(Part 3) 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 41-60. You can also go back to the previous section.
http://www.amazon.com/Sapiras-Art-Science-Bedside-Diagnosis/dp/1605474118
I highly suggest this book. Gives the usual PE techniques. Plus a breakdown of the sensitivity and specificity of each, alternatives, and other ways to test the same thing.
> I learned that the original "patient zero" (the origin of the term!) was exonerated of the label when we found out that HIV had been active in the US since at least the 1960's, and it's estimated that the disease jumped from chimps to humans as early as the 1910's.
You should read The Origins of AIDS, by Dr. Jacques Pepin. It is generally believed that there may have been instances of HIV/AIDS in the US in the mid 1960's, but the vast majority of (and only traceable) infections are likely the result of one individual who got HIV in Haiti and brought it to the US around 1969. There is a case from Norway from 1966, and some well documented cases in the Congo as early as 1959. Genetic studies seem to indicate that the "ancestor" of HIV could date as far back as 1910 though, as you said.
Is this something available to civilians? I poked around the internet a bit and this seems like it might be it, but not sure.
So that they can be seamlessly rolled into the services if the need arises. For instance, elements of the Epidemic Intelligence Service (part of the Center for Disease Control and US Public Health Service) were inserted into the command structure for the DOD response to the Ebola outbreak in Africa a few years ago. the NOAA commissioned corps has a wartime mission supporting the Navy.
If you had never heard about EIS here is a great book on the subject.
https://www.amazon.com/Beating-Back-Devil-Maryn-McKenna/dp/1439123101
Small animal vet practicing in the UK.
Probably going to be a bit of an unpopular post but I'm going to leave this link here. In short, there are absolutely zero benefits to feeding raw, and can lead to dietary deficiencies.
In addition, there was a study done looking at bacteria in commercially available raw foods, and around 50% of them contained bacteria such as E. coli, Salmonella and Campylobacter, all of which can become quite serious if not treated urgently and are also transmissible to humans.
If you still really want to feed home cooked food, then I'd recommend this book. It's aimed at vets and veterinary nutritionists, so has a lot of detail in it about macro/micronutrients and various requirements in common diseases, but it does have some good recipes in it for people who choose to make their own. I think it's chapter six (I have the older edition).
"ECGs for the Emergency Physician": presents them to you with a one-liner just like you'll get them in the real world. Love the format, and great practice on the things you'll actually see.
https://www.amazon.com/ECGs-Emergency-Physician-Amal-Mattu/dp/0727916548
I cannot top that. But I did once diagnose a hip fracture with a tuning fork, and several pulmonary infiltrates with egophany. I'm a big fan of Sapira The Art of Bedside Medicine. Radiologists think I'm some kind of wizard.
I love what I do, and I love the people I do it for.
The Chief Complaint?
Buy DiVirgilio (https://www.amazon.com/Surgery-Case-Based-Clinical-Review/dp/1493917250) & a subscription to UWorld for STEP2CK. Honored surgery and I never wanted to be a surgeon.
> He was a Dutch cook and flew to Shanghai to a factory where they had dozens of tons of PMK they couldn't sell because it had been recently banned. He put 2mil upfront he borrowed off the author of the book and had the factories entire stock converted into this new precursor and shipped a bit to Australia and the rest to Europe. The author of the book was an Australian cook the Dutch guy met when they were both in jail in the US a decade or so earlier. and thus since 2012ish onward the dutch have switched recipes to due access of safrole and have switch to this chemical instead as it is super cheap around $200 kilo non bulk (4kg) and (400) per single.
> There's an ebook called 'Pills Of God' on Amazon about one of the guys involved in the discovery of this process, it happened much earlier than 2012 though.
That is correct.
Funny enough, that method the Dutch chemist used was outlined in Strike's book Total Synthesis II, published in 1998. It's "Method #12" iirc. It was developed starting in 1938 and a patent filed for in the early-mid 1940's.
