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| Tuesday, February 01, 2005 |
| Surgery At a Glance |
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Surgery At a Glance
Contact the Publisher to get 20%discount and Free Postage anywhere in IndiaPeepee Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd7/31; Ansari Road; Darya GanjPost Box No: 7243New Delhi-110002. INDIAPhone : 011 5519586898111 56083EMail : peepee160@rediffmail.compeepee160@yahoo.co.in
Author
Vishal Jain, Ashish Jain
Publisher
Peepee Publishers and Distributors
ISBN
81-88867-04-7
Price
Rs 150 (Rs 120 after discount)
Type of Book
Rapid Notes
Exams covered
All Exams (Theory also)
Subjects covered
Surgery
Intended for
MBBS Students
Final MBBS Theory Paper
PG Aspirants
Can be Used for
Final MBBS Theory Paper
Post Graduates in General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology etc for Surgery Theory Paper
Impressed with
The concept of the book - This was a book which was needed even when we were preparing for our exams
The authors have managed to strike a correct note between giving too little and too much. and this keeps this book ahead of most other books of this size
Areas for Improvement
Type setting - The Composer seems to be oblivious to the fact that there are something called as Subscript and Superscript
Diagrams - In Few diagrams, pixels are seen
Review
A final year MBBS student knows for sure what to read and where to read that for his clinicals in General Surgery. There are about a dozen long cases and two dozen short cases and spotters and one can easily prepare for those with Bailey and Love, Clinical Das and Surgical Short Cases by Das. And there are other books for reference as well.
But a big dilemma will occur while reading for the theory part. There are about 70 - 80 topics from which one can get a long (essay) question or Short Notes in a theory Paper. Most of the questions will be from topics that are given too little in Bailey and too much in Schwartz / Sabiston.
Though Short Cases by Das is a book suited for Clinicals, Short Cases, Few Long Cases, Spotters, and Theory part for the topics given, not everything of importance is covered in that book. Topics which are not covered in that book become a nightmare for the hapless students (including two of our review team who used to study for the theory part of the exam only after the study Holidays !!) when one has to prepare notes for those questions before the exams
Obviously the student has so little time and one has to prepare for clinics as well as theory part in not only Surgery, but also in Orthopaedics, Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Medicine and Paediatrics. Surgery at a Glance written by Vishal Jain and Ashish Jain and published by Peepee Publishers and Distributors comes in handy in such situations
The book deals with those questions commonly asked form the topics starting from General Surgery, Head and Neck Diseases and Conditions. Thyroid, Parathyroid and Adrenal Gland are dealt adequately. Few topics of Breast and Pancreas are also given. Gastrointestinal tract is dealt in detail.
A special attention has been accorded to the Vascular Conditions like Embolic disorders, Berger's Diseases, Mesenteric Vascular Occlusion, Aneurysmal Diseases and Deep Vein Thrombosis and also to the Paediatric Conditions like Cystic Hygroma, Tracheo Esophageal Fistula, Malrotations, Atresias, Hirshsprung's Disease. Hernias and Appendicits get their share.
This book is also suited for the Post graduates in few states (like Tamil nadu) where they have to write a paper after their first year.
The greatest beneficiaries of this title (in addition to the Final MBBS Students and PGs in Surgery ) will the Postgraduates of other Surgical Specialities (like Orthopaedics, Obstetrics, Gynaecology etc) who have to write a Theory Paper in General Surgery in their Final Year Degree Examination, who were so long dependent of Surgical Short Cases by Das, (for the topics covered there) though not all questions could be answered from that book alone.
To put it in a nutshell, More than nine out of the ten questions asked in any Theory paper in General Surgery can be answered with Ease, if one reads This book by Vishal Jain and Ashish Jain in addition to Surgical Short Cases by Das
Highlights
Lung Anomalies, Malformations in Splenic Development and Cosmetic Surgery which are not so commonly found in Undergraduate Texts, but are very common in the question paper , are dealt in a nice manner
If you have to write a Theory Paper in General Surgery.. THIS BOOK IS A MUST !!!
