(Part 2) Best internal medicine books according to redditors
We found 748 Reddit comments discussing the best internal medicine books. We ranked the 443 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 21-40. You can also go back to the previous section.
> I learned that the original "patient zero" (the origin of the term!) was exonerated of the label when we found out that HIV had been active in the US since at least the 1960's, and it's estimated that the disease jumped from chimps to humans as early as the 1910's.
You should read The Origins of AIDS, by Dr. Jacques Pepin. It is generally believed that there may have been instances of HIV/AIDS in the US in the mid 1960's, but the vast majority of (and only traceable) infections are likely the result of one individual who got HIV in Haiti and brought it to the US around 1969. There is a case from Norway from 1966, and some well documented cases in the Congo as early as 1959. Genetic studies seem to indicate that the "ancestor" of HIV could date as far back as 1910 though, as you said.
Is this something available to civilians? I poked around the internet a bit and this seems like it might be it, but not sure.
So that they can be seamlessly rolled into the services if the need arises. For instance, elements of the Epidemic Intelligence Service (part of the Center for Disease Control and US Public Health Service) were inserted into the command structure for the DOD response to the Ebola outbreak in Africa a few years ago. the NOAA commissioned corps has a wartime mission supporting the Navy.
If you had never heard about EIS here is a great book on the subject.
https://www.amazon.com/Beating-Back-Devil-Maryn-McKenna/dp/1439123101
"ECGs for the Emergency Physician": presents them to you with a one-liner just like you'll get them in the real world. Love the format, and great practice on the things you'll actually see.
https://www.amazon.com/ECGs-Emergency-Physician-Amal-Mattu/dp/0727916548
The Chief Complaint?
> He was a Dutch cook and flew to Shanghai to a factory where they had dozens of tons of PMK they couldn't sell because it had been recently banned. He put 2mil upfront he borrowed off the author of the book and had the factories entire stock converted into this new precursor and shipped a bit to Australia and the rest to Europe. The author of the book was an Australian cook the Dutch guy met when they were both in jail in the US a decade or so earlier. and thus since 2012ish onward the dutch have switched recipes to due access of safrole and have switch to this chemical instead as it is super cheap around $200 kilo non bulk (4kg) and (400) per single.
> There's an ebook called 'Pills Of God' on Amazon about one of the guys involved in the discovery of this process, it happened much earlier than 2012 though.
That is correct.
Funny enough, that method the Dutch chemist used was outlined in Strike's book Total Synthesis II, published in 1998. It's "Method #12" iirc. It was developed starting in 1938 and a patent filed for in the early-mid 1940's.
Step-up to Medicine, it's a review book on Internal Medicine (Amazon). It's one book in the "Step-up series", but its the most well-known and respected.
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I personally did not use the Step-up books because I felt Q-banks were a better use of time. Up to you though...
I like this question.
Beginner:
Student:
Expert:
I have the black version of Fractures in Adults as well as the accompanying single volume of Fractures in Children. Jupiter's Skeletal Trauma is also very good.
For hands, the two volume Green's Hand Surgery is standard.
But, the first thing I'd recommend before any of those is the Handbook of Fractures. Go there first, then to the larger books for more in-depth knowledge.
Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics (4-volumes) still gets occasional use from me as well. Had to dust it off yesterday to see where the myocutaneous flap from a hip disarticulation was supposed to come from.
Wave maven https://ecg.bidmc.harvard.edu/maven/mavenmain.asp
Dr. Smith's EKG blog http://hqmeded-ecg.blogspot.com
Dr. Mattu's book series ECGs for the Emergency Physician https://www.amazon.com/ECGs-Emergency-Physician-Amal-Mattu/dp/0727916548
Congrats!!
Here is a book I’ve heard recommended a lot: Merenstein & Gardner's Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care
ISBN-13: 978-0323320832
Link: https://www.amazon.com/Merenstein-Gardners-Handbook-Neonatal-Intensive/dp/032332083X/ref=nodl_
Here's the one I was talking about:
http://www.amazon.com/Comprehensive-Certification-Recertification-Examinations-Assistants/dp/1605477265/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1380770283&sr=8-2&keywords=pance+review
Here's the Davis, which has better reviews:
http://www.amazon.com/Daviss-PA-Exam-Review-Focused/dp/0803629516/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380770187&sr=8-1&keywords=pance+review
Here's my personal favorite:
http://www.amazon.com/Step-Up-Medicine-Series-Steven-Agabegi/dp/1609133609/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1380770247&sr=8-1&keywords=step+up+to+medicine
The book by Fogoros is the standard.
