(Part 3) Best medical books according to redditors
We found 3,128 Reddit comments discussing the best medical books. We ranked the 1,619 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the products ranked 41-60. You can also go back to the previous section.
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Don't know what to study for each rotation? Look at the wiki
In regards to how to study: OnlineMedED is now your Pathoma. UWorld is still UWorld. There is no First Aid for Step 1 for Step 2 so it is made up of a couple of books for each rotation you used / general review books (Step UP, First Aid, master the boards etc.)
The Match is really scary? Buy The Successful Match for a decent run down of the entire process etc. and tips of how to build an application
ERAS is still really scary? Check out these example applications.. start at like pg 29 unless a Pritzker student then ^read ^^it ^^^all ^^^^?
Worried about H+Ps? Get the Perfect H+P book(or download and print a bunch of decent looking templates)
Need more templates etc?? Check out Medfools! for more!!
UFAP
I recommend compiling a document with all interesting patient encounters, presentations you did on the rotation, notable things you accomplished on the rotation. Then when it comes time for your Letter writer to compose your LOR send them that information. Then they can have anecdotes to go off and write in your letter, this will be much more powerful than a generic LOR. This book goes into much more detail about this and I recommend reading the chapter on LORs https://www.amazon.com/Successful-Match-2017-Success-Residency/dp/1937978079/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1522800836&sr=8-1&keywords=residency+match
Do you guys see that small second book from the top? The Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine is probably the only book any medical student will open a thousand time before graduating.
Ain't no one going to open Kumar&Clark or Davidson more than a few time a year
What is it that you don't feel like you understand? It would be helpful if you could ask a more specific question. Hegel uses "consciousness" in the Phenomenology both in the more typical sense (meaning something like "an individual's awareness of the external world and of his/her own thoughts") and as a name for the "protagonist" of the Phenomenology, who progresses from Consciousness to Self-Consciousness to […] to Absolute Knowing. As we read the Phenomenology, we are watching as consciousness (in the second sense) makes a series of attempts to understand itself and its world, and we are watching as each of these attempts fails. Or do you specifically mean the "Consciousness" chapter (i.e., the chapter including the sections on "sense-certainty," "perception," and "force and the understanding")?
I'm not sure what else to add without knowing what, specifically, you're struggling with. As a general rule when you're talking about Hegel's philosophy of mind, it would certainly be helpful to know some Kant--particularly (and kind of unfortunately since it's probably the hardest part of Kant) the "Transcendental Deduction." Kant's ideas regarding the transcendental unity of apperception were hugely important to the post-Kantian idealists, including Hegel.
It would also help to know a little bit about K.L. Reinhold's Elementarphilosophie, and his analysis of representation as consisting in three parts: (roughly) 1) the representation, 2) a relating of the representation to a subject, and 3) a relating of the representation to an object. I think you can detect the Reinhold picture when Hegel says things like, "consciousness distinguishes something from itself and at the same time it relates itself to it. Or, as this should be expressed: There is something for consciousness; and the determinate aspect of this relating, that is, of the being of something for a consciousness, is knowledge. However, we distinguish being-in-itself from this being for an other; what is related to knowledge is likewise distinguished from it and is also posited as existing external to this relation; the aspect of this in-itself is called truth" (¶82).
Knowing some Fichte would be good too; ditto Schelling. Honestly, though, I'm afraid that I might be making reading the Phenomenology seem like an extraordinarily daunting task for which you need to spend years preparing yourself, but that's because your request for help is so broad that I don't really know where to focus my recommendations. The Phenomenology is definitely super hard, but you don't need to have memorized the whole history of philosophy to make any sense of it or something.
As I always do when people ask about the Phenomenology, I'll also recommend that you check out from your library or buy Michael Forster's Hegel's Idea of a Phenomenology of Spirit and Jean Hyppolite's Genesis and Structure of Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit. The Forster is a great overview of what the Phenomenology as a whole is trying to do, though it won't help much with specific sections. The Hyppolite is a straight-up chapter-by-chapter commentary which you can read as you read the Phenomenology: read a chapter, then read the Hyppolite, then go back and read the chapter again--it's a bit time consuming, but you'll get a lot out of doing that. If you can't get the Hyppolite for some reason, go for either the Stern or the Kalkavage texts that do roughly the same thing.
If you want to respond or edit the OP with a more specific question, then I can try to address that more directly.
And you should check out the companion book, Crucial Interventions, as well: https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Interventions-Illustrated-Principles-Nineteenth-Century/dp/0500518106/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1511836333&sr=8-1&keywords=Crucial+interventions
It's full of horrifyingly beautiful 19th century surgical illustrations.
If you want the standard sequence of Neuroscience textbooks, there is a rough ordering of 3 common books. Each are very comprehensive and more than you would likely be able to read cover to cover, but they get more sophisticated and comprehensive as you go. The last one specifically is essentially the bible of neuroscience and you will be hard pressed to find a more comprehensive coverage of any of the topics outside a specialised textbooks or research papers.
These books will cover the general overview of neuroanatomy, physiology, pharmacology and pathology but if you want to go further in depth, there are more advanced books for each of those and dozens of other subfields.
I would specifically recommend Nolte - The human brain: an introduction to its functional anatomy as an exceptional example of a specialised text. Unfortunately, I do not recall the neurpharmacology text that I used, but it was very good too. I shall look it up and get back to you! For a more general introduction to pharmacology, the standard text is Rand and Dale - Pharmacology.
Bruh, did you even try?
https://www.amazon.com/First-Aid-USMLE-Step-2017/dp/1259837637/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1479081198&sr=8-1&keywords=first+aid+2017
Nonfiction - Atul Gawande's The Checklist Manifesto. It's awesome if you're at all interested in process and how complex things get done.