Reviewed on
April 21st 2004
Reviewed by
Post Graduates in General Surgery, Orthopaedics, Obstetrics & Gynaecology and Paediatrics
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posted by Doctor Bruno @ 1:17 AM   |
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| Review in Paediatrics |
Title
Review in Paediatrics
Contact the Publisher to get 20%discount and Free Postage anywhere in IndiaPeepee Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd7/31; Ansari Road; Darya GanjPost Box No: 7243New Delhi-110002. INDIAPhone : 011 5519586898111 56083EMail : peepee160@rediffmail.compeepee160@yahoo.co.in
Author
A Edwin Dias
Publisher
Peepee Publishers and Distributors
ISBN
81-88867-11-X
Price
Rs 90 (Rs 72 after discount)
Type of Book
Rapid Notes
Exams covered
All Exams
Subjects covered
Paediatrics
Intended for
AIIMS and All India PG Entrance,
State PGs and all PGs
PLAB USMLE
Can be Used for
PLAB, USMLE, Any Interviews in Paediatrics
AIIMS and All India PG Entrance, State PGs and all PGs
Ward Rounds
Impressed with
A book that tells you both concepts and facts though more attention seems to been given to the concepts
Liberal Use of Tabular Columns
Often repeated questions are well covered
Areas for Improvement
More points can be added for the topics so that the book is more suited for the Indian Exams also
In addition to the basics which are presented here Subtle facts can be added
Review
Paediatrics is an unique subject as far as PG Preparation is concerned. You will never know whether you need to read Paediatrics, how much of Paediatrics to read and how much you can manage with Medicine, Pathology and Microbiology
The Dilemma does not end after you have decided to prepare with “Paediatrics Proper” Another question arises out of blue then. What to read and where to read. Once you have decided that and start preparing , you will come to know that Paediatrics deserves a special attention compared to other subjects due the fact that the subject will appear perfectly clear and you will have a “déja vu” when you are reading. In the examination hall the situation becomes “jamais vu” when the question is focused (and we are off target)
This justifies that to be able to face questions from Paediatrics confidently in the exams, you need to revise and perhaps re-revise the subject a number of times. Books that help in review like Question and Answer books and Pre test series are definitely needed for this subject if not for others. Though no single book can be claimed to be complete for Paediatrics, there are a lot of books which will tell us what we know and more importantly what we don’t know. “Review in Paediatrics ” by A.Edwin Dias and published by Peepee publishers is one of the books that can be used to brush up your knowledge
Though this title deals with few topics only, the style is refreshingly lucid and up to the point. In spite of this not being a "complete" volume there are a lot of points which are emphasized in this book and that come regularly in various exams set by the faculty at AIIMS and State PGs. Most of the MCQs given here have been already asked in various exams more than once.
The facts are minimal, probably since the author had targeted his book mainly for the Foreign exams like PLAB and USMLE. We are impressed with the authors effort to make a concept clear to the student and then provide few points regarding that, though the facts are minimal. For example the Chapter on Genetics has questions only from Down's Syndrome A few more high yield points, say, from Turner's, Klinefelter's, Cri-du-chat etc could have made the book much lucrative.
The importance of Numerical Values that are often asked, especially in State PG Entrance Exams are stressed.
Highlights
Considering that the cover price of this book is less than Rs 100, this makes a good choice for reading. After going through this book once you will know how much you know (and how much you don't know) not only in Paediatrics, but also in the basic sciences
Reviewed on
25th April 2004
Reviewed by
Post Graduates in Paediatrics and General Medicine
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| posted by Doctor Bruno @ 1:17 AM |
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| Practical Electrocardiography |
Title
Practical Electrocardiography
Contact the Publisher to get 20%discount and Free Postage anywhere in IndiaPeepee Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd7/31; Ansari Road; Darya GanjPost Box No: 7243New Delhi-110002. INDIAPhone : 011 5519586898111 56083EMail : peepee160@rediffmail.compeepee160@yahoo.co.in
Author
SN Chugh
Publisher
Peepee Publishers and Distributors
ISBN
81-88867-01-2
Price
Rs 175 (Rs 140 after discount)
Type of Book
Textbook
Exams covered
All Exams
Subjects covered
ECG, EKG, Electrocardiogram
Intended for
Undergraduates, Clinicians
PG Entrance, Post Graduates and Physicians
Can be Used for
Undergraduates, Clinicians
PG Entrance, Post Graduates and Physicians
Impressed with
The Price - a colour book at this low price is something groovy
The Quality of Paper and Printing
That ECG gives only “patterns” and the diagnosis needs clinical correlation is stressed throughout
Summaries at the end of topics, which are not mere repetitions of words, but tend to revise “from the other way” and thus helping the student get a clear idea at diagnosis
Areas for Improvement
Line drawings are good. Can be better !!
