2007-10-20 unique

This book should be made compulsory reading for all new doctors! I bought it after reading a review on the net and have never regretted it once, it certainly deserves the praised heaped on it so far. The book concentrates on explaning the altered physiology in illness and the science behind different interventions, like fluid therapy, oxygen, inotropes (for example, explaining the physics of each type of oxygen mask and hence their appropriate use in different situations) giving you the intellectual ammunition needed when asked to review that patient who "doesn't look right" in the small hours of the morning. The section on blood gases is essential for those (like me) who struggle in their interpretation - this chapter, like all others, is followed by a great self-assessment section with highly detailed explanations for all answers.

Far-removed from the more common protocol/algorithm-based guidebooks on the market, this book will make you think more and understand more.

buy it