Corpsman2PA Posted September 5, 2013 Share Posted September 5, 2013 Hey all, I had a practicing PA recommend the "Secrets" book series to me for the start of my rotations. I got the first one "Clinical Ward Secrets" and am 'somewhat' impressed. They do a good job of condensing a lot of information that could be useful prior to starting a rotation into relatively few pages (a hundred or so I think). Has anybody reviewed/read the others? Just curious if they're worth the $20 or so, at least for rotations in specialties that I'm unfamiliar with (Surgery, for example). Thanks for the input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sahoward Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 I liked Surgical Secrets, but really liked Surgical Recall... I liked the format of Recall a little better and it made it easier to get to the quick and dirty. I also had the EM Secrets book and I liked that one better than EM Blueprints. Overall, Secrets is a good series, but here and there you'll find better options (like I did with the surgery ones.) Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator EMEDPA Posted September 6, 2013 Moderator Share Posted September 6, 2013 I'm a big fan of the series and used em, surgery, ob, and primary care extensively in school. I still use primary care secrets as a refresher for panre. also the "made ridiculously simple" series( pharmacology, neuro exam, clinical neuroanatomy, etc) are worth their weight in gold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenmood Posted September 24, 2013 Share Posted September 24, 2013 Surgical Recall was great for me as a student. In practice, I prefer Surgery On Call. The format is designed to assist a practitioner dealing with real patients, and thus is straightforward and indexed appropriately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winterallsummer Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Check out the Blueprints series. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akdEM Posted October 23, 2013 Share Posted October 23, 2013 I've used Emergency Medicine Secrets on a lot of my rotations, not just EM. It's a great book. I'll also second the Blueprint series. They organize chapters by chief complaints so it makes for a good quick reference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHU-CH Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 I always found the Recall series useful for preparing for rounds when I was in school. Lots of quick, concise answers you can spit out when you are getting pimped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corpsman2PA Posted November 2, 2013 Author Share Posted November 2, 2013 Thanks for the great advice all. I'll be sure to check out the blueprint series as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jorge Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 The "case files" series are also pretty good although somewhat limited in the number of topics covered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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