I personally used the Harr book since my program gave us a manual/study guide that was basically a review of everything. Harr is great for practice tests with easy access to the answers.
I had a classmate that swore by the Success in CLS book. It has an awesome review section if you need one.
For my own studying, I stuck to my study guide, the Harr book, and lots and lots of LabCE.
Pharm is tough. The first test of nursing school in ANY subject is going to be tough.
My success in pharm has depended on studying in MANY different ways. My professor provides us with a "key list" of drugs for each test module, and then bases her lectures off that list. I take that list, save it to my desktop, and almost retype all of her PPT notes underneath each drug/drug class. I print this off as a sort of condensed "manual" and carry that with me just about everywhere. It makes it easy for me to study (I don't have to get out my laptop, can read it at a red light...oops?). Also, I use mosby's flashcards (link below) and found them to be extremely helpful. The pictures may or may not be too silly to remember, but the information on the back is extremely condensed and helpful. Now, these flashcards do NOT always have everything my professor tests on, HOWEVER, they do give me a good starting point.
Basically, I start small and start to build on a drug class. I "get to know" my drug by looking at the Mosby flashcard. I'm familiar. I then re read my notes from my teacher. More familiar. I tend to repeat this step a LOT. If it feels like it's not sinking in, just keep going. Pharm is a lot of rote memorization, and you have to keep chugging.
I also found it very helpful to read case studies on a drug, find a youtube video ABOUT someone who takes the drug, read something about someone who took it, etc. It was a LOT easier for me to remember a drug when I was able to put a story to it. I have classmates who even make up their OWN stories about a drug. Whatever you have to do.
I don't study for pharm in any one way. The key is to find a way that keeps you ENGAGED. I personally did not enjoy making flashcards (the ones I bought served a purpose) and got more use out of re-typing notes and having everything on a few pages.
Also, do you have a study group? I find that sitting down with my condensed drug list and talking about the drug with classmates helps a lot. Quiz each other. Just talk about it. It's also helpful to find out a classmate has been/is on a certain drug and shares their story about the drug. Again, have something to connect to.
One important thing to realize (I struggled with this) is that you CANNOT memorize EVERYTHING about a drug. When I say "spend time" with each drug, pretend you are sitting there taking it out to dinner. Find out it's life story. Why does it do what it does? Once you start understanding the drug, you can start to understand/guess some of the side and adverse effects (some side/adverse effects are just oddballs, and you have to memorize those, but fortunately the "weird" ones are the easy ones that stand out!). The big drug list we got used to overwhelm me, but just take it one. bite. at. a. time. Also, I study pharm a little bit every day. I could NOT be successful in this class if I was like a lot of my other classmates and crammed. Often times, it's literally the day before a test where the information just "clicks", and I finally feel confident. I can't imagine trying to cram all the info in in a few days. It's not a good subject for that.
Also, now you know HOW your teacher tests, and the kinds of questions they deem to be important. When you meet with your teacher, be sure to straight up ask them what they recommend. Many teachers are more than willing to help. My pharm professor is amazing, and is the reason pharm is one of my favorite classes.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0323289541/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
The Harr book is call you need.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0803628285/ref=pd_aw_fbt_b_img_3?refRID=1PDVYHCBFW6KS037BK0Y
I thought this book was most reflective of actual questions on the test
http://www.amazon.com/Prioritization-Delegation-Assignment-Exercises-Examination/dp/0323113435
Fantastic score! As far as getting into an elite IM program, I would definitely start by identifying a mentor at your home IM program; they'll be better able to guide you. And with a 260 Step, I'm sure they'd be more than happy to help you achieve your career goals.
Also, be on the lookout for research projects that you can help out with, be it case reports or systemic reviews.
Otherwise, the usual advice applies: do well on your rotations, study hard for each shelf, and do well with CK.
Also, buy a copy of The Successful Match. It has useful advice for obtaining letters of rec, what to write in your personal statement, etc.
https://www.amazon.com/Successful-Match-2017-Success-Residency/dp/1937978079
Definitely worth looking into mast cell and histamine issues if Zyrtec helps you. Have a read of this https://www.amazon.com/Never-Bet-Against-Occam-Activation/dp/0997319615 and check out his YT video if you want to learn about MC disorders.
NRSG.com has a pharm course that I'm taking over the summer. Get an early start on that crap, that's the one course that almost took me out last semester (did fine in the class but failed the ATI). I also really like these pharm flashcards, they don't cover all drugs but I was actually able to visualize a few of the cards during my ATI retake and it helped.
I am also in patho next fall so can't help you there....
Well, the good news is that you will get training. They're not just going to throw you to the wolves. So you'll have some time to work closely with a preceptor and ask a bunch of questions. And it's great that you're already brushing up on vent concepts.
Honestly, I think the only way to really gain confidence is to just go out there and do it. Once you have a couple of ICU shifts under your belt, it won't seem so scary anymore. And hopefully you have coworkers that you feel you can go to if you're stumped on a patient.
For mechanical ventilation concepts, I'd suggest this book: http://www.amazon.com/Ventilator-Book-William-Owens-MD/dp/098529650X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1462453163&sr=8-1&keywords=the+ventilator+book. It has very short chapters and is very easy to understand. Chapter 2 or 3 covers exactly what you're worried about: knowing when/why to make vent changes and what to do to solve "x" problem.
I always tell myself that I can ALWAYS bag the patient. If the vent is going crazy and the patient is in some kind of distress and I don't know what to do, I know that I can always bag the patient and call for help. And I have had to do that a few times. In my experience, most RT's are pretty good to each other as far as helping each other out. I hope you will be working with a good team.