Electrophysiologic Testing (Fogoros, Electrophysiologic Testing) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0470674237/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_K3r.tb1A2F8PY
The Transhumanist Reader has some good essays if one wants such:
The Transhumanist Reader: Classical and Contemporary Essays on the Science, Technology, and Philosophy of the Human Future https://www.amazon.com/dp/1118334310/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_Ziy6Bb354ENSC
there's an EM book called "The chief complaint" which sounds like exactly what you need. there's also an em-centric website called wikem.org which has pages on common complaints with cross-referenced differentials like dyspnea, [fever without source] (https://wikem.org/wiki/Acute_fever), syncope etc,
Merenstein & Gardner’s Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care is a fantastic resource I have used. It’s very easy to skim for quick information.
Here’s a link to the one I purchased: https://www.amazon.com/Merenstein-Gardners-Handbook-Neonatal-Intensive/dp/032332083X/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?keywords=NICU+merenstein&qid=1573252195&sr=8-1
I'd go with Purves' textbook or Bear's book. Both are very good introductory books. If you want something more difficult, try Principles of Neural Science by Kandel or (even more difficult) Fundamental Neuroscience by Larry Squire.
ECGs for the Emergency Physician by Amal Mattu. Is an excellent resource. 200 ECGs and solid explanations of their answers. Learn by practicing these instead of wasting your time with Dubin!
Both posts above are great advice. You have a short amount of time to accomplish as much as possible, and practical experience is invaluable if you want to be competitive in the job market. I'm in a 2-year MPH program (in Epi), and finished all the required coursework in a year and a half taking 5 classes. The workload hasn't been too bad, and having a part-time job on the side shouldn't be too much of a problem (except maybe around midterms/finals, obviously).
A friend of mine who was already in the MPH program recommended reading this book before I started, and it helped get comfortable with Epi, so I didn't feel like I was plunged into a whole new world when classes began: http://www.amazon.com/Epidemiology-Introduction-Kenneth-J-Rothman/dp/0199754551/ref=dp_ob_title_bk
Richard Fogoros has a couple books that are good for general knowledge of electrophysiology and antiarrhythmic drugs
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0470674237/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1418841372&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SY200_QL40
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1405163518/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1418841372&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SY200_QL40
Murgatroyd is one of my favorites, but it's more directed for an EP lab setting.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1901346374/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1418841501&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX200_QL40
And if you want to go higher detail, Issa is what I go to
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1455712744/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1418841593&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SY200_QL40
Whoa, there. Healthcare data scientist here, mainly working in areas like clinical epidemiology and with a background in health services research and pharmacoepidemiology.
First, kudos for having questions and reaching out for help. This is my opinion, but health care is different from other sectors. The work you do has the potential to affect people in visceral, fundamentally life-changing ways...such as recommending a patient should or should not get treatment. Or a patient should or should not be placed on end-of-life-care...that a life-threatening complication is or is not related to a pharmaceutical on the market. Point just being - I think this sector carries responsibility that many other sectors don't.
Second, are you at a pharmaceutical/related organization? If so, there should be qualified biostatisticians/epidemiologists/psychometricians/health economist/something similar to sit down with you and help you figure you this out.
Third, you said you study 'data science and knowledge engineering', but I'm not sure what your curriculum consists of - do you study causal inference? If you don't, it's the most important topic you need to be familiar with (not competent, mind you). Here are several references that could get you familiar with identifying and dealing with bias and confounding, and designing experiments to assess causal relationships instead of just association. In healthcare you have to know when a question warrants a causal analysis vs a predictive or associative one. If a causal analysis is needed, an epidemiologist or biostatistician might likely do that work, but it certainly helps to know what a DAG is and how to read one.
