Harrison's Manual of Medicine: 16th Edition (Harrison's Manual of Medicine) | 
enlarge | Authors: Dennis Kasper, Eugene Braunwald, Anthony Fauci, Stephen Hauser, Dan Longo, J. Jameson Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Category: Book
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Rating: 11 reviews Sales Rank: 54617
Media: Paperback Edition: 16 Pages: 1016 Number Of Items: 1 Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1 Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 4.5 x 1.5
ISBN: 0071444416 Dewey Decimal Number: 616 EAN: 9780071444415 ASIN: 0071444416
Publication Date: February 16, 2005 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description The authority of Harrison�s at the point of care! Covering the full scope of internal medicine, the new edition of this �mini-textbook� is thoroughly revised to reflect new content areas and quicker retrieval of clinical information. The manual continues to focus on diagnosis and therapy with an emphasis on patient care. Features a new section on Care of the Hospitalized Patient, with a new chapter on Procedures in Internal Medicine as well as a section on patient admittance orders.
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Was expecting a little more ... October 24, 2007 J. G. McCowan (Newark, NJ, United States) Not as in depth as I would have liked, but I guess it's hard to do that in a "coat-sized" book. Overall, it's okay ... just nothing that lights my world on fire.
Good... but not great May 19, 2006 Larry - MS4 (Oakland, CA) 7 out of 7 found this review helpful
I bought this book at the beginning of my 3rd year medicine rotation and used it for several weeks. It was good... but I did not find the layout and algorithms to be user friendly. It has the information.. but I found myself searching in various sections to find what I needed many a time. Overall a good book, but having experimented with others for my other medicine and family medicine rotations, I would recc that you peruse through either Medicine Recall, Consult Manual of Internal Medicine, &/or Pocket Medicine. All are great... and have different styles. Its simply a matter of personal preferance.
Excellent April 22, 2006 J. Steele (North Carolina) 1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This pocket manual really does contain everything you could possibly need for an excellent pocket reference during your internal medicine rotation. Also clearly references the larger text, in case you want even more information.
Just average April 6, 2006 Prof. KNV. (Pondicherry, INDIA) 7 out of 8 found this review helpful
This handbook is meant for doctors in the wards but cannot be called "Harrison in Hand". It can never be a substitute for that book. The algorithms are mind boggling if a physician has no access to the bigger text. It is nothing but a consolation of having the bigger text in hand. Professor K.N.Viswanathan , AVMC, Pondicherry, India.
So So!!! March 4, 2006 Rodney Eddi (West Paterson, NJ) I understand the intention of Harrison's editors to provide us with a little version of this standard textbook, but honestly, I don't like it. I have owned several editions of this book, but I have never used it, because it is not a practical book. It is short in practical details (like disease management) and long in some other details. If you are looking for a handbook that can help you in clinical practice, forget about this one. There are so many better books out there (Washington, Ferri's,...). This book can be helpful for medical students to review medicine before exams or rotations. However, I have to say that new edition is much better than previous ones. At least it has more algorithms. Also, stay away from PDA version. It is even more stripped down! For your PDA, I highly recommend Ferri's Practical Guide or Washington Manual or 5 Minutes Clinical Consult.
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