Top Knife is a little above your level but is absolute gold if you will be performing any kind of trauma surgery in the future. The Ventilator Book is appropriate for absolutely anyone who will step foot in an ICU for more than fifteen minutes and will take about that long to read.
/u/BedsideRounds, I was just going to suggest the same thing, as I have the book and enjoy thumbing through it. I also have Crucial Interventions, which is along the same style.
Which podcast do you host? If you are uncomfortable telling us in public, can you PM me?Never mind I just read it in your starter comment.There are premade med flashcards you can buy. Here's an example.
Her class will likely have powerpoints to study or she can take notes during lecture that will help highlight the important information. You don't have to literally memorize every medication, because that would be insane. It's a lot of learning the more common classes of drugs and their actions/side effects, and most of the drugs in their respective classes have similar names so they are easy to lump together. I find the people that made 100s of flash cards for every drug imaginable wasted their time.
For NCLEX all I did was buy the Kaplan Q bank and the Saunders review book and do ~50 practice questions a day for about 2 weeks and I passed first try.
I 100% agree with priming with pathoma, though I would also say that this would be an excellent alternate in terms of a primer.
I really recommend a Wreck This Journal - I think her age is perfect for it. It can help channel creativity and explore both good and bad emotions. Here is a video of what a completed Wreck This Journal looks like for one person.
I haven't gotten a chance to do more than skim, but I like what I've read of this book so far.
This book won't help you understand the Hegel passages as such, but it provides a different translation of that section that might be helpful. It also gives you a sense of how Lordship-Bondship section finds purchase in later (mainly 20th Century) thinkers.
As for reading Hegel, try to get hold of Jean Hyppolite's Genesis and Structure of Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit.
The book is written as a companion to the Phenomenology, so the order of the chapters is the same. Also, Hyppolite is a remarkably clear writer who does a nice job of summarizing the entire chapter first, then breaking down specifics.
The textbook that originally got me interested in my PhD work in 3D heart tissue models was Lilly's Pathophysiology of Heart Disease. It was very interesting to learn about one of the most important organs in your body and how one minor problem leads to a cascading effect of more problems systemically. But, after 6 years of studying this I've moved on to other things. But this textbook really has a special place in my...heart. Its only $40 for a physical copy which for a textbook is pretty good. But, many schools make this available, making it very accessible.
I strongly recommend that you take some time to travel and enjoy yourself.
No matter what you do to prepare, you are going to be studying and working constantly. Every day will be a constant stream of new knowledge, to the point where anything you study beforehand about, say, EKG's, will need to be pushed out of your mind for starting two months of intensely focusing on the kidney or liver.
I was a kinesiology major focusing heavily on anatomy and physiology. I've worked in physical therapy, an ENT clinic as a scribe, shadowed, etc before school. Despite my history, I still had to re-learn everything in fields that I thought I knew according to the way I would be tested on it or for the boards. This is especially true concerning medications, your Pharmacology or Clin Med courses will tell you what you use to treat a disorder first line, no matter what you've seen in practice.
With that said, if you really are itching to read or prep, I suggest reading Pathophysiology Made Ridiculously Simple which is a great overview of all the components of physiology along with clever ways to remember them. This is a great reference to use during school.
You can also look through medical terminology, many programs will have you "test out" of this at the beginning to continue or it will help you to more quickly identify the disorders etc. in your lectures.
It never hurts to brush up on anatomy, this will be one of your more overwhelming courses content-wise.
good luck!
The general consensus here is to study.
Pick up some literature and start going through it, find someone else with interests in medicine and it'll be much easier on you to study together.
https://www.amazon.com/Emergency-Care-Transportation-Injured-Orange/dp/1284032841
If you are a fan and/or have long commutes start listening to some relevant material. EMCrit is a solid source to learn from.
https://emcrit.org/
Best of luck
Questions in the BOC book were harder than what I had in my test. Had the Harr book but didn't use it since I didn't like the format of the book
For study materials, I definitely recommend:
SUCCESS! in Clinical Laboratory Science
This has a lot of outline reviews that I found extremely helpful
Clinical Laboratory Science Review: A Bottom Line Approach
This book has a lot of tables, graphics, and charts to help you remember all this info
I'm finishing up my Pharmacology class for the semester now. I would say there's a few things that have been really useful while studying.
The first is to get some kind of supplement to your textbook. I use the Mosby flashcards with full illustrations on one side, and a full list of the medicine's action, uses, adverse effects, etc. on the other. They give a really good summary of the things you need to know, and have nice mnemonics and ways to remember basic info.
The second is to make study guides. I lucked out and have a teacher who gives us a list of specific things to look for on the exams, but they can also be done by simply going through the class of drug (antibiotics, for example), then narrowing it down to specific drugs, their effect on the body, what they're used to treat, therapeutic dose, and adverse reactions.
A lot of my test questions will focus on why you'd use Drug A over Drug B, even though they're both the same kind of medicine. Pay attention to these, because they can be really useful in understanding why there's various versions of specific drugs. Why would warfarin be a good choice over heparin for abdominal surgery, even though they're typically used together? Things like that.
Finally, something that personally works for me is the night before the test, I will simply handwrite out the most important information from our PowerPoint lectures, my study guide, etc. It's time consuming, and rewriting doesn't work for everyone, but I find it helpful since I type most of my notes/study guides in class.
