(Part 2) Best medicine books according to redditors
We found 1,348 Reddit comments discussing the best medicine books. We ranked the 710 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'm a medical anthropology Ph.D student studying/interested in infectious diseases. Let me try to explain.
It's not so much that educating people about biomedicine is not going to work, more that the education is not being done in a good way. Weird people walking in trying to get them to completely disregard their long, LONG standing beliefs for this new form of "witchcraft" that is completely counter-intuitive is never going to work; this is a cliche, but imagine if the tables were turned and they came here to help us fight an epidemic and insisted germs weren't real and that it was sorcery that was the issue (I know, not a perfect analogy because of one of the systems of knowledge is "scientifically correct" and the other isn't). But, your solution of coming up with brand new magic to incorporate into their beliefs wouldn't help either, because it's not a deeply-ingrained belief. These people have been living with these belief systems for thousands of years. Every part of what they believe about health is interrelated with what they believe about God, relationships with each other and nature, etc. Every part of knowledge is connected with every of type of knowledge. So to run in and say, "Here are your new magic beliefs on health," would never work, because the new beliefs wouldn't be compatible with the rest of their beliefs.
What actually needs to happen is finding a way to make biomedical knowledge compatible with their traditional knowledge. Think of it kind of like how the Christians "got" pagans by turning their old holidays into new Christian holidays. This is why anthropologists (think "cultural brokers") are so sorely needed in situations like this--and the CDC and WHO know this and are hiring/consulting with medical anthropologists...but it should be done before disasters happen, because, like everything, it takes time.
This is rather stream of consciousness so it might not make sense, but it's all I can crank out for now.
Edit: For the people who are interested in medical anthro, I'd suggest reading Stranger in the Village of the Sick by Paul Stoller, The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman, and especially Inequalities and Infections by Paul Farmer.
I just finished this book for my IM rotation. Its a good, quick read, and hits all the points you need to impress your residents and attendings!
Buy this: https://www.amazon.com/Complete-7-Book-Subject-Review-2018-2019/dp/1506223958/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1499609245&sr=8-1&keywords=kaplan
Read the whole thing and come back when you're done. Technically, you aren't allowed to post here until you have finished reading that but since you're 12, we'll let it slide.
Aproveitando seu ponto, vale lembrar daquela cena que todo mundo que vive numa média/grande cidade já viu, que é o do mendigo com uma corotinha do lado, desmaiado no chão e queimando no Sol.
O cara sabe que beber álcool daquele jeito (e daquela qualidade) faz mal. Inclusive, muito provavelmente ele chegou naquela situação graças à sua doença, deixou pra trás a família, amigos e profissão.
Quando a gente dá dinheiro pra essa pessoa não tem como não imaginar que ele não vai gastar com outra corote e virar ela como se fosse água pra um perdido no deserto. O cara é viciado. O corpo dele reage negativamente quando não tem aquela substância, sente dores pelo corpo, vomita, tem dores de cabeça, e a única maneira de fazer parar é com outra dose. Eu ponho minha mão no fogo se alguém aqui não iria se sentir abalado caso se encontrasse nessa situação. Pois é, o cara sofre isso tudo e ainda mora na rua e o melhor amigo dele é um cachorro. A dose de álcool dele é, ao mesmo tempo, o analgésico que faz as dores pararem e a cicuta que ele deve torcer pra matar dele um dia.
A questão da higienização que nós vemos periodicamente é nada mais do que desumanização de pessoas em estado crítico, doentes, e que não tiveram a mesma sorte de se manterem "funcionais". Crack não é droga de pobre. O prefeito de Nova York foi flagrado algum tempo atrás usando ela, oras.
A questão é ter mais empatia pelo próximo, uma criatura da mesma espécie que você, e menos medo do que ele possa fazer pra conseguir a substância que o corpo dele arde pra obter. Eles roubam não é pra ter a droga? Então dê a droga logo e acompanhe a saúde desse pessoal, já que a vida dele é igual a sua!
É clichê dizer, mas essa história é de saúde pública. Esse pessoal está doente física e psicologicamente, além de ter zero expectativa de mudanças. Só não vê quem literalmente não quer.
