Galvin Medical Library Classification Scheme

Outline of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) Classification Scheme

Preclinical Sciences:

• QS Human Anatomy
• QT Physiology
• QU Biochemistry
• QV Pharmacology
• QW Microbiology and Immunology
• QX Parasitology
• QY Clinical Pathology
• QZ Pathology

Medicine and Related Subjects:

• W Health Professions
• WA Public Health
• WB Practice of Medicine
• WC Communicable Diseases
• WD Disorders of Systemic, Metabolic or Environmental Origin, etc.
• WE Musculoskeletal System
• WF Respiratory System
• WG Cardiovascular System
• WH Hemic and Lymphatic Systems
• WI Digestive System
• WJ Urogenital System
• WK Endocrine System
• WL Nervous System
• WM Psychiatry
• WN Radiology. Diagnostic Imaging
• WO Surgery
• WP Gynecology
• WQ Obstetrics
• WR Dermatology
• WS Pediatrics
• WT Geriatrics. Chronic Disease
• WU Dentistry. Oral Surgery
• WV Otolaryngology
• WW Ophthalmology
• WX Hospitals and Other Health Facilities
• WY Nursing
• WZ History of Medicine
• 19th Century Schedule

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