(Part 2) Best surgery books according to redditors

Agreed. It does swing pretty far sometimes. That being said, personally, it's hard for me as a current anesthesiology resident not to say anything bad about them. Their hatred against "MDAs" and indoctrination starts pretty early in CRNA school, and yes, they do go through nursing school and a couple of years in an ICU (a 7-bed ICU counts, apparently), but it's not medical school or residency--nowhere near it.

It's hard not to hate the AANA when they implement bullshit like changing SRNA (student registered nurse anesthetist) to RRNA (resident registered nurse anesthetist) and coercing their trainees to start referring to CRNA school clinical rotations as their "residency." That, coupled with the fact that there is an immeasurable difference between being told what to do in an ICU and making the decision yourself (i.e., residency training) makes it really hard not to be bitter when they claim to have equal training, albeit in "nurse anesthesiology." Eye roll.

When "RRNAs" go through their clinical rotations, they are paired with a CRNA who stays in the room with them for the entire case, every single time. I have not had an attending stay in a case with me for more than 5 minutes after intubation unless they wanted to shoot the shit, and I only call them if the patient becomes very unstable or upon emergence when the drapes are coming down. Other than that and morning/lunch breaks, I make all intra-op management decisions independently with no other anesthesia personnel in the room, and occasionally, I've not seen the attending until after I've extubated the patient, taken them to PACU, and have the next patient in the O.R. ready to be induced.

Sometimes I do think maybe I wasted all that time and effort to do well in medical school and residency only to end up doing the same shit a CRNA can do, but who the fuck knows? Anesthesiology is not that hard 95% of the time, but when you or your family member is in that 5%, it's probably going to matter who's behind that drape.

In regards to spoilers, I think it's important to note that there's some things which are going to be spoiled no matter what you do. This thing's been out for several years now, so some stuff will be spread around, especially from Stardust Crusaders. It's easy for those of us who've read it already to forget that the details of Dio's Stand were a significant plot point. It's best to treat some things like the conclusion of The Empire Strikes Back, and accept that though they may not be surprising, it's still quite a ride to go through.

For reading the manga, things are kind of up in the air at the moment. Officially, there's only Stardust Crusaders in English so far, with Jojonium on the way, and though everything is translated in one form or another, Parts 3 and 5 still have subpar chapters, and we see a new one updated every couple of weeks on bato.to, so there's no big collected download for those parts in decent quality. It may be a good idea to emphasize supporting the official release; as that's the only way we'll get more translated officially. Related to that, it's probably a good idea to point out the name changes in the translation. Some people are very sensitive about that, so maybe let them know that there are fansub groups for the anime, though that doesn't support the official release.

Unfortunately, the books seem to be the easiest thing to buy; the anime is spread across fifteen volumes, all of which are fairly costly, and there's no stateside release yet. It's all on Crunchyroll, and you could buy a premium membership if you want to support it, but I think there's some debate on whether or not that's really worth it. Apart from that, the most common merch would be the figures, with the Super Action Statue line being poseable, smaller figures, and the Statue Legends line being larger, static, and more detailed. Might be worth looking for someone to give you more precise terminology. There's other things floating around though, like this beautiful piece of work.

The games are pretty easy, but it may be worth including something like this Pastebin of instructions on how to get Heritage for the Future running with Fightcade. I have no idea if that actually works or anything, but there are ways to get HftF running on PCs.

When it comes to introducing Jojo to people I think the anime is pretty much the best option. I tend to use this clip when showing off what it's about. It's not much of a spoiler, and works really well as a barometer for whether or not they'll be into the series as a whole.

Something that might be worth including is the various unofficial attempts at making a Jojo tabletop game that have happened over the years. This seems to be the most complete one, but someone else might have a better idea. A FAQ might also be a good idea; I.E. What order should I read them in, why did they replace the Ripple, how does King Crimson work.

A picture of this has been inside of the front cover of Bailey & Love's Short Practice of Surgery since it's first edition. Just thought I'd share.

http://www.amazon.com/Bailey-Practice-Surgery-Hodder-Publication/dp/034093932X/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1239318951&sr=8-1

Like almost 10% of PAs who responded to the AAPA yearly review, I'm in orthopedics.

I used Handbook of fractures during my first year. I literally carried it everywhere I went
I am using Surgical Exposures in Orthopedics to learn my anatomy beyond Netters
I use Orthobullets every day and am working my way through their residency 365 day core curriculum study plan
I used Pocket Orthopedics when I first started, but now I realize its a bit outdated
I used This Instrumentation Book when I first started to learn all the instruments
I used this Scrub Tech book when I first started
I used Essentials of General Surgery for basic floor management stuff

Hope that helps

My favorites in no particular order:

Realityland - Goes into the history of Walt Disney World, with a heavy focus on the Magic Kingdom and Epcot. It covers MGM and the Animal Kingdom as well, but you can tell the author has a real ax to grind with Michael Eisner, and so the second half of the book comes off him being bitter about change. Regardless, it's worth a read and the front half on the first phase and Epcot are really interesting.

Disney War - Possibly my favorite Disney book. It covers the Michael Eisner era of the company, from him and Wells joining in the 80s to Bob Iger taking over. This book covers all of the aspects of the company, not just the parks, and is very inside baseball. I love it because it covers a lot of the projects and decisions the company makes from a business perspective rather than from a storytelling/magic/enjoyment level.