Edit de recomendação de leitura: Chasing the Scream. Como aqui é o reddit eu não vou me preocupar tanto com o fato de só existir em inglês, mas tem pra baixar facilmente por aí. Recomendo muito.
Why give these questions to CS grads now if they know they've passed a data structures and algorithms class that should have done the same?
You can say, "well, the class isn't perfectly standardized and even though they may have passed, maybe they didn't do great on the part of the class on graph traversal".
To which I reply, "How is your standardized test any different?"
I'll compare to another standardized test:
> The LSAT is scored on a scale of 120-180. The average score is about 150, but if you're looking to get into one of the top 25 law schools, your score should be well over 160.
Maybe you get a 160 out of 180 on your CS-AT or whatever your standardized test is called, but you bombed all the graph traversal questions. How would the company know this? If graph traversal is important to them, they'll still want to ask about it.
You can come up with an alternative scoring scheme, I guess, but unless this test is both exceedingly thorough, and the results are super granular, companies are still going to ask the technical questions they care about. And they'll probably ask them anyway, to verify you didn't cheat, or only pass your test because you spent six months specifically studying things like this where the entire purpose is to teach as specifically to the test as is possible.
You have to show that it's in the company's best interest to not do the extra few hours of interview work and instead trust the test results, and when you're talking about an investment in the candidate of potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars, I don't see any reason they'd make their interview process any simpler because of this test.
I always recommend Dr. Samir Desai's book on MMI strategies. He also has a book for the traditional interview, but I never read that one. I'm sure it's just as helpful.
Everyone is going to say Dubin's, but The Only EKG Book You'll Ever Need is very good as well. Both are introductory EKG books. I skimmed Dubin's at first along with 90% of my classmates, but I ended up ditching it because the organization wasn't very good and the explanations left something to be desired. You should check your library to see if you can compare them.
Robbin's Review of Pathology or WebPath are good for questions.
Bates!
edit: amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/Bates-Guide-Physical-Examination-History-Taking/dp/1609137620
edit 2: http://meded.ucsd.edu/clinicalmed/history.htm is a great resource as well!
You should see an RE and get tested for recurrent pregnancy loss. I've also had 3 miscarriages. I found that this book was helpful: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0998714607/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1497498694&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=not+broken&dpPl=1&dpID=41AHrbC-dyL&ref=plSrch
I skipped the chapters on eastern medicine and I don't think you should stress out about the lifestyle changes she talks about. Miscarriage is out of our control and there's nothing you could have done to prevent it. Sorry you are dealing with this.
Oh shit, so I meant to add these as well, but they're the physical books which explains my forgetfulness. Apologies if not everything seems to relate but my original goal was "how did we get from slavery to where African-Americans are today as still-oppressed people?", which obviously the reason is "because white people have historically shown serious inferiority complexes n' mental issues and have been all-around assholes to everyone else" but truly history is tied into everything so, uh, yeah:
Pox Americana: The Great Smallpox Epidemic of 1775-1782
Medical Apartheid: The Dark History of Medical Experimentation on Black Americans from Colonial Times to the Present
Infections and Inequalities: The Modern Plagues
Try LITFL's ECG basics, and Maven should keep you in sinus once the basics set in.
There's also this book which is great for the basics, but I'd say LITFL does a great job.
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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...
You should know the basics of healthcare, but to be honest, I was never asked a single question about healthcare, and I've only asked a healthcare-related question once, and it was as a follow-up to something that the candidate had said.
My advice is to work on commonly asked interview questions (which you can easily obtain from Google). It's also very helpful to find people to practice with in person and have them give you feedback.
Also, I don't know how helpful this would be for you, but I read this book when I was interviewing. Most of the content was stuff that I already knew, but there were a couple of tips that I found to be particularly helpful.
> Mountains Beyond Mountains
Paul Farmer is a fantastic human being. If you want to read some of his own work, I highly recommend Infections and Inequalities.
the resource i always give my students (seems to be well received) is a facebook page called "12 lead ECG i've got the rhythm" run by ambulance personnel in england. 43 thousand people follow the page, all involved in medicine in some way. from interventional cardiologists, ER techs, electrophysiologists, paramedics/EMT's, ER consultants.. etc. people send anonymised ECG's from their patients and everyone gives their interpretation and reasoning. you can read and learn about different methods of interpretation and learn the lingo at the same time. it's essentially a massive catalogue of case studies that evolves every single day. if you do a couple of case studies a day, within a year or two your skills will have advanced considerably.