Here's the link for the flash cards if you're interested.
https://www.amazon.com/Mosbys-Pharmacology-Memory-NoteCards-Mnemonic/dp/0323289541
I would also suggest looking over any Pathophysiology notes you may have, or A&P if you haven't taken Patho. Understanding disease processes and what system your drug is effecting specifically can help with comprehension.
Good luck!
Yes! 1) PANCE Prep Pearls, 2) Step-Up To Medicine, 3) First Aid for the Psychiatry Clerkship, 4) Pathophysiology Made Ridiculously Simple, 5) Clinical Neuroanatomy Made Ridiculously Easy.
2) Don't be afraid to change your study habits. You probably won't study the same way you did in undergrad or even post-bacc. It's a whole new ballgame.
Yeah, this definitely sounds influenced by Malcolm Gladwell's work, from Atul Gawande in The Checklist Manifesto:
> He examines checklists in aviation, construction, and investing, but focuses on medicine, where checklists mandating simple measures like hand washing have dramatically reduced hospital-caused infections and other complications.
From Malcolm Gladwell's Blink:
> A cardiologist named Lee Goldman developed a decision tree that, using only four factors, evaluates the likelihood of heart attacks better than trained cardiologists in the Cook County Hospital emergency room in Chicago
Oh, you probably won't find them online since I read that in my old EMT school textbook. As it turns out, nasal airways are actually only in the scope of EMT or higher, so I would stick to OPAs. And about the tourniquets, I'm sure you can read up any recent publications from medical journals and they will discuss tourniquet application times and how they aren't as worried about them as they were in the past.
The Successful Match has some good stuff. Maybe see if you can borrow one from a friend or Amazon prime that shiz.
Lilly: pathophysiology of heart disease.
https://www.amazon.com/Pathophysiology-Heart-Disease-Collaborative-Students/dp/1451192754/ref=dp_ob_title_bk
No. Kojeve was influential, but he read a lot of his own philosophy into Hegel. You'll want to go with Genesis and Structure of Hegel's "Phenomenology of Spirit" by Jean Hyppolite or The Routledge Guidebook to Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit by Robert Stern. Gregory Sadler has an ongoing series on Youtube called Half Hour Hegel which is very helpful. Why Theory's episode on the Preface to the Phenomenology will also help you get started.
I wouldn't go through and do the exams over again. It doesn't serve much purpose because you've already seen the questions and know the correct answers somewhere down in your brain.
I would just find some more practice problems to do and do one last in-depth look at the material. I got sick of studying and the last two weeks before the exam, I did like 5-6 passages a dayfrom Exam Krackers VR 101 and looked through a couple of questions and sections in the Berkeley Review (gen chem and physics) and the EK Bio book. I told myself I was going to take all of the AAMC tests, but only ended up taking two (35 and 32) and ended up scoring quite well on the real thing.
Grab this book. It has helped many of the new guys on our department pass it the first time. Most of the guys that don't get it and/or do not actually use it, end up taking the exam at least twice.
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You may or may not have time for this but his help me out a lot
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0132253968/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_5Sfavb08Q5TFC
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0132253968/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_5Sfavb08Q5TFC
[This is a really good book] (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0135126487/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1). LabCE gives you a decent representation of the type of questions you will see on the accreditation test. The book is a summarized version of everything you will go over during your coursework and decent study material, so that's what I'd go with if I could only get one. If you have the money, get both.
Thanks! I actually took my pharm final a few weeks ago and barely passed it... and it was open book.
So, I struggle a lot there. I am going to get this to help me out, but are there any other resources you can think of that would help? I know it's mostly memorization, but I get overwhelmed because of how much there is.
Like, I went through an entire pharm course and I know the only reason I passed was because we were allowed to use our notes for quizzes and our books for the final. I barely retained any of the information that was taught to me.
And now, it's a huge struggle because my program is so fast-paced that once you fall behind, you're pretty much done for because there are already 2 new subjects we're racing through and it's hard to find the time to study for everything I'm in currently, let alone things I need to work on additionally.
But it's important because pharmacology is obviously going to be a big part of the state board exam. :(
"The Successful Match" goes through all of this by specialty plus just general app info.
https://www.amazon.com/Successful-Match-2017-Success-Residency/dp/1937978079
No worries and thanks /u/weeza29745!
U world is a mobile app that you can also access on other devices such as your computer (which I like the best becoz it gives easy 'search' option) or an ipad. One time payment gives you an access on ALL devices for a certain time period (around $50 for a month that you can renew for a cheap). There are also other plans for a longer period access, such as yearly, available on their website
It is Uworld NCLEX-RN. They also have PN for LPNs and USMLE for medical students.
Saunders is a comprehensive book that also comes in just 'question&answers' version.
Good luck, my friend!
Here are the sources:
Uworld-NCLEX-RN: https://www.uworld.com/NCLEX/nclex_rn_qbank.aspx
Saunders Comprehensive (there is a new 7th edition in the market I guess that just released); here is 6th Ed: https://www.amazon.ca/Saunders-Comprehensive-Review-NCLEX-RN-Examination/dp/1455727555
In case you had lots of priority or delegation questions (which you will get most of the time in NCLEX), both Uworld and the following book are helpful: https://www.amazon.ca/Prioritization-Delegation-Assignment-Exercises-Examination/dp/0323113435
Hope it helps
ask a local hospital if you can shadow an ICU RT for a day or two, i work with RT's all the time and have learned loads about vents.
