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My senior resident this month really likes her Tarascon Internal Medicine & Critical Care pocketbook. No firsthand experience with it, but I've seen her referencing it quite a bit.
I've had experience with three:
1) there's a "Baby Marino", that I never had, but the intern I was on SICU sub-i with had it. He read it during long stretches on rounds, and I read big Marino at night. He looked like a STUD quoting from that thing. I'm not sure what was in there, but what he said mimicked most of what I'd read in the bigger Marino.
2) During the aforementioned SICU rotation, I used a book I bought real cheap on the Ebay - Critical Care Clinical Companion, edited by Spector. The copy I have, sitting in front of me, has a green cover, and it copyrighted 2000. But it was great. Things are presented in bullet-form, so not tons of extra text, but real good when I was working thru a differential, needed a formula, or wanted a superquick info bolus with pimping-prone attendings. Will fit in the coat pocket but is also 800+ pages.
3) Tarascons lil' lilac book. I have it; nice and thin, super easy to carry. Tons of formulae, decent med reviews - including a "Groovy drugs" section (their title, not mine) that has MOA, SE, doses, etc for many of the ICU drugs. Doesn't have the volume or depth of books #1 or #2, but good in a pinch.
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1) there's a "Baby Marino", that I never had, but the intern I was on SICU sub-i with had it. He read it during long stretches on rounds, and I read big Marino at night. He looked like a STUD quoting from that thing. I'm not sure what was in there, but what he said mimicked most of what I'd read in the bigger Marino.
2) During the aforementioned SICU rotation, I used a book I bought real cheap on the Ebay - Critical Care Clinical Companion, edited by Spector. The copy I have, sitting in front of me, has a green cover, and it copyrighted 2000. But it was great. Things are presented in bullet-form, so not tons of extra text, but real good when I was working thru a differential, needed a formula, or wanted a superquick info bolus with pimping-prone attendings. Will fit in the coat pocket but is also 800+ pages.
3) Tarascons lil' lilac book. I have it; nice and thin, super easy to carry. Tons of formulae, decent med reviews - including a "Groovy drugs" section (their title, not mine) that has MOA, SE, doses, etc for many of the ICU drugs. Doesn't have the volume or depth of books #1 or #2, but good in a pinch.
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2nd this, can be carried in your scrub pockets or your coat pockets. Useful when you need info quick, read the texts when you have time.
I got the Tarascon book. Like what I see so far. I think that and Pocket Med by Sabatini (love it) on my person for quick reference and The ICU Book for reading. That should cover it.
Hey do I know that guy??
Ha ha! Maybe, big fella. Maybe.
How's the rest of intern year treating ya?
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How's the rest of intern year treating ya?
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Starting on ICU,
Recently got the Baby Marino 👍👍👍 (The Little ICU Book of Facts and Formula). I highly recommend this book.
Recently got the Baby Marino 👍👍👍 (The Little ICU Book of Facts and Formula). I highly recommend this book.
