must have books for the intern

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residency is already creeping up on most of us as vacation time dwindles down. I was wondering what were some books you seniors recommend for the boards, inservice exams, everyday reading etc.

Any suggestions?
 
AHHH vacation IS winding down!!
 
JackBauERfan said:
I'm gonna have to stop playing halo?
Dude, call of duty 2 is where its at.

Anyways, I highly highly recommend the Garcia's Art of 12 Lead EKG interpretation (or something along those lines)... I always buy it on amazon (had to buy another one since somebody stole my first one). THE BEST EKG BOOK HANDS DOWN... and those that I have referred it to on SDN have agreed. Other than that, Tintinalli's (or Rosen's), and a copy of Roberts & Hedges, that's all you need.

NOTE: I had a drug rep buy me my copy of R&H.

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JkGrocerz said:
residency is already creeping up on most of us as vacation time dwindles down. I was wondering what were some books you seniors recommend for the boards, inservice exams, everyday reading etc.

Any suggestions?

Guide to the LSAT!
 
definitely Garcia.
Look into PEPID for your palm, its great stuff.
 
PEPID for your palm is a great investment. It will allow you to not look like an idiot too much.
 
Tintinalli and Rosens are both great books, but I really like Harwood-Nuss' Clinical Practice of Emergency Medicine. Each topic is basically broken down into 2 pages of what you've gotta know and the part that sets it apart from the other 2 major books is that it includes disposition decision making pearls and classic pitfalls associated with each topic (ie not differentiating AAA from renal colic in a 75 yo with flank pain-and help with who can go home who needs to stay) I find it a lot easier to read quickly, though not as dense in physiology.

PEPID is also a huge help...ask around and see if your residency has put together a group discount or see if you can...i know one of our faculty arranged a big discount after talking to someone at one of the conferences. it's a great software package for your palm including just about everything you need for EM with references and a good pharmacopea/interaction/etc package

most importantly rest a few more days...you won't know what hit you July 1 whatever you do now...try and read a little every day when you get started but do something that keeps you sane too..(sometimes you have to sacrifice reading when the 2 are at odds)
 
Maxim & Stuff.

Thats all you will need for your entire residency...

The other books are already mentioned are ... o.k. 😉
 
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