I need a good concise Pediatrics book

[AWaheed]

Hi everyone,

I'm new to this forum and this is my first post here

I'm still a medical student and I'm about to start my Pediatric Clinical Rotation. So I want you to suggest a good, yet concise and straight-forward, pediatrics book. The one that hits the nail on the head.

I've searched the internet for good pediatrics books. I found a book called "Nelson's Textbook" aka "Bible of Pediatrics" but I think it would be very detailed and high-leveled for a beginner like me.

Thanks in advance

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[GoSpursGo]

The one I used for my core clerkship was Board Review Series (BRS) Pediatrics. Obviously not going to be exhaustive, but I thought it was pretty good for what I was using it for. Case Files for pediatrics wasn't bad either. If you have a subscription to the USMLE World Step 2 CK Qbank, doing the pediatrics questions in there wouldn't be a bad idea either.

Good luck!

 

[J-Rad]

For a medical student? Blueprints: Pediatrics is pretty concise and pretty reasonable. If you're looking for something a with more depth to bridge the gap between a "handbook" like Harriet Lane and a full text like Nelsons there are "baby" versions of some of the big texts like Nelson (http://www.amazon.com/Nelson-Essent...NT-CONSULT/dp/1437706436/ref=pd_rhf_cr_s_cp_4) and Oski (http://www.amazon.com/Oskis-Essenti...id=1349054507&sr=1-3&keywords=oski+pediatrics though this one is getting dated and I can't find a newer version than 2004). This book (http://www.amazon.com/CURRENT-Diagnosis-Treatment-Pediatrics-Twentieth/dp/0071664440/ref=pd_sim_b_7) fits the same role, but doesn't have an associated large(r) text.

If you just want a quick reference to bulleted highlights, then the Harriet Lane is OK. The Washington Manual of Pediatrics is also a handbook, but is a bit more paragraphical in format. Sick Kids (Toronto) and Texas Children's also have handbooks of pediatrics published, neither of which I've seen. The Philadelphia Guide to Inpatient Pediatrics is another one, but is becoming dated without any recent editions.

 

[gabriel]

I started with 'Nelson Essentials of Pediatrics' ,it is best for beginners.


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