Reddit mentions: The best medical encyclopedias

So as a fairly recent graduate, and a fellow planner, here are some things I wish I would have done to prepare for pa school. First and foremost, get yourself into a proper mindset for school. You will likely need to study more than you ever have before. Know going in that you will need put aside at least a few hours EVERY night to review your lectures and study. If you end up not needing to study that much, fantastic! But if you are like most of us it will be crucial to have good study habits to ensure you do not fall behind on your work and keep pace with the course load. As far as I know all programs will start you in anatomy doing dissection on cadavers so reviewing you anatomy if it has been a while can be a huge help. Anatomy will go very fast and throw a ton of information at you without slowing down. For the rest I will give general advice but if you can tell me more about your background I can give you more specific advice.

For things to read before hand here are a few books I recommend:

• https://www.amazon.com/Gross-Pathology-Handbook-Guide-Descriptive/dp/1550595687
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Manual-Surgical-Pathology-Expert-Consult/dp/0323065163/ref=pd_sbs_14_img_0/147-7260257-7513605?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0323065163&pd_rd_r=5e2c1867-c483-4073-880a-aa30679f4f85&pd_rd_w=7J5fC&pd_rd_wg=6m21Y&pf_rd_p=5cfcfe89-300f-47d2-b1ad-a4e27203a02a&pf_rd_r=A7PFNK4CSCH15N3QYV1J&psc=1&refRID=A7PFNK4CSCH15N3QYV1J
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Surgical-Pathology-Dissection-Illustrated-Guide/dp/0387955593/ref=pd_sbs_14_img_1/147-7260257-7513605?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=0387955593&pd_rd_r=5e2c1867-c483-4073-880a-aa30679f4f85&pd_rd_w=7J5fC&pd_rd_wg=6m21Y&pf_rd_p=5cfcfe89-300f-47d2-b1ad-a4e27203a02a&pf_rd_r=A7PFNK4CSCH15N3QYV1J&psc=1&refRID=A7PFNK4CSCH15N3QYV1J
  
• https://shop.lww.com/board-review-series/c/189?sortBy=tenant~purchasedtotal1+desc
  
  These will all be helpful books during your didactic, clinical, and early career; so I find them worth the investment. The gross description book is simple and straightforward for getting an idea of descriptive terms. Reading the intros to both westra and lester can give you a great intro to the basics of grossing. I would not worry yourself too much about the details of grossing but doing a quick skim through them then now will give you some familiarity later. Reviewing the dictations for all the different organ systems and getting an idea for how they are formatted is a great step. Te board review series at the bottom is nice for summarizing some things and as exam prep with there practice questions.
  
  There are free options too for grossing information if you google. A few examples are:
  
  
• https://www.pathology.med.umich.edu/cutting
  
• https://voices.uchicago.edu/grosspathology/
  
• http://pathology.ucla.edu/gross-manual
  
  You can also watch some videos online about grossing to get a visualization of what it is like to gross. Here is a great example video of grossing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jDpH9dKs8wg&t=2s .
  
  And I know you did not ask but for during your school year I highly recommend both pathoma and sketchy medical videos. Unfortunately I did not know about sketchy medical when I was in school, but I have reviewed it with some colleagues and I love their videos so much! Pathoma was a lifesaver for my exams.
  
  If you want to PM me for additional information feel free! Best of luck and congratulations on being accepted!

Hello! I have lots of recommendations for you, though, I can't think of much for ethics off the top of my head, except for textbooks. I did take an online class that teaches students about genetic counseling offered by South Carolina and some ethical issues were discussed there. Like you, I also love reading and have found a variety of resources. For starters, this subreddit posts decent articles from time to time, so lurk here!


Textbooks
A Guide to Genetic Counseling: This is like the book for genetic counseling programs. It offers a comprehensive overview of counseling and most ethical things I've read about are through this text.


Facilitating the Genetic Counseling Process: This book is designed to help you learn how to communicate effectively with clients/patients.


There are more textbooks to read about genetic counseling that you can find via Amazon. If you want to learn more about diseases, maybe check out Smith's Recognizable Patterns of Human Malformation.


Online
I have found a few things to read online. In case you haven't heard of it The DNA Exchange is excellent. The writers are great and they tackle a whole host of issues. Two magazines I really enjoy are Genome and Helix.


Also, if you're not familiar with GINA, the National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics (NCHPEG) has a web page that explains it nicely.


