Anyone know of a clerkship book that goes by CC?

[e_is_hv]

Hey Everyone,

 

I've been looking at books for my internal medicine clerkship rotation. They all seem to be similar (Blueprints, Step up to Medicine etc), in that they will give give a description of a disease (like Hashimoto's Thyroiditis), and then tests to run, and then management. But of course, clerkship is the opposite...you're presented with CC of cough, chest pain, abdo pain etc, and then asked to make a differential, order tests etc.

 

Anyone know of a book like this? That's ordered by CC, has DDx, and investigations to make a Dx? Many, many thanks,

[cheech10]

Yup. Problem Oriented Medical Diagnosis. Good when you're starting out, but later differential diagnosis becomes second nature. Also Approach to Internal Medicine is similarly organized (for the most part, and Canadian!), but more of a handbook/less of a textbook. Very good for Royal College review for internal medicine.

[jakesmith]

There is also the Practical Guide to the Guide of the Medical Patient (Ferri):

 

http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/0323071589?ie=UTF8&tag=us1bc-20&linkCode=as2&camp=15121&creative=390961&creativeASIN=0323071589

[Renin]

There is also the Practical Guide to the Guide of the Medical Patient (Ferri):

 

http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/0323071589?ie=UTF8&tag=us1bc-20&linkCode=as2&camp=15121&creative=390961&creativeASIN=0323071589

 

+1 for this book. I luv.

[leviathan]

Does pocket medicine organize its stuff by chief complaint???

[national]

YOu might like this, when the next edition comes out (canadian specific! nothing worse that using an american reference in the middle of the night and trying to convert the normals)

 

http://sites.google.com/site/medicineaim/

 

Also highly recommend pocket medicine. mine is well worn. used it on most rotations during clerkship, and continue to use it during residency. you start to feel old when all the clerks have a new edition.

[tooty]

Yup. Problem Oriented Medical Diagnosis. Good when you're starting out

 

There is also the Practical Guide to the Guide of the Medical Patient (Ferri):

 

http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/0323071589?ie=UTF8&tag=us1bc-20&linkCode=as2&camp=15121&creative=390961&creativeASIN=0323071589

 

Anyone know which one of these is better?? Looks like there's quite a bit of overlap so I don't want to get both.