Unfortunately this book series seems to be going the way of the Oxford "cheese and onion" handbook. It started off a few years ago as a very concise readable guide that had all the essentials you needed as a prescriber. As the editions progressed it has become more and more bloated, and this latest version is the largest yet. It includes tons of pointlessly redundant information, and has made the 'fast facts' hard to find. It's like lugging around a full-blown textbook with you rather than a handy quick-reference guide.
The information in it is still solid, and it's still 'the bible' for psychiatrists, but they really need to cut out some of the cruft for the next edition instead of continually expanding for expansion's sake.
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I'm a med student and I'm absolutely IN LOVE with this book when exams come around. It crystallises all the physiology you need to know into note form and easy to remember diagrams. EXCELLENT!!
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This is by far the best MCQ book for the final FRCA that I've read. Good quality print and paper (it makes a difference when you're going to be spending so many hours staring at it!), the questions closely resemble the actual FRCA questions (and a few are exactly as they appear in the exam), and the explanations are excellent. Do yourself a favour and buy it!
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I brought this book while waiting for my son to be diagnosed with what I thought might be autism. He was 2 yrs at the time and the book has provided me with loads of ideas and advice. Its written in an easy and understable format and provided some great ideas and approaches, regarding the concept of what toys to buy and how to use them.
It also gives you a guide into there world and how to try and understand it from their view point. Well worth the price I paid for it.
Prior to reading this book, I had read' ADD, the unfocused mind in Children and Adults by Thomas E. Brown which is a fascinating and thorough text on the subject. It is such a good book that the Library are chasing me to give it back!
This book though is a complete waste of time. Well I concede that the Authors are well meaning, this book has absolutely nothing to offer. I have found the book very hard to read as it does not really capture your attention at all (which is bad for someone with ADD!) It has no real structure and is just a load of rambling.
I may be a bit harsh as I am comparing it to the aforementioned book with was excellent.
I'm a big fan of concise/review texts, but sometimes one of them stands out... for every specialty the question is, will it be "At a Glance", "Crash Course", "Illustrated Colour Text" etc.
For paeds, it's Paediatrics At a Glance. A double page spread for all the key symptoms and areas you need to know for the paeds exams, including random stuff like making up a feed, correct use of growth charts etc.
It's not a primary textbook but you will be cuddling it at night with a smile on your face come revision time. Buy it and sleep easy.
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I study medicine at Oxford, and this book is basically the bible for the entire year. Use it constantly for every essay and piece of work we're given: It was written in part by a tutor here, and I basically couldn't live without it.
However, be careful: even the most recent edition does have several mistakes (which you'd have to be incredibly anal to pick up on, but they are blatantly wrong). Make sure you use some other sources and your common sense, or else face the terrifying probability of believing that fructose-2,6-bisphosphate is an allosteric activator of fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase. A hideous concept, I know, but you have been warned.
In spite of this, I can't imagine any medical student being able to cope without a copy - it has ... Read More:
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I study medicine at Oxford, and this book is basically the bible for the entire year. Use it constantly for every essay and piece of work we're given: It was written in part by a tutor here, and I basically couldn't live without it.
However, be careful: even the most recent edition does have several mistakes (which you'd have to be incredibly anal to pick up on, but they are blatantly wrong). Make sure you use some other sources and your common sense, or else face the terrifying probability of believing that fructose-2,6-bisphosphate is an allosteric activator of fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase. A hideous concept, I know, but you have been warned.
In spite of this, I can't imagine any medical student being able to cope without a copy - it has ... Read More:
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I study medicine at Oxford, and this book is basically the bible for the entire year. Use it constantly for every essay and piece of work we're given: It was written in part by a tutor here, and I basically couldn't live without it.
However, be careful: even the most recent edition does have several mistakes (which you'd have to be incredibly anal to pick up on, but they are blatantly wrong). Make sure you use some other sources and your common sense, or else face the terrifying probability of believing that fructose-2,6-bisphosphate is an allosteric activator of fructose-1,6-bisphosphatase. A hideous concept, I know, but you have been warned.
In spite of this, I can't imagine any medical student being able to cope without a copy - it has ... Read More:
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