Also, Unique has the cutest comic ever that explains rare diseases to siblings. Not to mention, that website has a lot of handouts on rare disorders!


Books
I found out about 90% of these books through the online class I took, which I mentioned at the beginning of this comment. I decided to link and give a few lines of each Amazon description to you so you don't have tab fatigue. Of these books, I have read Waiting with Gabriel and Before and After Zachariah. Both are excellent and raise great discussion points.


Choosing Naia: A Family's Journey by Mitchell Zuckoff - A dramatic and carefully detailed account of one family's journey through the maze of genetic counseling, medical technology and disability rights.


Babyface: A Story of Heart and Bones by Jeanne McDermott - When Jeanne McDermott's second child, Nathaniel, was born with Apert syndrome-a condition that results in a towering skull, a sunken face, and fingers webbed so tightly that hands look like mittens-she was completely unprepared for it. In this extraordinary memoir, McDermott calls on her dual roles as science journalist and mother to share her family's traumatic yet enriching experience.


Waiting with Gabriel by Amy Kuebelbeck - This memoir is the true story of parents who were told that their unborn baby had an incurable heart condition, confronting them with an impossible decision: to attempt risky surgeries to give their baby a chance at a longer life, or to continue the pregnancy and embrace their baby's life as it would unfold, from conception to natural death.


Expecting Adam: A True Story of Birth, Rebirth and Everyday Magic by Martha Beck - Expecting Adam is an autobiographical tale of an academically oriented Harvard couple who conceive a baby with Down's syndrome and decide to carry him to term.


Spelling Love with an X: A Mother, A Son, and the Gene that Binds Them by Clare Dunsford - Spelling Love with an X is the first personal memoir about living with fragile X and a reflection on the fragility of human identity in the age of the gene. Recalling the psychic wound of learning that she is genetically "flawed," Dunsford wonders: What do you do when you discover that you are not who you thought you were?


The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman - The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down explores the clash between a small county hospital in California and a refugee family from Laos over the care of Lia Lee, a Hmong child diagnosed with severe epilepsy. Lia's parents and her doctors both wanted what was best for Lia, but the lack of understanding between them led to tragedy.


Give Me One Wish by Jacquie Gordon - This is the story of a remarkable mother and daughter and their love as they make sense of life, and their relationship, in the face of a deadly disease. Jackquie Gordon cannot cure her daughter Christine's cystic fibrosis, but she can teach her to follow life's gifts wherever they lead so that she grows up eager to discover the world and her place in it.


Before and After Zachariah by Fern Kupfer - The heart-wrenching story of one couple's courageous decision to have their severely brain-damaged son cared for in a residential facility.


Anna: A Daughter's Life by William Loizeaux - Born with a number of birth defects known as VATER Syndrome, Anna Loizeaux’s chances for survival were uncertain.


Old Before My Time by Hayley Okines - In medical terms her body is like that of a 100-year-old woman. Yet she faces her condition with immense courage and a refreshing lack of self-pity.


Pretty is What Changes: Impossible Choices, the Breast Cancer Gene, and How I Defied my Destiny by Jessica Queller - Eleven months after her mother succumbs to cancer, Jessica Queller has herself tested for the BRCA gene mutation. The results come back positive, putting her at a terrifyingly elevated risk of developing breast cancer before the age of fifty and ovarian cancer in her lifetime.


There's also Lisa Genova's books. You've probably heard of Still Alice, which is about a woman who is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer's. That was a good read! Her other books also deal with various medical diagnoses and I've heard Inside the O'Briens is quite good as well.


I hope this all helps. I apologize for the length, but I really wanted to share what I could! If you're interested, I could give you some ethical dilemmas to think about. I remember a few from interviews and reading about genetics. Good luck. Feel free to PM me if you have any questions about applications/interviews!

Not dick-waving, just establishing credentials: I taught a neuroanatomy lab at Berkeley for three semesters, two with Marian Diamond, and won a teaching award for my efforts, so at least hear me out.

First, have your students buy the Human Brain Coloring Book. It may sound cheesy but it really does help and Dr. Diamond put together an amazing resource.

Second, have plenty of brain specimen (human if you can get them) on hand to let students do some hands-on dissections or viewings of what a real messy organic brain looks like.

Third, most undergrads learning neuroanatomy will be pre-med, so I like to roll in a lot of case studies with MRI/CT scans, videos, etc. Blumenfeld's clinical book is great for this.