Also this book is really helpful at least for basics "https://www.amazon.com/Ventilator-Book-William-Owens-MD/dp/098529650X"
For medical history, the Morbid Anatomy Anthology has several books that helped fill the void The Knick left. They have Kindle editions but they're useless because they scanned the pages of the hardcover books so the text is tiny and unreadable. Worth getting the hardcovers; the illustrations are gorgeous. I really liked:
Crucial Interventions
The Anatomical Venus: Wax, God, Death & the Ecstatic
LabCE, Success in Clinical Lab Science, and the BOC book. I also had this book from Louisiana State University. It's very bare bones, but it's written in a way that helps you remember key information. I found it very useful.
we use this book in my neurobiology class and i like it.. covers a lot on how neurons do their thing
Hang in there.
I'm not a doctor, just a random stranger on the internet, but I am familiar with some of the symptoms you describe, and I do feel obligated to share a piece of information that may or may not be useful to you.
There is an illness called "Mast Cell Activation Syndrome", which has not been recognized until very recently, though it has probably existed for at least a century, if not longer. Symptoms can be extremely diverse, but are commonly of inflammatory nature. The underlyiing cause is inappropriate activation of mast cells (a type of immune cell present in virtually every organ). Common symptoms include rash, gastrointestinal problems, but also "weird" reactions to medications, supplements or foods. It can also produce neuropsychatric symptoms like generalized anxiety or emotional liability ([source][3]). Treatment is not easy, but usually includes medication that inhibits mast cell mediators, like H1 antagonists (often used for "hay fever") or H2 antagonists (often used for reflux). Low dose benzodiazepines have also been reported to work. Also worth noting is that some classes of medication are knowns to interfere with the body's process for disposing of mast cell mediatiors, in particular [MAO-inhibitors][4], which includes some antidepressants.
For more information on this disease, I highly recommend an [overview article by LB Afrin and GJ Molderings][1], and even more highly recommend [Dr. Afrin's book][2], which collects many case reports.
[1]: http://www.wjgnet.com/2218-6204/full/v3/i1/1.htm
[2]: http://www.amazon.com/Never-Bet-Against-Occam-Activation/dp/0997319615
[3]: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26162709
[4]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monoamine_oxidase_inhibitor
Sadly, recognition among currently existing doctors is, ... uh, ... not up to par yet.
Anyway, I just wanted to throw this out here, to make sure that all information is on the table.
I haven't read this book but it's a nice hardcover with beautiful historical illustrations and is not very expensive. I doubt it's comprehensive / definitive but you'll love flipping through it and it'll look great on your bookshelf:
https://www.amazon.com/Crucial-Interventions-Illustrated-Principles-Nineteenth-Century/dp/0500518106?ie=UTF8&*Version*=1&*entries*=0
Another area I've become interested in (in my own field of expertise, not surgery) is actually buying historical texts. Find a specialty used book store in your city and browse through their medical/scientific books. Even a standard (med school-level) text from 70 years ago is fascinating when understood in the context of what has come since. And the <100 year-old books are not expensive (<$100).
abebooks.com is full of cheap old used (and expensive old used) textbooks from many countries and areas of medicine.
When I am thinking about a disease that I encounter in my practice frequently (ex. Hodgkin disease), sometimes it's fun to dip into one of my old textbooks and read something like "Hodgkin's disease is a disease of the hematopoietic organs [...] It is invariably fatal. Whether it is neoplastic or inflammatory in nature remains a matter of dispute." (Boyd, 1947).
These old textbooks are very readable. That edition of Boyd's pathology belonged to my grandfather. Every single page of it is fascinating.
I used these two:
http://www.amazon.com/SUCCESS-Clinical-Laboratory-Science-Edition/dp/0135126487/
This one has fairly detailed outlines for each subsection with plenty of questions.
http://www.amazon.com/Medical-Laboratory-Science-Review-Robert/dp/0803628285/
This one only contains questions, but it comes with a CD that has pictures as well.
Get plenty of practice and good luck!
I've only read The Phenomenology of Spirit and some of Hegel's theological writings, but I used the following commentaries. I also used the Miller translation, which has paragraph-by-paragraph summaries in the back; these aren't terribly helpful, but they're there.
Werner Marx, Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirt: A Commentary Based on the Preface and Introduction.
Jean Hyppolite, Genesis and Structure of Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit.
I haven't gotten the the impression that Hyppolite is popular in the Anglophone world. That perception may be way off, but I thought it was worth mentioning a bit more about him. His commentary also includes a quality essay on the history of Hegel's reception in France, particularly in the 20th century. The whole commentary is incredibly helpful, but that essay itself is a gem.
From Amazon's description:
>Jean Hyppolite produced the first French translation of Hegel's Phenomenology of Spirit. His major works--the translation, his commentary, and Logique et existence (1953)--coincided with an upsurge of interest in Hegel following World War II. Yet Hyppolite's influence was as much due to his role as a teacher as it was to his translation or commentary: Foucault and Deleuze were introduced to Hegel in Hyppolite's classes, and Derrida studied under him. More than fifty years after its original publication, Hyppolite's analysis of Hegel continues to offer fresh insights to the reader.
All of these are great. The last one is lacking but the most simple of the bunch.
https://www.amazon.com/Dales-Pharmacology-Ritter-FBPharmacolS-FMedSci/dp/0702053627
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I was diagnosed and treated by Dr. Afrin after some of my other doctors learned of and began to suspect MCAS.
Regarding where to start, Afrin would be an excellent choice, but I hear he has a waiting list over a year long for new patients. I have some physicians in my family, and most of the diagnosis-searching was done by them, I was not very involved with the process. My primary symptoms are depression and severe fatigue (though the two can become difficult to separate), and during this time (~1-2 years ago) I was mostly too exhausted to do anything other than lay in bed 24 hours a day listening to audiobooks and sometimes watching netflix when I had the energy. I can try to find out about other doctors that might be able to diagnose it.
