Medical Laboratory Technology

Welcome to the PCC Library! The library has four locations and also serves students through its online resources.

Books

Use these reference books (Cascade Library, first floor) for background information. Check the library catalog for additional books & videos.
Search the Summit catalog for additional books and videos not owned by PCC.

R 610.3 M67 2006 - Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions
R 611 G73 1995 - Gray's Anatomy
R 611.00222 R65 1998 - Color Atlas of Anatomy
R611.0180222 K47 2000 Atlas of Functional Histology
R 615 P59 2008 - Physician's Desk Reference
R616.01 B76 2004 Medical Microbiology
R 615.02 M47 2006 - The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy (also available online)
R616.0756 K54 1993 Body fluids : laboratory examination of amniotic, cerebrospinal, seminal, serous & synovial fluids

Online Reference Books

Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health - also in print format at Cascade: R 610.7303 G35 2002
Oxford Companion to the Body
Concise Medical Dictionary
An A-Z of Medicinal Drugs
Manual of Laboratory & Diagnostic Tests - also in print format at Cascade: R 616.075 F57

Magazine and Journal Articles (print)

PCC subscribes to these journals in print.

Clinical Laboratory Science (Cascade)
Health (Cascade)
JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association (Cascade)
Laboratory Medicine (Cascade)
The Lancet (Sylvania)
Medical Laboratory Observer: MLO (Cascade)
New England Journal of Medicine (Sylvania)

Magazine and Journal Article Electronic Databases

PCC students can access articles from hundreds of health and medicine journals electronically. Browse electronic copies of journals related to Medical Technology by date or subject. MMWR: Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report is also available electronically.

Search for articles by topic in a magazine and journal article databases:

Magazine Articles Online
Several magazine article databases are available through EBSCOhost.. You can choose one database or search several at once. You might try:

MasterFILE Premier

Academic Search

Health Source: Nursing/Academic

Medline

Science Direct Health and Life Sciences Journals Collection Full text for over 890 peer reviewed journals. For best results click on SEARCH to get started. Limit your search to SUBSCRIBED Journals, last 5 years ONLY.

PubMed
You can also search Medline directly from the Internet using the PubMed interface.

PubMed Central
A digital archive of full text life sciences journal literature. These articles will also be listed in PubMed, above.

Internet resources

American Medical Association
Careers in Medical Laboratory Technology from the American Society for Clinical Pathology.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Government site that provides health topics information, statistics, training and employment information.
Diagnostic tests (Family Health Guide) - answers patient questions like what the tests are, how they work, how to prepare, and when to expect results.
Drugs that Interfere with Laboratory Tests
Lab Tests Online - This site is the product of a collaboration of professional societies representing the lab community. It is designed to help patients understand clinical lab tests that are part of routine care as well as diagnosis and treatment..
MEDLINEplus Medical Encyclopedia
Occupational Outlook Handbook -- Medical Laboratory Technicians Career description and job outlook information for medical laboratory technicians.
OHSU Consumer Health links
MedicineNet Provides information on diseases and conditions, medications, and even has a medical dictionary.
WHO: World Health Organization Provides a nice list of health topics
Yahoo's Medical Directory Provides links to medical web sites

How to cite your sources

Look here for guidelines on APA and other formats.

For more help

Call a librarian:

Sylvania: (503) 977-4500
Rock Creek: (503) 614-7239
Cascade: (503) 978-5269

Or ask a librarian via email or chat.