Physician-informed medical book reviews and clinical education resources.
Essentials in Hematology and Clinical Pathology (2016) is one of the finest hematology books in the market today, and, strangely, you can buy it new for under $30 (US). Hematology is a specialty that straddles both clinical medicine and pathology, and this book is an absolute winner on two separate levels: (1) the clinical discussions … Read more
Laboratory medicine is one of the core competencies you must master if you want to become a superstar diagnostician within the span of one lifetime or less. Here is my proposed “curriculum” for mastery of laboratory medicine: Urinalysis and Body Fluids, 5e, by Susan King Strasinger – a great book. Clear, fluid and … Read more
I think that there are two main reasons why a lot of people believe that hematology is a tough subject to master. First, it is essential a microscopic and molecular science. Unlike cardiology or neurology, which have organs-in-chief that can be visualized quite easily in 3-dimensional space, hematology is a science of cells which permeate the entire human body. … Read more