Classement de l'évaluateur:
2,283 - Total des votes utiles : 13 sur 13
|
I love to learn about the history behind stuff. As a doctor, I think it's important to know where we've been in order to know where were going. And nutrition, which is too often forgotten about in day to day care, has a fascinating and occasionally gross history. We've taken for granted the great variety and access to food we now have. Not to mention all the regulatory bodies that ensure that we get the most unadulterated and untainted products as possible. This was not always the case. We've also forgotten about the ravages of malnutrition and vitamin deficiencies. This book covers all of these subjects, the people who worked on the discoveries, the process of trial and error to get… Lire la suite
|
|
|
I first watched Night Watch in some art house theater with 3 other people, after seeing the banner ads non-stop on nytimes.com for months on end. I remember thinking to myself while watching it the first time do I like this movie or not ? It's different from North American blockbusters yet uses a lot of its techniques to tell the story and wow you. Yet, it's different. Some stuff was lost on me or I didn't get, but I chalked it up for being lost in translation or just differing in cultures. But I came to the conclusion that I LOVED this movie and story. I even bought the books as soon as the translations were released in North America. The movies themselves are different, Daywatch… Lire la suite
|
|
|
I'm a second year med student, and right in the middle of the GI block. This is a great book for PBL sessions and probably for 3rd year clinical rotations. The first part of the book describes approaches to various GI symptoms such as acute abdomen, bleeding, etc. Those chapters are accompanied with algorithms to aid you in your decision making. The second part describes various GI ailments. The writing is concise and comprehensible. They do quote some studies and research but not so much as so the message is lost in all the quoting. They explain tests, surgeries, mecanism of action for medications, and the rationale behind everything. The only thing I wish was in this book was a… Lire la suite
|