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this book is also quite good.. it's what I used when i was in university: https://www.amazon.co.uk/ECG-Interpretation-Made-Incredibly-Easy/dp/1608312895
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this website is also useful: https://litfl.com/ecg-library/
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all the best mate
ECGs Made incredibly easy
Personally, I thought most of the books in this series were helpful. Good luck!
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
Have you tried the Robbin's review? It has been very helpful for me.
https://www.amazon.com/Robbins-Cotran-Review-Pathology-4e/dp/1455751553
I tried Dubin's, did not like it that much. Much more preferred Malcolm Thaler's book, was super useful during a cardiology elective I did.
https://www.amazon.ca/Only-Book-Youll-Ever-Need/dp/1451193947/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1478375011&sr=1-1&keywords=the+only+ekg+book+you%27ll+ever+need
Edit: Also, Life in the Fast Lane (EM/Crit Care-oriented blog) has a massive set of ECG cases and examples to go through for specific conditions.
Videos: https://www.khanacademy.org/science/health-and-medicine/circulatory-system
Books: http://www.cvphysiology.com, https://www.amazon.com/Only-Book-Youll-Ever-Thaler/dp/1451193947/ref=pd_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=PVZK7GHPGGQXBP2ME4MB (if you Google it you can find a PDF...) and/or https://www.amazon.com/Physiology-STUDENT-CONSULT-Online-Costanzo/dp/145570847X
I used Dr. Satar (pathoma) to supplement path and physiology. His program is amazing!!!
My other half is in med school so I stole his "First aid" book. That thing is super helpful: First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2018, 28th Edition https://www.amazon.com/dp/1260116123/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_np.ZDbN2E99SM
Also used sketchy pharm and osmosis a ton. (A lot of the osmosis videos can be found on YouTube) There is also another guy on youtube I used: Dr. Armondo Hausdungan.
For all my primary care courses I supplemented with the Fitzgerald, APEA, and Leik books doing all the sections in each book for whatever was going on in class.
This is RIDICULOUSLY good. So easy, intuitive and progressing!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-ECG-Made-Easy-8e/dp/0702046418
So I read a couple of books because even though I've interviewed for jobs, I realized I had no idea what adcoms on a med school were looking for. Link Here: https://www.amazon.com/Medical-School-Interview-Strategies-Admissions/dp/193797801X/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=3BM4D155KR9XWQ3TCT0A
That got me in the right frame of mind. There is a MMI version too. After that, I practiced the more common 8 questions aloud and got them within 2 minutes time frame. Did some mock interviews. I usually over research and read on ethics too. Haven't been rejected or waitlisted post II yet.
Yup. Adcoms tell us constantly that if they invite you for an interview, they believe you could do well at their program.
Of course I wasn't there to see you interview, but there's always the possibility that you messed up some of the important questions. At the same time, it's 100% possible you did just fine at the interview, but there were people that the adcom liked little better. Or the adcom thought you were a good candidate but ultimately not a good fit for the class. Who knows.
I highly suggest you get this book. It's geared towards med school admissions, but basically you can apply everything it says to PA schools. There's a section that lists the most common interview questions by category and provides the "right" answer. EVERY interview question I got was in this book. (Personally I don't think the popular "How To "Ace" The Physician Assistant School Interview" by Andrew Rodican is very good.)
I realize some may think my advice is overkill, but I'm just going to put it out there. If you can do all of this, and aren't some socially awkward/antisocial person, you will ace your interview:
A lot of people poo-poo so much preparation for interviews by saying stuff like... "you'll sound rehearsed" or "stop worrying so much and be yourself." Basically call you out for being a try-hard. Buuut idgaf because it worked for me.
