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Reply 40

digitalis

OP

17

I have some new books to review...

Medicine at a Glance 3rd ed :coma:

Churchill's Pocketbook of Surgery
Musculoskeletal Examination
BRS Physiology

Reply 41

cucumber sandwich

8

Human Anatomy & Physiology - Marieb & Hoehn
I like this book, it is also recommended for most of our modules the first year. Detail is limited to roughly what is expected for us to be known the first year and some of next year, which is good imho, because some specialised texts can be too daunting. Often very clear explanations and the diagrams are often brilliant. Summary tables are also very good for revision. 9/10

Grey's Anatomy for Students
Really good book, use it whenever I need to look up something anatomical i'm unsure about. The pictures are simply brilliant and easy to understand. I'm thinking of buying the flashcards for revision. 8/10

Clinically Oriented Anatomy - Moore
For anatomy, this one is pretty much useless to me. It just lies around most of the time because the pictures are so grey and boring that reading the book makes me want to cut my wrists. The clinical part is pretty good, but I never pick up the book anyway. 2/10

Clinical Medicine - Kumar & Clark
Don't understand the hate for this book. It has very good answers and explanations for all PBLs I have. Fair enough though, wikipedia does almost as good job for PBLs, so I don't recommend this for buying; only borrowing from library. Sometimes there can be a little too much detail though. 8/10

Reply 42

visesh

17

I'll do a review of Boron and Boulpaep's textbook of medical physiology, some pathology stuff, some O+G and paeds stuff this weekend.

Reply 43

Dr. Hannibal Lecter

13

digitalis

I have some new books to review...

Medicine at a Glance 3rd ed :coma:

Churchill's Pocketbook of Surgery
Musculoskeletal Examination
BRS Physiology

haha you must really enjoy reviewing these bibles :p:

great idea this thread :smile:

will come in handy hopefully later this year, as i am determined to not make the mistake of buying what will become useless books after all the warnings on here lol

Reply 44

Sambo2

10

I might put in a word for Essential cell bio - without it I would have died a slow painfull death this year - it is a very very good book for cell biology which depending on where you go (eg here at st andrews it is very core in the first semester)... it is a top class book for pre-clin if your course is heavy on that stuff...

And on McMinns, I am in love with the book, it is the answer to all your OSPE woes - and you can get it on ebay for peanuts.

Reply 45

Sambo2

10

aids to examination of the peripheral nervous system.. a great book too.

Reply 46

Kinkerz

15

Phalanges

Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology by Martini is my favourite textbook, it seems to contain everything and is incredibly clear.

That's considered to be a bit of a bible by alot of my year group.

Reply 47

fairy spangles

1

Oxford handbook of clinical medicine - has become like a small friend to me!!

Reply 48

FTC199

13

can i just add that at edinburgh (i know it seems specialised), Davidson's principles and practices of medicine (and the surgical equivalent in clinical years) is invaluable - no-one uses kumar and clark as the davidson's one is written in edinburgh and follows the course quite closely in terms of what we need to know is included in there and sometimes not in k+c.

also, i'd give it 10/10 as once you have a copy you can access it online as well, very useful on peripheral attachments!

Reply 49

Captain Crash

9

Clinical Examination: A systematic guide to Physical Diagnosis by Talley & O'Connor. - IMO, the best examination book out there. It simply guides through all the parts of the examination, telling you what you're looking for and how useful it is. Also comes with a excellent DVD that certainly clearer and in better resolution than the videos my clinical school provides. Only down side is the Australian accents on the DVD 9/10

Reply 50

BIG HERO

thanx digitalis
great thread
i want to study biochemistry,so what's the best book ?

Reply 51

Captain Crash

9

BIG HERO

thanx digitalis
great thread
i want to study biochemistry,so what's the best book ?

I found 'Fundamentals of Biochemistry' by Voet, Voet and Pratt to the most useful.

Reply 52

visesh

17

I preferred Essential Cell Biology and to some extent, Molecular Biology of the Cell, especially for the genetics/cancery bits.

Reply 53

Democracy

20

BIG HERO

thanx digitalis
great thread
i want to study biochemistry,so what's the best book ?

Stryer's Biochemistry

Reply 54

SahilB91

Is there any Manchester students here, who can reccommend a book for first year? I really want to get one so I can read it and get back into science as I've been on a gap year. Also it might help me start to believe I am actually going to med school!

Reply 55

Kinkerz

15

Democracy

Stryer's Biochemistry

After grappling with the insulin cascade today, I have to agree. This out of all the biochemistry books I looked in explained it best. Didn't overload with detail.

thanx alot guys

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