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Summary: Un camino oóptimo en Medicina
Review: "Yo como casi todos los jóvenes me proponía ser genio, afortunadamente intervino la risa" Lawrence DurrelPara todos aquellos jóvenes médicos que buscan la información sabiendo que esta es solo el lenguaje con el que encontraran el conocimiento, el Cecil Textbook of General Medicine es una excelente opción. A través de sus fáciles índices uno puede encontrar rápidamente el padecimiento deseado y orientarse sobre la fisiopatología, el diagnostico, su tratamiento y las posibles complicaciones. Me parece que la presentación en Cd-rom es una opción extraordinaria para todos aquellos estudiantes de Medicina General o Medicina Interna, pues tienen la opción de imprimir los resultados de su búsqueda y usarlo como guía en las revisiones de pacientes en el hospital. Como estudiante de Medicina, recomiendo ampliamente su uso para todo aquel estudiante que se encuentra cargado de trabajo y que requiere una visión completa y fácil de las enfermedades que observa en la clínica. (To Amazon's editor: I couldn't made my review in English, but I hope this essay can participate. Finally it seems not to be a explicit request in the bases that you published. Another advantage is that it will help to advice alll the latinoamerican doctors interested in the book (cd-rom). Thank you.)
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Summary: Cecil's Textbook of Medicine
Review: Being Board Certified in Family Practice and having practiced medicine for 14 years now, I still find myself reaching for this exemplary textbook first. It is the standard by which all other textbooks of medicine are judged. It is easily readable and not filled with a bunch of minutia like "Harrisons". If you practice medicine, this is the book for you. If you can't diagnose your way out of a paper bag and thrive on the challenge of reading meaningless drivel then buy "Harrison's".
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Summary: CECIL'S FLEXIBILITY IS MILES AHEAD
Review: Dedicated to health since 1927, Cecil Textbook of Medicine is like wine: the longer you indulge in it, the more captivating it becomes. This 21st edition on CD-ROM exhibits Cecil's wealth of experience in a manner that will make its contemporaries to sulk with envy. It is not just the best in terms of providing succinct information, but also in terms of contents organisation. This CD-ROM remains the 'numero uno' multimedia Textbook of Medicine if flexibility of use is your priority.
The only minus this book has is that it is not as thorough (in scope) as Kelley's text is.
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Summary: Neither here nor there
Review: I bought this book before my Medicine rotation (on a deperate, misguided "what if I don't have enough information for this 'oh so important rotation'" impulse) and regretted it. I barely used it, and I much preferred Current. I found that the information was not particularly easy to find. It read more like a storybook. I felt it was time-intensive but not detailed (not like Harrison's). However, it is really a matter of personal preference. Some may like the many diagrams, flow charts, and tables that are given. It also gives a quick review of the relevant basics (pathophysiology, anatomy, etc.). My advice: by the time you get to your Medicine rotation, you should already know your study style and should choose the most appropriate book in accordance. Go to the bookstore and compare the books and see which appeals the most to you.
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Summary: Neither here nor there
Review: I bought this book before my Medicine rotation (on a deperate, misguided "what if I don't have enough information for this 'oh so important rotation'" impulse) and regretted it. I barely used it, and I much preferred Current. I found that the information was not particularly easy to find. It read more like a storybook. I felt it was time-intensive but not detailed (not like Harrison's). However, it is really a matter of personal preference. Some may like the many diagrams, flow charts, and tables that are given. It also gives a quick review of the relevant basics (pathophysiology, anatomy, etc.). My advice: by the time you get to your Medicine rotation, you should already know your study style and should choose the most appropriate book in accordance. Go to the bookstore and compare the books and see which appeals the most to you.
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Summary: Neither here nor there
Review: I bought this book before my Medicine rotation (on a deperate, misguided "what if I don't have enough information for this 'oh so important rotation'" impulse) and regretted it. I barely used it, and I much preferred Current. I found that the information was not particularly easy to find. It read more like a storybook. I felt it was time-intensive but not detailed (not like Harrison's). However, it is really a matter of personal preference. Some may like the many diagrams, flow charts, and tables that are given. It also gives a quick review of the relevant basics (pathophysiology, anatomy, etc.). My advice: by the time you get to your Medicine rotation, you should already know your study style and should choose the most appropriate book in accordance. Go to the bookstore and compare the books and see which appeals the most to you.
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Summary: Cecil
Review: I first bought this book in Medical School and I still use it almost every week after 14 years. It is thorough and consise-- provides a bit of theory and a lot of practical information in a scholarly style. If youre a reader, get this book-- you may find yourself reading a reference book in your spare time. I would like to go to a physician who used Cecil Medicine as a reference. If youre not a natural reader, forget it and just buy the latest copy of the Washington Manual.
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Summary: I am disappointed
Review: I know Cecil for several years.
I am using it together with Harrison for the last 20 years.
I bought the 22nd edition with the web version.
It looks wonderful, but....
Try and compare the chapter on hyponatremia and compare it to Harrison. Try and find Carbamazepine on the list of drugs causing hyponatremia...you cannot find it in Cecil (but it is in Harrison and in the "current").
What about amiodarone and hyperthyroidsm? It is hardly mentioned in Cecil, and well described in Harrison (and in good old "current").
So, let's wait to the new edition of Harrison.
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Summary: Understand your doctor
Review: It introduces into the typical topics of medicine with quite a lot of pages. I bought it to be able to follow the thoughts of my doctor. Since one needs quite some background knowledge for this purpose, I had to choose some very comprehensive book. But of course, even with that many pages, a single book cannot cover medicine. One still needs the dedicated books about the topics and then even dedicated books about some disease. It never ends. But then, who has the time for it? So I still recommend a book like Cecils very much, because one can afford the time to read some chapters and it's on the highest levels and acutally readable.
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Summary: Cecil Textbook of Medicine
Review: My first Textbook of Medicine was purchased way back in 1971. Since then, I update regularly, and feel the older editions are still useful so keep them along with the latest edition. I find this compendium of medical information absolutely critical for the health professional as well as for the well-educated health consumer. I am now in the process of purchasing the latest edition for the library of the local health department for which I consult. The various sections are written and edited by top professionals in their respective fields and may not be easily understandable to the non-physician, but for those looking for accurate information on a variety of infectious, chronic, hereditary, etc. illnesses, it is well worth the extra effort. For those who are not physicians, the purchase of a good medical dictionary to be used concurrently with this book is probably a wise idea.
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