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Wards 101 pocket
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Author:
Jed Katzel
(PDF Order form)
Only US $ 19.95!
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The Wards 101 pocket contains over 350 pages of topics every general
medicine intern and resident must cover - in the most concise manner
possible without unnecessary verbiage.
Everything from the basics of doing thorough H&Ps and correctly
writing orders and notes, to managing fluids and electrolytes, to the latest management and therapeutic recommendations for conditions
in over 15 specialties can be found inside. These include:
- Cardiology
- Neurology
- ID
- Psychiatry
- Geriatrics
- Endocrinology
- Heme-Onc
- And many more...
Professional Reviews:
Doody Review Services: 
(Review for first edition of Wards 101 pocket, ISBN 978-1-59103-236-6)
Description: This comprehensive "stat" reference book will be highly useful for bedside rounds discussions to bring out the pertinent points that should be considered when evaluating a patient. It has equal value as an office reference, making the salient points readily available in a concise way. This first edition pocket reference is organized well.
Purpose: The title suggests that the book could be used by inpatient housestaff, but there are some missing items for writing orders, such as how to dose insulin for a new admission. Rather, it lends itself very well to discussions during rounds. The author does say as much in the preface, and he pursues his objectives well, it is just the title which implies the more nuts-and-bolts approach.
Audience: The book is valuable to all levels of practitioner, from student to subspecialist, because it makes all the important points, things that should be remembered, easily accessible. The author draws upon his time as a chief medical resident which gives him understandable credibility.
Features: I cannot say enough good things about the content of this book. Where there is evidence-based literature such as the ACC/AHA Practice Guidelines, the author uses the material and references it well. There is extensive use of standard criteria, such as the Staging Criteria for the common cancers, which is extremely valuable for those outside of oncology who do not have this information at their fingertips. Other standouts are a very useful guide to cardiac murmurs, pediatric care, a tremendous gastroenterology section, and an excellent HIV/HAART section. Interesting board style questions, although limited, are very good. As with any comprehensive book such as this, it will be difficult to maintain the currency of information. As an example, the antibiotic prophylaxis information has been changed by the AHA since publication, but the book does provide a good summary of the previous set of guidelines. Finally, there is a comprehensive abbreviation list, which suggests that abbreviations are acceptable. As there is much emphasis on avoiding abbreviations, this may lead to some discussion with records clerks, but the author has attempted to standardize a difficult area and his efforts should be recognized.
Assessment: This is a great book. I can see myself consulting it prior to rounds (having heard rumors about who was admitted the previous night) and having the information easily available. I can see housestaff doing the same (knowing I am refreshing my memory). While there are other books like this, this one will be a worthy addition to a library, with the hope that the author will be able to keep pace with updating the material.
- Doody Review Services, Vincent F. Carr, DO, MSA, FACP (Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences)
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