I like this question.
Beginner:
Student:
Expert:
I have the black version of Fractures in Adults as well as the accompanying single volume of Fractures in Children. Jupiter's Skeletal Trauma is also very good.
For hands, the two volume Green's Hand Surgery is standard.
But, the first thing I'd recommend before any of those is the Handbook of Fractures. Go there first, then to the larger books for more in-depth knowledge.
Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics (4-volumes) still gets occasional use from me as well. Had to dust it off yesterday to see where the myocutaneous flap from a hip disarticulation was supposed to come from.
Wave maven https://ecg.bidmc.harvard.edu/maven/mavenmain.asp
Dr. Smith's EKG blog http://hqmeded-ecg.blogspot.com
Dr. Mattu's book series ECGs for the Emergency Physician https://www.amazon.com/ECGs-Emergency-Physician-Amal-Mattu/dp/0727916548
I bought this to use for inspiration. I would be cautious though--it can be tough to come up with an original idea if you've been reading examples.
The Transhumanist Reader has some good essays if one wants such:
The Transhumanist Reader: Classical and Contemporary Essays on the Science, Technology, and Philosophy of the Human Future https://www.amazon.com/dp/1118334310/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_Ziy6Bb354ENSC
I've heard good things about this book http://www.amazon.com/Ventilator-Management-A-Pre-Hospital-Perspective/dp/1492299642
I haven't read it, but I listen to the guys podcast and he knows his stuff.
The book by Fogoros is the standard.
Electrophysiologic Testing (Fogoros, Electrophysiologic Testing) https://www.amazon.com/dp/0470674237/ref=cm_sw_r_awd_K3r.tb1A2F8PY
there's an EM book called "The chief complaint" which sounds like exactly what you need. there's also an em-centric website called wikem.org which has pages on common complaints with cross-referenced differentials like dyspnea, [fever without source] (https://wikem.org/wiki/Acute_fever), syncope etc,
ECGs for the Emergency Physician by Amal Mattu. Is an excellent resource. 200 ECGs and solid explanations of their answers. Learn by practicing these instead of wasting your time with Dubin!
If you are looking into going aviation, I would recommend, Back to Basics, EMS -Ventilator Management, and ACE SAT. Those three books were the only thing needed to pass both the FP-C and the CFRN. I took them both in the same week, and they were virtually identical tests.
That and I used Med Cram or EM Crit when I needed visual references or a different approach to a subject.
Aviation is fun.
I recommend Barron's Essays That Will Get You into Medical School. Very helpful guide and they give you a dozen or so essays written by past applicants.
I'd go with Purves' textbook or Bear's book. Both are very good introductory books. If you want something more difficult, try Principles of Neural Science by Kandel or (even more difficult) Fundamental Neuroscience by Larry Squire.
My flight program requires that our medics obtain these certifications - so I have had to help out many of them getting through these exams.
What I can recommend is a multi-angled approach.
First, consider a review book - this will just provide an outline of what material is testable. Of the ones I've looked at, the The Resource and Study Guide for Critical Care Clinicians is the best one of the ones I've seen. Expensive though.
Next you'll need an actual text to help fill in the blanks. Critical Care Transport 2ed is a solid text - and this edition is brand new. Honestly though, if you can get an older edition for cheap, I'd just do that.
Critical Care Transport Core Cirriculum is an intriguing book - joint project between ASTNA and the IAFCCP. I haven't seen it personally, but I've heard good things, and it's also quite pricy.
Next I would consider a mechanical ventilation text - the vent section of most CCT textbooks is pretty scant. I enjoy the FlightBridge vent text - Ventilator Management: A Pre-Hospital Perspective.
Next you'll want something with lots of practice questions. For this I like the IAFCCP practice text: IAFCCP Critical Care Exam Review. There are other ones, like the well known Will Wingfield book which are also worthwhile. You can't go wrong with lots of practice questions.
