Bakerman's ABC's of Interpretive Laboratory Data

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Summary: I like this book more than girls....
Review: and spend more time with it also, unfortunately. Far and away the single most useful book for third year clerkships. This, Sabatini's "Pocket Medicine" and the Wash U "Intern Survival Guide" are the only three books you need to answer ANY question, work up ANY problem, and interpret ANY test. Save your back, lighten your coat.

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Summary: The best lab book!
Review: As a Physician Assistant student I have searched several bookstores for a good lab studies book. My search finally ended when I found Bakerman's ABC's. There is no other lab book I have seen which can compare with Bakerman's. I take this lab book on every rotation, and which that I had found it sooner for my didactic training.

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Summary: Great Book, Excellent Seller
Review: I ordered this book through Amazon, but Amazon only processes the order. Dr. Bakerman actually receives the money and sends the book. I am happy to say that there was a problem with my order but Dr. Bakerman went out of his way to fix it. I recommend this book to anyone and also feel confident that you can trust Dr. Bakerman.

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Summary: Great Book, Excellent Seller
Review: I ordered this book through Amazon, but Amazon only processes the order. Dr. Bakerman actually receives the money and sends the book. I am happy to say that there was a problem with my order but Dr. Bakerman went out of his way to fix it. I recommend this book to anyone and also feel confident that you can trust Dr. Bakerman.

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Summary: There's a new edition for this excellent book!
Review: This book goes beyond a "lab" book, encompassing etiologies, algorithms on further evaluation, and pathophysiology. Inside you can find, for example, the incidence of neonatal conjunctivitis in mothers with chylamydial infections, clinical features of primary biliary cirrhosis, and diagrams of the red blood cell reactions in indirect vs direct Coombs reactions. I first bought this book as a medical student when I spent over an hour doing a lit search on immunoglobulins and the intern found a better answer the next day in one second by opening this book. Definitely worth the purchase price! There is a 2002 version of this book and it includes reference articles after each lab test entry. P.S. Now exists in a PDA version, too.

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Summary: A great book but needs update.
Review: This is with no doubt a great book. However, it has not been updated for 8 years. While carrying it everyday, I found its usefullness weaning. I tried to call the publisher to query the plan of a new edition, but got only an answering maching and no reply was offered for 2 mo now. Well it is still a good book but not for up-to-date clinicians any more.