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 Incomplete and Inaccurate December 1, 2009
Justin Reilly (Lafayette, CO)
0 out of 10 found this review helpful
No mention of ME (CFS) an extremely debilitating and relatively common disease (though less in children than adults). Very brief and inaccurate mention of Fibromyalgia, which is just as disabling and four times as common as ME. Says there is one med approved for Fibro; there are actually three now. Lists Fibro under noninflammatory (!!) pain disorders.
 Very good resource April 10, 2009
Tania D. Doran (Indiana)
I love the Lange serires of medical texts. They work very well for me in my practice as a nurse practioner for quick look ups as well as for a more indepth study.
 The quality we are used to by Lange Series October 31, 2008
Ioannis Kopsidas (ALIMOS Greece & Northfield,IL,USA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I am waiting to start my pediatrics residency and I bought this book to start studying and prepare myself before starting at the hospital in about 2 years. As with the other books in the current series you experience good and uptodate information in an easy manner and good layout. Not enough pictures, but that's the norm with this series. If you are looking for images of rashes or pediatric disease pictures then you are better off buyng another book, maybe an atlas. If however you want all the facts on a certain disease, then you are covered.
good for interns December 27, 2005
baby bean doc (Cleveland, OH)
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
This was my reference of choice when I was an intern at a busy major children's hospital. It's comprehensive, not too heavy to lug around, gives you the important details and gives you references as to where to go next for further reading. It's not always enough information when it comes to specific cases. I usually went to UpToDate, PedsinReview or lit searches at that point. I think this is a solid book to have early in your career because it lets you cover the most relevant material in a readable manner. As a second year, I don't go back to Currents as much and mostly go with articles.
great for medical students, less so for those beyond. May 12, 2005
kennyg (Los Angeles)
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
this is a well-written, decent source of information that I feel is geared more for medical students than residents. Its purpose is to familiarize the reader with common and well-known conditions and basic treatment definitions, along with basic epidemiology. It is not a one-stop reference for diseases, however, in that it will not go into detail regarding treatment including dosages and often time course of treatment; discussion of pathophysiology is quite limited. it certainly is unnecessary for a medical student to know whether to treat with high-dose vs. regular dose antibiotics, or whether single vs. double coverage for a given infection is more appropriate. but it would be much more helpful to your resident or attending to have such information in a reference book.
this book is an easy read; however, if you are in residency or beyond, i'd humbly suggest skipping this book and going for something along the lines of a Nelson's Textbook of Peidatrics. but if you're looking for a basic definition of diseases, then this book is certainly sufficient.
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