The price I see on amazon is $14.99 for the kindle version, so either I'm out of touch with the reality of book prices or it's being sold expensively elsewhere.
If you can't afford it, I'd advise trying to find somewhere to pirate it from, the purpose of the book is to spread awareness of MCAS, profit is probably a secondary objective.
Anywayway I hope what I've written makes sense, I took a bunch of supposedly non-psycoactive industrial hemp extract a while ago from what has just turned out to be one of those less-than-reputable online vendors I talked about in another comment because I ran out of CBD from my usual source today and needed these until I could get some more and they came on while i was writing this and I am now high as fuck. I'll edit my top level comment tomorrow with some additional information and try to get back to everyone over the next few days (my fatigue is better but far from gone, can't say how long this will take), I didn't expect this much of a response!
https://www.uworld.com/
https://www.lecturio.com/
https://www.amazon.com/First-Aid-USMLE-Step-2017/dp/1259837637
^^FYI Last link is a book.. unfortunately can't get that online unless you know how to... ;)
Lilly's 'pathophysiology of heart disease' is one of the best overviews available - it covers many aspects of heart disease from A&P to ECGs and is part of the core readings for many med students and paramedics. Plus you can find lots of used copies around for cheap.
Pathophysiology of Heart Disease: A Collaborative Project of Medical Students and Faculty https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1451192754/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_uB7XBb1AQ6VZY
Hey u/excogito_ergo_sum, you should definitely look into mast cell activation syndrome based on symptoms and what meds have helped you. I highly, HIGHLY recommend reading this book about MCAS. Yes, it's $20 and not available in most libraries, but it is SERIOUSLY life changing. Best book I have read since I've been sick because it explains so. many. things. about mysterious symptoms and why the medications you're on are helping. Quite specifically, H1/H2 receptors are what Dr. Afrin (the author of the book and leading expert on mast cell activation syndrome) uses first in treatment - you are already on Zyrtec which is one of them. Next step is hydroxyzine, which you are already also on.
Here is the desktop version of your link
also http://www.amazon.com/Neuroscience-Fourth-Edition-Dale-Purves/dp/0878936971 is a link to the textbook used. I will not post a link to a pdf of that version (which i cannot actually find) but there is a third edition pdf readily accessible that looks like a different chapter order.
I second every single one of those recommendations (with special emphasis placed on the blood bank and micro texts), but I do want to recommend a different text for Hematology/Hemostasis.
To fill in some other gaps:
This is what we used for Immunology/Serology.
Mycology and Parasitology. Virology was covered using online materials. I honestly found all of those materials a bit underwhelming. Abbott provides a pretty decent PDF on the Hepatitis Virus though.
BioChemistry. Though, the only reason I don't necessarily recommend it over the initial suggestion is because this book is so loaded with information it's honestly overwhelming; however, very very thorough.
Finally, I don't know what other review books people used for the ASCP, but this book's^^[1] publisher^^[2] guarantees you'll pass or your money back. I'm not sure if that information is actually listed on their website or not, it's just something to look into.
I'm a Pharm.D student and when I first started pharmacology I found these cards helpful:
http://www.amazon.com/Mosbys-Pharmacology-Memory-NoteCards-Mnemonic/dp/0323078001/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1420735838&amp;sr=8-5&amp;keywords=pharmacology+flash+cards+for+nursing+students
I think this is the newer edition:
http://www.amazon.com/Mosbys-Pharmacology-Memory-NoteCards-Mnemonic/dp/0323289541/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1420735838&amp;sr=8-3&amp;keywords=pharmacology+flash+cards+for+nursing+students
Search pharmacology for nurses on Amazon and there's a lot of great resources!
Oxford handbook of clinical specialities
And the Oxford handbook of Clinical medicine are great quick reference guides.
However the best advice given to me was know you're anatomy, and its helped so far!
Hi, I graduated last May and passed the NCLEX first try. Here's what I did:
Michael Linares videos from Simple Nursing: This guy helped with some of the tougher concepts.
Khan Academy is wonderful for disease processes and anatomy/physiology problems.
Go to the library and check out some NCLEX books, or find some used on Amazon. I recommend the Saunder's and Prioritization, Delegation, and Assignment out of all the ones that I bought. I used these for everything.
Have you heard of www.quizlet.com ? You can look up tons of flashcards or make your own. There's an app so you can take them with you wherever you go, and it grades you each time you go through them so you can find your weak spots. Spelling counts on the points, and it did on my exams, which helped with some of those tricky words. You can also add pictures to your cards if you want.
I went through the Hurst review after graduation, which was a nice review. It's crazy expensive, and if I did it all over again I probably would have skipped it.
Get comfortable with the math! Go to a tutor if that's something your struggle with, as those are EASY POINTS. There's only one correct answer in math, unlike every other nursing school question.
Remember ABCIS for priority: Airway, Breathing, Circulation, Infection and Safety! Every question you see, imagine if you can only do one thing for your patient. Read the questions carefully and look for key words. I went through and underlined those words. Break it down piece by piece.
I used powerpoints for my notes, as added diagrams and videos help me. You can also search easily for information when you are reviewing.
Good luck, and don't forget to breathe!
Start with this and this. However, the two best books on the phenomenology are this and this. Personally, Quentin Lauer's commentary really helped me get a handle on Hegel and I think it is the best that is published. However, this will be the best commentary when it gets published (in full disclosure I was a student of Houlgate when doing my MA and learned Hegel from him and had access to the manuscript of this text learning a lot from it).
The new Stephen King book, a book full of antique surgical illustations, a book about creepy asylum treatments back in the early 20th century, and some money toward a new laptop. :)
Fear cuts deeper than swords
Main WL
WHEW. That took way longer than I thought it would but I think I found everything but what your name is! Thanks for the contest, I had a blast!
