For ease of reference, each posting has been given an icon to identify the type of material contained or the amount of time, level of concentration, or pre-existing knowledge necessary when reading the link.

Scroll down to see all the icons and what they mean.

FIRST AID: Links to posts on first aid and what to do in an emergency while awaiting help.

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GOLDEN APPLE: Found in all posts that are to do with keeping healthy.

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BLACKBOARD: Link to quick and easy information on medical conditions.

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BOOKS AND APPLE: Fairly comprehensive information however not much if any medical terminology is used.

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STETHOSCOPE AND APPLE: Full medical terminology used in link and /or generally comprehensive coverage. Sometimes these articles require a journal subscription to be accessed in full. Usually a summary is available without subscription.

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BREAKING NEWS: Just as it says.

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OLD BOOKS: History of medicine – interesting information from the past.

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GREEN APPLE: The green apple indicates posts where practices ranging from “no evidence they work” to downright “quackery” are discussed. The green apple is a warning to take with a pinch of salt! They are included really as a warning.

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PANIC BUTTON: The exclamations mark indicates posts that discuss how it is easy to get lost in the system of “patient pathways” and “patient journeys.”

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SEARCH MENU

Using the “search box” with the magnifying glass at the very top of the right hand column will identify all posts and pages containing the word you are searching regardless of the category or heading. eg searching for “diet” may bring out posts relating to healthy living, diabetes, allergy etc. at all levels.

THE SMALL ORANGE SQUARES

The orange squares on the right under the “search menu” indicate the categories of posts contained in the blog. Clicking on these will bring up posts in that category or subcategory..

PULL DOWN “CATEGORY’ MENU

For example if information on healthy living is required then search for “GOLDEN APPLE” on the “CATEGORY” pull down menu on the right (mid-page) to pull out all posts in this category.

Similarly, doing searching the menu for the “BOOKS AND APPLE” icon will bring all posts that go fairly deeply into the subject and yet contain very little medical terminology.

If you search for a subject such as “Diabetes” in this menu, you will pull out all posts…..

Last updated 9 March 2011
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