MS1 with EM preceptor. What's a good book?

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Hey folks,
My school requires us to do 7-10 shifts per semester with our preceptor, and mine's in EM. When I had no idea how to read EKGs, he recommended Dubin's rapid EKG. I'm looking for a book to familiarize me with the bread and butter ER procedures and information. Is there a proverbial dubin of EM manuals? What do you recommend?
Thanks!

 

[NateintheED]

Hey folks,
My school requires us to do 7-10 shifts per semester with our preceptor, and mine's in EM. When I had no idea how to read EKGs, he recommended Dubin's rapid EKG. I'm looking for a book to familiarize me with the bread and butter ER procedures and information. Is there a proverbial dubin of EM manuals? What do you recommend?
Thanks!

There is no one great little ER book like Dubin's. This owes much to the fact that there is so much breadth in what we treat. One concise book is the baby Tintinalli's - Emergency Medicine Manual (the red & white paperback one). A pair of books that will also work well for someone at your level for the real bread & butter EM stuff are EMRA's Top Clinical Problems books (adult and pediatric). You can order those online at emra.org.

Hope that helps.

-Nate

 

[pseudoknot]

I liked the Emergency Medicine Secrets book for this. It's very readable even with little medical background and had nice short chapters on a wide range of topics. It might not have the detail needed for an M4 or resident but I think it's perfect for a preclinical med student who wants to know more about what's going on with those nausea/vomiting workups or whatever.

 

[Speed Racer]

House of God. Most education book I have read.

 

[bartleby]

A great introduction to EM is the Emergency Medicine Secrets (there's a whole series of books) text. Question and answer format, very readable.

The bigger issue here is that as a first year, you are going to have difficulty with these texts if you haven't finished the first two years. And it doesn't matter, because the idea behind these preceptorships is that you are there to soak up the milieu...not that you're supposed to come away with any focused clinical knowledge. Similarly, you are not expected to perform in any way besides appearing professional and being respectful and attentive. Your preceptor shouldn't be PIMP'ing a first year medical student.

 

[GoBuckeyes913]

There is no one great little ER book like Dubin's. This owes much to the fact that there is so much breadth in what we treat. One concise book is the baby Tintinalli's - Emergency Medicine Manual (the red & white paperback one). A pair of books that will also work well for someone at your level for the real bread & butter EM stuff are EMRA's Top Clinical Problems books (adult and pediatric). You can order those online at emra.org.

Hope that helps.

-Nate

The baby Tintinalli is pretty good, and great to reference. I didn't think the EMRA's top clinical probs helped too much (if at all) outside of simple basic knowledge.

 

[dchristismi]

...which is why EMRA's top clinical problems books are probably perfect in this setting.

Tint- even the baby - is going to be too advanced. Remember, this is an M1, most likely drowning in biochem/phys/anatomy... it's hard to remember how little we all knew then, so something very basic but clinically oriented would be what I'd recommend. And as above, this is about exposure to medicine... not a rotation or internship, so focus on your basic coursework to lay a good foundation, and just enjoy the ED without having to work.

 

[pseudoknot]

I agree it's not really necessary to get a book for something like this, but some people want to anyway. I did find the EMRA clinical problems book much more useful as a review later on after I'd learned about the diseases in depth already. I think for an M1 you'd want something less terse.