The Ventilator Book is a solid introduction and is readily accessible to 3rd and 4th year med students.
No, it's the Examkrackers 101 Verbal reasoning passages.
http://www.amazon.com/Examkrackers-Passages-MCAT-Verbal-Reasoning/dp/1893858553/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1373476316&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=ek+101+verbal
Honestly, keep doing what you’re doing. Hold yourself accountable, and take those mistakes as an opportunity to learn about something. When you “do something stupid” make a mental note to not do it again, or focus on how you will do whatever it is next time. Also if you want some good bang for your buck reading, look no further...
https://www.amazon.com/Clinical-Pathophysiology-Made-Ridiculously-Simple/dp/0940780801
Seriously, they even have silly drawings that help illustrate body systems and whatnot, it’s one of my favorite reads.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0803628285?pc_redir=1397702281&amp;robot_redir=1
This is the only book I used. It was highly recommend by my professors and it was all we used to study for college exams too. It's great in that not only does it tell you the correct answer, it tells you why the others are wrong. I always recommend this book to the students we get. It also comes with a cd with even more questions.
You need some PDA
https://www.amazon.com/Prioritization-Delegation-Assignment-Exercises-Examination/dp/0323113435
This book will abuse you but make you understand the nclex style of questions
This is a good place to start.
https://www.amazon.com/Clinical-Pharmacology-Made-Ridiculously-Simple/dp/1935660004
I've heard really good things about this book: https://www.amazon.com/Prioritization-Delegation-Assignment-Exercises-Examination/dp/0323113435
But any good source of practice questions (saunders, ati, etc) should have prioritization questions.
This is their current edition book for CARS (among other things): http://www.amazon.com/9th-Examkrackers-MCAT-Reasoning-Skills/dp/1893858715/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1462834094&amp;sr=1-8&amp;keywords=exam+krackers
The other book I bought used is the 101 passages (sorry for the mix-up!): http://www.amazon.com/Examkrackers-Passages-MCAT-Verbal-Reasoning/dp/1893858553/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1462834094&amp;sr=1-2&amp;keywords=exam+krackers
Thank you so much!
https://www.amazon.com/EMT-Basic-Review-Manual-National-Certification/dp/0763744662/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1467719995&amp;sr=8-4&amp;keywords=emt+training
Would this be a good resource? I also see this and am not certain if it's something I'll have to buy, should buy, or that would be provided for me, were I to enroll in a course.
http://www.amazon.com/Emergency-Care-Transportation-Injured-Orange/dp/1284032841
--This is the best EMT-Basic book in my opinion. BLS care is what saves lives 90% of the time, so this is a great place to start!
Check out Mast Cell Activation Disorder and a book by Dr. Lawrence Afrin:
https://www.amazon.com/Never-Bet-Against-Occam-Activation/dp/0997319615
I don't know if that is what you have, but it might be worth a look into this.
I agree completely, Kandel's book is definitely my favorite neuroscience text. For a more undergraduate level introduction Neuroscience: Exploring the Brain by Mark Bear et al. and Neuroscience by Dale Purves et al. are good starting places.
Yes,
https://www.amazon.ca/Examkrackers-Passages-McAt-Verbal-Reasoning/dp/1893858553/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8
Pretty good book actually, a lot of really boring and dense humanities passages, with a good portion of questions being "reasoning beyond the text".
Not accepting older editions!
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I'm in the basic class now and this is my book. They offer online books also if that is cheaper. Any questions on anything in particular, feel free to ask me and I can look in my book for you!
I love the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine!
"What are the parts of the brain and what do they do?" is a much better formed question, but now you're getting into unsolved questions and areas of active research. There are hundreds of "identifiable parts" of the brain, and short of writing an entire textbook, there's not much I can do to answer such a broad question!
My recommendation for you would be to keep reading wikipedia (maybe start here ) and if you run into any specific questions come back to reddit and ask them, or try to get your hands on a basic neuroscience text book (the Purves book is good).
I hope I don't sound too discouraging! If you have specific questions I'm happy to answer them and I'm sure other panelists are too, but for me personally, I don't want to spend more than an hour answering any single question, and as it stands, your question would take me hours to answer well.
Phone App (and go-to): Davis's Drug Guide
Physical Book: Clinical Pharmacology Made Ridiculously Simple
Edit: These are primarily for how drugs work and home medications, not necessarily for dosing. I would refer to your provided drug protocols.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wreck-This-Journal-Create-Destroy/dp/1846144450
I passed my national on the third try. All three times I went up to 120 questions. First and second try were a week apart. the third test I studied for two months to make sure I passed. I got this book on amazon, studied every question, and any question I got wrong I wrote it on a google doc with the correct answer. By the end of the book I had about 12 pages of material I didn't understand. After that I just studied those 12 pages until I was ready. Like I said, the third time I went to 120 q's, but I was very confident in all my answers. Hope that helps.
2 and 3. This is an INCREDIBLY broad question. The test is VERY difficult and inclusive of the full range of the MLS profession. The can ask you what disease state and ANA stain indicates and then which of these bacteria are urease positive the next.
There is no ONE book that will go over everything.
This one looks good to start off with and not that expensive.
I love to type during lectures, rather than writing with a pen (so slow, and printing, pens and paper are expensive!), so either a tablet with an external keyboard, or a laptop would be important for me, at least. Maybe you find you remember lecture notes more easily if you write them on paper, and some people don't like studying from a computer screen. However, internet access is important anyway, so even if you just have a basic laptop at home it will come in very useful. I use a Lenovo G510, which I really like, but that's more expensive than you need to pay.
