Flight surgeon book recs

[StarboardMD]

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Anyone with FS experience have any recommendations for what sort of books I should get as reference, etc? Someone recommended a family medicine and internal medicine review book. Does this sound right? Any specific book recommendations?

 

[backrow]

Dermatology: http://www.amazon.com/Fitzpatricks-...0194/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1309063859&sr=8-2

Ortho: Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care http://www.amazon.com/Essentials-Mu...579X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1309063916&sr=8-1

IM: UpToDate, MDConsult, whatever med school text you have left

FP: Procedures for Primary Care http://www.amazon.com/Pfenninger-Fo...2673/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1309063969&sr=8-1

That's pretty much it, and might be overkill already. If you are interested in adding in an ophtho text try the Wills Manual (it now has pictures).

I used these references way more than any text:
Sanford Guide: http://www.amazon.com/Sanford-Guide...8658/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1309064073&sr=8-1

Pocket Pharmacopea: http://www.amazon.com/Tarascon-Pock...3051/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1309064103&sr=8-1

 

[244913]

Elementary School Nursing:

Nurse Matilda (1964)
Nurse Matilda Goes to Town (1967)
Nurse Matilda Goes to Hospital (1974)

General Reference:

School Nurse's Survival Guide: Ready-To-Use Tips, Techniques & Materials for the School Health Professional
Richard M. Adams

School Nursing: A Comprehensive Text- Janice Selekman

Best advice would be to shadow a local middle school nurse. Pay particular attention to Friday morning "belly pain," "toothaches," and the always popular "nausea and vomiting" without vomiting.

 

[oneyearwonder]

Elementary School Nursing:

Nurse Matilda (1964)
Nurse Matilda Goes to Town (1967)
Nurse Matilda Goes to Hospital (1974)


Best advice would be to shadow a local middle school nurse. Pay particular attention to Friday morning "belly pain," "toothaches," and the always popular "nausea and vomiting" without vomiting.

Ah, memories. I couldn't believe how many NON-aircrew played those games. The aircrew would've flown if they're arm had all but fallen off.

 

[AF M4]

Elementary School Nursing:

Nurse Matilda (1964)
Nurse Matilda Goes to Town (1967)
Nurse Matilda Goes to Hospital (1974)

General Reference:

School Nurse's Survival Guide: Ready-To-Use Tips, Techniques & Materials for the School Health Professional
Richard M. Adams

School Nursing: A Comprehensive Text- Janice Selekman

Best advice would be to shadow a local middle school nurse. Pay particular attention to Friday morning "belly pain," "toothaches," and the always popular "nausea and vomiting" without vomiting.

Hey, I remember those books! Now I'm going to have to dig through my closet to see if I can re-read them.

Totally on target by the way. Backrow's recs are good - I used the Essentials of Musculoskeletal Care on a daily basis.

You're better off forgetting the Internal Medicine stuff. If you encounter something that requires you to crack open a Harrison's, you and your patient are much better off if you send them to a consultant.

Disposition, disposition, disposition. Repeat these words to yourself every clinic day and your life as a GMO will be so much simpler and safer. The first question you need to figure out as you walk into each patient room is: does this patient have a problem that needs an ER/specialist to manage or can it be handled by a one year wonder with little to no primary care experience?

If the answer is (a) then collect the requisite history and move 'em on out. If the answer is (b), then here's your cold medicine/motrin/quarters slip and off you go. Please come back if your fever worsens or that rash gets worse.

Finally, refer all mole removals neck and above to derm. Write that on a sticky note and put it on your desk. There are no good stories about GMOs, their sewing skills and people's faces.

 

[backrow]

Finally, refer all mole removals neck and above to derm. Write that on a sticky note and put it on your desk. There are no good stories about GMOs, their sewing skills and people's faces.

I agree; however, my hospital kicked back more than one consult to derm for this type of thing saying that we were fully qualified to provide that service. I continued to refuse; however, some of my colleagues would then do it.

I had one that they kicked back to us because I wouldn't do a biopsy of one on a female's forehead. I didn't want to to it because 1)I thought it was malignant and 2)it was in a place that needed to be well done for scar/cosmetic issues.

So gets kicked back, one of my colleagues decides to go for it and sure enough comes back Basal Cell and ends up going to derm anyway. I was miffed.

 

[AF M4]

I agree; however, my hospital kicked back more than one consult to derm for this type of thing saying that we were fully qualified to provide that service. I continued to refuse; however, some of my colleagues would then do it.

I had one that they kicked back to us because I wouldn't do a biopsy of one on a female's forehead. I didn't want to to it because 1)I thought it was malignant and 2)it was in a place that needed to be well done for scar/cosmetic issues.

So gets kicked back, one of my colleagues decides to go for it and sure enough comes back Basal Cell and ends up going to derm anyway. I was miffed.

Yeah I was at a small base so all my consults when to community docs. Most were happy to get what was for them an easy procedure and fee. I suppose the hospital guys don't get paid any more whether they do the procedures or not, so they're much more likely to bounce things back.

 

[backrow]

Yeah I was at a small base so all my consults when to community docs. Most were happy to get what was for them an easy procedure and fee. I suppose the hospital guys don't get paid any more whether they do the procedures or not, so they're much more likely to bounce things back.

Actually I should clarify that. It wasn't the physicians kicking it back, it was the referral management office who did that at our hospital (nice business model there by the way 👎) .

 

[AF M4]

Actually I should clarify that. It wasn't the physicians kicking it back, it was the referral management office who did that at our hospital (nice business model there by the way 👎) .

Oh God. Had the same problem at my base. I believe it was the Bridge Troll business model they implemented.

 

[StarboardMD]

Elementary School Nursing:

Nurse Matilda (1964)
Nurse Matilda Goes to Town (1967)
Nurse Matilda Goes to Hospital (1974)

General Reference:

School Nurse's Survival Guide: Ready-To-Use Tips, Techniques & Materials for the School Health Professional
Richard M. Adams

School Nursing: A Comprehensive Text- Janice Selekman

Best advice would be to shadow a local middle school nurse. Pay particular attention to Friday morning "belly pain," "toothaches," and the always popular "nausea and vomiting" without vomiting.

After almost a year in as a flight surgeon, I must admit, I'm distraught by the fact that what I initially interpreted as cynicism was actually a dose of straight-up reality. *sigh*

 

[jabreal00]

Elementary School Nursing:

Nurse Matilda (1964)
Nurse Matilda Goes to Town (1967)
Nurse Matilda Goes to Hospital (1974)

General Reference:

School Nurse's Survival Guide: Ready-To-Use Tips, Techniques & Materials for the School Health Professional
Richard M. Adams

School Nursing: A Comprehensive Text- Janice Selekman

Best advice would be to shadow a local middle school nurse. Pay particular attention to Friday morning "belly pain," "toothaches," and the always popular "nausea and vomiting" without vomiting.

Although this is a very deeply sardonic response, it's apropos. Being a GMO to young troops is all about disposition. It's even less "doctoring" than what a midlevel (PA/NP) would do in a primary care clinic. The only thing I'd get is a book that shows common rashes (to know what to refer or just treat with creams) and maybe something on common musculoskeletal exams. That is the extent of it.