Customer Reviews

The Harriet Lane Handbook: A Manual for Pediatric House Officers, 17th Edition

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Harriet is Harriet. If you're going into pediatrics, this is your handbook or white coat book of choice. It is NOT adequate for everything-you-need to know, and there's plenty that's not in here, but it's still the handbook I go to multiple times a day as a resident. The new edition is significantly improved--there is now a rheumatology section, the medications are updated, and the fluids chapter has been rewritten (the earlier version was downright byzantine). Of course, the spine does not seem changed to be stronger, and I'm afraid that pages will start falling out in about a year or so. I think it's worth having the new edition personally, but I can't absolutely recommend it if you have the previous edition (it depends on how often you use it, and what 50 bucks means to you).

The new Harriet Lane contains the same often used, well referenced sources a family medicine resident needs to provide competent care to children. Updates include a reworked fluids electrolytes and nutrition section which has more algorithms and is much more user-friendly than in prior versions. I haven't downloaded the PDA software included with the text yet, but my colleagues are reporting it cumbersome to use. I enjoy keeping multiple references on my PDA, and will likely test the software at a future date.
- A third year resident in a family medicine residency.

This book is ubiquitous. Everyone has it. Not everyone needs it. Students don't need it. Sub I's don't need it. So don't buy it. Interns need it-Hit the milk man/lady up for a copy. It's a great reference, but not the only one. Schwartz' clinical pediatrics is better for students and sub-I's. Plus i think Schwartz has a bit more info on diseases and differentials that Harriet. They serve different purposes though. Hospital for sick children has a great book too. The Harriet formulary is helpful, but not always the best source for doses or side effects. I like the skyscape version best. Palm better than pocket PC.

I recommend that you take this book to kinko's, have them split the book in half-i divided mine into the disease section and formulary section. Have them spiral bind it and place plastic covers. It will last longer and you can carry around whichever half you need or put one in each pocket to even out the weight.
This a great book for interns.

This book is a must for anyone who cares for children in their practice.

Contains a huge amount of information about pediatrics. Extremely helpful when studying for tests or when making rounds and seeing patients in the clinic.

The reference I use most at work as a nurse practitioner. I especially love the drug guide, vaccine charts and info, peak flows, and vitals norms for ages.

This book is all you need in your pocket during Pediatric Rotations. Great quick references, every drug dosing.

excellent book. We took this overseas and is an excellent resource to the physicians to whom we gave it.

Great pediatric book. If you have any interest in pediatrics, this book is well worth looking into.

More stars may be rated, I don't know. I can not tell anything about this book. I have heard of the series, but need more information.

I can not tell when this book was written. I must be able to look through the table of contents and flip through a couple pages using a search. I search to see if the book contains relevant materials (standards and/or procedures that would assist me in my profession).

I never buy a book, I can't checkout ,at least, with the table of contents.


Respectfully,

Effie Pittman