Fourth, connect the anatomy to real research going on right now. Talk about how we now don't really think Broca's area is the actual spot for the motor aspects of speech (a la Dronkers). Show DTI images, etc.

Finally, something I've been doing for public outreach seems to be a great draw and works for a first class lecture: the zombie brain. It gets students thinking about how function and behavior link to the brain using something ridiculous, but not-as-boring (you can see me give a half-drunk lecture to a few hundred people at bar at the bottom of that page... it held their attention for 30 minutes).

Good luck!

Oooh, this contest is good! Sorry to ask but do Audible audiobooks count? I don't have a Kindle at the moment. I'm a student and have one surgery audiobook that would be super helpful to listen to during my commute. (: Thanks for hosting!!!

Also, the pictures on this website are kinda crappy quality and it's an old flash based thing, but it's pretty helpful too: http://act.downstate.edu/courseware/haonline/quiz.htm It's obviously no replacement for spending time in lab, but it's nice and has a LOT more pictures than U-mich (again, not as high quality though).

Also, Grays anatomy questions (this book: https://www.amazon.com/Grays-Anatomy-Review-Marios-Loukas/dp/0443069387 ) and Lippincott (this book: https://www.amazon.com/Lippincotts-Illustrated-Review-Anatomy-Embryology/dp/1605473154 ) are really good for multiple choice questions. Grays questions are harder, but if you the questions from both of those books you'll be pretty well prepared for written anatomy exams.

Biology is nothing without chemistry so you need to know the basics of chemistry as well. My favourite book is the Color Atlas of Biochemistry by Jan Koolman, K. Rohm.

Another very useful book is Biochemistry (Lippincott Illustrated Reviews Series) by R. Harvey.

Many past participants recommend the Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry, however, this book may be too detailed for olympiads.

GENETICS TEXTBOOKS|

Genetics: Analysis and Principles (WCB Cell & Molecular Biology) by Brooker presents an experimental approach to understanding genetics and what I like most is that there are plenty of problems with explanations and answers. Another good textbook for genetics is Genetics: From Genes to Genomes, 5th edition by Hartwell. Genetics: From Genes to Genomes is a cutting-edge, introductory genetics text authored by an unparalleled author team, including Nobel Prize winner, Leland Hartwell.

GENERAL BIOLOGY TEXTBOOKS|

It is not a secret that the Bible of Biology is Campbell Biology (11th Edition). It is a good book and it covers all fundamental biology topics, nevertheless, some topics are discussed only concisely so some good books in addition to Campbell’s could come in handy.

HUMAN ANATOMY |TEXTBOOKS

For human body anatomy and physiology great books are Human Physiology: An Integrated Approach (7th Edition) by Dee Unglaub Silverthorn or  Vander’s Human Physiology. 

MOLECULAR AND CELL BIOLOGY|TEXTBOOKS

My top choice for molecular biology is Molecular Biology of the Cell by Bruce Alberts, et al. This is book is a big one, a hard one, an interesting one, a useful one. From my point of view, current and upcoming IBOs are focusing on molecular and cell biology because these fields are developing so rapidly and thus these branches of biology are perfect source for olympiad problems. So try to read it and understand it. If you want something cheaper than Alberts but equally useful, try Molecular Biology of the Cell, Fifth Edition: The Problems Book

PLANT BIOLOGY|TEXTBOOKS

Many past biology olympiad questions contain quite a lot of problems about plant anatomy and physiology. Thus, I suggest to read Stern’s Introductory Plant Biology.  Another amazing book for plant biology is Biology of Plants by Peter H. Raven, Ray F. Evert, Susan E. Eichhorn.

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TEXTBOOKS FOR AND PROBLEM SOLVING|TECHNIQUES

Science competitions test a student’s level of knowledge, power of scientific reasoning, and analytical thinking outside of the regular school curriculum. A systematic approach and smart study regimen are both required to get good results in science competitions. This is where my book How To Prepare for the Biology Olympiad And Science Competitions by Martyna Petrulyte comes into the picture.