It looks like you and I have some similar history - I'm also 35, TTC for 3 years, and have had 2 MMCs and CP. We are also preparing to begin IVF this summer. My RE is very skeptical about these kinds of somewhat controversial treatments since the research does not robustly support them and anything that affects your immune system has some fairly sizeable risks associated. Rather than doing any of those treatments, we are opting for IVF with PGS.
I actually just read a new book that addressed this some also, it's called Not Broken: An Approachable Guide to Miscarriage and Recurrent Pregnancy Loss. The author is a grad of the Stanford RPL program and runs an RPL clinic in Seattle. I thought the book was pretty good - it is grounded in evidence and does a nice job incorporating stuff about treatment, psychological/emotional impact, and the risks around controversial treatments. For the intravenous intralipids (p. 55) she says: main use is for patients who cannot use their digestive tracts to gain nutrition and to clear toxic overdoses of some medications; a few small studies show that blood levels of NKC are lower after (although she is skeptical of the NKC stuff too, and blood v. uterine NKC levels vary a lot) but no large studies to support; immediate side effects can include - flushing, dizziness, muscle pain, nausea, and vomiting; long term side effects can include - liver and kidney dysfunction and increased risk of blood clots.
This all is a highly personal decision, and I know the very strong desire to do anything to prevent another miscarriage. For me, the lack of evidence and risks do not make it worth while. I've sort of come to accept that a large majority of MCs are because of genetic problems in the embryo.
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.
Just to be specific, this one, not First Aid for Step 1. The latter is good too, but the former really is much better -- esp for child psych, psychopharm, and therapy.
I'm so sorry this has happened to you. It is so painful.
Here is a book that I have heard about but haven't read myself that's supposed to be helpful. When/if you're ready. https://www.amazon.com/Not-Broken-Approachable-Miscarriage-Recurrent/dp/0998714607?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
Check out “Not Broken” by Dr. Lora Shahine. It covers every known cause for recurrent loss and explains all of the tests REs typically run. It’s thoughtfully written, really easy to read, and based in science and medicine.
I had been (erm...have been) obsessing about my unexplained RPL and read this book in a day. It was fairly comforting.
Amazon link: Not Broken
So sorry for your losses, hope this helps.
I have had the same experience with my back pain in recent months. I read a book called Explain Pain by a specialist in chonic pain who talks about the interaction between pain, threat signals in the brain, and stress. Educating myself helped a bit, because the truth (for me) is the pain was always there, but now i can learn coping skills to deal with it. Its not easy though, part of my current coping skills involves antidepressants to break some of the connection between stress amd my pain. Heres a link to the book if it helps. https://www.amazon.com/Explain-David-Butler-Lorimer-Moseley/dp/0987342665
The question of vegan views on abortion has been posted here a few times. Maybe that will wind up in the sidebar at some point.
Searching for 'abortion' in r/vegan pulls up these links:
I am pro-choice. Here's a comment that sums up my views nicely.
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Edit: If the topic interests you significantly, you may find Peter Singer's Rethinking Life and Death: The Collapse of Our Traditional Ethics an interesting read, as I did.
Edit: I neglected to answer your first question - yes, I would identify as liberal.
You might find this book worth reading:
https://www.amazon.com/Explain-Pain-David-Butler/dp/0987342665
It's expensive, but you might be able to track down a copy at a library.
Read ~1500 pages of ridiculously dense pathology material in two semesters while keeping up with the extra material from lecture. Then when you move onto 3rd year you can read ~4000 pages of Harrison's while doing rotations 8-12+ hours a day.
Undergrad is understanding 5-10 topics a week. Med school is understanding those same 5-10 topics in a single lecture x 8 lectures/day. Without exaggeration, we literally covered an entire semester of undergrad anatomy in our first week. Covered a year of biochem in 6 weeks at the same time with anatomy and other courses. The pace of material covered is not understandable until you get there.
btw if you still want to read textbooks, here you go:
http://www.amazon.com/Robbins-Cotran-Pathologic-Basis-Disease/dp/1416031219/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373635912&sr=8-1&keywords=robbins+pathology
http://www.amazon.com/Harrisons-Principles-Internal-Medicine-Volumes/dp/007174889X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1373635885&sr=1-1&keywords=harrison%27s+principles+of+internal+medicine
I searched my library for "medical school interview" and perused this book which was pretty helpful.
