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Summary: You can overcome!
Review: Before I read this book, I felt poor at cardiology. But this booked help me to conquer!! I especially recommend the chart of cardiac medication. You can understand how they work. This book is really really worth purchasing. You can also understand how the tests such as echo, ECG and catheter are interpreted. Unfortunately, the ECG chart is not enough for most students because it is too essential, I think, but even though it is a very good book. Must buy!
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Summary: Medical Student, MSIII
Review: Greatest heart pathophysiology book I have found. The book gives you a firm grasp of heart physiology and uses that to build your clinical and pathophysiology of disease knowledge. And, it's brief. If you don't have time for Braunwald's this is the next best thing. I'll never get rid of it.
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Summary: Medical Student, MSIII
Review: Greatest heart pathophysiology book I have found. The book gives you a firm grasp of heart physiology and uses that to build your clinical and pathophysiology of disease knowledge. And, it's brief. If you don't have time for Braunwald's this is the next best thing. I'll never get rid of it.
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Summary: A clear, down to earth medical text.
Review: Mr. Lilly and company present the ins and outs of heart disease clearly, and in down to earth language, resulting in a book that is not only educational, but (almost) fun to read. The compact size of the book makes it ideal for reading on the subway, plane, or in the hallway before an exam. All of the basics that a student of cardiopathophysiology needs are presented, although I turn to other books first if I have questions on EKG interpretation (consider Grauer, Ken: A Practical Guide to ECG Interpretation.) Nevertheless, this volume retains a prominent place in my medical library.
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Summary: A clear, down to earth medical text.
Review: Mr. Lilly and company present the ins and outs of heart disease clearly, and in down to earth language, resulting in a book that is not only educational, but (almost) fun to read. The compact size of the book makes it ideal for reading on the subway, plane, or in the hallway before an exam. All of the basics that a student of cardiopathophysiology needs are presented, although I turn to other books first if I have questions on EKG interpretation (consider Grauer, Ken: A Practical Guide to ECG Interpretation.) Nevertheless, this volume retains a prominent place in my medical library.
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Summary: "The Bible"
Review: My classmates generally do not like buying books in their first two years of coursework, since we are issued coursenotes. I knew, however, that this book was a must-buy when people always made reference to it as "the Bible".This book is short and sweet, doing a great job covering basics like electrophysiology, the theory of the ECG, atheroscleorsis, coronary artery disease and MIs, congestive heart failure, and pharmacotherapy. One reviewer mentioned that this book will not let you just up and interpret ECGs, which is true. However, that takes quite a bit of practice and goes beyond this book's scope. What the book does do is provide a good explanation of some basics principles underlying the ECG's use that makes their interpretation a little more intuitive, rather than just looking at arbitrary squiggles. This book is the real deal, and should be up on your shelf with other big names like Harrison's and Robbins.
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Summary: Hi everybody!!
Review: This body is great!!
I wish I had this in medical school. I still refer to it now. You wanna know about cardiac physiology, MI's, EKG's, hypertension, arrhythmias, heart sounds, heart failure, valvular heart disease, than buy this book and read it!! It even has a section on drugs for the heart. Plus I liked the way this book was written - a very nice style. I tink that the only thing missing is a section on cardiac tumors, I know, I know, they are rare, but still....
It is great to know the facts from this book when I go to examine patients because now I know what I am doing, which is important if you are a surgeon like me! And let me tell you, you don't wanna do any operation on a person with the bad heart, could get you trouble, and please let's not get the law involved!
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Summary: This book is great
Review: This book is fantastic!!! I cannot overemphasize how well written and structured this book is. It combines the essentials of Anatomy, Physiology, Histology, Embryology, Pharmacology and Pathophysiology in one text. Written by medical students for fellow medical students, this is probably the best book of its kind for use during the M-2 year. Designed for use as your primary text during the cardiovascular section of a Pathophys course, you can also use it as a review for the USMLE step 1. It will serve both purposes equally well.
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Summary: This book is great
Review: This book is fantastic!!! I cannot overemphasize how well written and structured this book is. It combines the essentials of Anatomy, Physiology, Histology, Embryology, Pharmacology and Pathophysiology in one text. Written by medical students for fellow medical students, this is probably the best book of its kind for use during the M-2 year. Designed for use as your primary text during the cardiovascular section of a Pathophys course, you can also use it as a review for the USMLE step 1. It will serve both purposes equally well.
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Summary: Excellent ready reference for cardiology!
Review: This book is quite easily the best text I have seen in breaking down cardiology into easy to comprehend and absorb topics. As a cardiovascular technician, I have used this book on numerous occasions to either better understand a patient's pathological condition or to help me prepare lectures and classes. I feel it does an excellent job of compiling the necessary knowledge, while making it very readible. Other cardiology standards, such as Branwauld's and Hurst's may cover some topics better, but Lilly and Co. do a great job at summarizing each subject. My personnal favorites in this book are the chapters on murmurs and heart sounds, congenital heart defects, and cardiovascular pharmacology (the best review on this potentially mind-boggling topic I have seen). I most whole-heartedly (no pun intended) recommend this book for any and all who are involved in the field of cardiology. Makes a great desk reference and at a price that won't burn up your account.
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