What are the 20 must-read introductory books on medicine? Here are 20 must-read introductory books on medicine that I have carefully organized for you, I hope you like it!
The first part of the medical science books
1, "Drug Discovery? From Sickbay to Wall Street"
If I had to make a recommendation index for the titles on this list, this book would certainly be a perfect score. Though I haven't read it? Even so, that doesn't stop this book from getting full marks, because no other book has gotten the kind of recognition it has, with almost all of the teachers and classmates around me recommending it, and all of the professionals recommending it as well. This wide range of praise quickly makes it one of the must-read books in the field.
From the table of contents, the content of this book basically covers all aspects of drugs, from research and development to marketing to application to legislation, and the broad coverage allows a beginner to quickly understand the drug market. In particular, its content is essentially linked to the market, which undoubtedly makes this book irresistible to any professional who wants to pursue a career in business. However, the broad coverage makes the book less specialized and therefore not quite as deep as the professional section, while it may be a bit boring for a child who aspires to go to a hospital and knows nothing about business. However, no matter how old you are and how many years you have been practicing, this book is worth reading as long as you haven't read it before, isn't it?
The author is also in the process of reading it (and will dedicate some of the subsequent reading to the reader).
It is worth mentioning that the Chinese translator of this book, researcher Wang Mingwei of the Shanghai Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences (SIPS) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), led a team to translate another original book?The Future of Drug Discovery: who decides which diseases to treat? The Future of Drug Discovery: who decides which diseases to treat?
The Future of Drug Discovery: Who decides which diseases to treat?
2, "Drug History"
The study of fine arts to read art history, the study of architecture to read the history of architecture, the study of medicine to read the history of medicine, there is no doubt that the study of pharmacy to have their own history of drugs. This book should be considered a masterpiece of drug history, although she is not so famous, and even read a little ? Time jump? But that can't be helped. The process of drug discovery is so convoluted and colorful, so trivial and jumpy, and the variety of drugs is so vast and rich. This book is organized by drug class, thus increasing the time jump. But that doesn't stop anyone who wants to know the interesting or boring stories behind the drugs from reading this book. The strengths of this book are that the history of drugs is relatively comprehensive and the anecdotes behind the discovery of drugs are eloquent and not boring. The disadvantages are the recurring characters and the time jumps (you have to realize that previous pharmacologists were not vegetarians, often discovering this one year and a more sensational one the next).
3. "Master of Genius? The Making of a Scientific Dynasty"
This book is one of a series of contemporary science fiction masterpieces, which alone is significant. The book is meant to be about mentorship in American science, and its chosen perspective is the world of pharmacology. As a result, this book is often used as required reading for introductory science in pharmacology. The author uses a documentary portrayal of the personalities and stories of one pharmacologist after another to show that pharmacology flourished as well as mentorship, and you are fairly easily impressed by the work ethic of these scientists. The book is largely chronological, so it's much clearer than the last book, but still a little confusing? This is because these scientists are so mobile, and then look at the scientists we have here who basically die of old age in one unit? Also, you shouldn't expect a book like this to actually tell you the mechanism of action of a drug.
4. "Deadly Bacteria? Confessions of a Superbug
This book is undoubtedly the clearest and most specialized of the recommended books on the mechanism of action of drugs. Unfortunately, this book is only about antibiotics, which is too narrow compared to the other books. However, this does not prevent this book has become my favorite, on the one hand, I really love antibiotics fanatically, on the other hand, this book is written by Chinese people, its language style and ideas to read more comfortable, much stronger than those tough translated books, while the author's style of humor, the content of the practical, so do not have to worry about reading read to fall asleep. Read this book, basically pharmacology book in the antibiotic part of the content you have understood half, the rest just go back to read the textbook can be in-depth. However, like the pharmacology book, the content of this book is also very old. In Shanghai, gentamicin and streptomycin have disappeared from the market, while this book still mentions these two old favorites nostalgically. Some of the applications are also very different from the current guidelines. But the book is, after all, behind the times; it cannot bring together the most up-to-date information, and once it is published it is assumed that he is behind the curve. But that doesn't stop first-time readers from using him as a primer to learn about the specialty, but also about the downsides of this clinical use of medication, and you may even see the vices of those close to you. Of course, it is also highly recommended for colleagues above the third year of college, only as a novel, do not take it as a professional book.
