Best medical history books according to redditors
We found 13 Reddit comments discussing the best medical history books. We ranked the 11 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 13 Reddit comments discussing the best medical history books. We ranked the 11 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
How dare you question me, the world's leading Temperaturology expert! I got the information from my copy of this textbook. I just found this on google, though.
The main problem, as I understand it, is that you are not always able to ensure that the IR beam actually hits the tympanic membrane and thus gives you an inaccurate reading.
This book is super helpful if you aren't already familiar with it.
I was sure that had to be a fake. But no! That's the real subtitle. The latest edition is the same except that the number is higher.
This is a helpful book
http://www.amazon.com/Documentation-Manual-Occupational-Therapy-Writing/dp/1556429711
Your right when you say medicine isn't a science, it's more of a practice and so it should be. Disease does not follow rules and as such practicing medicine as a pure science is fraught with problems. Simultaneously we must utilize science to ensure that we treat our patients in the best way possible.
There is actually a fantastic book that covers the issue called "How Doctors Think: Clinical Judgement and the Practice of Medicine" by Kathryn Montgomery and I'd highly recommend it! LINK
two of the best books I've ever read on this subject are Talking to Patients: The Theory of Doctor Patient Communication Vol. 1 and Talking to Patients: Clinical Technique Vol. 2 by Dr. Eric Cassell. Can't recommend them enough. Another extremely valuable book on clinical empathy is Dr. Jodi Halpern's book, "From Detached Concern to Clinical Empathy." Fantastic read but I think the Cassell may be more of what you are looking for since it is more focused on technique whereas Halpern is more focused on theory.
https://www.amazon.com/Talking-Patients-Vol-Doctor-Patient-Communication/dp/0262530554/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1479875523&sr=8-2&keywords=talking+with+patients+cassell
https://www.amazon.com/Talking-Patients-Vol-Clinical-Technique/dp/0262530562/ref=pd_sim_14_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=N0FGJ4R4KN84DCM2NFYA
Your being a CNA will give you a bit of a boost during early clinicals, but that goes away quickly. Start reading up on pharmacology, medical terminology, and documentation now.
http://www.amazon.com/Mosbys-Surefire-Documentation-Nurses-Document/dp/0323034349
http://www.amazon.com/Charting-Made-Incredibly-Easy-Series%C2%AE/dp/1605471968
I'm a Pharm.D student and when I first started pharmacology I found these cards helpful:
http://www.amazon.com/Mosbys-Pharmacology-Memory-NoteCards-Mnemonic/dp/0323078001/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1420735838&sr=8-5&keywords=pharmacology+flash+cards+for+nursing+students
I think this is the newer edition:
http://www.amazon.com/Mosbys-Pharmacology-Memory-NoteCards-Mnemonic/dp/0323289541/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1420735838&sr=8-3&keywords=pharmacology+flash+cards+for+nursing+students
Search pharmacology for nurses on Amazon and there's a lot of great resources!
Bate's might be useful, as long as someone knows what to do with those findings. Maybe paired with a wikireader to enhance understanding. Clinical examination is something of a lost art.
Expensive, but I like it, and hand it to new hires as an orientation:
https://www.amazon.com/Principles-Health-Interoperability-Information-Technology/dp/3319303686/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0/141-0682925-0155659?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=0378NFKFSYSY53T73X1N
The overview of v2 is 20 pages long, so it's digestable enough to get you started without boiling the ocean on the HL7 site...
https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=9781465205414
https://www.amazon.com/Short-Course-Medical-Terminology/dp/1451176066/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1474390280&sr=8-1&keywords=9781451176063
https://www.amazon.com/Psychology-11th-David-G-Myers/dp/1464140812/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1474390342&sr=8-1&keywords=9781319046187
One source for those that like to question the benefits of vaccination.
Jenner and Vaccination: A Strange Chapter of Medical History (1889)
Jenner is considered the father of vaccination. It's always good to question anything that's put into your body.