Here is a list of pocket books recommended by medical students for their ease of use, clarity and size.

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The Washington Manual - Manual of Medical Therapeutics

AUTHOR: Ewald and MacKenzie
ISBN: 0-316-92433-4
EDITION: 28th ed.
PUBLISHER: Little Brown
BINDING: Paper Spiral - $39.95 (Retail Price) SIZE: 641 pages

Practical Guide to the Care of the Medical Patient

AUTHOR: Ferri
ISBN: 0-8151-3390-1
EDITION: 3rd ed.
PUBLISHER: Mosby Yearbook
BINDING: Paper Text - $31.95 (Retail Price) SIZE: 893 pages

Both are classics - small, comprehensive winners. Ferri is more compact, but the Washington Manual is more comprehensive. Check them out at the bookstore and decide for yourself.

On Call: Principles and Protocols

AUTHOR: Marshall and Ruedy
ISBN: 0-7216-3982-8
EDITION: 2nd ed.
PUBLISHER: W.B. Saunders
BINDING: Paper Text - $28.95 (Retail Price) SIZE: 393 pages

Good book for the medicine sub-internship, highly recommended by many students.

Manual of Admitting Orders and Therapeutics

AUTHOR: Larson and Liles
ISBN: 0-7216-5268-9
EDITION: 3rd ed.
PUBLISHER: W.B. Saunders
BINDING: Paper Text - $27.50 (Retail Price) SIZE: 303 pages

Another good book for the medicine sub-internship. Go to the bookstore and check it out.

Diagnostic History and Physical Examination in Medicine, Medicine, Manual of HIV/AIDS Therapy, 2nd Edition

AUTHOR: Current Clinical Strategies Series
ISBN: 1-8815-2813-8
PUBLISHER: Current
BINDING: Paper Text - $7.50 each (Retail Price)

All books in the Current Clinical Strategies series are winners, including thos written on other subjects such as Surgery, ICU, etc. These pocket size books are cheap and very user-friendly.

Facts and Formulas

AUTHOR: Rollings
ISBN: 0-1811-2069-0
PUBLISHER: Unknown
BINDING: Paper Text - $7.50 (Retail Price) SIZE: 82 pages

As the name implies, this small blue booklet is chock full of useful facts and formulas.

The Sanford Guide to Antimicrobial, Therapy
The Sanford Guide to HIV/AIDS Therapy

AUTHOR: Sanford Series
ISBN: 0-9337-7762-6, 0-9337-7522-9
PUBLISHER: SanfordBR> BINDING: Paper Text - $7.50 each (Retail Price) SIZE: 131 pages, 129 pages.

Both are pocked-sized classics commonly used by all services. Wait to get them free from the drug reps!

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