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Acute Renal Insufficiency Made Ridiculously Simple (MedMaster Series, 2005 Edition)

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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

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.

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.

Makes it easier with lots of pictures in trying to explain this disease process to patients and providers alike.