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By: Ching Yeen

Pleasenotethatthebelowareoftheauthorsopinionsonly.Shouldyouwishtopurchasethesebooks, pleasebrowseanddecideonyourown.Thereareotherbooksnotlistedherewhicharealsousedby somestudents.Therecommendationsarewhatworkedforme..andmightnotapplytoeveryone.Happy studying! SurgeryPosting FrontCover

No. Title(Author) 1. BrowseIntroductiontothe Symptoms&SignsofSurgical Disease(NormanL.Browse,John Black,KevinG.Burnand,and WilliamE.G.Thomas)

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PrinciplesandPracticeofSurgery (O.JamesGarden,AndrewW. Bradbury,JohnL.R.Forsythe, RomanW.Parks)

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OxfordHandbookofClinical Surgery(GregMcLatchie,Neil Borley,andJoannaChikwe)

Opinions Recommendedbylecturers. Goodexplanationonsignsand symptoms,lotsofpictures. Alsoincludesphysical examinationie:neck,lower limbvascular,etc. Butislessdetailedonthe managementandprocedures. Recommendedbylecturers. Moredetailedinmanagement butlessonthesymptoms. Doesincludeimportant procedures,methodsandsome importantequipment. Includesstagingand classificationofdiseases. Doesnotincludephysical examination. Pocketsize,easytocarry duringwardrounds. (Sorry!)Youllhavetobrowse throughthisanddecideon yourown.

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InapageSurgery(ScottKahan) Notefromeditor: ThenewInaPage consistsof2pages insteadof1,sobe mindfulofwhatyouare getting.

Conciseandinpointform,very easytounderstandand remember. However,lessdetailedin management,procedures,and staging. Hasthemajorityofdiseases undermustknows,however, itisnotcomplete. Nophysicalexaminationandno explanationonsurgicaltools. AuthorsSuggestions:BuyBrowse&Forsythe(Ifyoucannotaffordit,buyeitherone), photocopyInaPage(blowituptoA4size)andleavespacesfornotes.Inthatway,youcan makeInaPageyourprincipaltextandaddanyextrainformationfromBrowseandForsythe.

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By: Ching Yeen

No. Title(Author) 1. TenTeachersObstetrics TenTeachersGynecology (AshMonga,PhilBaker)

Obstetrics&Gynecology FrontCover Opinions Recommendedbylecturers. Thisisthemaintextpreferred bymostlecturers. Goodexplanations,withfacts whicharecompactand concise. Lotsoftext,butlackingin pictures.

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ObstetricsIllustrated GynecologyIllustrated

Lotsofpictures,drawings Veryeasytoreadand understand.Youcanread thesetwobooksfasterthan thetenteachers. Mightnotbecomplete, howeverthegynecologybook containsslightlymore informationthantenteachers.

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LabourRoomProtocolHUKM

Thisiscompulsory.Youcan getitfromtheO&G departmentinHUKMfor RM30. Veryconcise,practically everythingyouneedtoknow aboutlabourandthelabour roomisinthisbook. Easytoreadandsome lecturersenjoyasking questionsfromthisbook duringthelongcase,givesa lotofpracticalguidelines. Nottobeusedastextbook

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4. ObstetricsUM GynecologyUM Oneisblue,theother isred.

By: Ching Yeen

Givesasummaryofpractical guidelinesandapproach. Offersvaluableinsightsinlocal settings,whichmaynotbe foundinotherbooks. Shouldonlybeusedas supplementalreadingasitis moreofadiscussionbased, assumingthatyouhaveknown thebasics. Cheap,atRM6forbothbooks. CanbeboughtfromPERSIAP. Authorsrecommendations:Getthemall.Youcanphotocopytenteachers/illustrated.Trytomake eithertenteachersorillustratedasyourprincipaltextsoandaddonanyextrainformationintoitasthis wouldcauselessconfusionanditwillprovetobefasterwhenyouwanttorevise. InternalMedicinePosting No. Title(Author) FrontCover Opinions 1. OxfordHandbookofClinical Easytoread,shortandconcise Medicine(MurrayLongmore,Ian Moredetailedonmanagement Wilkinson,TomTurmezei,and andprocedurescomparedto CheeKayCheung) KumarandClark,whichis usefulin5thyear. Easytocarry,especiallyduring wardroundsandteachings. 2. KumarandClarkClinical Easytoread,shortandconcise. MedicineHandbook Focusonthebasicsandgeneral management Easytocarry,especiallyduring wardroundsandteachings. 3. KumarandClarkClinical Thisisthecompletetext,soits Medicine(ParveenKumar, superheavyandimpossibleto MichaelClark) carryduringwardrounds. Goodasreference,butthereis notenoughtimetoread througheverything. 4. XPressRevisioninShortCases (ChewNeeKong,LimKheng Seang) Thisisausefulbookwhen youresittingforyourshort cases. Asbesidesthenormal examinationregardingCVS, Neuroetc,therearemany caseswhenyouhaveto examinedifferentlyie: Parkinsons,thyrotoxicosisetc. whichcancomeupinexams.

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5. ClinicalExaminationA SystematicGuidetoPhysical Diagnosis(NicholasJ.Talleyand SimonO'Connor)

By: Ching Yeen

Recommendedbylecturers. Thisbookisusefulasyouhave tomasterthephysical examinations. Therearealsogood explanationsastowhyyou performcertainmanouvres. Thisisagoodbookandis essentialifyouwantto understandhowtoreadECGs inashorttime. Becarefulwiththetitleas therearemanyimitation copies,whichisnotbythe sameauthor. Teachesyouhowtoread commonchestXrays. Veryshortbook,youcaneven finishitinaday! Importantastheremightbe chestxraysduringtheOSPE exam. SimilarasthechestXraybook. Howeverthisbookmightnot beasimportantbutifyouwant tounderstandhowtoread abdominalxrays,itsaneasy toreadbook.

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ECGMadeEasy(JohnR. Hampton)

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ChestXRayMadeEasy(Jonathan Corne,MaryCarroll,andDavid Delany)

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AbdominalXRayMadeEasy (JamesD.Begg)

Authorsrecommendations:Decidewhichhandbookyouprefer(eitherOxfordorKumarandClark)and getthatone.NoneedtogetthebigKumarandClarkifyoudonthaveitalready.Talleysisamust.I wouldrecommendgettingtheXpressShortCasesandtheECGMadeEasyaswell.TheChestand AbdominalXraybookisoptionalasyouwillbetaughthowtoreadthemduringworkshops/ward rounds. *Note:TheChestXRayandAbdominalXRaybooksarealsousefulduringSurgeryposting.Soifyou plantogetit,Iwouldadvicebuyingitearlier.