I would avoid test-prep books then-- those tend to skim the surface of things like pathophys and always seem to be more focused on important facts and associations, etc., and not on the science.
Sadly there is no quick answer for getting better at pathophys (it takes 2 years to cover the basics in med school). Working in an ED you don't have massive amounts of time to read either. As a resident I find myself wanting to review stuff all the time but am pretty busy too, so with that in mind, my recommendations would be:
-UpToDate/Dynamed/Medscape/etc. usually have nice sections in their articles on the pathophysiology of various conditions. The temptation is to skip to the "diagnosis" or "management" sections but there is usually some good stuff in those articles that you can read on the fly
-For critical illness and general physiology, The ICU Book is great and not too dry a read. If you want much more in depth stuff on medical conditions, Harrison's Internal Medicine is a great resource but reads like a phonebook sometimes. If you care about the microscopic level, Robbins & Cotran is basically all the pathology for the non-pathologist you will ever need- can also be a bit dry at times too.
-Look up the mechanism of action of meds you don't know about (Micromedex smart phone app is great for that)
-When you consult someone because you are unsure about something, ask them about what is going on (subspecialists are usually not shy about dropping knowledge if you ask for it); it may also help prevent future un-needed consults which they appreciate
Hope this helps.
I enjoyed this book: Multiple Mini Interview (MMI): Winning Strategies From Admissions Faculty https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01C4FP99A/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_COAQBbN856MEV
It’s well reviewed and rated. It has a ton of examples to help get you thinking about what kinds of questions you might get and how you could answer. The book, as well as most others will advise you to not try and over prepare or memorize answers. Instead, if you choose to practice, practice your answer structure. Restate the scenario in your own words to make sure you understand it right, talk through all of your thought process in a coherent and sympathetic manner, and answer the question as honestly as possible. Don’t give the answer you think they want to hear, answer how you truly feel. Leave 2-3 min for any follow up questions depending on time allotment.
Beyond that the best advice I’ve heard is to make good eye contact, be present with your interviewer, don’t make up an answer if you don’t know, and convince yourself you’re just happy to be there and don’t let the nerves ride you.
I don't know of any "popular science" books that would actually give you a head start in medical school.
For example, Oliver Sacks' books, especially Musicophilia are broadly neurological in topic and really interesting, but reading them won't actually give you any major advantage when it comes to your studies.
However, if you're determined to get that headstart, I'd recommend reading up on either anatomy or physiology.
For anatomy, I'd recommend the Thieme Atlas of Anatomy books, although I might be biased, since one of my professors co-authored them and therefore used them religiously.
The books aren't text books in the classical sense, so there is little explanation given, but the illustrations are arguably the best I've seen so far.
You might also want to check out the google body project, although I found it severely lacking in terms of features, you can't, for example, look up innervations or muscle insertion points. Or maybe those are available once you shell out for premium content, I haven't tried that.
For physiology, I found Boron/Boulpaep's Medical Physiology to be thorough, detailed and very easy to read and understand. So this might actually be the book you're looking for. Even with limited or no prior knowledge in physiology and minimal experience with science in general, you'll be practically guaranteed to gain a deep working knowledge of physiology, which is arguably the basis for medicine in general and will serve you well throughout your studies at medical school.
If you already feel confident in both anatomy and physiology, maybe because you've done both in your undergraduate studies, I can't recommend Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine enough. Almost everything you'll ever need to know about medicine is contained in this book and it is generally pretty well written. If you'd actually have enough time in medical school to thoroughly read and digest this two-volumed beast of a textbook, med school would be less about cramming than it is today.
So maybe get a headstart on that one.
Edit: On the other hand, you might as well enjoy your time before medical school and keep the fire burning by shadowing a physician from time to time or watching the first couple of seasons of House. That'll be more fun.
