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

by James S. Winshall M.D. (Author), Robert J. Lederman M.D. (Author)

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Product Description
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: 5.2 x 3.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,266 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

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

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

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).

1 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Falls apart within minutes. , December 19, 2008

By	Dimasin (Cleveland, OH) - See all my reviews

When you're paying so much for so little paper one could expect binding last at least a month. Had to glue loose pages and cover when received... Content is good as usual. Better off using Pocket Medicine instead.