https://www.amazon.com/Epidemiology-Introduction-Kenneth-J-Rothman/dp/0199754551
https://www.hsph.harvard.edu/miguel-hernan/causal-inference-book/
Fourth, I'm hesitant to suggest anything about your dataset, because I still only have a rough idea of the details. Also, it sounds like you've got a psychometric dataset, and I've never studied psychometrics. I will say, though, that the question (hypothesis) being asked should really drive the analytic approach. Is the goal to look at a homogenous population and find that there's something about that causing them to require or be adherent to treatment? Do those results then need to get applied to a diverse, heterogenous population? That's a very high bar to achieve for experimental purposes. Is it enough to look at some data and say that certain characteristics are associated or predictive of certain outcomes? That's a much lower bar from an experimental standpoint and probably an analytic standpoint, too. If there is a selection bias, I think that's only relevant if there's a desire to extrapolate the study results to a different population. As you point out, if the desire is to generalize results to a larger population it's likely a significant problem that would require a intentional experimental design to address. If the company you're working with doesn't recognize this or can't have a qualified person explain why it's not a study design problem, you're working with bad people that likely don't know what they're doing. I've colloborated with several software/'health analytic' companies and startups that are like this, and it's why I'm dis-trustful of all health analytic software until proven.
Hope this helps!
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Not an RT, but CVT here. I just finished 2 years of school (1 year of clinicals) specifically to learn cath lab stuff and I STILL feel overwhelmed. Don't get down on yourself, it takes a long time. Everybody I know says 1-2 years before you're comfortable.
If you haven't read or looked at it yet, I HIGHLY recommend this book by Kern. Easy to understand and good pictures.
Corpsman training is 18 weeks long at first bat.
Army 68W (Combat Medic) training is 16 weeks long to start off with.
Both eventually move on to different schools/training courses/etc before or after they reach their units. We Army Medics are trained on a wide variety of medical procedures starting from trauma to medication dispensary. We are also certified with EMT-Basic's after the first eight weeks of training, even though most of the interventions we do are beyond that scope of practice. I won't even go into the insane amount of ASI's that you can acquire afterwards.
Army Medics can move between hospitals and infantry units. I have seen plenty of medics go from hospitals to combat arms and vise versa without a hiccup. Inter-service experience is pretty common among us, especially for Civil Affairs, Special Operations and other qualified Medics.
Wouldn't say there's a whole lot of difference between the two jobs. Corpsman are initially trained on a broader spectrum of environments than us Combat Medics are. Our follow-on training narrows the gap, though. Just clearing up a few of the inaccuracies.
EDIT: Just a couple of pictures from documents and manuals that I was required to carry during my time as a Combat Medic.
Soldier Skills Task List: Identified the broad, generalized skills we were required to maintain during our time assigned to my old battalion.
3ID Marne Standard booklet: Identified all post-specific rules and regulations to follow. My battalion had an insert they provided that detailed all required reading and training pertaining to the medical platoon. Not Army wide, just division specific material.
And of course, the Ranger Medic Handbook. We followed that thing to the letter. There is not much in that book I have no trained on or have done in an actual firefight. I still have mine and keep it in my aid-bag at all times.
The diseases are actually quite old. They're both zoonoses, or diseases transmitted from animals to people. In the case of HIV from chimps, and in the case of Ebola we don't know the reservoir species. Maybe bats. From there, these diseases are able to transmit directly from human to human. HIV turned out to be quite well adapted for this, perhaps because SIV was in chimps for so long and also because unlike Ebola, HIV takes awhile to cause symptoms, and symptoms aren't as scary at least for awhile.
It's new patterns of population and travel that have amplified them (and a bit of bad luck). A great book on this for HIV is [Jacques Pepin's The Origin of AIDS] (http://www.amazon.com/The-Origins-AIDS-Jacques-Pepin/dp/0521186374). Essentially we can see based on historic biological samples and the pace of genetic viral mutation that HIV has crossed into humans from chimps multiple times and among primates as well. What changed was that HIV managed to infect a bush meat hunter then make it into a city with a lot of men and few women and then perhaps into a sex worker and . . . away we go. Whereas infecting one bush hunter who then infects his wife and she goes on to have an infected baby - well they all just die out, end of "epidemic."
[Laurie Garrett's The Coming Plague] (http://www.amazon.com/Coming-Plague-Emerging-Diseases-Balance/dp/0140250913/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1407301527&sr=1-1&keywords=the+coming+plague) and [David Quammen's Spillover] (http://www.amazon.com/Spillover-Animal-Infections-Human-Pandemic/dp/0393346617/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1407301582&sr=1-3&keywords=the+coming+plague) also address this question well.