Yeah, Chasing the Scream sounds like it could be at least an interesting read on the subject.
https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Scream-First-Last-Drugs-ebook/dp/B00OZM4ANM
This one is great for beginners: http://www.amazon.com/Only-Book-Youll-Ever-Need/dp/1451119054
More clinical: http://www.amazon.com/Chous-Electrocardiography-Clinical-Practice-Pediatric/dp/1416037748/ref=sr_1_17?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1419552313&sr=1-17&keywords=EKG+textbook
https://www.amazon.com/First-USMLE-Step-2018-28th/dp/1260116123
If you haven't yet read it, a good book on the subject is Death by Regulation by Mary Ruwart.
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!
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??
The article is entirely reasonable - it's basically what Peter Singer outlined in rethinking life and death, which is a must read.
Since when we grant person-hood and rights is entirely arbitrary, we should arbitrarily agree on an age that the infant becomes a person with full rights - say a week after birth.
I have a suggestion.
[Rethinking Life & Death] (http://www.amazon.com/books/dp/0312144016) from Peter Singer . The first link takes you to amazon.com, where you can read some of the book to get a feel for whether you think it will be of interest. The second link takes you to the wikipedia entry on Singer.
This book does not focus on the death penalty, but does focus on other cases involving killing (euthanasia, abortion), and on the question of whether life really is sacred. I have my copy in hand (apparently I bought it in 1995, according to my habit of writing name and date on the inside cover). It really is a nice read.
Edit: Leafing through the book, I have just found this bombshell:
>But, in the case of infanticide, it is our culture that has something to learn from others, especially now that we, like them, are in a situation where we must limit family size...for reasons we have already discussed, in regarding a newborn infant as not having the same right to life as a person, the cultures that practiced infanticide were on solid ground. (p. 215)
So if you think that killing is wrong, then I am sure that you will think killing newborn infants is horrific. The fun thing is trying to find out why Singer thinks this, and where you think he goes wrong. If you do that, then you will be doing philosophy.
No, /u/Xenjael is saying that even though they are brain dead, "brain death" is not plain old death. Doctors themselves will often speak of these patients in such terms as "as good as dead" or "practically dead," which is really another way of saying they are alive.
The traditional criterion for when death has definitely occurred is when the whole body has begun to rot. Peter Singer provides a useful discussion in his book Rethinking Life and Death: The Collapse of Our Traditional Ethics of how the "brain death" definition was developed in the 60s in response to the demand of doctors for fresh, healthy organs.
For study:
Oh right, sorry. First Aid Psych is a standalone book, NOT the psych chapter out of first aid for step 2.
This is what I'm referring to.
Yes, I'm listening to the Audible version. I don't know if there are others.
Oh, and I did listen to the TED talk by Johann Hari and it was awesome. I totally agree with his approach. I'm thinking of picking up his book on Amazon, but I'm not sure if it will be useful beyond what he presented in the talk:
https://www.amazon.com/Chasing-Scream-First-Last-Drugs-ebook/dp/B00OZM4ANM
Really good question, but difficult to answer. It all depends on how you define "competent understanding of emergency medicine."
Listening to podcasts and whatnot is a great way to keep up with new advances, but most of the EM podcasts expect listeners to have a broad fund of knowledge. I think your time might be better spent focusing on getting a solid foundation in the basics. Here's my two cents.
It's equally important to know when not to use certain medical terms, as there are quite a few words that carry an "oh shit" connotation. For example, do not describe an abdomen as "rigid" unless their belly feels like your palpating the tires of your ambulance. A true rigid abdomen means they need to be in the OR 2 hours ago. Do not a sleepy sick toddler as "lethargic" unless the kid is pretty much limp and lifeless. You'll end up scaring the shit out of your ED staff and/or making yourself look like an idiot.
Knowing which questions to ask is hugely important. Bates also covers a lot of terminology too, which goes back to point #1. For example, the whole "chest pain patient clutching fist to chest" thing they teach in EMT class...that has a name. That's a Levine's sign. And if you can accurately describe skin findings (eg "diffuse erythematous maculopapular rash" as opposed to "hives"), you'll look like a genius.
TL;DR- Never stop learning.
The best option is this book(i read it on an ipad, does that count?)
the only ekg book you'll ever need
I know youre not after a book, but this is written in a fun way, i accidentally read the whole thing..
