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Puswhisperer: A Year in the Life of an Infectious Disease Doctor Kindle Edition
Puswhisperer is a collection of infectious disease anecdotes created from a year’s worth of clinical blog posts from the Medscape blog Rubor, Dolor, Calor, Tumor. Originally intended for residents and fellows, the posts have been compiled, edited, and revised for a non-specialist audience. The tales cover a wide range of diagnostic dilemmas and treatment quandaries. Which infection smells like buttered popcorn? Are some antibiotics “stronger” than others? Is it OK to eat the oysters?
Along with clinical insight, the book provides a good dose of humor and insightful, microbe-centered philosophy. The author speculates on what the Earth might look like in five billion years, when animals and plants are gone, but bacteria remain. He also draws attention to the staggering rate of evolution in bacteria, made possible by short generation times and passing of genetic material from one bug to another. Finding a 60-year-old Staph strain in an old wound, Crislip tells us, is like looking out your window and seeing a Neanderthal shuffle by.
Recommended for anyone interested in infectious disease and the microorganisms that run our planet.
- Publication dateJanuary 14, 2015
- LanguageEnglish
- File size1271 KB
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- ASIN : B00SA3OMLC
- Publisher : Bitingduck Press (January 14, 2015)
- Publication date : January 14, 2015
- Language : English
- File size : 1271 KB
- Simultaneous device usage : Unlimited
- Text-to-Speech : Enabled
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
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- Word Wise : Not Enabled
- Print length : 300 pages
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,674,672 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #335 in Communicable Diseases (Kindle Store)
- #999 in Viral Diseases (Books)
- #1,256 in Communicable Diseases (Books)
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Customers find the book humorous and entertaining, cleverly disguised as medical education. They describe it as an interesting read with a dry wit. The book is educational, with ID wisdom and anecdotes.
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Customers find the book humorous and entertaining. They appreciate the author's humor and personality, which makes for an engaging read.
"...It’s entertaining and educational. I bought a copy as a going away present for a resident as well. Great book!" Read more
"...I can say that "Pus Whisperer" is more of the same - concise, humorous, and (most importantly) fascinating clinical pearls of wisdom...." Read more
"...It's even funnier than the author's puscast podcast. Also, I am very impressed that all the hyperlinks to the " Lit-er-at-ure" still work...." Read more
"...It's the rare gem, full of the author's own opinions and humorous personality. Don't think twice, buy it." Read more
Customers find the book engaging and well-written with a dry wit.
"Love everything by Mark Crislip. I force my residents to listen to ‘story time’ where I read them excerpts from the book...." Read more
"...matter, all the while maintaining a dry wit that makes the material a joy to read and easier to remember...." Read more
"I discovered this excellent book through Dr. Crislip's Quackcast podcast, and the ability to read the book with his delightfully snarky voice in my..." Read more
"Interesting book written with a dry wit" Read more
Customers find the book entertaining and educational, with ID wisdom and anecdotes.
"...It’s entertaining and educational. I bought a copy as a going away present for a resident as well. Great book!" Read more
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"Very funny, chock full of ID wisdom and anecdotes...." Read more
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- Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2020Love everything by Mark Crislip. I force my residents to listen to ‘story time’ where I read them excerpts from the book. It’s entertaining and educational. I bought a copy as a going away present for a resident as well. Great book!
- Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2015Having recently started listening to Dr. Crislip's excellent "Gobbet of Pus" podcasts, I can say that "Pus Whisperer" is more of the same - concise, humorous, and (most importantly) fascinating clinical pearls of wisdom. As a Microbiology major and pre-medical undergraduate, I find myself being drawn further and further into the field of infectious disease, and Pus Whisperer is definitely a contributing factor. Dr. Crislip conveys his knowledge of and love for the subject matter, all the while maintaining a dry wit that makes the material a joy to read and easier to remember. I heartily recommend this to anyone interested in medicine or the microbiological sciences, both layman and professional.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 25, 2020Freaking hilarious . If you like snark with your infectious disease anecdotes, this is the book for you. It's even funnier than the author's puscast podcast. Also, I am very impressed that all the hyperlinks to the " Lit-er-at-ure" still work. (So you can read his medical journal citations as you read the ebook). Well worth the money.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2016How good can an ID book be for a critical care attending (who's not even an internist) to not be able to put it down? It's the rare gem, full of the author's own opinions and humorous personality. Don't think twice, buy it.
- Reviewed in the United States on August 24, 2017I discovered this excellent book through Dr. Crislip's Quackcast podcast, and the ability to read the book with his delightfully snarky voice in my head was a definite plus. The book, and it's sequel, are well worth the price for anyone interested in infections and their human hosts. That being said, I have two nits to pick (heh) with the book. One is the bad copy-editing. I marked probably a dozen places where there were typos, homonyms, or just plain missing spaces between words. The second is that the insertion of political comments were unnecessary but I do understand this is opinion, not just a book of science.
- Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2015Hilarity cleverly disguised as continuing medical education. This is a fascinating read about interesting infectious disease cases, full of surprises that induce incurable giggles.
- Reviewed in the United States on October 24, 2015Very entertaining and educational at the same time!
- Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2016Interesting book written with a dry wit



