Tarascon Internal Medicine & Critical Care Pocketbook (Whinshall, Tarascon Internal Medicine & Critical Care) [Paperback]

Dr. James S. Winshall (Author), Robert J. Lederman (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0763769193 | ISBN-13: 978-0763769192 | Publication Date: September 15, 2008 | Edition: 4

The Tarascon Internal Medicine & Critical Care Pocketbook, Fourth Edition is designed as the ultimate portable reference for the busy Internal Medicine or ICU practitioner. This concise, organized pocket guide is packed with essential lists, figures, tables and algorithms providing instant reminders of hard-to-remember yet vitally important clinical information. An extensive pharmacology section gives fingertip access to critical drug prescribing information. The newly revised 4th edition contains dozens of new topics and drug listings as well as timely updates for most of the content and references. The Tarascon Internal Medicine & Critical Care Pocketbook, Fourth Edition is meticulously referenced and provides expert commentary on current academic controversies within the field. You will wonder how you ever practiced medicine without it!

Product Details

• Paperback: 228 pages
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers; 4 edition (September 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0763769193
• ISBN-13: 978-0763769192
• Product Dimensions: 5 x 3.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #183,995 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding pocketbook for a Hospital Phyiscian, March 18, 2009

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Bernardo Goecke (Concepcion, Chile) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tarascon Internal Medicine & Critical Care Pocketbook (Whinshall, Tarascon Internal Medicine & Critical Care) (Paperback)

I've used this handbook every day for almost a year now, and i have recommended it to my collegues. I work in a 800 bed-hospital for a population of more than a million chileans, in the internal Medicine Station and in the E.R.
A thorough job, this little book contains algorithms, differential diagnosis charts, updated scores, formulas and tips, quite everything you need to have at hand.
Noticeable is that for every table or fact stated, there is the reference in the medical literature given, so you can study it.
I love the last section, "Groovy Drugs", where you can check the recommended dosage, posology, how to build the infusion, interactions, etc. for all those 'obscure' drugs (i.e. Amiodarone, Levophed, Labetalol, and many more).
The book itself is simply built, just paper, as the next one. Take care of it and it will take care of you (haven't lost any page 'till now; wanted to say it because of the other review).
"It's not how much you know, it's how fast you can find the answer". Clever sentence. Doesn't mean we may stop studying, but it definitely helps having my Tarascon around.
Let me recommend this book to you, you won't regret it. For 33 dollars I got it in my mail in 2 weeks, in Chile (bought it again as a present).

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A TRUE MUST, November 1, 2009

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This review is from: Tarascon Internal Medicine & Critical Care Pocketbook (Whinshall, Tarascon Internal Medicine & Critical Care) (Paperback)

A very useful, handy and to-the-point pocket reference with truly useful stuff!
All of our internal med. residents got one!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Handbook, July 21, 2011

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This review is from: Tarascon Internal Medicine & Critical Care Pocketbook (Whinshall, Tarascon Internal Medicine & Critical Care) (Paperback)

The primary competitor for this handbook is pocket medicine, which is an excellent resource for interns. Tarascon's is the pocket reference for the medical resident or a practicing MD. It's much lighter and provides plenty of information you need to find quickly. If I want to sit down and research a topic further then I would go to UpToDate.