The Washington Manual® Hematology and Oncology Subspecialty Consult (The Washington Manual® Subspecialty Consult Series) [Paperback]

Washington University School of Medicine Department of Medicine (Author), Amanda F. Cashen (Editor)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0781791561 | ISBN-13: 978-0781791564 | Publication Date: April 15, 2008 | Edition: Second

Prepared by residents and fellows and reviewed by clinical faculty at the Washington University School of Medicine, this handbook is a practical quick-reference guide to the diagnosis and treatment of hematologic disorders and adult malignancies. It covers both inpatient and outpatient management approaches with the same front-lines practicality as the world-famous Washington Manual® of Medical Therapeutics.

This thoroughly updated Second Edition includes new standards in the treatment of malignancies, mechanisms of action of new therapeutic agents, and the current use of molecular prognostic factors. Key points about diagnosis and management of disorders are bulleted for easy reference. This edition also includes illustrations.

The Washington Manual® is a registered mark belonging to Washington University in St. Louis to which international legal protection applies. The mark is used in this publication by LWW under license from Washington University.

Product Details

• Paperback: 390 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Second edition (April 15, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781791561
• ISBN-13: 978-0781791564
• Product Dimensions: 0.5 x 5 x 8.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #194,666 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars so far so good!, September 15, 2009

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I got this little book during my first stint in the oncology clinic after which I realized I knew very little about clinical oncology. AC, FOLFOX, Gy's....a totally foreign language to me. so far this is helping to clear things up. the chapters are brief enough so you can get through them during some down time, yet still give a good overview. not sure how helpful this would be for boards, but I feel i am learning a lot of stuff from it. Note: I have not read the heme chapters yet

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Heme Onc at a glance..., November 26, 2009

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I bought this book in my second year of Internal Medicine Residency for my Hematology and Oncology rotation. I found a great ally in this book because it covered so many topics in 380 (pocket size) pages. The few things missing in this book were cancer screening guidelines, and details on rare malignancies (eg GIST, somatostatinoma etc)
The overall coverage of the different types of cancer was excellent for the most common ones, including cytogenetic workups. I managed a few times actually to impress an attending having read these details from the book. I also enjoyed very much the blood products transfusion chapter and the WBC, RBC, PLT disorders as well as the coagulation chapters. Overall very helpful, covering everything you will need for this level of training. Maybe it could work out for a first year fellow as well, but not for the advanced reader.
I need to warn you though that it is not a textbook of Hematology and Oncology and like my attendings were saying consider Wintrobe's Clinical Hematology (2 Vol. Set) and Abeloff's Clinical Oncology: Expert Consult Premium Edition: Enhanced Online Features and Print when you think you know everything...