5, "Survival of the Sick"
"Survival of the Sick" is a very famous medical science book, in the shell of the book list and know the book list is recommended. It tells the misunderstanding of our understanding of disease and turns the general idea upside down. Of course, it's still the same, and modern guidelines have almost subverted it a lot too. But there are some classic ideas that shine through timelessly.
6. The Fourth Virus
The type of medical science book represented by The Fourth Virus is autobiographical. Its author is the one who takes the adventure in the story. Into the mysterious land of Africa, unknown viruses one after another attacked the people here, scientists with bravery and professionalism to fight with the virus. This is an appetizing book that gave me a sense of the dangers and unknowns of infectious disease, showed me the fervor of the virologists, and kept me on a wild goose chase all the way toward the desperate fight against infection without looking back. Just a personal recommendation here, this was my first professional science book, and although it was autobiographical and not so professional, it really infected me. There is no substitute for this power. There is no best book under the sun, only better, but the one that infects you and makes you fall in love with the subject is the most priceless to you.
7, "Only doctors know things"
This book is not considered a classic, just a bestseller. But honestly this book is still good, just lack of time precipitation. The author is Dr. Zhang Yu, an obstetrician and gynecologist from Peking Union Medical College, and the content is about those things about women's bodies. The name of the book is good, quite a gimmick, but unfortunately it is about the woman's body of some misunderstandings, we look forward to those medical shady, I'm afraid to let the readers watching the disappointment. If you are a girl recommended that you read, if you are a boy, recommended that you buy a copy for the girl.
8, "Medical Road"
This is the real medical shady book. The Heart of the Matter is also really small in front of it. Probably the biggest failing of "The Art of the Heart" was the fact that it was made into a serialized drama, which led to the censoring of certain elements. There is an element of truth to the exposés in The Road to Medicine, but it also favors the doctors at times. The ending, in particular, where the main character is forced by the media to leave his post at the hospital, is saddening and completely lacking in the melodramatic overtones of "The Art of the Heart". That's probably why it's not officially recommended. But after all, it's still a novel, so just check it out.
9, "Disruptive Healthcare: the Personal Health Revolution in the Age of Big Data"
The future of healthcare is about to be shaped by wireless sensors, genomics, imaging technologies, and electronic health information? disruptive innovations?!
In the new era of medicine, each person is fully defined at the individual level, rather than being medically diagnosed at the group level, as is the case today. Group medicine will mass screen for breast cancer, prostate cancer, etc., and the same diagnosis will prescribe the same medications and dosages without treating the individual patient's unique situation.
At the beginning of the 21st century, the absolute authority and paternalistic position of doctors in medical activities is being shaken, and patients, who can make full use of information, networks, and all kinds of tools, to be more involved in the decision-making of self-medical management and health management. Instead of playing the role of a knowledge warehouse, the future doctor will be a knowledge manager, communicating with and caring for patients, providing decision support for patients, or helping patients to make decisions, and becoming a partner for smart patients.
So for a journey into the future of medicine, this book is a must-read.
Part II Professional (leaning in the direction of clinical pharmacy and pharmacology)
1. The Pharmacological Basis of Goodman Gilman's Therapeutics
If anyone who is studying pharmacology or clinical pharmacy says that they haven't read this book, I'm going to be y ? Please make up your own mind? A classic work of pharmacology, it has become almost the standard international textbook of pharmacology. Even those masters mentioned in "Teacher from Genius" have to read this book first. Compared to those pharmacology books in China, the content of this book remains relatively fresh and correct, in other words it is not stale. Even the translated version of the tenth edition in my hands is quite a bit ahead of the domestic pharmacology books that have just come out in terms of content and ideas, not to mention the thirteenth and the latest fourteenth editions. Still, it is the book is absolutely obsolete, some of his drugs are already old, and even have been eliminated, he is still happy to talk about it. However, after all, people are pharmacology books, classic drugs are necessary to talk about, from this point of view, if you want to understand the new drugs, this book is not the best choice.
2, "Drug Clinical Information Reference" "Clinical Use of Drugs"
Speaking of new drugs, let's talk about this book first, these two are a book, updated once a year, is published by Sichuan Meikang, as an analgesic for the fist product of the company, almost not too much involved in the other drugs, the company is actually more interested in collecting drug manuals and information than the dingxiangyuan, is really? Hard to understand. But it's a good thing, after all, it's convenient for us. Inside is basically the information of all domestic listed drugs, including foreign dosage and experimental data. It's really up to date ~ given the annual updates as well as the usefulness of this book, one can't really say he's outdated. It has all the prescription names of drugs in English, which can be convenient for you to show during your internship. Surely, after reading the table of contents, you realize that remembering all the drugs is unlikely?
Don't tell me how you have memorized all the GRE's and how, you have to know that such vocabulary for gorillas is much better to memorize than the vocabulary for cephalosporins because the prescription names of a class of drugs are too similar? Here's the thing, it's expensive, the library has it, you can borrow it, but it's not the latest edition. 90% of the drugs are basically the same, so check it out, it doesn't matter. For the kids who are going to the clinic, it's better to find a way to get a copy, there are so many places to use it, it's about the equivalent of the New Chinese Dictionary, and its comprehensiveness kills Clove's Medication Aid. Every year, Mecon has been engaged in activities on the clinical pharmacist website, and the new manuals and revisions can be exchanged for the last one or two years.
3, "Clinical Pharmacy Theory and Practice"
Cai's book. You can't take away the highlights of this book even if you say I'm kissing ass and how. It is far more reliable than previous books related to clinical medicine. The content is comprehensive, and written in an orderly manner, the information is novel, there are case studies, empty content is much less. It is worth reading again and again. Basically, after reading it, you should not read any other pro-drug overview books and can take a walk towards your specialty section. For example, if you are interested in TDM, you should look for this aspect to read.
4, "PHARMACOTHERAPY?A Pathophysiologic Approach"
The classic of foreign pharmacotherapy, and its also hand-copied version. Very recommended reading. It is a pity that there is no Chinese version in hand, and it is very slow to read.
5, "Pharmacology (Ministry of Health planning materials in English case study series)"
I have to say that Zhou Honghao's book is quite a quality, which represents my push this book. On the one hand, it really exercises English, and on the other hand, the cases are suitable. Learning pharmacology or clinical medicine, case is the best teacher. A classic case can make you forget several knowledge points for a lifetime. If you find this all-English book laborious, you can first read "Clinical Case Studies in Internal Medicine? A Bilingual Textbook".
6, "Biopharmacy and Pharmacokinetics"
The book I think is the pinnacle of the domestic pharmacokinetics of the classic work, it is quite good. It is read the first time a little less understand? Chinese people are more accustomed to the complexity of simple issues is estimated to be reflected here.
7, "Applied Biopharmacy and Pharmacokinetics"
is a foreign pharmacy monographs translated from the series. The content of the lecture is rich, and relatively easy to understand, there are exercises in the back.
8, "Principles of Clinical Pharmacology"
Domestic clinical pharmacology after the general theory, is the use of drugs for various systemic diseases. The first overstepped the bounds of the content of drug therapy, the second is really not comparable to drug therapy books. This book is a foreign textbook of clinical pharmacology, about the experimental methods used in clinical pharmacology, even if the clinical drug, if you want to do research also need to read
9, "Pharmacotherapeutics case manual"
I find it hard to understand, this book is actually "PHARMACOTHERAPY?A Pathophysiologic Approach" workbook? Well, people say it's a companion book, I'm just being Chinese? The advantage of this book is that the cases are very good, and the ideas in the back are quite detailed, the disadvantage is: only four cases are with answers? So it is recommended to read a few more times, and then go with colleagues to communicate.
10, "Netter color pharmacology"
The author of the book Dr. Frank H. Netter is a doctor, but also teachers, painters, it is a perfect blend of his profession and expertise, as early as the 1940s years (when still hand-drawn), began to create and draw medical atlas books, and engaged in the cause of this to date, he believes: Clarification is the goal. No matter how beautifully it is painted, a medical illustration has little value if it does not make clear a medical point.
It is because of the beauty and precision of the drawings that these books have been so highly acclaimed, and he himself has been called the Michelangelo of medicine. Michelangelo?
11, Hitchcock's Internal Medicine
Seriously, put it here, I guess who will chew on such a thick part of the book, except for the students who will care about the part of the prophylactic medicine? Still, if your job requires you to deal with doctors, I'd recommend reading parts of this book. At least you'll be able to understand what the doctor is saying. Of course, it's also a great idea for you to give him a copy of Hitchcock's Internal Medicine. Especially for those future bulls who value their profession. As for the great gods and bulls, you'd better get rid of this idea, this is the essential book for people, I guess every family has a copy.