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Fanaroff and Martin's Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine: Diseases of the Fetus and Infant, 2-Volume Set

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It is difficult to read, no doubt about that.However, it has a edge of giving the reader the required concept.Also it is unanimously known that the neonatology board questions contain a lot of questions, foundation of which are laid on the themes , well described in this book.
Definitely recommneded for any body really serious in neonatology.The latest chapter of bioethics and legal medicine is worth mentioning , as it has not been covered in any other neonatology text book.

This is a great book- no question about it. have used various editions of it over the years and it is all it is advertizd to be.

However the kindle version leaves much to be desired. I am not clear whether the problem is Kindles or thye publishers.

And here is the problem in a nutshell:
You read a 200 page textbook a little diferntly from how you would read a novel.
You start a novel on page 1 and read forward to the last page ( or not- if you lose interest).
a reference text book is read differently. You want tyo look up something. you browse the table of contents., or you look at the index. Generally you will find several options that appear to be what you are looking for. Then you go to the appropriate page numbers in some form of sequential manner untill you find what interests you. Sometime what you are lokking for is spread over sveral chapters. Bottom line is you navigate the book- how should I say -non linearly or non sequentially.

The kindle version of this great volume is simply not set up to do that.

There is no index
serach functon is terrible
chapters are long as in a hundred or more pages sometimes
chapters are not divided into subchapters
there is no way of skimming past 10, 20 30 or 40 pages at a time.

let me give two examples:
I wanted to look up something about Pulmonary hypoplasia
did a search
PH does not show up on search- and a kindle page is around 1/2 to 1/3 rd of a book page
so i had to go the cahpter on disorders of the rsp sysytem and basically go over it page by page untill i found the discussion i desired. - Painfull !

Next just today i needed to ref. something re MAS
got 30-40 serch terms with no guidance re what specifically the search was doing
so had to go through a laborious process again

got tired and returned the book

great idea- poor implementation

This text book is a classic in the neonatology field. It is not easy to read. I wish they made it with a little bit of more color and more friendly to the reader. What is a plus in this edition is the online expertconsult that give you full access to the entire content of the book.
I personally like Avery's better than Fanaroff but since I started my fellowship this year and Fanaroff released this lates edition I thought that was going to be better than Avery's but I still prefer to read from Averys rather than from this new Fanaroff edition.

This two volume series is what most fellows(trainees) studying Neonatology use. I would not recommend it for the average medical student or even resident unless one is seriously considering Neonatology as a career. It packs a lot of material in two volumes, is well edited, and easy to read but most residents will not have the time to read it during their rotations in Neonatology.

I do not think most lay people will get much out of this although one reviewer found it quite useful. The book assumes a knowledge of basic physiology and medicine that would make it difficult to fathom for many people.

I would recommend "Care of the High Risk Neonate" by Klaus and Fanaroff as a better book for medical students wanting a grasp of the subject or the "Lange" publication on Neonatology.

With these warning I would give my heart endorsement for this book. I used it twice for passing the boards and then renewing my boards in Neonatology and found the most useful source of all. I used it with a DVD from the "Pediatrix" organization which references this source extensively.

This is the book you must have if going into neonatology or neonatal nursing. This is the gold standard and the most up to date information in the field. I have had the privilege of working with the authors and many of the contributors for years now, and I continue to respect and admire their work and knowledge. It's heavy and worth every ounce!

I'm an average everyday bean counter with no background or interest in medicine. I just bought this book because my kid decided to come out at 28 weeks, and let's be honest: Doctor's are too afraid of lawsuits to tell the rest of us lay people all the goods. However this book is great and very accessible for the average high school graduate, such as myself, to understand what's going on. Granted, wikipedia is also nice because doctor's like to use words like "emesis" when "vomiting" will do, however the concepts are presented very clearly. I recommend it to any unfortunate soul who's kid is in the NICU and wants to know what's going on. Of course, if we can understand it, I'm not sure how helpful this book is to real doctors who do this for a living.