A smartphone is also very important for me (calendar, timetable, e-mail, reminders, drug databases, etc. always available). I use a Sony Xperia S (had it for nearly 3 years, no signs of dying yet!)
First Aid for the USMLE (when it comes to it)
These two might be more useful in clinical years, but these are essential for me:
Also,
You don't need to purchase a gym membership, but go for a damn jog!! I find it very easy to be completely sedentary around exams, and it's bad! Yeah. Jogging and regular bedtime (and waking up time) make me wayyy more productive. It makes it easier if you have a great breakfast in mind ;)
You don't need to buy a phenomenal amount, you don't need to buy every book that's recommended or anything, but I think a laptop and a mid-range smartphone (or better) will allow you to study almost everything.
book recommendation for ya https://www.amazon.com/Checklist-Manifesto-How-Things-Right/dp/0805091742 - it definitely has a bunch of military references too. checklists are amazing
For This is the book you want, First Aid for the USMLE Step 1:
https://www.amazon.com/First-Aid-USMLE-Step-2017/dp/1259837637/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1502900505&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=first+aid+step+1
For a pdf version, message me your email and I share.
Figuring out how to tell what's important and what's not is a skill to develop. It takes time and multiple rounds of tests. First aid will direct you to what is truly important information, at least for boards, and likely for your class exams.
What material are you studying currently?
I found this book.
Dont know if it's what you're looking for.
https://www.amazon.com/Clinical-Pharmacology-Made-Ridiculously-Simple/dp/1935660004
As in: http://www.amazon.com/Pathophysiology-Heart-Disease-Collaborative-Students/dp/1451192754/ref=sr_1_1 ?
For medicine, I'd vote for the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine, or Kumar and Clarke - depending on what you're trying to achieve by getting this information
Read The Checklist Manifesto. It talks about the ways that people forget the every day things they are doing and there was actually a specific section related to chefs, it's a quick and interesting read.
This is going to sound ridiculous, but the most valuable thing for me when I was studying/taking the exam itself was to stop thinking. My instructor for the course made us realize that the registry questions aren't designed to have you sitting there, furiously mapping out exactly what would happen in the scenario; they're asked in a way that you can think on a basic level, so that if it was real life you'd immediately know what to do. I noticed that if I found myself second guessing an answer, I just needed to move on. Most likely, the initial instinct was correct.
A few other things:
Practice questions, practice questions, practice questions! The exam is probably more nerve-wracking than any EMS situation I've ever been in. But if you just drill yourself with questions, take a deep breath, and do your best to not overthink it, you'll do great.
edit: formatting
Im not a med student (respiratory student) so I'm not sure if this is quite what you are looking for - but I bought this book during my vent class and found it to be quite useful.
When do you ship? I ship on Aug 13.
I bought this one bc its recently published and cheap with good ratings:
http://www.amazon.com/Emergency-Medical-Technician-Practice-Preparation/dp/0738610062/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1368246529&amp;sr=8-2&amp;keywords=emt+basic
But other good ones are (buy it used to save :p):
http://www.amazon.com/McGraw-Hills-EMT-Basic-Second-Edition-DiPrima/dp/0071751270/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1368246529&amp;sr=8-4&amp;keywords=emt+basic
http://www.amazon.com/SUCCESS-EMT-Basic-Edition-Joseph-Mistovich/dp/0132253968/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1368246529&amp;sr=8-5&amp;keywords=emt+basic
I just passed the NCLEX, and I would recommend:
I thought both of these resources were harder than Saunders and closer to the level of difficulty of the NCLEX. You get content and rationales with the National Council's questions, too.
I've also heard good things about the Pharm book recommended by /u/myname150, although I haven't used it personally.
Good luck!
Cinnamon Toast Crunch is good, but COCOA PEBBLES ARE THE BEST!
This doodle/drawing book looks like a LOT of fun, and would give me some needed pointers on how to improve my cartoons. It says it's unavailable, but it says it's available from other sellers.
ORRR
THIS BOOK which I've been wanting for a while now. I WANT TO WRECK IT!! :D :D
Here is the mobile version of your link
The diagrams alone were enough to make me wince! I recently ordered Crucial Interventions: An Illustrated Treatise on the Principles & Practice of Nineteenth-Century Surgery and am very much looking forward to reading all about how horrific medical procedures were through the 1800s.
Thanks for sharing another great article.
I had good luck with a book called Success! For the EMT Basic. It has practice tests in it, and the answer key gives rationale for why the answer is the correct one as well. Very helpful and not terribly expensive.
Linky: http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0132253968?pc_redir=1413174377&amp;robot_redir=1
Good luck!
+1 on the Purves text. I find it pretty accessible even though my background is not neuroscience (or any other type of biological science). Also, you can pick up a used copy of an older edition for less than $20
No cheese and onion?
Exam Crackers. http://www.amazon.com/Examkrackers-Passages-MCAT-Verbal-Reasoning/dp/1893858553/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1303004505&amp;sr=8-1
In my experience, the rest of the exam crackers prep material was worthless. I would also look into the Princeton Review method of reading through passages...that worked for me. Other than that, its just practice, practice, practice.
Wow. What a blatant rip-off!! They are clearly copying the Wreck this Journal series. :-/
Wreck This Journal
http://amzn.com/1846144450
If ur going to buy a book, don't buy a text book. But a study guide. I'll put a plug in for my favorite: https://www.amazon.com/SUCCESS-Clinical-Laboratory-Science-4th/dp/0135126487.
Disclaimer: my professors wrote this book.