Medline Plus is a free online health information resource created by the National Library of Medicine for patients and their families. It provides easy-to-understand information on diseases, conditions, and wellness issues sourced from trusted organizations like the CDC and NIH. Users can search for basic information on health topics through ready reference questions, tutorials, or videos. As a patient education tool from the NLM, Medline Plus information is trustworthy and accessible without requiring a medical background.

1. Alyson J Mahn

2. Contents
 What is it?
 Is it trustworthy?
 What are the Pros and Cons?
 What are its uses?
 How is it used?

3. What is Medline Plus?
 Free online resource
 Created by the National Library of Medicine as a tool
for locating authoritative health information
 Specific target audience is patients, as well their family
and friends

4. Is it Trustworthy?
 Yes!
 The National Library of Medicine is part of the National
Institute of Health.
 Links are carefully selected and contain up to date
information
 Medline Plus pulls articles from the Centers for Disease
Control and Preventions, American Heart Association,
Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research
as well as from other similar organizations

5. Pros and Cons
Pro Con
 Free
 Trustworthy
 Easy to use
 A great resource for helping
concerned patients
 Geared towards patients
rather than doctors
 Basic resource
 Doesn’t access subscription
based resources

6. What are its Uses?
 Ready Reference Questions
 Tutorials
 Videos

7. Ready Reference Questions
 Example: What is Ehlers-
Danlos Syndrome?
 Gives access to easy to
understand articles to
provide a basic
understanding of a subject

8. Tutorials
 The tutorials were
created by the Patient
Education Institute and
focus on:
 Symptoms, diagnosis,
and treatment of
diseases and conditions
 Surgeries
 Prevention and wellness

9. Videos
 Medline Plus has
sections dedicated to
surgery and anatomy
 Subjects range from
Angioplasty to
Vasectomies and are
arranged by topic
 All videos are less than
ten years old

10. How is it Used?
 How about a demonstration?

11. Sources
 National Library Of Medicine. Medline Plus. National
Library Of Medicine, 28 May 2013. Web. 29 May 2013.
<http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/>.