Best Pediatric Textbook ?

[drob]

Which one do u use / or think the best pediatric textbook ?

Nelson vs Rudolph's

Could u also suggest me a pocket book for pediatrics ?

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[Monika]

Harriet Lane is the gold standard, it's a little big for a pocketbook. They do have it on PDA, but if you don't want to buy it, most clinics have one around for reference.

good luck
🙂

 

[docmartin]

I prefer Nelson's (not essentials) to Rudolph. I also think Current Pediatric Dx and Tx is also excellent and concise, but is updated yearly (also available on PDA). 5 min Peds Consult is also handy on PDA.

Good luck 🙂

 

[Bernardo_11]

Harriet Lane is a great pocketbook for use during residency.

As far as Nelson's vs Rudolph... usually if there is a discrepency or some sort of controversial information... the boards tend to be more reflective of what's in Nelsons. Unfortunately, Nelson's is a crappy read. Rudolph seems much more tolerable. They say if you work at reading 5-10 pages of either of these books in a week, you're at least gauranteed to finish one of these textbooks during residency.

Good luck,
Nardo

 

[Ponyboy]

I find Rudolph's much easier to read than Nelson's as it explains concepts and reasoning behind therapy to a greater extent than Nelson's. I think that the content is relatively the same so it shouldn't make a huge difference in terms of studying for the boards.

Usually when you start residency, some company will give you a Harriet so you don't need to buy your own. You can use your book fund to buy any other textbooks.

 

[drob]

Altough Nelson is more commonly prefered i will buy rudolphs.
I dont know why ?

And i will read 10 pages per week !
Thanks for all the comments..

 

[kickazzz2000]

Altough Nelson is more commonly prefered i will buy rudolphs.
I dont know why ?

And i will read 10 pages per week !
Thanks for all the comments..

Perkin's Textbook of Pediatric Hospital Medicine is also excellent..then again im biased (Basically the whole ECU Peds department wrote it)