Acute Renal Insufficiency Made Ridiculously Simple (MedMaster Series, 2005 Edition) [Illustrated] [Paperback]

Carlos Rotellar (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0940780097 | ISBN-13: 978-0940780095 | Publication Date: January 1, 2005 | Edition: 2005

A brief, clear, practical, and humorous approach to acute renal insufficiency.

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About the Author

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Georgetown University Hospital, Washington DC

Product Details

• Paperback: 56 pages
• Publisher: Medmaster; 2005 edition (January 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0940780097
• ISBN-13: 978-0940780095
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #956,382 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A nice way so learn about a hard topic, March 14, 2006

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Nicolas Matias Orozco (Medellin, Colombia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Acute Renal Insufficiency Made Ridiculously Simple (MedMaster Series, 2005 Edition) (Paperback)

If you are a MD renal medicine sometimes is a dark place in our daily activities, this book is a fun way to get the basics about Acute renal failure. I think, of course, that ít shouldn't be the only source of information, just a source of pearls, for a futher study

1.0 out of 5 stars Not up to the usual standard of this series, December 4, 2008

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Richard Spencer (Towson, MD, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Acute Renal Insufficiency Made Ridiculously Simple (MedMaster Series, 2005 Edition) (Paperback)

I have used a number of the "XYZ made ridiculously simple" texts, such as neuroanatonmy, microbiology, acid base balance, and so was optimistic that this one would be useful to clarify the morass of renal pathophysiology. It wasn't. It is very "cutesy" without being informative. For example, the diagrams are adorable cartoons but are not in any way designed to provide mnenonics for the material. The usual approach for this series is somewhat lighthearted, but focused, and certainly the hard-core material is covered. Not so with this text. There is virtually no useful material and what is presented is either completely trivial (literally high school level, or more like "patient waiting room at the doctor's office" level) or the usual laundry list of renal terms that we all could use some help with. Don't bother.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good for basics only, December 30, 2009

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Benjamin G. Steward "bstewpa" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Acute Renal Insufficiency Made Ridiculously Simple (MedMaster Series, 2005 Edition) (Paperback)

This book was a good resource for a quick review. It would also be helpful for someone just beginning to study nephrology. However, for someone with a solid foundation in medicine this book is far too elementary. The pictures, although humerous, do not really help remember any useful information. There were a few useful equations and lab values.