Case Files Paediatrics: http://www.amazon.com/Case-Files-Pediatrics-Fourth-LANGE/dp/0071766987
or
Core Clinical Cases in Paediatrics: http://www.amazon.com/Core-Clinical-Cases-Paediatrics-problem-solving/dp/0340816686
may be similar to 250 Cases in clinical medicine.
For the type of graph (network) theory that is currently hot in neuroscience contexts, [Newman's book](http://www.amazon.com/Networks-An-Introduction-Mark-Newman/dp/0199206651
) is a great compendium (quite readable, but fairly comprehensive).
For bedside reading about mammalian cortical networks in particular, Networks of the Brain and Discovering the Human Connectome, both by Olaf Sporns, are well worth a look.
From there... it's already becoming a pretty big literature. If you have some specific areas of interest, I can do my best to point you to resources. Take my suggestions with a grain of salt, though... I'm a pure mathematician who kinda got seduced into applied maths... which means I probably don't know as much about either discipline as I should.
Start with the already mentioned Transcendence - The Disinformation Encyclopedia of Transhumanism and the Singularity. Then The Transhumanist Reader.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Transhumanist-Reader-Contemporary-Technology/dp/1118334310
I recommend [Beating Back the Devil] (http://www.amazon.com/Beating-Back-Devil-Maryn-McKenna/dp/1439123101/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1450903258&sr=8-1&keywords=beating+back+the+devil) to learn about the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service. It was SO interesting, and you learn a lot about one of the more exciting jobs in public health. I'm in epi but I definitely don't have it in me to travel around the world fighting disease. But even if you're a homebody like me, I would still recommend it just because it's a great read.
Yes I think the smooth pursuit is a really interesting example actually. It is a 'gray area' with respect to the distinction I am drawing, because the eyes are very close to the CNS. I do think the 'least retinal slip' is best seen as a heuristic to achieve pursuit, agreed. And it would be nonobvious before that was discovered, thats what makes it a discovery.
In Olaf Sporns' book networks of the brain http://www.amazon.com/Networks-Brain-Olaf-Sporns/dp/0262014696 the last chapter is devoted to 'embodied computation' where he has some examples of limb elasticity doing computational work and such. So that is a challenge neuroscientists face, the question of where is what taking place and how? And typically we have to answer that question by hypothesis testing. Depending on how we bound our system, different hypotheses might be generated. Moreover, it is a methodological challenge. If i had outfielders watch fly balls being hit on a screen in an mri machine, would we capture much of what the brain does when catching fly balls?
You might find it to be an 'uninteresting distinction', but in my opinion that just shows me that you are missing the larger point in favor of justifying your own arbitrarily chosen favorite level of abstraction (ie the nervous system at a particular scale).
https://www.amazon.com/Cardiac-Catheterization-Handbook-Morton-MSCAI/dp/0323340393/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1536618435&sr=8-3&keywords=cardiac+catherization+handbook
This book is a great place to start. Your background will help you tremendously but be prepared to feel like you have no idea what is happening for a little while. There is a lot of equipment and supplies that are foreign to us ER transplants, but with a little time it all starts to make sense.
Electrophyslogic Testing by Richard Fogoros
https://www.amazon.com/Electrophysiologic-Testing-Richard-N-Fogoros/dp/0470674237
https://www.amazon.com/Electrophysiologic-Testing-Fourth-Richard-Fogoros/dp/1405104783/ref=pd_sbs_14_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=7J5MS6B697Q93D9H7417
Great book for a budding EP staff member. A used 4th edition for cheap would probably be fine.
IBHRE Exam resources
http://pacericd.com/ibhre.htm (free)
http://atischool.org/product-category/books/(pricey books, make your hospital pay for them!)
Heart Rhythm Society (hrsonline.org) is one of the bigger societies related to EP.
eplqbdigest.com is a free resource/news magazine website. Signing up for the monthly printed magazine is free.
ECG
http://ecg.utah.edu/
http://lifeinthefastlane.com/author/edward-burns/
I've been working though this great collection of essays on transhumanist science, technology, and philosophy.
I used Doctors In Training videos! I put myself on a schedule using Cram Fighter . Then I would read that section in Step Up To Medicine. Lastly everyday I would do a random set of UWORLD questions. The actual test will be random so make sure to practice this way. During the last 4 weeks of studying (I studied for 7), I did an NBME or a UWSA. These are good to show you how the questions will be asked and what topics are important. DO NOT take your score to heart, I never scored above a 230 and I got a 262. Most important thing is keep learning from your mistakes and moving forward!