Don't forget the riveting CAMTS 10th Edition Guidelines. Read those. Try not to fall asleep.
Finally, podcasts - consider podcasts specifically from FlightBridge as you mentioned, but also Meducation Specialists. They both provide lots of great info and each have a series speaking specifically to exams.
Hopefully this gives you a good start.
Good luck!
Richard Fogoros has a couple books that are good for general knowledge of electrophysiology and antiarrhythmic drugs
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0470674237/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1418841372&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SY200_QL40
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1405163518/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1418841372&sr=8-2&pi=AC_SY200_QL40
Murgatroyd is one of my favorites, but it's more directed for an EP lab setting.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1901346374/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1418841501&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX200_QL40
And if you want to go higher detail, Issa is what I go to
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1455712744/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1418841593&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SY200_QL40
Not an RT, but CVT here. I just finished 2 years of school (1 year of clinicals) specifically to learn cath lab stuff and I STILL feel overwhelmed. Don't get down on yourself, it takes a long time. Everybody I know says 1-2 years before you're comfortable.
If you haven't read or looked at it yet, I HIGHLY recommend this book by Kern. Easy to understand and good pictures.
The diseases are actually quite old. They're both zoonoses, or diseases transmitted from animals to people. In the case of HIV from chimps, and in the case of Ebola we don't know the reservoir species. Maybe bats. From there, these diseases are able to transmit directly from human to human. HIV turned out to be quite well adapted for this, perhaps because SIV was in chimps for so long and also because unlike Ebola, HIV takes awhile to cause symptoms, and symptoms aren't as scary at least for awhile.
It's new patterns of population and travel that have amplified them (and a bit of bad luck). A great book on this for HIV is [Jacques Pepin's The Origin of AIDS] (http://www.amazon.com/The-Origins-AIDS-Jacques-Pepin/dp/0521186374). Essentially we can see based on historic biological samples and the pace of genetic viral mutation that HIV has crossed into humans from chimps multiple times and among primates as well. What changed was that HIV managed to infect a bush meat hunter then make it into a city with a lot of men and few women and then perhaps into a sex worker and . . . away we go. Whereas infecting one bush hunter who then infects his wife and she goes on to have an infected baby - well they all just die out, end of "epidemic."
[Laurie Garrett's The Coming Plague] (http://www.amazon.com/Coming-Plague-Emerging-Diseases-Balance/dp/0140250913/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1407301527&sr=1-1&keywords=the+coming+plague) and [David Quammen's Spillover] (http://www.amazon.com/Spillover-Animal-Infections-Human-Pandemic/dp/0393346617/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1407301582&sr=1-3&keywords=the+coming+plague) also address this question well.
I used this book to get a good idea of what med school personal statements look like. The ones in the book aren't exactly groundbreaking (in fact, a lot are pretty cliche), but it was still useful to at least have that framework to look at.
Corpsman training is 18 weeks long at first bat.
Army 68W (Combat Medic) training is 16 weeks long to start off with.
Both eventually move on to different schools/training courses/etc before or after they reach their units. We Army Medics are trained on a wide variety of medical procedures starting from trauma to medication dispensary. We are also certified with EMT-Basic's after the first eight weeks of training, even though most of the interventions we do are beyond that scope of practice. I won't even go into the insane amount of ASI's that you can acquire afterwards.
Army Medics can move between hospitals and infantry units. I have seen plenty of medics go from hospitals to combat arms and vise versa without a hiccup. Inter-service experience is pretty common among us, especially for Civil Affairs, Special Operations and other qualified Medics.
Wouldn't say there's a whole lot of difference between the two jobs. Corpsman are initially trained on a broader spectrum of environments than us Combat Medics are. Our follow-on training narrows the gap, though. Just clearing up a few of the inaccuracies.
EDIT: Just a couple of pictures from documents and manuals that I was required to carry during my time as a Combat Medic.
Soldier Skills Task List: Identified the broad, generalized skills we were required to maintain during our time assigned to my old battalion.
