Tarascon Internal Medicine & Critical Care Pocketbook- 2nd Edition [Paperback]

Robert J. Lederman (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1882742206 | ISBN-13: 978-1882742202 | Publication Date: November 1, 2000 | Edition: 2nd

National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethseda, MD. A pocket guide for critical care professionals containing information pertaining to internal medicine emergencies. A quick reference for formulas, with guidelines for diagnosing and treating conditions such as transfusion reaction and poisoning. Previous edition: c1997. Softcover.

Product Details

• Paperback: 191 pages
• Publisher: Tarascon Pub; 2nd edition (November 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1882742206
• ISBN-13: 978-1882742202
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 3.5 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,081,028 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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53 of 54 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Pocket Reference, April 19, 2001

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Ali Ahmed Siddiqui (memphis, TN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tarascon Internal Medicine & Critical Care Pocketbook- 2nd Edition (Paperback)

I bought the Tarascon Internal Medicine & Critical Care Pocketbook at the advice of my Residency Program Director. It really is an amazing book. The tables are very easy to interpet, and there is a wealth of information about all the common diseases seen in a hospital setting. As an Internal Medicine resident, I would give it 2 thumbs up. An essential pocket book to carry around.

61 of 64 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Dark-Horse of Pocket Guides, February 27, 2003

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David H. Rosenbaum (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tarascon Internal Medicine & Critical Care Pocketbook- 2nd Edition (Paperback)

In contrast to its ubiquitous cousin, the Tarascon Pharmacopoeia, this book is infrequently used and is a relative unknown amongst my colleagues. That's a shame, because this book provides a wealth of useful, easily accessible information. Despite the fact that I carry other databases including my own notes or "peripheral brain" on my handheld, this book provides me with answers I don't find anywhere else.

The information is broad and varied including the bread and butter differential diagnoses of mixed acid-base disorders, to ventilator weaning parameters, PIOPED data, rheumatologic autoantibodies and in what diseases a given antibody is prominent as well as the criteria for fluid analysis of any type (e.g. joint, CSF, pleural, ascites, etc.), EKG criteria et cetera ad naseum. As a quick, information packed reference, it's easily worth the small amount it costs.

23 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent mini-reference guide, October 2, 2004

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Desiree Wyatt (Perkinsville, Vermont United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tarascon Internal Medicine & Critical Care Pocketbook, Third Edition (Paperback)

I am a critical care RN and have been in the business for over 21 years; there are very few critical care texts I haven't seen, and many of them I own. A colleague shared his Tarascon Int. Med. and Crit. Care Pocketbook with me, and I was hooked. In one small volume, easily fitting in a lab coat pocket are all the fun factoids you need on rounds , at the bedside, or when on the phone with the on-call or attending. It touches on all major pathologies you are likely to encounter, and outlines their treatments according to national standards and accepted protocols. For me, it has replaced carrying many of the laminated fact cards I had jammed in my pockets.