Which medical textbook do you recommend?

[Kedar]

Sorry for ruin the discussion, but like someone said before, House of God is not a medical textbook and there already is a thread about english literature. And I know for sure that that book is already mentioned there. So maybe here we should stick to medical textbooks.

[katiroo]

I got to know the Oxford handbooks (clinical medicine, clinical surgery and emergency medicine) when I was in Australia for an elective last year and I love them! They are the most practical books I've ever seen. The first thing I did when I got back to Germany was ordering the Oxford handbook of clinical medicine. And I've been using it a lot back here as well. I often use it just to look up something quickly.
Anyway, can't wait to go back to Australia!!!

[Tombow]

The Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
(how come nobody mentioned it so far?!?)

William Gannong - Textbook of Medical Physiology
(IMHO the best physiology textbook ever)

[Jugulum]

The Washington Manual Internship Survival Guide

Does anyone know this one? Is it any good?

I can als recommend the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine. I covers a lot more than just internal medicine!

[test]

The Washington Manual Internship Survival Guide

Does anyone know this one? Is it any good?

I can als recommend the Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine. I covers a lot more than just internal medicine!

The Washington Manual Internship Survival Guide is very short and probably most useful for true Interns.
If youre looking for a Pocket Book for Medicine I would recommend the Massachusetts Pocket Notebook Pocket Medicine or if you prefer more text The Washington Manual of medical therapeutics.
BUt I really love the Pocket Medicine and it's used by nearly every medical intern and resident I saw.