Is this what you're talking about? Need to get some path review questions
https://www.amazon.com/Robbins-Cotran-Review-Pathology-4e/dp/1455751553/ref=dp_ob_image_bk
https://www.amazon.co.uk/ECG-Made-Easy-8e/dp/0702046418
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> socialism already has democratic elements built into the system.
Not necessarily, example USSR. This video touches on the delineation well enough.
>there weren't as many corporate subsidies that would have ravaged our revenue
I could not possibly agree with you more.
As for programs medicaid, let's acknowledge that it is a poor indicator of how single payer healthcare would function in our society. The redundancy of departments mixed with required paperwork/administration (thus ensuing systemic inefficiency), inability to negotiate price with pharmaceutical companies, and the endless pitfalls of profit motive in warping ethical decision making create an environment where healthcare is senselessly expensive and inefficent. Free market profit motives cannot be trusted to fix our healthcare issues. A government body, for better or worse, is the only institution of sufficient size and importance that is able to offer us an ability to manage population level health care properly.
Not to mention the increased public health benefits gained by a society through providing basic human health care are undeniable (in terms of pocketbook as well as basic safety in our future. I can't recommend Paul Farmer's "Infections and Inequality" highly enough to learn more about the ever growing importance of public health and safety and its relation to economics).
I'm not saying current programs are adequately functional to serve their intended purpose, in fact quite the opposite. I don't believe it wise to dismiss the goal of universal health care or the benefits of social welfare programs in principle because we don't currently achieve perfection. Saying 'we tried these programs, and they just don't work, you end up with too many takers' is illogical.
Fundamentally, I think what might separate us in our ways of thinking is the level of trust we are willing to put into the free market to optimally work out our problems (socially, politically, economically, etc.)
They banned it for the same reason they banned other AIDS drugs but pushed AZT or prevented vitamin makers from telling people that folic acid prevents spina bifida or prevented beer makers from putting in NAC which would have prevented liver disease or they approved Vioxx or they arbitrarily tell parents of dying children they can't get experimental drugs, etc, etc.
Because they can and they have no accountability.
Since they have no accountability their real loyalty is to the firms which can bribe them. And now the bribery is built into the system with research 'fees' they must be paid.
It is naive to think an organization which has no accountability to the public would care about the public.
They have your money.
Every failure means they get more of your money.
That's a system designed to kill people.
And it does.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CHKRSFH
Robbins & Cotran Review Book has some great (and difficult) questions for pathology.
https://www.amazon.com/Robbins-Cotran-Review-Pathology-4e/dp/1455751553
Not to be snarky, but the cutting edge research says it's all placebo or neurophysiologic at best. Meaning nearly any novel stimulus could have resulted in the same response.
The alternative hypothesis that everyone hates can be found on www.painscience.com and in the book explain pain as well as aches and pains. If read those resources you will never go back to manual therapy as a mechanical means of alleviating pain and restoring function.
https://www.amazon.com/Louis-Gifford-Aches-Pains/dp/0953342352
https://www.amazon.com/Explain-David-Butler-Lorimer-Moseley/dp/0987342665/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=T1P9ZAV0ATF9P88BFPHZ
Link to amazon. you can buy used for for like $70.
https://www.amazon.com/Bates-Guide-Physical-Examination-History-Taking/dp/1609137620/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1480534198&sr=8-1&keywords=bates+medical+physical+assessment+book
Just wanted to reply with some links to see if these are the books are referring to.
I found both a standard text and pocket edition of Physical exam techniques by Bates. Is there a significant difference between the two besides size and perhaps less detail in the pocket edition?
http://www.amazon.com/Bates-Guide-Physical-Examination-History-Taking/dp/1609137620/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427548257&sr=8-1-fkmr2&keywords=physical+exam+techniques+Bates
http://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Physical-Examination-History-Taking/dp/1451173229/ref=sr_1_fkmr2_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1427548199&sr=8-2-fkmr2&keywords=physical+exam+techniques+Bates
For clinical presentation, I found this on amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/Clinical-Encounter-Medical-Interview-Presentation/dp/0815113749/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427547965&sr=8-1&keywords=clinical+presentation
For Diagnoses and treatment "The Merck Manual" I found this
http://www.amazon.com/Merck-Manual-Robert-S-Porter/dp/0911910190/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1427548053&sr=8-1&keywords=diagnoses+and+treatment+%28Current+2015%2C+Merck
Couldn't find anything on Harrison's anatomy on amazon. I currently have rapid interpretations of EKG, the latest addition as well.