Building a Company - This is Bob Thomas' biography for Roy O Disney. I'm a fan of this one because it offers an alternate perspective on the early years, by focusing on Roy instead of Walt. Similar to Disney War, it covers a lot of the same history that you'd get out of a Walt biography, but with more of a lean on the business element.

In Service to the Mouse - The memoirs of Jack Lindquist. It's a fun easy read full of random anecdotes and memories from his time at the Disney company, all the way up to him being made president of Disneyland.

http://www.amazon.com/Basic-Physics-Measurement-Anaesthesia-5e/dp/0750648287

I took a course in nationalism as part of my graduate school curriculum last spring, so I could go on and on about current academic theories on the topic. Based by your perspective, I would recommend you read this book and this one as well. The second one in particular will likely be of interest to you.

I tend to believe in the emerging trends of globalism over nationalism, though we will soon see if it manages to stand up against economic hardship.

What you want are these two:

Airway Cam Guide to Intubation

And

Anyone Can Intubate!

Don't be fooled by the name of the second one, these are both serious texts on the active management of airways and the photography int he first book is literally the most helpful thing you could ever read and see in regards to managing airways.

This is a great resource: https://www.amazon.com/Singular-View-Art-Seeing-One/dp/0961463929

Has a bunch of illustrations and ways to manage living with monocular vision.

haha I second the ultra fine tip sharpies!! They are essential! Some of the stuff I've gotten along the way were cute/funny badge holders (retractable), scrub hats, nice stethoscope (if she doesn't have one already)/steth holder - after using and hating many of the plastic ones I finally sprung for the leather batclip and I love it (as a student you always have to have your steth on you while walking around and you have to have your hands free)

This book was like gold to me doing peds cases.

For classroom, a lot of people in my class, including me, used these. They write really smooth and fine and all the colors are useful in notes - especially with things like anatomy. She'll need an endless supply of computer paper. I used a good many index cards (ruled).

Good luck to you! It's a very difficulty journey. Try your best to not take things too personally and prepare yourself for a lot less quality time together. It's very difficult to explain it to someone on the outside, but this program actually fundamentally changed me as a person. It hardens you. It's not a bad thing necessarily, but I often think that I'm not the same person that my husband fell in love with!! We stuck it out together and are as happy as ever, but there are definitely plenty of relationships and marriages that don't survive this - so be ready to fight for it!

I found Pocket Surgery to be helpful as a resource for patient management when I was on my Sub-I's. Surgical Recall is excellent for pimping questions.




This is obvious, but for completeness:

1. Know the patient.
   
2. Make sure you know your anatomy (regular and irregular) for each case.
   
3. Know the potential complications of the procedure being performed and how to manage them.
   
4. At a place like UC, you should see a lot of referrals and potential re-do cases (depending on the service). If the patient was operated on before, make sure you read the previous operative note so you know what they did.
   
5. Practice knot tying. I borrowed a needle driver and suture from the OR to help with practicing various sutures for skin closing at home. I bought a practice suture kit on Amazon (there are many available at various price ranges) to work on.

Cope's Early Diagnosis of the Acute Abdomen. Quick, easy, important.

Lawrence is good for clerkship level understanding.

The three "big" texts are Cameron, Sabistion, and Schwartz.

Those 2 books are more about operating.

For the conservative care ( I.e. Casting), Sir John Charnley's book, "The Closed Treatment of Common Fractures", is probably the best book you can have on casting.

I have a copy from the 1960's which is not for sale, because it's fantastic.

https://www.amazon.com/Closed-Treatment-Common-Fractures/dp/0521682878


Edit- oops replied to wrong message, which should have been the Rockwood and Green one.

Your books referenced are actually quite good, but IMHO not as good as Charnleys still.

Yeah, I'm a 4th year going into ortho and this website is good to glance over right before you see a case or after you see a new patient. VuMedi has some good ortho stuff, so if you have access to a computer between cases it's a good place to check.

This book is probably my #1 favorite as far as preliminary knowledge, and it's presented in a fun and memorable way: http://www.amazon.com/Orthopedics-Made-Ridiculously-Simple-Medmaster/dp/0940780860

I'm all about making ortho & ER people friends! I hope you have a great rotation!

Second this, the Stanford handbook is very good for the science and physiology behind anesthesia. I also supplemented with this book, which definitely scored me a lot of pimp questions and gave me more of an idea of what was going on.

Gowned and Gloved Surgery: Introduction to Common Procedures, 1e
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1416053565/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_wfgpzbYCHQ9Z4

Marino’s ICU Book is great. The latest edition from Amazon comes with an Inkling copy which is convenient on the go. The Washington Manual of Medical Therapeutics and Critical Care are both good quick references, though they have less explanation than Marino’s.

For Anesthesia, Miller’s Anesthesia is the standard Harrison’s-style specialty text. At the medical student level a lot of places recommend “Baby Miller” aka Basics of Anesthesia. I personally preferred Morgan & Mikhail’s Clinical Anesthesiology, but both are good introductory texts. FWIW, my school had both available online so it was easy to pick and choose.

For more of a pleasure read I'd recommend "Counting Backwards" It's a collection of stories by an anesthesiologist and I really enjoyed it! you can get it here


P.S. you are still so young, you should go to medical school instead :)

For those interested in strabismus: http://www.amazon.com/Learning-Strabismus-Surgery-Case-Based-Approach/dp/1451116608

i worked with the authors on that book. it's intended for doctors not patients but surely its packed full of extremely relevant information.