Hello readers, hope all of you are well. Sorry it has been a while since my last post, but not only have I been travelling a bit but have been attending numerous meetings - been hectic! Its good to be back and see that the blog has had over 1000 views so far!! Thank you to all who have visited the blog.
Later today, I will be posting a clinical scenario for you all to discuss - something that is relevant to the MRCP exam. But for now, I will be quickly reviewing a book that got me (and many others) started in medical college. I do this as it brings back great memories - one of excitement of starting medical school, confusion as to what the difference between a tendon and aponeurosis is, and of course the beginning of a long career of healing.
So yes, the book I am referring to in the title is not Greys anatomy, but what we considered to be our Greys anatomy text book - 'Human anatomy' by BD Chaurasia. Best thing about the book - the simple, reproducible diagrams. Of course, anatomy is tedious and difficult, and memorising what nerve goes through what canal under what bone and over what muscle is hard, but the simple figure in this textbook just make memorising such facts easy. And as a first year medical student at the tender age of 16, I don't think I could have handled a huge textbook with complicated 3D figures - don't you agree?!!
I submit this post is probably not relevant to my readers as most of you are way past medical school and probably practising in you area of expertise, but a trip down memory lane never hurt anyone! Feels kinda nice :-)
Well, I am sure that myself and my 300 classmates, and everyone from most universities who have used this book would recommend it - we pretty much considered it the 'bible' of human anatomy. You can purchase your copy from Amazon, and I have attached a link below that should avoid the hassle of searching for the book and take you directly to the page -
Later today, I will be posting a clinical scenario for you all to discuss - something that is relevant to the MRCP exam. But for now, I will be quickly reviewing a book that got me (and many others) started in medical college. I do this as it brings back great memories - one of excitement of starting medical school, confusion as to what the difference between a tendon and aponeurosis is, and of course the beginning of a long career of healing.
So yes, the book I am referring to in the title is not Greys anatomy, but what we considered to be our Greys anatomy text book - 'Human anatomy' by BD Chaurasia. Best thing about the book - the simple, reproducible diagrams. Of course, anatomy is tedious and difficult, and memorising what nerve goes through what canal under what bone and over what muscle is hard, but the simple figure in this textbook just make memorising such facts easy. And as a first year medical student at the tender age of 16, I don't think I could have handled a huge textbook with complicated 3D figures - don't you agree?!!
I submit this post is probably not relevant to my readers as most of you are way past medical school and probably practising in you area of expertise, but a trip down memory lane never hurt anyone! Feels kinda nice :-)
Well, I am sure that myself and my 300 classmates, and everyone from most universities who have used this book would recommend it - we pretty much considered it the 'bible' of human anatomy. You can purchase your copy from Amazon, and I have attached a link below that should avoid the hassle of searching for the book and take you directly to the page -
It is definitely worth it, especially if you are preparing for entrance exams - the diagrams (though may appear redundant) are packed with information and are great to memorise facts. A lot of them I still remember, 12 years post graduation!
Clinical scenario coming up next!
Warm wishes
Vik.