3ID Marne Standard booklet: Identified all post-specific rules and regulations to follow. My battalion had an insert they provided that detailed all required reading and training pertaining to the medical platoon. Not Army wide, just division specific material.
And of course, the Ranger Medic Handbook. We followed that thing to the letter. There is not much in that book I have no trained on or have done in an actual firefight. I still have mine and keep it in my aid-bag at all times.
I recommend [Beating Back the Devil] (http://www.amazon.com/Beating-Back-Devil-Maryn-McKenna/dp/1439123101/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1450903258&sr=8-1&keywords=beating+back+the+devil) to learn about the CDC's Epidemic Intelligence Service. It was SO interesting, and you learn a lot about one of the more exciting jobs in public health. I'm in epi but I definitely don't have it in me to travel around the world fighting disease. But even if you're a homebody like me, I would still recommend it just because it's a great read.
Start with the already mentioned Transcendence - The Disinformation Encyclopedia of Transhumanism and the Singularity. Then The Transhumanist Reader.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Transhumanist-Reader-Contemporary-Technology/dp/1118334310
Electrophyslogic Testing by Richard Fogoros
https://www.amazon.com/Electrophysiologic-Testing-Richard-N-Fogoros/dp/0470674237
https://www.amazon.com/Electrophysiologic-Testing-Fourth-Richard-Fogoros/dp/1405104783/ref=pd_sbs_14_t_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=7J5MS6B697Q93D9H7417
Great book for a budding EP staff member. A used 4th edition for cheap would probably be fine.
IBHRE Exam resources
http://pacericd.com/ibhre.htm (free)
http://atischool.org/product-category/books/(pricey books, make your hospital pay for them!)
Heart Rhythm Society (hrsonline.org) is one of the bigger societies related to EP.
eplqbdigest.com is a free resource/news magazine website. Signing up for the monthly printed magazine is free.
ECG
http://ecg.utah.edu/
http://lifeinthefastlane.com/author/edward-burns/
we can order it, here you are https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1511766697/ref=od_aui_detailpages00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I've been working though this great collection of essays on transhumanist science, technology, and philosophy.
It seems your dog has food allergies and you have found ingredients to which he does not react. Good job! Now the important thing is to feed a complete and balanced diet. I would recommend going to petdiets.com. This site is run by Dr. Rebecca Remillard, who (literally) wrote the book on small animal nutrition. You give her all the details of your dog's needs and she will send you a recipe for your dog that will meet all of his nutritional needs. It costs $25. You can prepare these diets at home and freeze portions.
Disclaimer: I am not associated financially with this site in any way. I have referred many clients to this site and they have been happy with the results.
https://www.amazon.com/Cardiac-Catheterization-Handbook-Morton-MSCAI/dp/0323340393/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1536618435&sr=8-3&keywords=cardiac+catherization+handbook
This book is a great place to start. Your background will help you tremendously but be prepared to feel like you have no idea what is happening for a little while. There is a lot of equipment and supplies that are foreign to us ER transplants, but with a little time it all starts to make sense.
I got Critical Care Nursing Made Incredibly Easy when I started my preceptorship in the ICU and I found it really helpful. And not too pricey or too massive.
https://www.amazon.com/Kaplan-MCAT-528-Advanced-Students/dp/1618656317
http://offers.aamc.org/mcat-study-materials-1
https://www.amazon.com/Princeton-Review-Complete-MCAT-Preparation/dp/0804125082
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDkK5wqSuwDlJ3_nl3rgdiQ
https://nextstepmcat.com/course
You can google Anki. If you have some money it might be good to check out a program that meets in person near you. Depending on your knowledge, study habits, and natural test taking abilities. Altius is a program near me that people seem to like, it comes with personal tutors. If you were planning on a self study schedule, make sure you have time set aside for it.
