chirurgia magna), completed in 1363, is a guide of surgery and practical medicine. Its title indicates that it is a reference for surgery (chirurgia). Guy de Chauliac, Pope Clement VI's attending physician, compiled the information from his own field experience and research of historical medical texts. The original text is 465 pages in Latin. This work became one of the most important reference manuals of practical medicine for the next three centuries. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chirurgia magna"
The Control of Communicable Diseases Manual is one of the most widespread single-volume reference volumes on the topic of infectious diseases. It is useful for physicians, global travelers, emergency volunteers and all who have dealt with or might have to deal with public health issues. ...more on Wikipedia about "Control of Communicable Diseases Manual"
The Current Procedural Terminology is the list maintained by the American Medical Association to provide unique billing codes for services rendered. The current version is the CPT-4. ...more on Wikipedia about "Current Procedural Terminology"
Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) is a system to classify hospital cases into one of approximately 500 groups, also refered to as DRGs, expected to have similar hospital resource use, developed for Medicare as part of the prospective payment system. DRGs are assigned by a "grouper" program based on ICD diagnoses, procedures, age, sex, and the presence of complications or comorbidities. DRGs have been used since 1983 to determine how much Medicare pays the hospital, since patients within each category are similar clinically and are expected to use the same level of hospital resources. DRGs may be further grouped into Major Diagnostic Categories (MDCs). ...more on Wikipedia about "Diagnosis-related group"
The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, published by the American Psychiatric Association, is the handbook used most often in diagnosing mental disorders in the United States and internationally. The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) is a commonly-used alternative. ...more on Wikipedia about "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders"
Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine is an American textbook of internal medicine. First published in 1950, it is presently in its sixteenth edition. Although it is aimed at all members of the medical profession, it is mainly used by internists and junior doctors in this field, as well as medical students. ...more on Wikipedia about "Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine"
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The Health Care Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) is a set of health care procedure codes based on the American Medical Association's Current Procedural Terminology (CPT). Commonly pronounced Hick-Picks. ...more on Wikipedia about "Health Care Procedure Coding System"
The International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-O) is a domain specific extension of the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems for tumor diseases. This classification is widely used by cancer registries. ...more on Wikipedia about "International Classification of Diseases for Oncology"
The International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (commonly known by the abbreviation ICD) is a detailed description of known diseases and injuries. It is published by the World Health Organization and is used world-wide for morbidity and mortality statistics. ...more on Wikipedia about "International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems"
The following codes are used with International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of ICD-10 codes"
The following is a list of codes for International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. These codes are in the public domain. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of ICD-9 codes"
The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy (often referred to simply as The Merck Manual) is one of the world's most widely used medical textbooks. In 1899 it was first published under the name Merck's Manual of the Materia Medica. The current version is the 1999 17th edition ISBN 0911910107. The text is freely available from the website of its publisher, the United States pharmaceutical company Merck & Co., Inc. ...more on Wikipedia about "Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy"
The Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR) is a commercially published compilation of manufacturers' prescribing information on prescription drugs, updated annually. While designed to provide physicians with the full legally mandated information relevant to writing prescriptions (just as its name suggests), it is widely available in libraries and bookstores, widely used by other medical specialists, and in significant part valuable to consumers. ...more on Wikipedia about "Physicians' Desk Reference"
The Tacuinum (sometimes Taccuinum) Sanitatis is a medieval handbook on wellness, based on the Taqwin al‑sihha (Tables of Health), an Arab medical treatise by Ibn Butlan; it exists in several variant Latin versions, the manuscripts of which are profusely illustrated. Though describing in detail the beneficial and harmful properties of foods and plants, it is far more than an herbal, since it includes long sections on breathing, exercise, rest, and mental health. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tacuinum Sanitatis"
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