Wednesday 27 July 2011

Books for Semester 2

Books recommended by Henry from EMO Bookstore.
1. Pathologic Basis of Disease (aka Papa Patho) - RM 200
OR
    Basic Pathology (aka Mama Patho) - RM 78
2. Review of Medical Microbiology and Immunology by Levision (Lange) - RM 65
OR
    Mim's Medical Microbiology - RM 73 and Basic Immunology by Abbas- RM 105
3. Macleod's Clinical Examination - RM 48
OR
    Talley's Clinical Examination - RM 88
5. Basic and Clinical Pharmacology by Katzung - RM 80

Ask for your seniors' opinion on which book(s) to buy. For all the books listed above, please approach Mr Henry from EMO Bookstore and make the purchase on your own.
However, for Atlas of Medically Important Parasites by Prof Mak from IMU - RM 28, please pass the money to Kelvin (Treasurer) latest by next Monday (1st of August). We need to order the exact quantities from Prof Mak.

Cheers,
Jake

2 comments:

  1. Hi! ME109 (sem5 going on to sem6)

    Here are books I found useful while in sem 2-

    Mama patho
    good for understanding the fundamentals of pathology. difference between mama and papa (in my opinion) is the details regarding genetics, and minor diseases. personally i look more into HOW a pathology looks like in a clinical setting, so mama was sufficient.

    Macleod's clinical Examination
    lecturers in IMU and CSU sessions are based upon Macleod's methods. you are expected by lecturers to
    a) look at the video
    b) read through Macleod's (just browse thru)
    c) embarrass yourself during session (because let's face it, nobody is perfect ;) )

    the Atlas of Medically Important Parasites
    will be very useful, in OSPE study. also, if you consult Dr. Stephan Ambu, he will tell you which to look out for. if you get him for parasito lab, you are in luck!

    Microbiology made ridiculously simple
    this book saved my life studying Microbiology. for microbiology, you would NEED a book to study because lectures will be very superficial.

    LANGE Microbiology
    the summary of microbes and USMLE-type question at the back is hugely helpful while studying / memorising. also this book will be useful throughout your medical course.

    Immunology and pathology can be studied through notes - the lecturers are pretty good in explaining the fundamentals. however, its quite difficult to grasp the details of microbiology without a book. when in doubt, just buy microbio books. the rest can be bought later.

    just my 2 cents. good luck in sem 2, and enjoy your studies! i hope it helped.

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  2. Thank you very much, Tats! Your help is greatly appreciated by ME111!

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