Anesthesia Brain by BrainStation
Nurse Anesthesia Pocket Guide by Macksey
Mass General Handbook of Anesthesia
Handbook of Anesthesiology by Ezekiel
Oxford American Handbook of Anesthesiology
Handbook of Clinical Anesthesia by Barash
Other (please comment)
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Which Clinical Pocket Guide is best for a new SRNA
My class is about to order pocket guides as we start clinicals in March and I am looking for a little input on which would be best for a new student in the OR. I've searched through the board and only found a fewlimited discussions on this topic with another similar poll in the private section that had very limited voting (16 people). I think this poll and resulting discussion could be helpful to lots of other new students as well. Thanks in advance.
Last edited by trek12; 01-11-2011 at 02:16 PM.
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Pocket Anesthesia is a good one and Mass General is excellent too.
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Good thread!
Oxford for sure.
Mass Gen/Clinical Anesthesiology are great for more detailed handbook, but for quick reference (ie> what can I expect for this case?), I really prefer oxford. I have all three.
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+1Originally Posted by navygas
I keep pocket anesthesia on the cart behind me for quick facts and Mass General in the locker to look up detailed case info about add ons and things I didn't get a chance to prep for.
I agree with with what Alrn1980 says, but, you don't always, if ever, get to do that for every case you have each day; at least I don't.
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Oh can I have some of your guides too?ntroudart@hotmail.com
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To be honest, the best resource besides to 2 above mentioned books is to look up every facet of your case- not just case, but a&p of the area if necessary, and also all relevant information you would think of.
For example, when I first prepped for a vats- I looked up the usual jaffe stuff... But also read he m&m book, valley sweat, class notes, etc etc and compressed it all into one sheet/PDF file. Not only are you going to be prepped for the case, you will have a useful review sheet for the boards. I can also read them at the gym, etc. If you send me your email I can email a few of the ones I created. Smaller cases are in Microsoft word and can fit on standard 3x5 cards. The bigger cases (crani, cea, thoracotomy, etc) are on single page sheets with pictures
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pocket anesthesia is a great overall reference. I have a couple different reference books in my bag and this 'little blue book' seems to be the one I always grab!
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Agreed, I have them all, Mass Gen, Nurse Anesthesia, Ezekiel, Oxford and the pocket anesthesia..................... I love this little blue book the best, Second Ezekiel (esp. when you are totally new in the OR)
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I like the Mass Gen book. Don't buy so many books, have one and read it. Sota's book is nice also
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I have all the handbooks in the poll except Anesthesia Brain, and my first go to guide is always the Oxford handbook.
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