Month: March 2014

Editors: Kenneth L. Mattox, MD, Ernest E. Moore, MD, and David V. Feliciano, MD Publisher: McGraw-Hill – 1224 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani This book has been around for about three decades and has become quite popular (based on its Amazon rank) and is one of the most widely used on the subject of trauma surgery. Each edition has improved over the previous ones. This seventh edition includes a section – Trauma Atlas – that consists of anatomic drawings and recognized surgical approaches. While its three editors have guided the compilation, organization and presentation of material in it,...

Authors: Lowell H. Lamberton MBA, and Leslie Minor PhD Publisher: McGraw-Hill – 476 pages Book Review by: Sonu Chandiram This book is based on tried and tested principles of human behavior derived from research in psychology and social science, as well as the years of knowledge and experience the authors have gained in real-life dealing with business executives, and ordinary people, including family members. This book is based on time-tested theories – in the areas of group theory, management theory, personality theory and relationship theory – that have been played out in different situations, and their hypotheses were proven...

Author: Laura A. King, PhD Publisher: McGraw-Hill – 584 pages Book Review by: Sonu Chandiram This book is based on three years of empirical data provided by students basically on what concepts in psychology caused them the most difficulty in understanding. The data were collected anonymously through McGraw-Hill’s Connect and LearnSmart online resources. The data were then used to develop a Heat Map which showed the “hot spots” where students were having difficulty in learning. The author Laura King used this information to modify the content to increase student comprehension and retention for this edition. Laura King’s main objective...

Chief Editors: Robert W. Strauss, MD and Thom A. Mayer, MD Publisher: McGraw-Hill – 760 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani This book is useful to hospital administrators, particularly to heads of the emergency department (ED) at hospitals. We can best describe it as a healthcare institution “management manual” on how to provide quality care to patients in the best and most cost-efficient way. Sometimes the best care cannot be provided most cost-effectively, but that does not mean giving up the effort to overcome this challenge. The chapters for this book were authored by 160 specialists in varied areas...

Volume 8: Cardiovascular System Editor: T. Richard Conti, MD. Additional Illustrations by: Carlos A.G. Machado, MD Publisher: Elsevier Saunders – 295 pages Book Review by: Nano Khilnani Frank H. Netter, MD has been acknowledged worldwide by physicians and surgeons as the best medical illustrator who ever lived. He was also one of the most prolific, as this book and eight others like it will clearly demonstrate to you. Each of the nine volumes in this series is focused on a particular system of the human body, and each contains numerous, detailed and anatomically precise drawings by Dr. Netter. The...