As far as the helping people thing goes its like if you want to get a girl in bed you cant just straight up ask her you have to take her out and spend some money and hope she falls for it. Same goes for this, of course you want to "help people" you wouldn't want to be a PA if you hated em. As far as what to say I would pick up this book:
http://www.amazon.com/Medical-Difference-Edition-Graduate-Admissions/dp/0307945278

It's the best $8 you can spend and it helped me a lot. It has some what are considered "good statements" that left an impression. I think yours is memorable because of your mom and I would embellish on that more even if you have to embellish a bit. In my opinion I think the first paragraph is good just improve the rest and you're good to go.

The first definitive book on the matter: Twenty Cases Suggestive of Reincarnation

Another book I love is The Witch in the Waiting Room: A Physician Investigates Paranormal Phenomena in Medicine

They are both written by doctors with a skeptical but open-minded view of the unexplained. The first I haven't read (just summaries and through reputation) but it is referenced by the second. The second has a bibliography which is great. The second is great and covers a whole bunch of things. Also if anyone can recommend similar books (or books the scientifically refute these experiences) to me I would appreciate it.

I hope this is relevant. I have taken a strong interest in studying about medical science on my own (No I don't plan on being an unlicensed illegal practitioner), so I went to a book store and saw this book. [Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2019](https://www.amazon.com/CURRENT-Medical-Diagnosis-Treatment-2019/dp/126011743X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1523655999&sr=1-1&keywords=medical+diagnosis+2019) . I like how detailed this book is, and I'm planning on maybe getting it.

What other books do you recommend I should get to learn a lot about the world of medical science? I'm interesting in getting a collection of books for anatomy, how every organ works, human biochemistry/biophysics, the most detailed books about every detail of the brain, of the heart/circulatory system, and drugs, detailed books about diagnosing things that need surgery, full surgical procedures, etc.

Are there a collection of videos that show this as well? With as much detail as possible?

Really it's just because I'm an independent scholar, I'm mostly an IT person by trade, but I love learning about science. So whatever you got that would help me learn the most about every aspect of medical science and the human body, please send it my way

I just ^(downloaded the book from) ^(libgen.io) purchased the book, and I didn't feel that it adds much compared to Pocket Medicine. Long answers to vague questions are not ideal to flashcard formats, IMO. Some of the frameworks are good, but he says in the preface (excerpt below) of the book that he didn't like a long list of differential diagnosis:

>I realized that having an approach to a problem in many cases is as simple as constructing a framework that divides the long differential diagnosis into shorter sublists, which are easier for our brains to store and process. Rather than memorize a long list of diagnoses, it is sufficient to remember the headings of a framework, from which many of the diagnoses can then be generated.

It turns out that the book just became another long list of diagnoses unless you use only the tips of the frameworks. Check this sample framework from the preface. Now check the same section from Pocket Medicine. As you can tell, very different approaches to clinical medicine. Getting a correct diagnosis (even a tough one) is not a heroic act; it is standard-care, evidence-based medicine. It doesn't matter if you memorize all causes of monoarticular inflammatory arthritis, because you'll most likely get a tap + pain characteristics + clinical epidemiology and get your diagnosis and treatment plan (often gives you the diagnosis in a retrospective manner). Being able to create differentials is one of the most important goals of medical school, and listing a long list of diagnosis based on simple frameworks sometimes is suitable for learning, but challenging to apply in a real-life scenario.

Having said all that, it only matters what you like and where you learn most from. The best Internal Medicine/Clinical Medicine is the one that teaches you most and makes you comfortable working and treating your patients. If there are no decks for this book, start slowly creating cards for you, as your necessity. In the preface, the author said that there were <8 frameworks that he had to use with a very high frequency (dyspnea, acute kidney injury, anemia, hypoxemia, diarrhea, fever of unknown origin, and syncope). Maybe starting with those will help you start building. All the best,
-Nick

I studied the crap out of Lippincott's Illustrated Review: Biochemistry.

I still think I could have done better on the MCAT if I had taken both classes in addition to studying from that book, but even then, I think the book covered more material and gave me a better understanding. My genetics class had also covered enough biochemistry that it actually ended up being more useful in the long term... not that that helps you if you don't have time for a genetics class, but it might be a good idea to include genetics material in your biochem studying.

Ochem II was pretty unnecessary/useless for my mcat, but then again, not everybody gets the same questions, and more importantly, not everybody covers the same information in an Ochem II class. If I made a list of all the Ochem II topics that I wish I had studied going into the test, I think only about one or two of them even ended up being covered in my actual Ochem class... it was just a very low-yield class IMO.

