thoughts on this respiratory book?

[Shadowmoses]

---

Members don't see this ad.

http://www.amazon.com/Pulmonary-Pat...HOPHYSIOLOGY/dp/1451107137/ref=dp_ob_title_bk

Has anyone read this book? What are your thoughts on it? How would it compare to Lilly's cardio book? The only review on amazon says the book sucks, and I'm looking for more opinions.

 

[startswithb]

If you're an M1, West is excellent for respiratory physiology. Excellent! I read the whole book and parts probably a few times and understood things quite well and respiratory is a subject a lot of my classmates struggled with. I wouldn't pay $37 though. I used an old copy for $4. Lilly has more pathology. Naturally, it's a much thicker book. West for the basics and you'll have a solid framework.

 

[Charles_Carmichael]

OP, the above poster is referring to this book:

http://www.amazon.com/Respiratory-P...PHYSIOLOGY/dp/1609136403/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_y

NOT the one you linked in your initial post. I personally haven't heard anything (good or bad) regarding the book you linked. I thought the West book for M1 year had occasional poorly-written sections (which made things far more confusing than they needed to be), so if the book you linked is anything similar to that, I don't think it will compare well to Lilly's at all. I don't have pulmonary path until next semester, but have you tried Pathoma + Rapid Review?

 

[Shadowmoses]

thanks for the advice. I have pathoma and RR, but I didnt start respiratory yet.

I was looking for an alternative to Robbin's for respiratory, but I'll give Robbins a whirl with Pathoma and RR then for the pathophysio.