Hi I'm picking out books for the heart section of first year physiology. Would you recommend "Lilly's Pathophysiology of the Heart" OR "Dubin's Rapid Interpretation of EKGs"?
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Cardiac Texts for physiology
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Dubin's book is tops for learning how to read rhythm strips, but it does not go into much depth about heart physiology (w/ respect to medical school). However, I would get it regardless since its such a great educational tool.
Lange's Cardiovascular Physiology is wonderful. It's relatively concise (256 pages)and the book is physically small, making it seem even shorter. Better yet, it's understandable and the diagrams are actually helpful. It's just what you need. Our school made us buy this text because Berne and Levy's Physiology was so cryptic (I still get nightmares of that thing).
As mentioned before, BRS Physiology by Costanzo does a good overview. It covers the essentials and is handy before a test or shelf exam.
You probably don't need Dubin's or an EKG book right now, unless your school covers EKGs first year. I remember only one EKG on Step I, and First Aid covers what you need to know for those. I've had to learn EKGs for a clinical course and internal med, but I quickly forget what I learned since I didn't see them on other MS-III rotations.
As mentioned before, BRS Physiology by Costanzo does a good overview. It covers the essentials and is handy before a test or shelf exam.
You probably don't need Dubin's or an EKG book right now, unless your school covers EKGs first year. I remember only one EKG on Step I, and First Aid covers what you need to know for those. I've had to learn EKGs for a clinical course and internal med, but I quickly forget what I learned since I didn't see them on other MS-III rotations.
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Lilly is great (enough detail but without drowning you), and Thaler's "The Only EKG Book You'll Ever Need" is also worth buying and is a very quick read (can finish in a weekend if motivated). Very easy to understand and really is all you'll need to know. I started Dubin's, did about 1/3, and switched to Thaler. Dubin's is ok but wastes space with irrelevant stuff (ie. most of 1st chapter) and could be a little less repetitive.
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If you just want cardio phys, I'll agree with the post about the Lange text. That book is an easy read and perfectly explains how everything works. It does not, however, go into disease states. You'll need Lilly for path.
