Medical Transcription Resources
Medical transcriptionists have to constantly add new books and resources to their personal and professional libraries. A common list of the medical transcription resources is given below:
The basic home library of a medical transcriptionist necessarily includes the following:
A drug reference book (preferably the American Drug Index by Facts and Comparisons or Stedman’s Quick Look Drug Book)
- A standard English language dictionary (Webster)
- A common medical word book (Sloane’s Medical Word Book)
- A medical abbreviations book (Neil. M. Davis’s Medical Abbreviations: 30000 Conveniencies at the Expense of Communication and Safety )
- An inclusive medical dictionary (Stedman’s Medical Dictionary or Dorland’s Quick Look Drug Book)
- A good grammar and style guide (The Chicago Book of Style or the Book of Style from AHDI)
Some of the most popular Medical Word Books from Stedman’s library include:
- Alternative as well as Complementary Medicine Words
- Cardiovascular & Pulmonary Words
- Dermatology & Immunology Words
- Emergency Medicine Words
- Endocrinology Words
- GI & GU Words
- Internal Medicine Words
- Medical & Surgical Equipment Words
- Neurology & Neurosurgery Words, 4th Edition
- OB-GYN & Pediatric Words, 5th Edition
- Oncology Words
- Ophthalmology Words
- Organisms and Infectious Diseases Words
- Orthopedic and Rehab Words
- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Words
Plastic Surgery, ENT, & Dentistry Words, 5th Edition
- Psychiatric Words
- Radiology Words
- Surgery Words
Categories: Medical Transcription