The Medical Media Review

Critical, Deadly and Dangerous Radiology Diagnoses

23 September, 201411 October, 2012 by Mark Yoffe, MD

The most important, critical, deadly and dangerous radiology diagnoses are, inter alia (and roughly from top to bottom): Head Skull (including orbital) fracture, meningitis, intracranial bleeding (epidural hematoma, subdural hematoma, intracerebral hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage), space occupying lesions (abscesses, tumors), traumatic brain injury, brain herniation, hydrocephalus, ischemic stroke, endophthalmitis, rhinocerebral mucormycosis, malignant external otitis Neck and cervical spine Carotid artery dissection … Read more

Book Review: Human Sectional Anatomy (2009) by Professor Harold Ellis

4 October, 20142 October, 2012 by Mark Yoffe, MD

Human Sectional Anatomy: Atlas of body sections, CT and MRI images (2009) by Professor Harold Ellis is an exceptional anatomy book on many different levels. First, it shows you cadaveric sections that have been dissected in three dimensions to highlight some of the three dimensional sections of (what should have been) a two dimensional cut. It’s pretty hard to … Read more

Toxic Hepatitis and Jaundice

2 September, 20141 October, 2012 by Mark Yoffe, MD

Here are some important causes of toxic hepatitis and jaundice (notorious ones are in bold): Hepatocellular (elevated ALT and AST only): acarbose, acetaminophen, allopurinol, amiodarone, aspirin (in Reye’s syndrome), baclofen, bupropion, fluoxetine, HAART drugs, isoniazid, ketoconazole, lisinopril, losartan, methotrexate, NSAIDs, omeprazole, paroxetine, pyrazinamide, rifampin, risperidone, sertraline, statins, tetracyclines, trazodone, trovafloxacin, valproic acid, Vitamin A. Herbals … Read more

Neurology: A Curriculum for Self-Guided Learners

12 October, 201930 September, 2012 by Mark Yoffe, MD

DeMyer's The Nuerologic Examination, 7e (2016)

Here is my proposed curriculum for learning neurology: Step 1 Nail down your neuroanatomy with Basic Clinical Neuroscience by Paul A. Young (2007). If you are planning to become a neurologist, neurosurgeon or radiologist, use Sidman’s Neuroanatomy: A Programmed Learning Tool (2007) to help gain a deeper understanding of anatomic and functional neuroanatomy. In the alternative, or as an … Read more

Medical Books that Don’t Exist

31 August, 201428 September, 2012 by Mark Yoffe, MD

To my knowledge, the medical books listed below do not exist. If you have the talent and/or resources, please consider writing one of them. If you believe that any of these books does exist, please send me any information you can about them. A comprehensive multilevel 12-lead EKG book, one that takes the reader from novice to … Read more

Book Review: Comprehensive Radiographic Pathology

4 October, 201427 September, 2012 by Mark Yoffe, MD

Radiology and pathology are so intimately linked–with the former being essentially a field that is dedicated to the interpretations of shadows of the latter–that one would expect to find at least a few dozen comprehensive books about radiologic-pathologic correlations. There are, in fact, only a small handful of them in existence, with Comprehensive Radiographic Pathology (2011) … Read more

The Best Medical Books of All Time

12 October, 201925 September, 2012 by Mark Yoffe, MD

Sapira's Art and Science of Bedside Diagnosis, 4e (2009)

***Click here for revised and updated list.*** Here are the best medical books of all time: The Chest X-Ray: A Survival Guide by Gerald de Lacey (2008, reviewed here) Brain CT Scans in Clinical Practice (2009, reviewed here) Learning Radiology, Recognizing the Basics, 2e, by William Herring MD (2011, reviewed here) Acid Base Case Studies … Read more