Gave this as a Christmas gift to a med. student about to go out on rotations. Greatly appreciated. All present enjoyed reading through it. Fits nicely in a gown pocket for fast reference. Readable by a layperson. Highly recommended.

I'm just amazed that the authors have managed to include so much information in a little handbook.yes the fonts are small but that's the only downside.suitable for both students and residents.highly recommend it.

The font is too small for me, so it makes this book too difficult to be useful. I will take a guess the font is about 4pt or 5pt.

Though one would think that this handbook would contain the pinnacle of organized medical information given its MGH roots, upon using it they would be sorely disappointed.

One major issue with this book is the extreme amount of acronyms present. Though a legend exists explaining the acronyms, it is cumbersome to require the reader to flay to and fro when trying to decipher a statement from the book. Compounding on this problem is the minuscule font size - you'd better have 20/20 vision if you're going to use this manual. The layout is also confusing and ugly, with no real pattern to each page. It looks as if Dr.Sabatine made mini-copies of his personal internal medicine notes and put them up for sale.

I cannot recommend this book to anyone. If you're a medical student on the wards, you're better off reading actual textbooks, like Robbins and Cecil, to understand the material. Books like this will only confuse you - they're a tool for knowing what to order, not a way to learn the material. Residents and attendings would be better served with the Oxford handbook(written in actual prose), the Washington Manual(again, prose though very textually dense), and for the residents that use the metric system - all but those in the USA - the excellent "Approach to Internal Medicine" book by Hui.

Be it outpatient or inpatient, this has TONS of info. You will not be disappointed. Just get it.

Excellent book for a quick review and update on salient points regarding most important medical issues. Also contains references from the source journal articles so you can read them for yourself if necessary. Bottom line: I would recommend this to my friends and buy it again.

This is really great for carrying around in your white coat pocket and referencing on the wards. Well organized with lots of tables you can use for presentations, etc.

This is an excellent pocket book for differential diagnosis in a hospital setting. I am in my last years of medicine and I wanted to purchase a book that could remind me just the essentials on symptoms, signs, diagnostic tests, differential diagnosis and basic principles of therapy. It satisfied all those needs. It also puts references where is needed.
This book lacks medication doses and in order to interpret it you have to have a basic understanding in the theme you are consulting, it is not for a first read in the subject.

Easy to use. Very good quick reference would recommend as a great tool to all interns and residents

A must have for the Internal Medicine elective / rotation.
Students to 3rd year IM residents.. all carry it when they are on the medical floors!

Good pocket companion,covers most of the conditions you see in inpatient settings. Real handy during your Internal Medicine rotations.

I heard wonderful things about this little pocket book. However, when I got it for my clinical rotations, it seemed to be sorely lacking in terms of some of very common diseases. I like that it fit in my white coat pocket and that's about it.

Whatever people may say, for an intern this is a great resource to have in your pocket when you're deciding which tests to order and how to shape your assessment and plan. Anything in a white coat pocket is a pain, but this makes it way worth it. Used it in med school, and it's still highly recommended!

Holds 90% of Medicine Dx that you will encounter as a resident.
Concise, bullet point format easy to decipher and understand. It is by no means comprehensive, but covers a lot of ground for the size and convenience.
Great charts and fast tx for the bread and butter of medicine, helpful with workups for almost any case syncope, GIB, fevers, electrolyte imbalance, cp, SOB, so forth...it evens has significant classifications and prognosis when relevant.
Has a nice appendix with ACLS algorithms, ICU meds, ABx and formulas
This is only a high yield pocket book, and as with any medical field you enter, a reference is also supplemented.
I recommend this along with pocket MD (or maxwells), a good pharmacopedia (PDA/book), and EKG book and you should be set for the wards.
Personally, I use it daily!

this is an excellent book to revise the differentials, work up and basic management during on call

This is a must have book for all internal medicine residents.
The shipping was excellent, fast and the book was new and with no damages.

