Coronary Artery Disease
Website #1
1.What is the format of this source? (online journal article, book, web report, organization site, reference source, etc). If you aren’t sure, review the formats & advanced formats presentations and give it your best guess.
This is a web report. There are no advertisements or misleading information.
2. Who is the site author?
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and National Institutes of Heath
3. Can you tell when the site was last updated, or when the information was posted?
It was last updated in June 2008.
4. Provide an APA citation for this resource.
What Is Coronary Artery Disease? (June 2008). Retrieved February 10, 2009, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Web site: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Cad/CAD_WhatIs.html.
5. Describe (3-4 sentences) why you think this a reliable, good source to recommend to a patient.
I think that this would be a good website because it has a good description of what this disease is. It doesn’t have huge medical terms that the patient would have to go look up every time. This site also has a picture so you know what a normal artery looks like and what a bad one artery looks like. It tells what other symptoms you may have to be aware, that may also come with this disease.
Website #2
1.What is the format of this source? (online journal article, book, web report, organization site, reference source, etc). If you aren’t sure, review the formats & advanced formats presentations and give it your best guess.
This is a reference source.
2. Who is the site author?
This site is by Mayo Clinic Staff.
3. Can you tell when the site was last updated, or when the information was posted?
This site was last updated July 3, 2008.
4. Provide an APA citation for this resource.
Mayo Clinic. (July 3, 2008). Coronary Artery Disease. Retrieved February 10, 2009, from http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/coronary-artery-disease/DS00064.
5. Describe (3-4 sentences) why you think this a reliable, good source to recommend to a patient.
This site so far is probably my favorite. It was set up kind of like a slide show. The first page was the definition, next was the symptoms, etc. This web page is well thought out and has a lot of good points in it. It goes way more into depth about specific things. This site also helps you come up with question to ask your doctor the next time you go for your appointment.
Website #3
What is the format of this source? (online journal article, book, web report, organization site, reference source, etc). If you aren’t sure, review the formats & advanced formats presentations and give it your best guess.
This site is a reference source.
2. Who is the site author?
I don’t think this site has a site author, but this site is put on by Medline Plus.
3. Can you tell when the site was last updated, or when the information was posted?
This site was last updated February 4, 2009.
4. Provide and APA citation for this resource.
Medline Plus. (n.d.). Retrieved February 11, 2009, http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/coronaryarterydisease.html.
5. Describe (3-4 sentences) why you think this a reliable, good source to recommend to a patient.
I think that this web site would good for a patient because its gives you the symptoms, treatments, etc plus you can click on the highlighted word to look further in detail on what the terms are. I went further onto one symptom and that site was really good. It’s made me understand what might be happening to my patient. One other thing I like about this site is that it goes into detail about tutorials, journal articles, and some organizations.
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Hi Christine:
You did a really nice job of evaluating and selecting these sites, all of which seem appropriate for patient referral.
For the record, this is exactly the kind of thing you'll be asked to do on the take home final. Had I been grading that, this would earn an A.
Here's what to keep in mind for the future:
--I was glad to see that you correctly identified the formats here. I would put them all under the reference umbrella as they are general, "starter" info tools with which to begin your research. I would actually say that #1 is more reference than web report, but this is a fine line. I tend to think if web reports as very timely, topical issue summaries, like we saw in the advanced formats (google the pew center sites for examples).
--Be careful about authorship on web sites. This can be tricky, but in #3 for example, you list medline plus as the author. I would choose the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, which is credited just under the first page of the article. Medline brings together lots of other health related info from other sites. It's a great reference tool.
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