Intern books?

Greetings.

A few more weeks left before intern year begins - I can't belive I'm
actually getting bored of being on vacation..but I better enjoy while it last.

I was wondering if any current residents could give soon to be interns
suggestions on books for the first year - including pocket books to carry.

We have a pretty normal intern year with two months of ortho, two months of trauma, peds, etc etc

Any general intern books to help? I can't even remember how to right
orders or a post op note..so - figured i would READ something prior
to being thrown in there.

Thanks!

What I found helpful during the intern year was an "On Call: Principles and Protocols" book published by Saunders. I believe they have a whole series now including a general book as well as subspecialties. It was useful to use when the nurses called in the middle of the night with something like low sodium values, shortness of breath, chest pain, etc... It gave a nice little protocol to follow. It still sits on my shelf now and occasionally I pull it out before I call the internist for a consult.

If you are looking for something more ortho to read, then I would suggest spending the time to read the Orthopedic Basic Science Book [url] www3.aaos.org/product/prt_item.cfm?code=02452 [/url] It will be a little slow reading, but you will rock the basic science section on your OITE for the next five years. In addition, I would suggest a basic ortho text such as Orthopaedic Surgery: The Essentials to give you a broad background in orthopedics. It will layout a base of knowledge for you to build on with more detailed books as your progress in your training.

thanks! exactly the suggestions i was looking for.
do you recommend a ortho trauma book to read as well - or not?

The trauma books are not good casual reading sources. I found them more useful to read through as I encountered different fractures etc... I did buy Rockwook and Green as an intern and it sat on my shelf for five years and still sits on my shelf now. Most of the trauma reading I did was at the hospital in our Ortho library and not at home. But, you will probably need one of the sets. I would wait to see who has the most recent edition during your PGII year.

OrthoDoc, is this the same link ?

www4.aaos.org/product/prt_item.cfm?code=02451

The other link didn't work for me, just wondered if it was the same book.

Yes, that's the book. Looks like they switched their links.