Before residency I rotated at many hospitals throughout the US. Washington, Utah, Maine, Alaska....and now as an Emergency Medicine resident, California. In all those places the many interns and students walking the halls had various references in their pockets. This little red book (which was blue before this edition) is the one reference I see continually in many pockets and that I use regularly. Whether on Medicine, EM, Surgery, SICU, etc.... it covers what you need in an easy to read, digest and use format. There is no perfect reference, but this will get you a long way and from what I have seen, most students & residents feel the same. Highly recommended! The ring binder format is nice, allows you to add your own 4x6 note-cards with your own pearls to the sections you want or to mark the sections of patient problems that you are following. The only downside I see is that the pages are very thin and easily tear at the ring binder holes as you flip through the book, but it is so useful I would spend the time fixing these pages because I won't give up this book!

I agree with the last reviewer on all points. This book is quite disappointing. The content is superb but the presentation is horrendous. The publisher did a very poor job. Ringbinder is bulky, impossible to open quickly and flip through pages, pages are too thin, and font is ridiculously small. There are large portions of the pages left blank for "note taking" but ink bleeds through the "tissue paper" pages (You're lucky if you don't poke a hole through it first with the tip of the pen). The favorable reviews sound like suck ups. I give it 5 stars for excellent content, but subtract 3 stars for lack of usability in the real world

The item didn't arrive within 27 days. Seller mentioned it was shipped another vendor. I had to cancell the order.

Excellent content, but made less useful by poor publishing choices. Ringbinder takes up too much space/weight, impossible to handle quickly, pages rip out easily(only format available when I ordered). Paperstock is feather thin, print on obverse bleeds thru(anybody who gets more than a few months of use without loosing a page must be quite 'delicate'). Font is very very small and the ink is pale. These authors don't work nights anymore. Authors claim of 'color' is truely singular, a pale pink is sometimes seen. The favorable reviews sound like plants and juniors sucking up.

This is a great thing to have in your pocket. My only complaint is that the index isn't that well-organized but everything you need is in this book!

I put this in my pocket of my white coat and use it all the time on inpatient medicine. I am a fourth year medical student and fully intend on using it through residency. There is a LOT of information crammed into this little book, but very, very useful resource. Don't leave for the hospital without it!

A great comprehensive reference to have with you and it fits nicely in the pocket of a lab coat. It is definitely one to be sure you have with you on rounds.

Very good handbook. Covers all essential points. It is a MUST HAVE for residents and possibly to hospitalists as well. Highly recommended.

Great reference for medicine rotation in medical school and a must know for medicine residency.

I was extremely pleased with my book and with the speed with which it arrived. The company upgraded my shipping and sent my book to me within about 2 days after I ordered. In addition, they were very kind and emailed me to make sure that I received the book. It was excellent!!!

This book is awesome for studying, although you have to have a basic knowledge of the subject because many terms are abbreviated. Useful on call or just to catch up on a little studying of a particular subject. Some things are not very well covered, such as interstitial lung diseases, but then again, not much is known about that...overall I think it is well worth the money!

If you know this book inside out during residency, your fund of knowledge is ahead of many residents in your program. Studying for Internal Medicine board is much easier. Buy it before starting your residency.

It's sold for $50 in book stores but only half of the price there. very good deal and transaction was fast.

This is one of the best tools to have as a 3rd year medical student. It has great information on conditions like differential diagnosis, labs to run, and treatment. It is user friendly and brief- perfect for the wards. It's a tool I use multiple times a day to look up something quickly (ie: how to calculate an Aa gradient, when to give steroids in PCP pneumonia, etc.). I'd highly recommend getting it at the beginning of your clinical years and holding onto it through residency.

if your looking for a compact internal med book with facts more than explanation, then this book is for you. Don't look for in-depth discussion ... just simple facts.

I've used this book throughout rotations (except peds/ob) and it's the ultimate reference to have in your coat! truly pocket sized, small 3 ring binder. the answers to most of the questions that I was "pimped" on could be found in here...somewhere. it doesn't cover every single condition but it hits the highlights well on the popular ones. strong work!!

