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- Publisher: Saunders (W.B.) Co Ltd; 3 Cdr edition (1 Nov 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0702028045
- ISBN-13: 978-0702028045
- Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,809,558 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"There's a need for this kind of book, especially one that's good value.. Ballinger and Patchett have written a mini Kumar and Clark: a potentially valuable resource for the clinical years"Review of second edition - Student BMJ
content is excellent. It is a pocket version of Kumar and Clark's Clinical Medicine, making it a serious competitor for other textbooks.
The text is impressivley detailed and exam-orientated, including a question and answer session that is ideal for on-the-go revsion.
...an excellent text, excellently produced." "Mohammed Al-Ubaydli, National Center of Biotechnology Information, USA", Hospital Medicine, September 2003
book has been extremely useful so far on the first year of my medical course and I would recommend it with great confidence to any other medical student at any stage in their education. The book provides a very useful source of easily accessible information, in sufficient depth to allow an understanding of the necessities of a particular topic without overwhelming the reader with a mountain of facts." "First Year Medical Student on Accelerated Medical Course", Newcastle University, January 2004
is nothing bad to say about this book!" "Medical Student", Cardiff University --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
content is excellent. It is a pocket version of Kumar and Clark's Clinical Medicine, making it a serious competitor for other textbooks.
The text is impressivley detailed and exam-orientated, including a question and answer session that is ideal for on-the-go revsion.
...an excellent text, excellently produced." "Mohammed Al-Ubaydli, National Center of Biotechnology Information, USA", Hospital Medicine, September 2003
book has been extremely useful so far on the first year of my medical course and I would recommend it with great confidence to any other medical student at any stage in their education. The book provides a very useful source of easily accessible information, in sufficient depth to allow an understanding of the necessities of a particular topic without overwhelming the reader with a mountain of facts." "First Year Medical Student on Accelerated Medical Course", Newcastle University, January 2004
is nothing bad to say about this book!" "Medical Student", Cardiff University --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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A volume in the Saunders' Pocket Essentials series, the New Edition of this popular handbook is the ideal reference for students throughout their clinical studies. Linked to Kumar and Clark's Clinical Medicine, 5th Edition, it provides a comprehensive account of general medical problems while facilitating the learning process. Inside, readers will find medical emergency boxes, offering more information on contraindications * problem-oriented questions with answers * a chapter on practical procedures * a dictionary of terms * abbreviations and normal values * crystal clear line drawings * differential diagnosis tables * and more.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Both book and PDA versions offer a concise, readable account of Kumar & Clark's Clinical Medicine. The book is printed in a very clear style, with good use of colours to facilitate quick referencing and the highlighting of key points. The information contained focuses on the needs of the clinical medical student/house officer when on the wards- especially useful for checking-up on key areas of a given clinical situation, prior to your next ward grilling or during group revision sessions. The numerous websites listed both at the start of the book, and at the end of chapters, are good resources in themselves. Their inclusion reflects the modern approach of the book, as does the option to buy the book in a PDA version for use on handheld computers.
The PDA version is similarly easy to install and navigate. Even novice users can easily find which area of the e-book they want to read and move to the area of the book's content. Examination questions are easier to find and access than in the paper-based book, whilst, the inclusion of calculators to measure such things as the BMI is an absolute boon. Perhaps the only downside with the e-book is the lack of a search facility to complement the index.
Overall both the paper-based and PDA versions of Ballinger & Patchett are a must-have of the clinical students' library. Ballinger's & Patchett's ability to provide clear, concise information in a portable format for ward-based learning is their biggest asset.
The PDA version is similarly easy to install and navigate. Even novice users can easily find which area of the e-book they want to read and move to the area of the book's content. Examination questions are easier to find and access than in the paper-based book, whilst, the inclusion of calculators to measure such things as the BMI is an absolute boon. Perhaps the only downside with the e-book is the lack of a search facility to complement the index.
Overall both the paper-based and PDA versions of Ballinger & Patchett are a must-have of the clinical students' library. Ballinger's & Patchett's ability to provide clear, concise information in a portable format for ward-based learning is their biggest asset.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
It is basically all you need to know to pass your finals. Read this book twice and your sorted. It will soon become the bible of medicine as it has less detail than the Oxford Textbook, but easier to digest and remember. Don't even consider reading the large Kumar and Clark, thats for reference only.
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
The content and length of this book is excellent -it is one of the few textbooks of internal medicine which is short enough for the average student to want to read it cover-to-cover, while still being reasonably reliable. It is uniquely well suited to 1st, 2nd or 3rd year students trying to get a grip on new subject areas, and is also useful as a concise summary later on.
My only significant criticism of the content is that the sections on presenting complaints at the beginning of each chapter are rather undersized - compare with the extremely detailed way in which the (less reliable) Mosby books approach the same area.
However, my main criticism is that the editing of this particular edition really lets the book down. You get a feeling that the book was rushed into print before this job had really been done. There is no list of topics at the beginning of each chapter, as you find in the Oxford Handbook, and the index is rather limited.
A particularly annoying feature is the way in which the sub-headings are virtually indistinguishable from the main headings - if you're flicking through the book rapidly, it makes it quite hard to spot where one disease ends and the next one begins. In my own copy, the printing quality is also variable, with some pages blurred and hard to read.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Best essential title out there
Of all the condensations of medical texts, this stands head and shoulders above the crowd. The summaries are tight, easily memorable formulas and tabulations, systematic... Read more
Published 21 months ago by John Keats
Excellent revision of clinical medicine
Very well written and explained. Basically a summary of the salient points of Kumar and Clarke without the irrelevant details, which makes for a perfect revision guide for final... Read more
Published on 6 July 2006 by Student
a poor replacement for its former edition
The former edition, forth print, was so much better. In the updated version the publishers have reduced the word count per page because of a margin half the width of the page. Read more
Published on 15 Jan 2001
a poor replacement for its former edition
The former edition, forth print, was so much better. In the updated version the publishers have reduced the word count per page because of a margin half the width of the page. Read more
Published on 15 Jan 2001
An excellent guide to clinical medicine for medical students
This pocket guide to clinical medicine covers the essential aspects of acute, chronic and emergency medicine. Read more
Published on 20 Sep 2000
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