Tarascon Internal Medicine and Critical Care Pocketbook by Lederman, Robert J. Lederman

From the Publisher

The newly revised 3rd edition of the Tarascon Internal Medicine & Critical Care Pocketbook 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 3rd 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 is meticulously referenced and provides expert commentary on current academic controversies within the field. You will wonder how you ever practiced medicine without it!

Doody Review Services

Reviewer:David J. Dries, MD (University of Minnesota Medical School)
Description:This is the third edition of a compilation of facts relative to critical care practice and general internal medicine.
Purpose:A set of lists is provided.
Audience:Students or postgraduate trainees working on the medical floor or associated critical care practice may benefit from this work. The authors are from Harvard and the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute.
Features:The book is designed to fit in the shirt pocket. The content, after presentation of Advance Cardiac Life Support protocols, proceeds according to organ system with presentation of cardiology, gastroenterology, hematology, endocrine, neurologic, pulmonary and renal considerations. Oncology, toxicology and a 40-page reference on drugs used in internal medicine and the critical care unit conclude. The material is presented as phrase outlines with line drawings and ample use of tables. References are infrequent and generally represent secondary sources. There are no illustrations. A detailed table of contents describes subheadings within the presentation on each organ system. A brief subject index concludes.
Assessment:The third edition represents evolution over earlier versions. An increasing amount of data is provided on core therapies such as mechanical ventilation and pulmonary artery catheterization. Nonetheless, integration of data listed here is not provided despite availability of therapeutic algorithms particularly in the cardiopulmonary arena. This tool remains extremely popular with house officers who appreciate its portability.

Rating

3 Stars from Doody

Details from Seller

• ISBN: 188274232X
• Publisher: Tarascon Publishing
• Pub. Date: May 2004
• Condition:

Comments from the Seller: May be shiny, in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, no damage to binding, may have a remainder mark.