Pocket Medicine: The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Internal Medicine
 | Average Customer Rating: Recommend Prepared by residents and attending physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital, this pocket-sized looseleaf is one of the best-selling references for medical students, interns, and residents on the wards and candidates reviewing for internal medicine board exams. In bulleted lists, tables, and algorithms, Pocket Medicine provides key clinical information about common problems in cardiology, pulmonology, gastroenterology, nephrology, hematology-oncology, infectious diseases, endocrinology, rheumatology, and neurology. The six-ring binder resembles… Product details and pricing info |
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57 Customer Reviews Posted
- Jason Wagner, San Francisco, CA
- This reference has been incredibly helpful during my 3rd and 4th year of medical school to gain an appreciation for evidence-based medicine and an approach to patient care. It is not a tell-all book on pathophysiology - that not the point of the reference. While it lacks in volume (thank goodness), it is amazingly packed full of useful information to make informed decisions surrounding patient care. If I wanted to read more about the pathophysiology of a disease, I would look on UptoDate or Currents b/c I knew that Pocket Medicine wouldn't have enough. However, if I wanted to review a differential, review what I know about SBP and whether antibiotics should be given prophylacticlly to patients with cirrhosis, or whatever - Pocket medicine was great. I'm starting internship in a couple of months and will be carrying two references with me: 1. Pocket Medicine; 2. UCSF Housestaff Handbook.
- 2006-04-01, 10 of 12 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- A MUST-HAVE pocket reference for residents
- Read an UpToDate article and then read about that topic in Pocket Medicine and you will see 99% of the information from Uptodate but in concise format, including references to key articles. This book is packed with information. However, it's more in bullet and table format than in paragraph form, so not easy to read from if you're learning about a topic for the first time. More of a reference to the key points in each disease process assuming that you know a little about it beforehand. For that, you need 5 minute clinical consults or something similar. Also, the index could use some more cross-indexing, it can be tough to find subjects sometimes if you are in a hurry. It's available for handhelds too...haven't tried it yet though.
- 2006-01-17, 11 of 12 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- Very Good
- Extremely good book
- 2006-01-16, 2 of 11 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- IM Residency Must Have
- I've used this book for three years and it is by far the best handbook. It provides a quick prep for attending rounds and morning report. I also have used it in preparation for the in service exam given each year. While obviously not an all encompassing text (and not intended to be) it is surprisingly complete. A good deal of information covered on the ABIM exam is actually in this book. My only gripe is the text - too small. Every IM intern and resident should carry this book and learn it in and out. Worth the 37 bucks.
- 2006-01-08, 9 of 9 people found this review helpful, Rated:
- This is a medicine clerkship necessity!
- I bought this for my medicine clerkship because all of the medicine residents swore by it (and they all carried a copy in their coats). It covers every medicine topic, gives the information you need to know, and it's small enough to carry around in your coat. Perhaps most impressive is that it actually includes references to key articles! The references are in the text, they are unobtrusive, and if you need to read up on a topic, you know where to start. This book is perfect for medicine clerkship (and residency, according to the residents with whom I worked).
- 2006-01-04, 6 of 6 people found this review helpful, Rated:
