02/11/2020
FINAL YEAR BOOKS (Opinion by Most Seniors)
First things first... no book guarantees 100% paper in prof esp in final year. it all depends on what examiner gives, what u have studied, and what u have revised. u will never be able to cover each and every topic so don't waste ur time trying to.
the opinions mentioned here are completely my own... and the choice completely urs at the end... this is called counselling
MEDICINE: any book will do for prof...
Davidson... good book for all those who have a good hold on patho esp for those who did patho from goljan/big robbins...but even if u did it from medium robbins this will do
Kumar & Clark... for those who want all details... BUT it is a very lengthy book and u need to be very good at your selection of study matter to go through it and be able to revise it in prof. those who want medicine to be their speciality should go for it.
Kaplan... again a good book but only for those with good concepts. and who have very less time to give to medicine. but at the end u will surely be satisfied that u have touched each topic sufficiently enough to give prof.
Inam Danish... never read. never heard anyone recommending it for anything except stroke topics. but i think other books can cover for it. so i will really not recommend it
Oxford handbook of medicine...HIGHLY RECOMMENMDED... a very good companion for ur wards since u wont be able to carry along davidson everyday. plus once u r done with a big book this will always come in handyu to revise the topics and to go through all the exam oriented important stuff from tht topic. it is a huge help. plus the new edition also gives details on examination of different systems so go for this book. everyone should have one
SURGERY ... the paper we got was unattemptable from either of these books. but the paper previous years were getting were attemptable from both. so no worries
Bailey and love ... for all who are mad about surgery, want their concepts to be right, and wanna opt surgical speciality in future this is the book to go for. it is massive. but if u r a good selector u wont find it hard to revise. for minor topics consult dogar. and do dogar for general surgery
Dogar... the only recommended book for general surgery. systemic surgery is also good and doable and easily revisable. but while u r at it try consulting bailey for GIT and ortho. only htose who want very good grades.
Washington Manual of Surgery... again a very good pocket companion. esp for those who feel unsatisfied after reading dogar can give it a read. but not reading it wont affect ur performance in exams. its just for better understanding and knowledge. bailey lovers dont need to go for it.
Churchill... same as oxford handbook of medicine. those who have washington/dogar dont need it. those who r relying solely on bailey should get one to have something in wards.
Oxford Handbook of surgery... same as above. although churchill is the better one
GYNAE/ OBS ... paper is again attemptable from all the books. its more about time management tht will matter
ten teachers... for both gynae and obs highly recommended. again an easily understandable pattern nd quick to revise. but confusing sometimes. answer to that is listen to lectures esp girls. guys can easily escape tortures of gynae...ur not expected to know anything about the subject 🙂
Arshad Chowhan... long book. details more than required. good for gals who wanna go for gynae/obs in future. plus those who like typical pakistani books with points and cramming stuff. hard to revise in 1 day esp gynae.
Kaplan... very good book. short and detailed. missing out on some topics for which either of the books mentioned above will do. but its very easy to revise and it gives u all the knowledge u need. no confusions. highly recommended for guys who just wanna give minimum time to gynae but still wanna get good grades.
PAEDIATRICS ...
Kaplan ... easy, short, to the point, and easy to revise...
parvaiz Akbar... extremely confusing book, total cramming, good for nothing.
Nelson... student edition. again a good book. just like davidson. but lengthy. i dont think paeds deserves this much time in final year... but for those who want good studying it can do good. the ones intrested in taking it as a speciality in future. BUT it will take time to revise