I got Critical Care Nursing Made Incredibly Easy when I started my preceptorship in the ICU and I found it really helpful. And not too pricey or too massive.
Came here to say Oliver Sacks (neuroscience).
I picked up a used copy of the DSM-IV casebook; it's very cheap since the DSM-V has come out. Diagnoses may be outdated but the stories are still there!
There are casebooks in other fields, too-- Surgery, multiple specialities, medical ethics, [pediatrics] (http://www.amazon.com/Files-Pediatrics-Fourth-Edition-LANGE/dp/0071766987/ref=pd_rhf_se_s_cp_9_EQ6W?ie=UTF8&refRID=1WJ16SB6971PCJ94TK2S). Your college library ought to have new-ish ones you can read for free.
I'm also encouraged by reading scientific journal articles in medical fields (research is exciting).
Other stuff: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks isn't about a doctor, but it's about a patient and the HeLa cell line that's been so important to medicine. My decision to go into medicine was affected by The Plague, a novel by Albert Camus about a plague-stricken city. (Main character is a doctor, though not exactly a modern MD.)
Sure, you can buy it on Amazon for an ungodly amount of money.
http://www.amazon.com/Total-Synthesis-II-Strike/dp/096582912X
You can get Sources here:
http://www.amazon.com/Sources-Strike/dp/0965829111/ref=sr_1_17?s=books both by Strike.
...but the books were written using the material found in the forum.
You can grab a copy of the latest edition of "Goodman and Gilman's the Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics" for $75 on Amazon I think.
I bought one about 2 months ago. It has.... everything.... You could probably beat someone to death with it in two or three good smacks.
Edit:
Yup, I was right. $75.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0071624422/ref=sr_1_1_olp?ie=UTF8&qid=1344012473&sr=8-1&keywords=goodman+and+gilman%27s+the+pharmacological+basis+of+therapeutics.+12th+edition&condition=new
I just finished my IM residency. I know it's more than ten complaints, but take a look at the ones they chose to cover in this book for clerkship: https://www.amazon.ca/Case-Files-Internal-Medicine-Fourth/dp/0071761721
I personally found that the topics were really well selected and I found it really helpful to read around some of these cases/topics in preparation for starting residency a few years back. The content they cover in the book is more at the med student level so use it as a guide, not a comprehensive text.
Hi, /r/giantredwoodforest recommended I read this book about RPL: https://www.amazon.com/Not-Broken-Approachable-Miscarriage-Recurrent-ebook/dp/B06XTZW86Y
I just finished reading it and it gives you the pros and cons of using IVF as a treatment for RPL. I did skip over the eastern medicine chapters, but maybe I will read them again at another time. I will be using the book to help me decide if IVF is right for me or not. I am in a similar boat as you. I've had 3 early losses. I know this doesn't answer your question, but I thought I should mention the book. It will probably help you ask better questions during your IVF consult.
Well, chatted with husband last night. Told him how I want him to do some MC reading so that when we do go see the loss obgyn there's two brains rather than one at work. Because I think I'm going to be in tears within minutes of talking to this doctor.
I made him come for the last to appointment back in march and he did help by remember all sorts of things I'd forgotten or couldn't remember in the moment.
So now that we're on that page, I have to figure out what I would like him to read. Not Broken ( https://www.amazon.ca/dp/B06XTZW86Y/ref=pe_1086170_134824320_cm_rv_eml_rv0_dp ) was excellent and I think gives a good overview of everything....
Does anyone else have suggestions?
What was a must read for your partner, for you??
I don't disagree with you. There's something really wrong going on at the CDC, especially in their policy department. The main point that I want to make, though, is that there is a lot of extremely noxious vitriol currently directed at the CDC. While I agree that some criticism is warranted, fear and distrust of the organization may end up being extremely counterproductive in the long run. Much of their good work goes unnoticed in the media. If you have a moment, take the time to read Beating Back the Devil by Maryn McKenna on the CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service -- they do truly heroic work.
