Saint-Frances Guide to Inpatient Medicine (Saint-Frances Guide Series) [Paperback]

Sanjay Saint (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0781737281 | ISBN-13: 978-0781737289 | Publication Date: September 12, 2003 | Edition: Second

This concise pocket-sized guide is intended primarily for 3rd and 4th year students in their internal medicine rotation. Written by teaching residents, this book takes a simple and straightforward approach to common medical problems. Broad topics like anemia, renal failure, and vasculitis are broken down into manageable pieces. Mnemonics, used primarily as a means of creating extensive differential diagnoses, are followed by step-by-step instructions. Important “Hot Keys”, or clinical pearls, are interspersed at critical junctures throughout the text. New to the Second Edition are sections on hospital-acquired complications, pleural effusions, skin and soft tissue infections, and seizure disorders.

Product Details

• Paperback: 542 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Second edition (September 12, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781737281
• ISBN-13: 978-0781737289
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #892,658 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Review of Guide to inpatient medicine, August 21, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Saint-Frances Guide to Inpatient Medicine (Saint-Frances Guide Series) (Paperback)

The best thing about this book is that it gives one a good basic introduction to the common problems encountered on a medicine rotation. For example, if I had a patient, come in with shortness of breath, I would quickly look at that section to jog my memory in case there was something in the differential that I had not considered. One of the best things is the mnemonics, this really helped me remember the lists of information. I think third year medical students starting their medicine rotation will best benefit from this book. I would recommend it be read early in the rotation as the book doesn't really cover pathophysiology or management in depth.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Review of Saint-Frances Guide to Inpatient Medicine, February 28, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Saint-Frances Guide to Inpatient Medicine (Saint-Frances Guide Series) (Paperback)

Excellent book! A must have on the wards. Great for residents and medical students. Outstanding differential dx's, approach to patient sections, and treatment plans. Covers all the major inpatient diagnoses and simplifies difficult concepts. Concise, easy to read, and thorough. Can read this on the way to do an admission, on the wards, and prior to morning report presentations. Superior for USMLE board examinations. Fits in pocket well.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good general overview of inpatient medicine., August 20, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Saint-Frances Guide to Inpatient Medicine (Saint-Frances Guide Series) (Paperback)

This book is very, very similar to Blackwell Science's "Blueprints in Medicine," in that it is a basic overview for the third-year medical student. Saint-Frances' advantage is that it fits into your pocket. Good for general information on signs, symptoms, and patient management. Lots of pneumonics.