Customer Reviews

Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment 2008 (Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment)

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I have to agree with the first two reviewers ("hargmeiner" and "docjuanna"). My previous experience with Lange series books, and CMDT in particular, has been very positive. However, this current (2008) edition of CMDT has several chapters (more than the 2007 edition) available only online, AND for the very first time, the online access is $79 extra. Many texts are moving to "editions" but most have an option of doing either both (print + online) together or just the (COMPLETE) book in print. This edition of CMDT sets a new (sub)standard: either both, or LESS than the complete print version. I will no longer recommend this book to my students (I teach at a College of Pharmacy). Hope the publisher, and authors are listening!

I am very disappointed.
There are some important topics only available within the Online Edition. Antibiotics by example. That's ridiculous. In former Editions you got free Online Access to CMDT. But with the 2008 Edition it's over. You must pay $ 79.- for one year Online Access in addition to the book price. This seemed ok, if the same topics in medicine were included in the Print version as well. Only updated on a regular basis in the Online Version. But if I want to know something e.g. about antibiotics, I must buy the Online Version, I have no choice.
I have sent back this book.

This book was a total waste of money. I remember the CMDT series being really good before, but the content/information in this volume is very sparse- no algorithms, etc. as I expected-- even common topics like thyroid disease are poorly done. I was very disappointed. I'll stick to online sources like Up to Date...

I purchased the new edition to replace my 2005, which had been destroyed through constant use and my backpack. I was very disappointed to find that the background information in the beginning of most chapters was deleted so that each chapter starts immediately talking about disease. For instance, the nutrition chapter (which is called nutritional disorders in the new edition) cut out 9 pages of background information on nutritional requirements, dietary recommendations, etc. I thought new editions were supposed to improve upon and update previous editions, not cut out crucial information. I would recommend buying an older edition instead of wasting your money on this incomplete one!

I finally just bought this book with hesitation because of the negative reviews it has received. I am a physician assistant and my last current was from 2004. I didn't want to buy the book because of the negative "online price" reviews. I don't think they reviewed the correct version of the book. I called the publisher regarding this matter and was informed that there was no deleted chapters that you had to pay online to view. I have the book and so far it is just as great as the older versions. There are online up to date information on drugs that you would have to subscribe (just like cme) to but nothing is missing as others may have said. I've used this book since 1997 and this 2008 version seems okay so far. There are no hidden costs so if you like the old current's, you'll be happy with this book. My husband is a doctor and thinks it's great too. good luck

Ridiculous the publisher wants to charge extra for online access. Last time I checked most publishers include access to the online resources when you purchase their book. Don't waste your time keep looking.

Enough said....... quote "However, this current (2008) edition of CMDT has several chapters (more than the 2007 edition) available only online, AND for the very first time, the online access is $79 extra. "

Having owned many previous editions of this book, I have to say that I am somewhat disappointed by the amount of material that is available only online for a substantial fee (relatively, compared to previous free online content, or even the street price of the print edition). Some of the online information surely could have been incorporated into this edition. Most of the algorithms that appeared in previous editions have been left out, and let's face it folks, most of those haven't changed at all since the 2007, or even the 1997 editions. I am not inclined, however, to grab a bunch of older editions off my bookshelf to find them. A lot of very important basic pharmacology that appeared in older editions has been left out of the 2008 print edition. I don't keep old texts and references on the shelves anyway. I am a D.D.S., M.D. with an undergraduate background in pharmacology, so I picked up on much of the missing stuff right away, just leafing through. Even with the negatives associated with this edition, I will likely buy future editions because there just isn't another reference with this much in a single volume that is as concise and easy to find. I am used to grabbing this book for a quick summary of dx and tx that I don't treat a lot. I do head and neck surgery, and I just don't see patients with Cushing's or Tetralogy of Fallot for cripe's sake! Wading through Harrison's Int. Medicine or a two volume cardiology text is something I am not going to do while a patient is sitting in an exam room waiting for me to reappear. I'll use my CMDT though. One can nitpick on virtually anything that is "new" or "different". So let's be honest, most of us who really use this thing can easily afford the $79 for online access, and most of us who have used a number of previous editions will continue to use CMDT unless it evolves into something totally worthless, and that's just not going to happen.

Didn't like the idea of going back and forth online to book and book to online. Use to be a great book I will not recommend this book to anyone anymore, I am a foreigne medical graduate and use to tell all the graduates coming from abroad to read this book not anymore. I hope the authors are listening.

I thought this book was very interesting and informative to a pre-med student. I'm not in med schools yet, but love to read about medical related things.