books by Samir P. Desai

books by Samir P. Desai

books:

Samir P. Desai

Clinician's Guide to Diagnosis: A Practical Approach

Samir P. Desai

Lexi-Comp, Inc., 2001

a must for internal medicine and primary care rotation
this book has helped me a lot during my internal medicine and primary care rotation. it made my history taking and physical examination more focused and directed. i definitely recommend this book for a novice medical student like me, and for students reviewing for ...

250 Biggest Mistakes 3rd Year Medical Students Make And How to Avoid Them

Samir P. Desai, Rajani, M.D. Katta

MD2B, 2006

A great intro to clerkships. . .
As an attending physician who supervises 3rd year medical students during an inpatient clerkship, I repeatedly see common mistakes. I find myself offering the same repetitive feedback to help students transition from the Basic Sciences Coursework Mode to the vastly ...

Pediatrics Clerkship: 101 Biggest Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
Andrew A. Bremer, Bryan H. Goldstein, ...

Md2b, 2005

The Pediatrics clerkship is different in many respects from every other core clerkship you will have in medical school, and many students are uncertain of how to successfully navigate the transition from adult care to the care of children. This book eases the transition by introducing students to the all-too-common mistakes that are made during ...

Clinician's Guide to Laboratory Medicine POCKET Edition (Clinician's Guide Series)
Samir P. Desai

Lexi-Comp, 2004

255 pages

Internal Medicine Clerkship: 150 Biggest Mistakes And How To Avoid Them

Samir P. Desai, Phillip Ramos, ...

Md2b, 2004

Really useful book for Internal Medicine rotation
I stumbled upon this book in my medical bookstore and have used it a lot during my medicine rotation. I really like the chapters on the write-up and oral case presentation. The advice is solid. I've been able to avoid some mistakes that I'm sure I would have made ...

Psychiatry Clerkship: 150 Biggest Mistakes And How To Avoid Them (Clerkship Mistakes)
Kimberly D., M.D. McLaren, Christopher D., M.D. Martin, ...

Md2b, 2005

Many medical students find the psychiatry clerkship formidable, not because of a lack of knowledge about psychiatry, but because of a lack of preparation for actually doing the rotation. This "insider's guide" can help you shave weeks off the learning curve by identifying the most common and deleterious mistakes that medical students make, as well ...

Surgery Clerkship: 150 Biggest Mistakes And How To Avoid Them (Clerkship Mistake)

Samir P. Desai, Neal Barshes, ...

Md2b, 2005

Surgery Clerkship: 150 Biggest Mistakes And How To Avoid Them (Clerkship Mistake)
This writer/Dr. knows what he is talking about. I recommend this book to all medical students that are taking their surgical clerkship. I suggest reading it the weekend before the rotation. I took me only 4 hours to read it (this time included numerous ...

Clinician's Guide to Laboratory Medicine: A Practical Approach

Lexi-Comp, Inc., 2002

excellent overview
As a physician I have referenced many books on laboratory medicine. This is by far one of the best for providing a concise,understandable, and more importantly, practical means of understanding laboratory tests and their clinical relevance.

The Residency Match: 101 Biggest Mistakes And How To Avoid Them

Samir P. Desai

Md2b, 2003

An exellent and a must read book
I participitated in the match last year and got 7 interviews(attended 6), but unfortunately didn't match due to lack of experience and inadequate preparation. When I read "The Residency match", noticed, the several mistakes that I made about my CV, personal statement ...

Clinician's Guide to Internal Medicine (Lexi-Comp's Clinical Reference Library)

Samir P. Desai

Lexi-Comp, Inc., 2002

Practical @ Bedside
It does what it says. Practical at bedside but not too breif!!! Helped get me through my hospital rotation & coming up with plans for newly admitted pts.