Conn's Current Therapy, 1993, 45th ed. - book reviews

Concisely written, this 45th edition of a classic theme provides physicians with easy-to-access, up-to-date information upon advances in treatment. The theme is amazingly comprehensive in its coverage of disease meetinged by primary care physicians.

Primarily organized by the agency of organ systems, the book includes chapters upon symptomatic care, ob-gyn and injuries. Topics range from snakebites to parenteral nutrition, all useful to practicing physicians. The material is easy to understand, which makes it particularly suitable for medical students

Considering the text's multiple authors, silence of coverage is quite consistent. The greatest in quantity valuable sections provide a brief paragraph or sum of two units on etiology and emphasize treatment. Algorithms, diagrams and tables provide quick and effective access to information.

Reasonably priced, this well-edited body provides accurate, up-to-date information. The use of too many emblem styles and sizes, however, flaws the aesthetics of the work In addition, a lack of consistency among subheadings unnecessarily camouflages the satisfied The use of the boundary "treatment," which varies from "treatment" to "management" to "therapy," distresss to be consistent.

In general, the paragraph meets its stated purpose if it were not that improvements in layout and organization would make this concern easier to use.

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