Most important sections in Lawrence for Shelf

[Roy7]

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Hey everyone,

Okay, three weeks from the test. Went thorugh the kaplan video/audio series, all BRS, and most recall...

Soooo, now I wanted to go through some important sections from Lawrence but wanted to stick to only those highest yield sections...

Sooo, i fyou oculd shoot out recommendations that'd be much appreciated.

 

[lord_jeebus]

If I could pick one chapter, Trauma.

Don't overlook the subspecialties that are not covered in the main Lawrence text. In particular I had a lot of Ortho, quite a bit of Neurosurg, and a few Urology questions.

 

[Blade28]

Trauma/Ortho is important. Basics - like gallbladder, appendix, peds, stomach, SB, thyroid etc. - are also important.

 

[Winged Scapula]

Fluid, Electrolytes and Nutrition.

 

[Roy7]

thanks! ill def hit those chapters this week, much appeciated.

 

[Blade28]

...but please make sure to read the whole book sometime before the shelf. It's all pretty important.

 

[Medstudentquest]

...but please make sure to read the whole book sometime before the shelf. It's all pretty important.

Since we are on the topic of surgery, what is a better book to read-NMS or Lawrence? I won't have time for both, but I'd like to know which one is better. Also to supplement, what would be better-Case files or NMS case book? I would appreciate the suggestions.

Last thing-out of curiosity, what are normal hours on surgery 6am-6pm? Thanks!

 

[Winged Scapula]

Since we are on the topic of surgery, what is a better book to read-NMS or Lawrence? I won't have time for both, but I'd like to know which one is better. Also to supplement, what would be better-Case files or NMS case book? I would appreciate the suggestions.

Last thing-out of curiosity, what are normal hours on surgery 6am-6pm? Thanks!

I prefer Lawrence and most would probably find it easier reading than the NMS format. Didn't use either case book so don't have any other thoughts but there are lots of threads here about books for Surgery, so you might want to check there for thoughts about these books.

There are no normal hours on surgery, that is one of the major detractions about the field. It will highly depend on your program, your rotation, your Chief resident, the census, activities for the day etc.

6a-6p would seem reasonable, but your program may expect you to pre-round and be there before 6, or you might find one which has sign-out at 5 p, etc. Ask people who have rotated at your particular hospital and see what they say (realizing that the hours will be different on trauma, than peds surgery, than surg onc, etc.)

 

[Blade28]

Since we are on the topic of surgery, what is a better book to read-NMS or Lawrence? I won't have time for both, but I'd like to know which one is better. Also to supplement, what would be better-Case files or NMS case book? I would appreciate the suggestions.

Last thing-out of curiosity, what are normal hours on surgery 6am-6pm? Thanks!

I've only ever skimmed through NMS, but seemed too "outline-format" for me. I liked Lawrence, would carry a chapter with me at all times in my scrubs to read whenever I had 5-10 minutes.

If you don't have to be in the hospital until 6 am, consider yourself on a fortunate, lenient service. When I was an MS-III (and here we go with the sob stories!) we pre-rounded and then met up with the residents for team rounds at 0530 every morning, including weekends.

At my program here, usually students have to have pre-rounded and be ready to present their patients by around 0600 - 0615.