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've worked with two pharmacist for over 2 years now and they have over 20+ years of experience. I'm always in awe of them being able to immediately answer questions given from patients. So when floaters come by that are always new grads. I wouldn't expect them to know the same information as a pharmacist that has 20+ years of experience. Things get replace by other information all the time it's pretty normal, but you should always be studying as new drugs, laws, regulations keep coming out as the world of medicine keeps changing.

Something I always recommended floaters take with them is this book that has all the drugs in it. My pharmacy manager has an older copy that's half the pages of this one and he told me he used it diligently before all the options of technology rised. It's neat thing it fit in my coats pocket perfectly as I got one myself cause why not.

Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia 2017 Classic Shirt-Pocket Edition https://www.amazon.com/dp/1284118991/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_kI2szbCAYQVM3

Quick Study anatomy pamphlets. They’re laminated and I have each one in the series. There’s one for every system, a few large ones that cover everything (much less in detail than the specific ones), skeletal system, vascular system, etc. including endocrine. They’re only like $4 each! I love them and I keep them in my binder. I got mine on amazon!

Here’s the link!
Endocrine System (Quick Study Academic) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1423215001/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_t0BBDbX3J4H3P

This ones $7 since it’s one of the big, detailed ones. I highly recommend these! I bought all of mine together at once for like $40, but it’s also def fine to only buy the ones you need and you need them.



EDIT: this is the anatomy pamphlet. This isn’t as in depth as the system specific ones, but if you’re only getting one this is the one to get. There’s also a quiz one that’s pretty cool! I’ll link it if I can find it

Anatomy 2 (Quick Study Academic) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1572228563/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_l2BBDbYQZ9Y70

Here’s the quizzer!

Anatomy (Quick Study: Anatomy) https://www.amazon.com/dp/1572227575/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_U3BBDbHRFBRGK

I'm not a doctor, so this might not be helpful, but the pocket guide to the operating room is popular for surgical techs in the OR I work at, and it's a required book for the surgical tech program I'm in.

I have a PDF of if you're interested. Or use google, that's how I found it in the first place. :)

If you are open to an app, Epocrates and Nursing Central are my recommendations.

They cost money, I think $180?

If you want a booklet, Tarascon is great. I have an older edition, but a new one will only run you ~15. My husband is a PA and has found that this gives him a great summary of what you "need" to know.

https://www.amazon.com/Tarascon-Pocket-Pharmacopoeia-Classic-Shirt-Pocket/dp/1284118991/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1505328174&sr=1-1&keywords=pocket+pharm

I personally use epocrates, or the drug info in the MAR. Chances are, your system you use in the hospital will have a drug information sheet available (usually via a right click over the drug) in the MAR. You could always wait and see if it suits your needs.

By far the best resource you can have. Never a time when PANCE Prep Pearls isn't relevant. All of my classmates have it too as a supplement, and my professor just said it is "worth its weight in gold" at the end of lecture today. I also will second UpToDate as a great online and app resource.

I also have Sanford's Guide to Antimicrobial Therapy and [Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopoeia 2017 Classic Shirt-Pocket Edition] (https://www.amazon.com/Tarascon-Pocket-Pharmacopoeia-Classic-Shirt-Pocket/dp/1284118991/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1510030082&sr=8-1&keywords=pharmacopeia+2017+pocket) as a prescription resource I can keep in my white coat.

Maxwell's is a must.

These clipboards are also extremely useful on the wards.

Towards the end of my third year I began to REALLY value my kindle. The 6" e-ink one fits easily in a white coat pocket. You can upload pdfs (i.e. relevant papers) and books to study from (i liked pretest).

There are medical flash cards for EMT courses that are pretty great. And once they give you your protocols start memorizing them.

After you finish your course check out [The 60 Second EMT] (http://www.amazon.com/The-60-Second-EMT-Assessment-Diagnosis/dp/0801678129/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1368979070&sr=8-1&keywords=60+second+emt). Your assessments are very important as and EMT and more so if you become a medic. This book shows you how to get the most important information you need as quickly as possible.

Swedish med student here. As far as an ordinary atlas goes, in my class it's usually down to:

"Sobotta"

"Netter"

"Gray's"

They pretty much covers all of it and are mostly useful for reference. In the end it's down to personal taste. I'd recommend to go to a local book store and check them out or i think google books have excerpts. If you simply want to learn the names and so forth, I'd recommend Netter's flash cards

I do however guess that you want to know more about function and actual injures and such stuff. If so, I recommend this gem instead.

