Northeastern PA Health Care Quality Unit

Serving Bradford, Sullivan, Lackawanna, Susquehanna, Luzerne, Wyoming, Tioga and Wayne Counties

Links

Acne

http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Acne/default.asp
www.skincarephysicians.com/acnenet/index.html

Aids

www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/hivinf.htm
http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/sexinfections/hiv/248.html

Allergies

www.clevelandclinic.org/health/health-info/docs/1900/1948.asp?index=8610
www.aaaai.org/patients/publicedmat/tips/whatisallergicreaction.stm
http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/allergies/basics/083.html

Alzheimers Disease

www.alzheimers.org/careguide.htm
www.efmoody.com/longterm/behavior.html

Anatomy of a Behavior Plan

http://greg.quuxuum.org/journal/mcferren.html

Attention-Deficit Disorder

www.nichcy.org/pubs/factshe/fs19txt.htm
www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZCEF4MXSC&sub_cat=21

Autism

www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/autismshortdoc.htm http://www.iidc.indiana.edu/IRCA/TempleGrandin/TeachingTips.html
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/6987.php www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/pubs/autism.htm

Bacteria and Food Born Illnesses

http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/bacteria/
http://www.fda.gov/food/foodsafety/FoodborneIllness/default.htm

Bedsores

www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00570
www.spinalcord.uab.edu/show.asp?durki=21486

Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy

www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/understanding-prostate-changes
http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/medtestprostate/

Bereavement Death and Dying

www.growthhouse.org/death.html
www.kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/somedie.html
www.dying.about.com

Bipolar Disorder

www.dbsalliance.org
www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00356
www.mhsource.com/bipolar/
http://bipolar.about.com/od/diagnosissymptoms/a/topicsub_flags.htm
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/bipolardisorder.html

Body Mechanics

www.rehab.uiuc.edu/beckwith/patraining/back.html
www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article895.html
www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article1296.html
www.spineuniverse.com/displayarticle.php/article1548.html

Choking

www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=FA00025
www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=FA00061
www.health.harvard.edu/fhg/firstaid/choking.shtml

Cuts, Scrapes, Burns, Itches

http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/healthy/firstaid/after-injury/041.html

Dementia

http://www.neurologychannel.com/dementia
http://familydoctor.org/662.xml

Depression in the Adult With Developmental Disabilities

http://www.depressioncenter.net/education/default.aspx?cat=HCPA&page=HCPA-1
http://www.psychologyinfo.com/depression/

Diabetes

www.Diabeteslife.com
www.Keepingwellwithdiabetes.com
http://www.lillydiabetes.com/index.jsp

Dysphagia

www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/voice/dysph.asp
http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/swallowingTrouble.cfm
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/000121.htm

Ear Infections

http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/otitis_media.html
http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/tools/symptom/507.html
http://www.entnet.org/HealthInformation/Ear-Tubes.cfm

Eating Disorder

www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00294
http://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/

Effects of Tobacco

http://www.maxillofacialcenter.com/TobaccoEffects.html
http://www.aadac.com/documents/beyond_abcs_tobacco.pdf

Fainting

www.hrspatients.org/patients/signs_symptoms/fainting/default.asp
http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/articles/065.html
www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=FA00052

Family Medical History

http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/2380.html
http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ01707

Fluid and Electrolyte Balance

www.health.gov/dietaryguidelines/dga2005/report/HTML/D7_Fluid.htm
www.merck.com/pubs/mmanual_ha/sec3/ch18/ch18d.html

Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease ("GERD")

www.gerd.com
www.gicare.com/pated/edtgs03.htm
www.gicare.com/pated/e000001.htm

Head Lice

http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/common/lice.html
http://www.cdc.gov/lice/
http://dermatology.about.com/cs/headlice/a/fda_lindane.htm

Hepatitis

http://hepatitis-central.com/
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/hepatitis

High Cholesterol

www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Hbc/HBC_WhatIs.html
http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/common/heartdisease/risk/029.html

Intermittent Explosive Disorder

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/intermittent-explosive-disorder/DS00730
http://www.apa.org/topics/anger/control.aspx

Kidney Stones

http://kidney.niddk.nih.gov/kudiseases/pubs/stonesadults/index.htm
http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/tools/symptom/527.html

Medication Errors

http://www.fda.gov/Drugs/DrugSafety/MedicationErrors/default.htm
http://www.pharmacyandyou.org/

Mood Disorders

http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec15/ch200/ch200a.html
http://www.nationalyouth.com/mooddisorders.html

Multiple Sclerosis

www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/multiple_sclerosis/multiple_sclerosis.htm
http://www.nationalmssociety.org/about-multiple-sclerosis/what-we-know-about-ms/FAQs-about-MS/index.aspx

Nutrition

www.hsph.harvard.edu/nutritionsource/fats.html
http://nutrlinks.cas.psu.edu/index.cfm

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)

www.ocfoundation.org
www.ocdonline.com
http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/anxiety-disorders/obsessive-compulsive-disorder.shtml
www.mhsource.com/disorders/ocd.html
www.ocdawareness.com

Oral Hygiene

http://www.healthopedia.com/mouth-teeth.html

Parkinson's Disease

http://www.parkinsons.org/
http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/parkinsons_disease/parkinsons_disease.htm

Pneumonia

http://www.lungusa.org/lung-disease/pneumonia/
http://kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/infection/pneumonia.html

Psychotropic Medication and Acute Confusion

http://endoflifecare.tripod.com/huntdiseasefaqs/id44.html
http://www.ssw.umich.edu/public/currentProjects/icwtp/mentalhealth/Brief_Overview_
of_Common_Psychotropic_Medications.pdf

Recognizing Depression in the Older Adult

http://www.aafp.org/afp/20020915/1001.html
http://www.columbiapsych.com/depression_older.html

Safety

http://www.homesafetycouncil.org/state_of_home_safety/stateofhomesafety.aspx
http://www.foodsafety.gov/

Seasonal Skin Care

http://www.medbroadcast.com/health_features_details.asp?health_feature_id=157&article_id=490
http://altmedicine.about.com/od/optimumhealthessentials/a/5_Tips_skin.htm

Seizure Disorder

www.aesnet.org
www.epilepsyfoundation.org
www.CUREepilepsy.org
www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/epilepsy.htm

Scoliosis

http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Scoliosis/default.asp

Successful Physician Visit

http://www.heartinfo.org/ms/guides/22/main.html
http://www.lifespan.org/services/emergency/tips.htm

Tetanus

http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacterial_viral/tetanus.html
www.nfid.org/powerof10/section2/factsheet-tetanus.html

Tuberculosis

http://www.cumc.columbia.edu/news/in-vivo/Vol1_Iss10_may29_02/tuberculosis.html
http://www.osha.gov/SLTC/tuberculosis/

Universal Precautions

http://firstaid.about.com/od/ppe/qt/06_universal.htm

Urinary Tract Infection

www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=DS00286
http://www.4women.gov/FAQ/Easyread/uti-etr.htm