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You are asked about a diagnosis you are unfamiliar with. Where would you start looking for information? How would you determine how valid the information is?
You are asked about a diagnosis you are unfamiliar with. Where would you start looking for information? How would you determine how valid the information is?
The preliminary information can be obtained from the search engines like Google.
Start by searching Google to get a rough idea about the diagnosis.
Search for scholarly articles, Government websites and programmes, Peer recommended materials, Healthcare association websites like AHA, Employer or clinic websites like mayo clinic, the Nutritional product of pharmacy companies websites for relevant information.
Other sources of information are:
Printed materials like Books and Journals, Pamphlets, booklets
Consultation with experienced peers
Check the accuracy of information by:
Checking the source of funding
Finding the published date and thereby the relevance of Information
Check the author, qualifications
Source of the Website
Who is funding for the Website?
The source of funding can affect the content it presents and the what the owner wants to accomplish on the site. The ”.gov,” indicates a government funded website, ”.edu” indicates it is maintained by educational institutes,”.org,” is used by non-commercial organizations’ and ”.com” denotes a commercial organization.
Check the purpose of the website in the “About This Site.” Section.
Check for original source of information
Who has reviewed the information?