When to get the EKG book??

[physiologyman]

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so should i be studying from the only EKG book you ever need while studying Cardiology in physiology or do we use it for later subjects in med school?? Like when should I buy it and study from it and is it necessary to get or is guyton physiology sufficient???

 

[silas2642]

so should i be studying from the only EKG book you ever need while studying Cardiology in physiology or do we use it for later subjects in med school?? Like when should I buy it and study from it and is it necessary to get or is guyton physiology sufficient???

Uhhhh... you may want it 2nd or 3rd year of med school, but I actually don't know. If you're referring to Dubin's EKG book, I've flipped through it before, but only because I used to be a cardiolgy technician and wanted to know what I was looking at.

 

[BillyWitchDoctr]

For your M1 physiology class it probably won't necessary, though it does go through some of the basic science behind EKGs pretty well.

 

[Haemulon]

My 1st year physiology course was weak on cardio lectures, so I used it to help with that section. I have been told that getting a good EKG book is important for second year, since interpretation shows up in virtually every class (at least at my school). It will absolutely be important to know it well for 3rd year.

 

[ChickFingaz]

are you in medical school yet?

 

[EBI831]

physiology man, wait til you get to med school seriously. they'll tell u what books u need. your last posts are all suggesting that you are not yet in and you are trying to do some reading in physio. first off, pathophys usually is something that gets incorporated in 2nd year. in your 1st year you just do regular physiology (in reference to your other post). and second, EKG books are not necessary IMO for first year.

 

[physiologyman]

im in medical school 1st year but want to know the general outlook so i can compare myself with people in other schools ( so i know that im on the same level as others) there by i ask as to what people are doing in other med schools or when they study a certain subject or use a certain book in other schools

 

[Law2Doc]

...so i can compare myself with people in other schools ( so i know that im on the same level as others) ...

Don't do this. Focus solely on your own plate. Don't worry about what others are doing. This is a really bad practice within one med school, let alone expanding the practice out to others.

 

[BillyWitchDoctr]

If you're worried about how you compare to others then get a Step I book to study with physiology...it may be the most important test you'll take in med school and the most commonly used tool to objectively compare students from different schools.

 

[kdburton]

At some point or another you're going to need one. I know they teach EKGs in our cardiology module (and assume they do at other schools), but I've heard that many students don't feel prepared when they hit the wards in 3rd year to interpret EKGs. I disagree with an above poster that the profs tell you what books you need (unless there is just a lot of variation across schools), because many of the books they have recommended for my class are not the "gold standard" as assessed by other med students across the country and retrostpectively by older students. Based on everything I've read/ been told it is a good idea to have Rapid Interpretation of EKG for cardio module and beyond. If you're not in med school yet I wouldn't bother looking at any books, but if you're looking for a recommendation then that is probably the "gold standard" as I've been told

 

[lord_jeebus]

I waited for my profs to tell me to get an EKG book and then it never happened.

I like Garcia's book better than Dubin.

I don't think it's ever too early to get one - the material doesn't change with time and it's an essential skill that you pretty much have to learn on your own at some point.