Copy pasted from another post, because I'm really not putting more time into this than I already have. Also note that placebo effects (as pointed out elsewhere in the thread) are not due purely to subjective attitudes and thus do not require a person to assume a particular subjective attitude as you suggest. They work on expectations, not just attitudes or opinions. Also not even sure how to deconstruct your argument about how I wouldn't need science if I actually believed in my technique wtf that means. Also yes my epistemology is superior, but no not inherently so, thank you:
I'm just going to put it out there that any decent introductory neuroscience or physiology textbook acknowledges at least some of the physiological correlates of placebo effects (e.g., Purves et al., 2011; [Mayberg et al., 2002] (http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.5.728)), which have been demonstrated to be therapeutically useful, most notably for their analgesic properties (Clinger et al, 2015; Atlas & Wager, 2014; Buhle et al., 2012).
I don't see any issue in a practitioner acknowledging that some clients may experience placebo effects. These effects may contribute to health and wellbeing especially in conditions including IBS, sleep disorders, depression, and chronic pain (WebMD) as long as proper medical attention is sought out as well and as long as they acknowledge that these possibilities have not been explicitly studied beyond a basic understanding of placebo effects outside the context of Reiki or homeopathy.
WebMD reference was because I'm too tired to look up references for each individual diagnosis, but there is plenty of literature on the effectiveness of placebos for these conditions (and more) if you are interested in looking for yourself. It's not hard to find, even with just google scholar.
Merenstein and Gardner is often considered the bible for new NICU nurses up here in Canada.
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https://www.amazon.com/Merenstein-Gardners-Handbook-Neonatal-Intensive/dp/032332083X
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I found it invaluable and still pull it out from time to time. Enjoy the NICU - it's a fabulous world!
Oh looks like you may be interested in studying complex systems. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complex_system
Here's some stuff on using complex systems analysis to look at the brain: http://vimeo.com/13953303
http://www.amazon.com/Networks-Brain-Olaf-Sporns/dp/0262014696
>I mean the concept that Life is a force of the Universe present since its absolute beginning with a function of building toward higher complexity as an opposing force to Entropy, which builds toward nothingness. That the experience of consciousness as we know it is the result of organic matter reaching a critical threshold of complex structure in our brains.
Some people have been working on quantifying consciousness, and they're doing it by measuring reduction in entropy! Maybe you'd be interested in that? Check out Integrated Information Theory. It kinda requires some understanding of Shannon information theory http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Integrated_Information_Theory
And if you are interested in critical care, start learning your pharmacology, start learning how to monitor patients and recognize their pathophysiology. Learn about shock states and interventions. Take ACLS and really absorb the material, learn the drugs (and maybe your hospital will pay for the class). Use your resources.
https://litfl.com/
https://www.aacn.org/education/publications/ajcc
https://www.aacn.org/education/publications/ccn
https://www.amazon.com/Critical-Care-Nursing-Made-Incredibly/dp/1496306937/ref=zg_bs_689795011_5?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=0607QMDKFN47CT1WW80V
https://www.amazon.com/Hemodynamic-Monitoring-Made-Incredibly-Visual/dp/1496306996/ref=zg_bs_689795011_4?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=0607QMDKFN47CT1WW80V
https://www.aacn.org/store/books/400820/aacn-commonly-used-iv-cardiac-medications-for-adults-pocket-reference-card
literally, case files series.
here's IM as a preview: http://www.amazon.com/Files-Internal-Medicine-Fourth-Edition/dp/0071761721
Cardiac Catheterization Handbook, 6e https://www.amazon.com/dp/0323340393/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_CnpIAbP8VJ4WT
I like this book.
Know your cardiac meds (duh), anti-coags, vasoactives... pretty much the ones we use most.
The "Case Files" frequently read for Shelves and Step 2 prep, are those the Lange Case Files? Thank-you.
https://www.amazon.com/Files-Internal-Medicine-Fourth-LANGE/dp/0071761721
https://www.amazon.com/Chief-Complaint-Chris-Ciprian-Feier/dp/0989851915/ref=nodl_
Not really any books to read, but learn the instruments and be focused. Anticipate the needs of the team.
Be super familiar with running a balloon pump. Try to be the expert of that machine.
Learn from the anesthesiologists about vasoactive drips, purpose, normal dose ranges.
Know what the invasive line numbers mean and where they are.
Be interested in more than just positioning, prepping, counting, and closing.
I work as a CVICU RN and scrubbed CV for several years. Its a super fun area to work in. You can be the best on the team with a strong knowledge base. When you gain that knowledge share it!!! See one, do one, teach one. Dont be a know it all, just look for opportunities to learn and opportunities to share knowledge.
