Customer Reviews

Maxwell Quick Medical Reference

5 star:		(45)
4 star:		(10)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(9)
1 star:		(7)

 

 

When I received this I was shocked. The 'book' is the size of a flash card and only has 11 printed pages or 11 flash cards I should say. At this price plus shipping it came up >$10. Honestly the thing looks like it should be no more than $5 including shipping and handling. Not only that the writing is very small and jumbled and I find the content to be questionable. If it was cheaper I would not be this angry.

I picked this book up prior to day one of clinicals in medical school. Now 5 years later in residency I still refer to it on a regular basis. This is color coordinated and easy to follow sections on conversions, common normal lab values, progress notes, discharge summaries, H&P's, OP notes, Mini Mental Status exams, and neuro exams plus many more tidbits. I picked this up for 7 dollars at my bookstore, saved me many times at 2am on call. Get this, it will help you on all services. A gold standard of easy reference.

This was very cheaply made. It looked like zerox copies on different color construction paper. The only nicely made part was the plastic cover and back. Not worth the price.

It's hard to tell how good the book is because it is quite difficult to read. The very tiny print is on dark colored paper for the first section impedes lab values at a glance. However, the information it contains may well serve an inexperienced student.

This is a decent quick reference book and I really don't have a ton more to say about it than that. It serves its purpose well.

Packed with an abundance of information the problem is that you need a magnifying glass to really see all the information. The information is exceptional and wonderful but difficult reading the tiny print. How bout "large print for us 45y/o senior citizens?"

I don't know anyone who's in rotations and doesn't own this. It's not super detailed, but for quick reference while in a hospital, it's a life saver. Pages are color coded so you can flip to where you need to be quickly. Don't go into your rotation without it.

This is definitely worth the money. I have used it many many times, even if for just measuring lacerations, contusions, purpuric lesions, etc.

this is a wonderful reference and i carry it in my pocket at work. i ordered this one to replace an old worn out copy.

My husband is in medical school, currently on rotations. He uses this guide to study during down times. He thinks it's great.