I thought i would be able to devote two hours a day to studying, but with work, my school, my family responsibilities, etc. I have time for maybe an hour a day. When summer rolls around, i will be able to spend 6-8 hours until my test date. At that point, it will be a lot easier to sit down and focus.
You should also be aware of your cycles. From your other posts, it looks like you are mid-twenties, you might want to consider how old you will be when you enter school, and possibly make plans to at least take the test this summer, even if you apply next cycle.
Only you know who you are and how studying goes for you, but i would say that you should limit your studying to less than a year, probably less than 6 months, if we are being honest.
Check your reading comprehension, and make sure you are practicing CARS daily. As in, go get a CARS book tomorrow and start doing passages. It takes time to learn reading comprehension. Also, start leisure reading some adult books, even if it is just audiobooks. That helps your comprehension more than you think, and it is good for your brain too.
Good luck. I know a lot of people haven't given you straight answers as to what you need, hopefully this will help. Take charge of your destiny, the side bar is also helpful, and so is the one over at /r/Mcat
Tchau!
Sure, you can buy it on Amazon for an ungodly amount of money.
http://www.amazon.com/Total-Synthesis-II-Strike/dp/096582912X
You can get Sources here:
http://www.amazon.com/Sources-Strike/dp/0965829111/ref=sr_1_17?s=books both by Strike.
...but the books were written using the material found in the forum.
Yes sorry I meant EK 101 passages! And here's the TPR complete MCAT link: https://www.amazon.com/Princeton-Review-Complete-MCAT-Preparation/dp/0804125082. I'd buy the used versions because they're like $20-ish. Optional, but really useful imo for the reasons I mentioned before. I also meant the AAMC CARS Q-packs!
CARS is different from other verbal sections you've seen before (SAT, LSAT, and GRE are all very different from this). The reason is because 90% of your questions concern the main idea. Crafting a main idea from a passage is more difficult than you think, you cannot skim any portion of the passage and you really have to digest every word the author is saying. The passages are convoluted, have random twist and turns in arguments, so you have to really assess the function of every sentence. And you need to do so in under 5 minutes in order to get time to answer questions. It's hard to understand unless you do a CARS passage, and hey you might be really good at it! But for most people, it requires a LOT of practice and correction.
As for O-chem, you won't be asked on an MCAT to recall a super specific mechanism. Common things that I saw were decarboxylation reactions, your basic SN1/SN2, nucleophilic addition and substitution, stuff like that. You will never be asked to thoroughly remember something like hydroboration of alkenes or even the specific names of mechanisms. EK chem will definitely be sufficient for you, in my opinion.
I don't disagree with you. There's something really wrong going on at the CDC, especially in their policy department. The main point that I want to make, though, is that there is a lot of extremely noxious vitriol currently directed at the CDC. While I agree that some criticism is warranted, fear and distrust of the organization may end up being extremely counterproductive in the long run. Much of their good work goes unnoticed in the media. If you have a moment, take the time to read Beating Back the Devil by Maryn McKenna on the CDC Epidemic Intelligence Service -- they do truly heroic work.
Surgical Recall
I found this incredibly helpful during my rotation.
https://www.amazon.com/Surgical-Recall-Lorne-Blackbourne-FACS/dp/1451176414
Politicians must be knowledgeable on current events, and laws and policies that are in place or are being put up to vote on. So, that requires a lot of studying and gathering of information to be well-informed. As a graduate student, I also have to be versed in a lot of different information. So, my item is a textbook. All professionals need to read up on lots of different topics to be current on the topics in their field!
Go vote, kid.
There are no shortcuts around content review. I recommend using Khan Academy playing videos on 1.5x speed with MCAT books as a supplement. Make sure you do the practice questions after each section.
Hardcore dedication to practice problems and exam strategies should be done after you have a firm grasp on all the concepts i.e. one month before the exam. I did 85% content 15% practice questions/strategy the first three months of preparation and 75% practice questions/strategy 25% content the last month before the exam.