(I haven't looked if the links are the latest editions. It's usually not much difference, so if you can get off with an earlier edition for a lower price, go for it).

Also, there are several iphone/android/ipad apps. I'd advice against it, but perhaps useful if you got such a device.

Yes, we did our fellowship together. She knows I say dude a lot. :)

If you need more info on neuroanatomy, here's a good reference. Though if the other books don't bore you, this one might!

I wouldn't pay as a student to get the advanced version of Epocrates. If the hospital has access to UpToDate and/or Lexicomp I would use those if you need more information. You could also purchase this pocket guide (https://www.amazon.com/Tarascon-Pocket-Pharmacopoeia-Classic-Shirt-Pocket/dp/1284095290/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1467399861&sr=1-1&keywords=tarascon+pocket+pharmacopoeia+2016) if you really like. However, as a student you won't be prescribing medications so I would just save your money.

That's what I'm saying. OTC meds that anyone can get almost anywhere. There's a small book I've been using since my early Medic days at my first duty station. It's up to you but get the Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopia : http://www.amazon.com/Tarascon-Pocket-Pharmacopoeia-Classic-Shirt-Pocket/dp/1284095290/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1450207414&sr=8-1&keywords=tarascon+pocket+pharmacopoeia+2016
I would put it in a heavy duty ziplock back for your BoB. If you've got more BoBs and medical kits, get one for each. It won't tell you which drugs to use for what ailments. It has route of admin, min/max dose, Brand/Generic names, etc.
It is small lettering for a good reason. This can go in your pants pocket. It's smaller than an empty wallet. This has been a highly valued item in my BoB and medical kit.

Welcome. I started off for 5 years as an EMT, and now work as a Physician Assistant. Developing good assessment skills and clinical intuition from my days on the ambulance has been invaluable in my career. Also learning to handle stress situations and not freeze or freak out. I highly recommend the book The 60 Second EMT. Book on Amazon

Larone’s Guide to Identification

Medically Important Fungi by Larone

An awesome book for identifying fungi! Helped me a lot with the diagrams

Every hospital microbiology lab I've worked at agrees that this is the best book for identification :

https://www.amazon.com/Medically-Important-Fungi-Identifi-cation/dp/1555816606

Don't know if it will be as relevant in the food micro world... It explains a lot about how to do a slide culture or LPCB prep. We typically use Sab-dex or PDA for good sporulation, otherwise what you're looking at can lead you off in the wrong direction.

I've been using Tarascon pocket pharmacopoeia shirt-pocket edition and it has been great for looking up dosages, warnings, etc. it also has some nice reference charts at the beginning of each section.

https://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Guide-Operating-Room/dp/0803612265
great for looking up your upcoming cases. Has a good amount of cases and lists the steps, common equipment, etc. The book is great to keep in your locker but, if you dont want to spend money on a hard copy, you can find the pdf online

What I really, really need are my textbooks that I can't afford for my upcoming internship starting in July. This mycology text currently has a used one for $16 plus 4 shipping.

Or what I also really need is a new flash drive. After 2 years of college I seem to have lost the one I had, and as I still remain a student I definitely need a new one! Right now I have one the campus library gave me, but it's less than a gig.

Thanks for the contest and Goodbye Eleven

I think this is what you are looking for. The diagrams are great. It explains it in a understandable fashion.

http://www.amazon.com/Biochemistry-Lippincotts-Illustrated-Reviews-Series/dp/160831412X

What I started with: Stethoscope, sphygmomanometer or a sphygmomanometer for the lazy, pulse oximeter, reflex hammer, tuning fork, a pen light, notebook, Maxwell, pocket medicine, clipboard, 48 pens (of which I somehow only have 2 left), and finally a pack of decoy pens to hand out to people that need to "borrow" a pen but never give back.


Seriously where do all of my pens go??? It turns out half them went into my gf's bag x(.

What I was given or picked up along the way: scalpel, needle drivers, tweezers, scissors, various types of vicryl, bandages, gauze, alcohol wipes, surgical lube (that I took from the hospital when no one was looking ;) ), and a pocket CPR mask. I took a bunch of normal saline and IV kits as well but they don't fit in the bag.

Personally I love Rosens Emergency Medicine and Huszar's Basic Dysrhythmias and Acute Coronary Syndromes. Unfortunately Rosens is frightfully expensive, however Huszars is pretty cheap and you can pick up 2nd hand ones even cheaper.

