Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine: Self-Assessment and Board Review (Paperback)

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Editorial Reviews

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"The 15th edition manual is definitely worthy of Harrison's excellent reputation. The editors are clear in their purpose to provide easy-to-access, on-the-spot portable information on topics and problems routinely encountered on a hospital service." "The book is extremely well organized." "I was impressed with the quality of this manual. It is most applicable as a pocket reference for residents, interns, and medical students, who affectionately refer to it as "Baby Harrison's." "Because it has substantially more depth than several other available reference on-call manuals, I believe it is the more useful book." (Journal of the American Board of Family Practice 20011001)

"The amazing aspect of this book is that it is over 1000 pages in size and thanks to densely packed text packs a vast amount of data between it's covers" "It represents excellent value for money." (British National Formulary 20011001)

"This is an excellent condensation of the vast body of information found in the larger Harrison's " "Graphs, tables, and algorithms are used extensively, and are well placed and helpful" "It functions more as a miniature medical text..." "4 Stars" (Doody's ) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Description
Maximize your success on inservice and recertification exams using the HARRISON'S BOARD REVIEW. Features 800 multiple-choice questions in board format with detailed answers and references to the new 15th edition of "HARRISON'S."

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Product Details

• Paperback: 400 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional; 15 edition (July 19, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071373756
• ISBN-13: 978-0071373753
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #750,221 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Bible of Internal Medicine in "Pocket" Form, August 14, 2001

By	Mark (Wauwatosa, WI United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Harrison's Manual of Medicine (Paperback)

This is an excellent resource for those questions that need quick, consise answers. The chapters for Harrison's Principles of Internal medicine are neatly summarized into quick-reading two or three page summaries, with many helpful charts and management tips. Depth and underlying pathophysiology is not well covered, but that's what the big book (Principles) is for. My only complaint is that with this edition, the book is about 5"x8", which doesn't fit into my coat pocket. The companion to the 14th edition (4"x6") is virtually identical in information, and fits in my pocket.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars So So!!!, March 4, 2006

By	Rodney Eddi "Internal Medicine Doctor" (West Paterson, NJ) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Harrison's Manual of Medicine: 16th Edition (Paperback)

I understand the intention of Harrison's editors to provide us with a little version of this standard textbook, but honestly, I don't like it. I have owned several editions of this book, but I have never used it, because it is not a practical book. It is short in practical details (like disease management) and long in some other details. If you are looking for a handbook that can help you in clinical practice, forget about this one. There are so many better books out there (Washington, Ferri's,...). This book can be helpful for medical students to review medicine before exams or rotations. However, I have to say that new edition is much better than previous ones. At least it has more algorithms. Also, stay away from PDA version. It is even more stripped down! For your PDA, I highly recommend Ferri's Practical Guide or Washington Manual or 5 Minutes Clinical Consult.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good... but not great, May 18, 2006

By	Larry - MS4 (Oakland, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Harrison's Manual of Medicine: 16th Edition (Paperback)

I bought this book at the beginning of my 3rd year medicine rotation and used it for several weeks. It was good... but I did not find the layout and algorithms to be user friendly. It has the information.. but I found myself searching in various sections to find what I needed many a time. Overall a good book, but having experimented with others for my other medicine and family medicine rotations, I would recc that you peruse through either Medicine Recall, Consult Manual of Internal Medicine, &/or Pocket Medicine. All are great... and have different styles. Its simply a matter of personal preferance.