Since I work in the personal injury field, I often run into medical issues that I need to learn more about in order to acurately describe my client's injuries to an adjuster. I also run into medical terminology and abbreviations that I don't know the meaning of. Here are a few resources to help you out of you have the same issues:
Wikipedia ICD-I Codes - Lists ICD-9 codes
Wheeless - Wheeless Textbook of Orthopaedics is a great resource if you need to educate yourself regarding any orthopaedic condition.
MediLexicon - You can do several searches on this page. It includes a medical dictionary, ICD-9 codes search, drug search and an area to lookup medical abbreviations.
JDMD.com - Great medical abbreviation glossary. Has a PDF version that you can save to your computer or printout for a desk reference.
Knee1.com - Complete knee information. Has detailed information about knee conditions and procedures with great diagrams and pictures.
Chiropractic Resource Organization - Commonly used chiropractic diagnosis codes and other resources regarding chiropractic care.
Dorlands - Medical Dictionary on the Merk site that is powered by Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary
ADAM - A.D.A.M. Health Illustrated Encyclopedia - available as a resource on the Merk site
The Doe Report - The Doe Report has medical/legal art. You can choose from any of their templates, or you can call them and have them make a custom template based on your client's medical records and diagnostic studies. Use the artwork for presentation at trial or to include in a demand package.
Body1 - Body1 is a site for consumers. You can look up information regarding conditions, procedures and diagnistics.
Now for some laughs:
A Whole Page of Lawyer Jokes
If you find any interesting sites, feel free to post comments, or email me directly at melanie@donaldsonlaw.com
Melanie Stuckey
Paralegal
www.donaldsonlaw.com - a Denver Personal Injury Law Firm
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