You should use review at least two passages from this book every day to keep your CARS game up as it is the easiest place to lose points: https://www.amazon.com/MCAT-Verbal-Practice-Passages-Section/dp/1511766697
Cardiac Catheterization Handbook, 6e https://www.amazon.com/dp/0323340393/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_CnpIAbP8VJ4WT
I like this book.
Know your cardiac meds (duh), anti-coags, vasoactives... pretty much the ones we use most.
For Surgery:
Surgical Recall saved my life
Netters pocket guide was great for in between case refreshers!
*Edit for spacing/spelling errors
Copy pasted from another post, because I'm really not putting more time into this than I already have. Also note that placebo effects (as pointed out elsewhere in the thread) are not due purely to subjective attitudes and thus do not require a person to assume a particular subjective attitude as you suggest. They work on expectations, not just attitudes or opinions. Also not even sure how to deconstruct your argument about how I wouldn't need science if I actually believed in my technique wtf that means. Also yes my epistemology is superior, but no not inherently so, thank you:
I'm just going to put it out there that any decent introductory neuroscience or physiology textbook acknowledges at least some of the physiological correlates of placebo effects (e.g., Purves et al., 2011; [Mayberg et al., 2002] (http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/10.1176/appi.ajp.159.5.728)), which have been demonstrated to be therapeutically useful, most notably for their analgesic properties (Clinger et al, 2015; Atlas & Wager, 2014; Buhle et al., 2012).
I don't see any issue in a practitioner acknowledging that some clients may experience placebo effects. These effects may contribute to health and wellbeing especially in conditions including IBS, sleep disorders, depression, and chronic pain (WebMD) as long as proper medical attention is sought out as well and as long as they acknowledge that these possibilities have not been explicitly studied beyond a basic understanding of placebo effects outside the context of Reiki or homeopathy.
WebMD reference was because I'm too tired to look up references for each individual diagnosis, but there is plenty of literature on the effectiveness of placebos for these conditions (and more) if you are interested in looking for yourself. It's not hard to find, even with just google scholar.
https://www.amazon.com/Chief-Complaint-Chris-Ciprian-Feier/dp/0989851915/ref=nodl_
Most books by Osler, Sobotta, [The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci] (https://www.foliosociety.com/usa/the-notebooks-of-leonardo-da-vinci.html?gclsrc=aw.ds&&gclid=CjwKCAjw4ZTqBRBZEiwAHHxpfgPxik4ed54AJw4oxOncCoz8KZJ0LaXPblrclVgpgp3OhplEGU4pgxoCspUQAvD_BwE), Sapira's Art and Science of Bedside Diagnosis.
> the point made generalizes to both authors. Sorry for the confusion.
True. For a few examples, see the Amazon reviews of TSII: https://www.amazon.com/Total-Synthesis-II-Strike/dp/096582912X/
NextStep has a book of 108 practice passages. I've seen a lot of apparently high scorers say that book is golden.
http://www.amazon.com/MCAT-Verbal-Practice-Passages-Section/dp/1511766697
Is this the one you guys refer to?
http://www.amazon.com/Surgery-Case-Based-Clinical-Review/dp/1493917250
Okay Mr. Ignorant......since you must clearly be five years old......I'll hold your hand. I was providing you with a cliff notes....but if you'd like to read more, here ya go:
http://www.amazon.com/Handbook-Fractures-Kenneth-Egol/dp/1605477605/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1345203481&sr=1-1&keywords=Fractures
http://www.amazon.com/Fracture-Management-Primary-Care-Consult/dp/143770428X/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1345203481&sr=1-2&keywords=Fractures
http://www.amazon.com/Broken-Bones-X-Ray-Fractures-ebook/dp/B002RL9IYY/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1345203481&sr=1-3&keywords=Fractures
http://www.amazon.com/Practical-Fracture-Treatment-Orthopaedic-Association/dp/0443068763/ref=sr_1_4?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1345203481&sr=1-4&keywords=Fractures
http://www.amazon.com/Fractures-Hippocrates/dp/142503148X/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1345203481&sr=1-6&keywords=Fractures
Shall I continue?