Should I get the First Aid for USMLE Step 1 now or wait for it to be updated in January... I'm going to be a first year but have heard its a useful tool for studying regardless
A book called ECG's made easy is a great resource. Takes you through every step, then shows you examples of all you need to know. http://www.amazon.com/The-ECG-Made-Easy-8e/dp/0702046418/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1396159650&sr=8-5&keywords=ECG+made+easy
2 other great ECG books
ECG Interpretation Made Incredibly Easy!
http://www.amazon.com/Interpretation-Made-Incredibly-Easy-Series/dp/1608312895/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1377718462&sr=8-2&keywords=ecg+made+easy
12-Lead ECG: The Art of Interpretation
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0763712841/ref=oh_details_o07_s00_i00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
> There is zero regulation about healthcare pricing in the United States
The regulation for a medicine to be allowed to be put on the market is very high and the regulations doctors are forced to adhere to.
> The American healthcare system is the least regulated of any developed nation, bar none.
huh?
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Death-Regulation-Robbed-Golden-Reclaim-ebook/dp/B07CHKRSFH?SubscriptionId=AKIAILSHYYTFIVPWUY6Q&tag=duckduckgo-osx-uk-21&linkCode=xm2&camp=2025&creative=165953&creativeASIN=B07CHKRSFH
>The vast majority of a CCT’s training is on lead II, so that’s where I focused.
Bahahahahaha!
So you are trained to interpret a single lead - ie a rhythm strip - so presumably you can spot elementary rhythm abnormalities and suggest to a nurse when they should maybe call a doctor? Good for you!
None of that qualifies you to opine on the OP's 12 lead ECG and it certainly doesn't qualify you to espouse entirely unfounded opinions on potassium homeostasis. If you think it does, then you do undoubtedly need more training, because - as the saying goes - a little knowledge is a dangerous thing.
BTW the link was for your benefit, not mine. But the book below has served generations of medical students and would be a good intro to the 12-lead ECG for you.
Best wishes.
https://www.amazon.com/Made-Easy-John-Hampton-DPhil/dp/0702046418
What style of interview is it? I had one standard and one MMI interview last year and prepared for each one a little differently.
If it's a standard, you don't need much time at all honestly. I would say I prepped maybe an hour a night for the week leading up to the interview, mostly looking at common questions and formulating some ideas for answers. You shouldnt be trying to memorize answers, but I'd definitely make a list of personal traits and activities that you want to bring up in your interview and see where they would fit in with the usual interview questions.
For MMI, I would highly recommend this book and practice with someone on the format and timing of the questions. I started prepping seriously for the MMI for a few hours (maybe 1-3) a night for about 2 weeks leading up to the interview.
Good luck!!
https://www.amazon.com/Explain-Pain-David-Butler/dp/0987342665
You may be able to get it cheaper elsewhere, though.
Can someone find me these MCAT kaplan prep books in PDF version.
https://www.amazon.com/Complete-7-Book-Subject-Review-2018-2019/dp/1506223958
I have not read it but a lot of cardios recommended this when I was on rotation. So maybe it's worth checking out.
http://www.amazon.com/Only-Book-Youll-Ever-Need/dp/1451119054
Are these the books that people get? https://www.amazon.com/Complete-7-Book-Subject-Review-2018-2019/dp/1506223958/ref=zg_bs_11693_2/144-2822295-9506565?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=Z3WKNP4AE79EHJCXQ6CE
What seems to be the best way to approach taking on this monstrous task? Are some practice tests better than others? I do plan on covering everything in the books, but I wonder if there is a certain structure that people usually use (for example - doing subjects that they are most familiar or least familiar with first, or doing multiple subjects at once instead of doing all of chemistry, then all of physics, etc)
Know you asked for links but this book
http://www.amazon.com/Only-Book-Youll-Ever-Need/dp/1451119054 is amazing. I learned all my foundation of ecg with this one. Highly recommend it