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Title: The Merck Manual Of Medical Information by Robert Berkow ISBN: 0-671-02727-1 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.87 (31 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Indispensable
Comment: This book is cheaper [on] AMAZON than the one I bought at my warehouse club. I'd buy it for twice list price if I did not already have a copy.
The text is marvelously complete, yet devoid of fluff and fillers despite its 1500+ pages. The illustrations are very helpful, as is its exhaustive index.
If I have a medical problem in the house, this is what I grab first, even before logging onto the net. It's that good.
All that being said, it is not a complete medical library, you can get more detailed info by visiting a medical library, buying more specific books on the condition that interests you, and be spending hours researching a subject on the net.
If you want to understand something medical in a hurry, reach for this first.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Book Everybody Should Have Around!
Comment: This is a wonderful summary of general medical information written in simple terms so this is a great addition to the family. It is very current in describing medical understanding of a variety of illnesses, and it provides a solid foundation upon which you can start doing more research on the Internet for the condition that you may be interested in finding about. It even suggests temporary remedies and puts you in charge of how you are treated by the medical profession. This is a must have book to keep around!
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent for Those with Limited Medical Background
Comment: This Merk Edition is perfect for patients with limited medical background. The explanations are more in laymen's terms but it would be good to have a medical dictionary to help when needed. Most term are explained in the book and it is full of diagrams to help with understanding. Merk recognizes the need for patients to become educated and have confidence that this is not a difficult thing to do. Some doctors have led patients to believe for too long that the knowledge was beyond their comprehension, so nothing that they do is ever questioned. I have met other doctors that explain in great detail and even draw on a bed sheet what they are going to do and why, giving the patient the respect that they deserve. I have a Degree in Early Childhood Education, and one crucial thing that was drilled into us that everybody can be taught anything if you start on the level of knowledge of the subject that you wish to teach. I believe this about children, and I certainly feel the same about every age level. Doctors are just people who went to school to learn. You never know what quality of the knowledge is that they learned or if they have kept up with an ever changing field with updates from research all of the time. If you are particular about who watches your pet, you should be even more concerned about your health care. Whatever depends on you to stay alive and for you to take care of, need for you to be healthy, and the health care of your loved ones should be a serious concern. It is easy to understand. Mrs. Symmington
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Title: The Merck Manual of Medical Information, Second Edition: The World's Most Widely Used Medical Reference - Now In Everyday Language by Mark H. Beers ISBN: 0911910352 Publisher: Simon & Schuster Pub. Date: 29 April, 2003 List Price(USD): $37.50 |
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Title: The Pill Book 10th Edition : New and Revised by HAROLD M. SILVERMAN ISBN: 0553584782 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 30 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy: 17th Edition by Mark H. Beers, Robert Berkow ISBN: 0911910107 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 05 March, 1999 List Price(USD): $40.00 |
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Title: The PDR Pocket Guide to Prescription Drugs : 5th Edition by Medical Economics Co. ISBN: 0743437950 Publisher: Pocket Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: PDR Family Encyclopedia of Medical Care by Physicians' Desk Reference ISBN: 0345420098 Publisher: Ballantine Books Pub. Date: 26 December, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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