The ECG is not clear in few pages (probably scanned at the last moment by the desktop scanner !!) for example in pages 148, 198
Spelling Mistakes - though they are easy to spot and inconsequential (Atriovrntricular bundle - for example)
Review
There can be two approaches to the clinical electrocardiography. One like an “empirist”, is to memorise the normal and different abnormal positions and compare the ECG of a given patient with the patterns already memorised - the so called “Bird Watching” Technique (by AC Burton). The other more scientific way is to attempt to interpret the ECG from the fundamental knowledge of Cardiac Electrophysiology.
In the western medical setup, Electrocardiography, (ECG or EKG) is a specialist’s investigation. Those concerned with it are either specialists or technicians. All that another medical man is expected to know is to recognise that the ST Segment is not at its place, but has gone up or down and then he duly forwards the onus of the patient care to a specialist.
Needless to say the western books that deal with ECG fall in either of two categories. One group suits the technicians, who know very little electrophysiology (and care little about it) and thus books that give a little fundamental knowledge are enough for them. (for “birdwatching”!!) The other genre is for the Cardiologist and these books deal with so many facts. An Indian undergraduate student or Intern who takes this book to know something about ECG is easily put off when he finds that he has read the book for one week and is yet dealing with the equations telling why augmented leads are one and half times that of Standard leads and the importance of the tracer fitting too tight or too loose on the Paper.
There are of course exception, with few books (one by Goldberger for example), which are suited for the Undergraduate Student and Intern and Clinicians. But the glitch is that those books, though very cheap when bought with pounds and dollars, become costly affairs for us who have to buy them with the Indian Rupee.
Indian books, on the other hand are either too costly (some even more costly than western books) or come in awfully printed state, where in the diagrams and images you often see only the Squares and one has to be Sherlock Holmes to be able to find a tracing there.
Practical Electrocardiography by Dr.S.N.Chugh publised by Peepee Publishers offers a cheap yet beautifully printed book ideal for an aspirant of PG Entrance Exams. Not only it gives the basics of the ECG, but it also deals with the finer aspects of this wonderful investigation. Some thing that is worth mentioning is the “Flow Chart” like summaries given at the end of topics that help one clinch a diagnosis with ease. For example
In AV Blocks
· When R-R Interval is Regular, it is either I degree or III Degree (complete) AV Block
o I Degree Heart Block
§ PR Interval same
§ P Followed by QRS more than 0.20 sec duration
o III Degree Heart block
§ PR Variable
§ More than one P for Every Q
§ P and QRS independent
· PR Interval Irregular Implies II Degree AV Block
o Mobitz Type I
§ P-R Interval Changes
o Mobitz Type II
§ Fixed PR Interval
As with other book, the highlights of every pattern are given and Discussion about Stress and Ambulatory ECG and ECG in Non Cardiac Conditions and Artificial Pacemakers ensure that you will hardly get a question in ECG in PG Entrance Exams out of this book
There is one more fact that is attractive. The cover price of Rs 175 (Rs 140 when you get it from the publisher) means you can get this book at a reasonable price after discount and at this price, with this reasonably good printing quality and lucid presentation, this book is a good one to be on your reading table
Highlights
Though printed and presented well in spite of being comfortably priced, this book does not ignore facts. In addition to the routine points that are given in book so similar size and kind, the author steps further to tell us academic and anecdotal facets of this interesting subject of ECG for example Katz-watchel phenomenon is a state of biventricular hypertrophy where the transition zone remains at Normal Position.
Reviewed on
April 18th 2004
Reviewed by
Post Graduates in General Medicine and Cardiology
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| posted by Doctor Bruno @ 1:12 AM |
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