Kochar's Concise Textbook of Medicine (Book with CD-ROM)

By Kesavan Kutty

Now in Fourth Edition, this concise internal medicine textbook is developed for third and fourth year medical students in clinical rotations. Driven by CDIM guidelines, its content embodies an... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0781729424
• ISBN13: 9780781729420
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
• Length: 1136 Pages
• Weight: 3.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.3" x 1.5" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Regarding CAM's Essential Science-Ejected Vitalism, 2002:

Vitalism is a profoundly science-ejected concept, though many CAM or 'natural health' cabals falsely claim that vitalism survives scientific scrutiny. I quote: "guide to alternative medicine and complementary therapies [...] acupuncture, ayurveda, traditional Chinese medicine, homeopathy, native American healing, naturopathic medicine [...] complementary medicine consists of an unregulated assortment of techniques, philosophies, and cultures of healing, but there are some basic underlying themes. First, these therapies are vitalistic. Practitioners believe that the body, mind, and emotions are maintained by an underlying vital or life force. In traditional Chinese medicine it is called 'chi'; in chiropractic it is referred [p.028] to as 'innate intelligence'; in ayurveda it is called 'prana' [...] wellness is a state in which the energy of life flourishes; disease is a condition in which vitality is blocked [p.029]." -r.c.

Great Coverage and Easy to Digest

While some students use review books or online resources for the medicine clerkship, I've found this text to be a great resource. Information is clearly presented in small easy to digest chapters. The CD-ROM is a great bonus for board review. This is the type of book that I'll keep as a reference regardless of the specialty I go into.

The best textbook of Medicine available

This paperback book covers the entire knowledge of Internal Medicine in just 1000 pages. It is up to date and extremely readable. It is full of illustrations and tables which make comprehension and retension easy. It is a great buy.