I can recommend one book to you. Its intended to learn critical care basics, but it touches nicely on balloon pump, hemodynamics, invasive monitoring, and Swan Ganz. It will help you understand what you are dealing with. The surgeons and anesthesiologists will eventually be impressed by your interest in learning and you will be very successful. Plus you will be the BOMB at giving report to the ICU nurse!
Critical Care Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! (Incredibly Easy! Series®) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1496306937/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_c_api_i_6y.CDbC649HT3
> the point made generalizes to both authors. Sorry for the confusion.
True. For a few examples, see the Amazon reviews of TSII: https://www.amazon.com/Total-Synthesis-II-Strike/dp/096582912X/
One book highly recommended while I was in pharmacy school was Goodman and Gilmans The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. I still have it (digital copy) and I love it!
Okay Mr. Ignorant......since you must clearly be five years old......I'll hold your hand. I was providing you with a cliff notes....but if you'd like to read more, here ya go:
http://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Fractures-Kenneth-Egol/dp/1605477605/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1345203481&sr=1-1&keywords=Fractures
http://www.amazon.com/Fracture-Management-Primary-Care-Consult/dp/143770428X/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1345203481&sr=1-2&keywords=Fractures
http://www.amazon.com/Broken-Bones-X-Ray-Fractures-ebook/dp/B002RL9IYY/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1345203481&sr=1-3&keywords=Fractures
http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Fracture-Treatment-Orthopaedic-Association/dp/0443068763/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1345203481&sr=1-4&keywords=Fractures
http://www.amazon.com/Fractures-Hippocrates/dp/142503148X/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1345203481&sr=1-6&keywords=Fractures
Shall I continue?
There's a good book by Kenneth Rothman (one of the top epidemiologists in the world) that would be a good intro into study design and how to interpret findings. Epi folks often called it the 'Baby Rothman' because he's also written (arguably) the top text in epidemiology as well. The two books work well in tandem as well.
Edit: Just to add, the FDA and AHRQ put out pretty good guidance documents as well that explain the nuances of trials, observational research, etc. I actually used them a fair bit when I was studying for my comprehensive exams. If you're interested, I can fish out the links.
Politicians must be knowledgeable on current events, and laws and policies that are in place or are being put up to vote on. So, that requires a lot of studying and gathering of information to be well-informed. As a graduate student, I also have to be versed in a lot of different information. So, my item is a textbook. All professionals need to read up on lots of different topics to be current on the topics in their field!
Go vote, kid.
I'm sorry about your RPL. I'm glad you're considering talking to an RE about it. I saw there's a new book that came out about RPL thought I have not read it: https://www.amazon.com/Not-Broken-Approachable-Miscarriage-Recurrent-ebook/dp/B06XTZW86Y
I don't know if endometriosis is associated with RPL -- it might be. Endo is nasty stuff, and they're finding that its impact is broader than previously known.
What sort of endometrial biopsy did you have before? What was abnormal about it?
EMT phase is just condensed into eight weeks and is at a fast pace. If you are quick learner it shouldn't be too much of an issue. Put in the extra time and study your book at night. It is all information that is geared toward the national standard so just do NREMT review and maybe buy an EMT text book and flip through and get a basic understanding. Below I included some resources for some really good books to own. I would honestly be impressed if I was an instructor at whiskey land and saw a student with a ranger medic handbook and was familiar with it.
https://www.amazon.com/68W-Advanced-Field-Craft-2009-02-13/dp/B01JXSAGKS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1492880425&sr=8-2&keywords=68w+combat+medic
Is a good resource, but is a bit large to be carried on you
https://www.amazon.com/Ranger-Medic-Handbook-Harold-Montgomery/dp/1601709293/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1492880456&sr=8-2&keywords=ranger+medic+handbook
Ranger medic handbook is the gold standard for treatments, drugs, everything you could possibly want and is designed to fit in your cargo pocket. Every medic at my unit is "highly recommended to have one" aka you better fucking have it.
As for when you are out of EMT phase and learning what the army does for a combat casualty they follow the TCCC algorithm
https://www.jsomonline.org/TCCC.html
Goodman and Gilman as well as Katzung are both considered standard pharm books for med students:
http://www.amazon.com/Goodman-Gilmans-Pharmacological-Therapeutics-Twelfth/dp/0071624422
http://www.amazon.com/Basic-Clinical-Pharmacology-LANGE-Science/dp/0071764011