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Little Black Book of Gastroenterology

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This book is an amazing little fountain of knowledge to have at your fingertips during clerkship year. I only discovered the Little Black Book series as a fourth year med student, and I so wish I had known about them earlier. They would have saved me a lot of time and made coming up with differentials, workup, etc. MUCH easier.

The book starts out with presenting GI symptoms, then goes through each part of the GI system: esophagus, stomach, pancreas, liver, etc. -- detailing every conceivable problem in an extremely clear, consise way. For each disease you get the cause, epidemiolgy, pathophysiology, symptoms, course, complications, DIFFERENTIAL (this is key!!!), lab & radiographic findings, workup, and treatment. Complete with references.

The whole book is so well-written and easy to use. I can't say enough good things about it. Best of all - IT FITS IN YOUR WHITE COAT POCKET. It is perfect to just carry with you and read when you're standing around doing nothing in the hospital -- or peek into quickly just before rounds when you have to present a patient and need some fast help. This book has it all -- thanks, Dr. Hay!

The whole series is a cut above the whole slew of review books out there. These are different -- it's like having the exact information from Up-to-Date that you need in your pocket. Well worth every cent.

I needed an update for endoscopy procedures and saw this book on Amazon,,,plus a co-worker suggested this title and I went with it.
I would highly recommend this book