I bought this book when i started my residency in the summer of 2007 only because everybody else did, without knowing what it is or how it could be of any help.
It proved though a valuable assistant when i didn't have have immediate access to Uptodate. It actually saved my day in some Program Director rounds when i sneaked behind another colleauge and found the right answer including the reference - guideline in this book...
It has a lot of evidence based diagnostic and treatment options including very frequently the specific reference - article -guideline which makes your life much easier - you go online and read it 3 hours later, when your patient is feeling better.
Of course my 2007 edition is not the most updated version but yearly updated versions come out and i think a 2009 edition is coming out soon
Its drawbacks include the fact that it does not cover rare diseases/cases you might encounter, and it is not the best of references if you need very specific info on subspecialty topics. For these cases you will need something like the Washington Manual Subspecialty series
It is better than the Washington Manual in that it can fit in your labcoat pocket, but it is including much less details and number of topics.
Overall it is a useful tool for residents/students in Medicine Wards for quick - NOT in depth reference

the book in question has not been delivered by the seller amazon is also not responding inspite of several reminders this seller should not be on amazon and i want my money back am sorry for this kind of service from amazon and its seller i want a refund

This book is a great reference for any medical student or pharmacy student. I purchased this book for clerkship, as the medical students were always looking at it. Every common disease state is in there, as well as diagnostic criteria such as the Duke or Wells criteria. It also has a place where medical abbreviations are located which are handy when reading notes. It has a nice medication section for the ICUs, antibiotic, and other medications. I love this book!

Totally worth getting. I bought a used one, in good condition and I love how it breaks doen the needed information clinically. I was pleased with the content and the condition of the book. I would recommend it for students even after having the PDA program's out there. I use if often.

Very good book to keep close at hand. Valuable information when you need it. Not to detailed but this is what I like. Hits the stuff you need to know in a hurry. You can always go back for more details in our texts.

This new edition has a very helpful color side index on right side of pages making it easier to find things more quickly. You'll need this book for your white coat. Good carry around pocket Medicine rotation review book.

This is a great pocket resource for both medical students and residents. The pages now have titles across each page and sections are broken down into individual subjects as compared to the previous (blue) version.

This is a great pocket resource for both medical students and residents. The pages now have titles across each page and sections are broken down into individual subjects as compared to the previous (blue) version.

Although the expectations for medical students are not that of residents and interns, this book is very helpful. Evidence-based medicine is the term heard over and over on the wards and this pocket book will help with that. When presenting a patient, you may be asked which study showed the effectiveness of which treatment. This book has it. It is updated with references as recent as 2007 which is impressive. It will also save time when preparing a talk because as mentioned, the landmark studies are all incorporated in the text. Worth upgrading from the 2nd edition.

This pocket-sized manual is a MUST for all medical interns (and residents). It is SO much more useful for review than Washington Manual and is written in a very readable manner. Strongly recommended.

I keep an updated version of this in my labcoat pocket ALWAYS. Mine is full of notes and marks. Indispensible!

It is really useful ,practicle book.
I adviced my students and residents to have one.
And it is easy to order online as I did.

I have not recieved the book until now(02/25/08), even though I was supposed to reciev it on 02/13/08

Pocket Medicine: The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Internal Medicine (Pocket Notebook Series)
Usefull advisor for every medical student in his/her advanced years of learning, also very good for internal medicine MD

Pocket Medicine is an outstanding quick reference, covering an astonishing amount of information in a small notebook.

During spare moments, I can review the well-designed chapters. When I need a reference, the facts are laid out in a clear and logical format, and referenced to journals and studies where appropriate.

A more complete index is the one thing I would add to this book, but that's a small quibble. It's easy enough to add notations to the back of the book, or add a few extra pages (the binder takes standard six-ring refills, such as FiloFax Personal pages).

My pockets are lighter since I found Pocket Medicine.

Better than having a palm. I do use my palm for epocrates, but its too hard to try and look up medical issues on the fly. Much easier to pull this book out and read the section. Very high yield stuff, no fluff. Just tells you what you need to know. Even includes references to major studies on that topic. I really suggest having this book when you start residency.

Excellent comprehensive review with essential assessment of details about important diseases
i encourage every medical resident to have it
thanks

Excellent information. Great looseleaf format for adding and subtracting as needed. A "Must have" for anyone seeing general medical patients, particularly if in a specialty - to "do no harm". I waited for the 3rd edition for a liong time. Have used it since the first edition. Great reference to use daily.