Not really any books to read, but learn the instruments and be focused. Anticipate the needs of the team.
Be super familiar with running a balloon pump. Try to be the expert of that machine.
Learn from the anesthesiologists about vasoactive drips, purpose, normal dose ranges.
Know what the invasive line numbers mean and where they are.
Be interested in more than just positioning, prepping, counting, and closing.
I work as a CVICU RN and scrubbed CV for several years. Its a super fun area to work in. You can be the best on the team with a strong knowledge base. When you gain that knowledge share it!!! See one, do one, teach one. Dont be a know it all, just look for opportunities to learn and opportunities to share knowledge.
I can recommend one book to you. Its intended to learn critical care basics, but it touches nicely on balloon pump, hemodynamics, invasive monitoring, and Swan Ganz. It will help you understand what you are dealing with. The surgeons and anesthesiologists will eventually be impressed by your interest in learning and you will be very successful. Plus you will be the BOMB at giving report to the ICU nurse!
Critical Care Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! (Incredibly Easy! Series®) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1496306937/ref=cm_sw_r_sms_c_api_i_6y.CDbC649HT3
And if you are interested in critical care, start learning your pharmacology, start learning how to monitor patients and recognize their pathophysiology. Learn about shock states and interventions. Take ACLS and really absorb the material, learn the drugs (and maybe your hospital will pay for the class). Use your resources.
https://litfl.com/
https://www.aacn.org/education/publications/ajcc
https://www.aacn.org/education/publications/ccn
https://www.amazon.com/Critical-Care-Nursing-Made-Incredibly/dp/1496306937/ref=zg_bs_689795011_5?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=0607QMDKFN47CT1WW80V
https://www.amazon.com/Hemodynamic-Monitoring-Made-Incredibly-Visual/dp/1496306996/ref=zg_bs_689795011_4?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=0607QMDKFN47CT1WW80V
https://www.aacn.org/store/books/400820/aacn-commonly-used-iv-cardiac-medications-for-adults-pocket-reference-card
Also, The Princeton Review has several books available. The one i'm using is:
http://www.amazon.com/Princeton-Review-Complete-MCAT-Preparation/dp/0804125082/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1418459067&sr=8-2&keywords=princeton+mcat+2015
EMT phase is just condensed into eight weeks and is at a fast pace. If you are quick learner it shouldn't be too much of an issue. Put in the extra time and study your book at night. It is all information that is geared toward the national standard so just do NREMT review and maybe buy an EMT text book and flip through and get a basic understanding. Below I included some resources for some really good books to own. I would honestly be impressed if I was an instructor at whiskey land and saw a student with a ranger medic handbook and was familiar with it.
https://www.amazon.com/68W-Advanced-Field-Craft-2009-02-13/dp/B01JXSAGKS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1492880425&sr=8-2&keywords=68w+combat+medic
Is a good resource, but is a bit large to be carried on you
https://www.amazon.com/Ranger-Medic-Handbook-Harold-Montgomery/dp/1601709293/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1492880456&sr=8-2&keywords=ranger+medic+handbook
Ranger medic handbook is the gold standard for treatments, drugs, everything you could possibly want and is designed to fit in your cargo pocket. Every medic at my unit is "highly recommended to have one" aka you better fucking have it.
As for when you are out of EMT phase and learning what the army does for a combat casualty they follow the TCCC algorithm
https://www.jsomonline.org/TCCC.html
Testing for food allergies is more of a process of elimination with feeding trial diets using novel proteins. Here is the text I was thinking of that is pretty damn comprehensive:
https://www.amazon.com/Small-Animal-Clinical-Nutrition-5th/dp/0615297013
You might try DeVirgilio (available on Amazon). It's a case-based review, well-written, written with MS3s in mind, and has ~200 questions at the end.