I read Medical School Essays that Made a Difference. The nice part about it was that it shows other application stats and where they applied/were accepted with their various essays.

MD here. Practical advice...don't get a bag. Carry as little as possible.

I would talk to her and see if her med school provides a copy of Pocket Medicine. If not I would recommend that.

Alternatively a small tablet like [this] (http://www.lg.com/us/tablets/lg-V400-Black-g-pad-7.0) was invaluable to me as a med student on rounds. It's small enough to fit in your white coat pocket and you can put UpToDate on it to quickly reference something without using your phone (some older docs do not like it when you take out your phone).

I would look to maximize her white coat and pants pocket space over getting a bag. If she matches into a specialty like ophtho or neuro where they carry a bunch of shit with them every day then consider investing in a nice bag.

A lot of the everyday knowledge needed to be an internal medicine doctor is contained in Harrison's http://www.harrisonsim.com/ Similarly, a lot of the knowledge needed for emergency medicine is contained in Rosen's http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1455706051?pc_redir=1397068775&robot_redir=1 or Tintinalli's http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0071484809?pc_redir=1397103426&robot_redir=1 however I completely agree with the people saying that this is just a fraction of what you learn in medical school and residency. The experience is at least as important, if not more so, than memorizing this info. There are similar books covering every specialty, but for surgical specialties I'd say the experience is even more important than for medicine specialties.

I found the Pocket Medicine MGH handbook to be very helpful for the situation you're describing. I would carry it down with me to the ED, quickly review the pertinent topics before seeing the patient, then have it in front of me while formulating my plan to cover my bases. Supplement with UpToDate if you have time to digest.

https://www.amazon.com/Pocket-Medicine-Massachusetts-Hospital-Handbook-dp-1496349482/dp/1496349482/ref=mt_looseleaf?_encoding=UTF8&me=&qid=1568137845

UK/EU student? I feel like pocket medicine is the US equivalent.

Bu Oxford Tropical Medicine was clutch on my Africa rotation..

You should probably start with a couple of chemistry (intro and organic) and physiology courses. If you don't have a good science foundation, you won't be able to fully understand how all of these things work together in the body. Not to scare you away, but to get to the point where I think I understand the things you want to know, I had to take 5 semesters of chemistry (probably 2 were unnecessary), physiology, genetics and normal biochemistry plus 2 semesters of grad-level metabolism courses.

If you do already have a science background, then I recommend Lippincott's biochemistry text. We used it in my intermediate nutritional biochemistry course.

If you still have questions after that, then hit the literature. It's sometimes hard to get your questions answered if they're broad, but just look at the background section of related studies, see where they reference something you want to understand, go to their relevant source(s) and repeat the process. Eventually you'll find a paper where they lay it all out.

Our upper level metabolism courses don't use text books solely because there aren't any good ones out there for the level of biochemistry we study in the context of consumption.

Tarascon Pocket Pharmacopiea is what I used back in the day before smart phones were ubiquitous. If I remember correctly its more for dosing than mechanism or indications, but it's been a while since I cracked one open.

Smith's Recognizable Patterns of Human Malformation

The most recent edition is only 3 years old.

• Maxwell Quick Medical Reference
  
  
• WhiteCoat Clipboard
  
  
• Multiple small notebooks
  
  
• Pen light
  
  
• Cheap decoy pens for the attending who asks to borrow one and never returns it

Mass General Handbook of Internal Medicine. https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1496349482/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1499773424&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=Mass+General+Handbook+of+internal+medicine&dpPl=1&dpID=41vuJ2bQXNL&ref=plSrch

the Maxwell quick reference is handy from time to time. otherwise, i use uptodate or epocrates on my phone.

Pocket Medicine by Sabatine

Don't buy anything until you talk to the class ahead of you. You won't need it on day 1. Once you know what you need, use amazon, it'll show up tomorrow.

The only things I use regularly are my stethoscope, pen light, $1 reflex hammer, and the Snellen chart on Maxwells.

Buying a PB cuff, otoscope, various other tools really is a waste of money.

Start here: https://www.amazon.com/60-Second-EMT-Assessment-Diagnosis-Triage/dp/0801678129

The basics? Head to toe. Work your way down. Think ABC'S and life threats. You're trying to answer the question "what kind of thing is wrong."