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ghazal1
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best combination of theory and practical books for medicine
hi everyone..
medicine is the most difficult thing to handle...
it isnt only about the endless signs and symptoms etc etc,, a great contributer is the confusion created by the numerous books and endless advices by seniors abt which ones to follow..
one can buy the whole stock of books available (as everyone boasts of a few better things over the others) and display them just to dust them every week...!!!,, but the point still remains which ones to follow.. and wat all will be REALLY FRUITFUL in the longer run...
so pls advice on which are the books we shud rely on keeping in mind both theory as well as pg exams
thanks!!
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UNANSWERED: Creating separate cadre for mbbs in teaching faculty in medical colleges as tutors / demonstrators.
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ghazal1
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hiya.. no body to contribute??
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rhiannon
Aim NEET PG
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U CUD COMBINE DAVIDSON (THEORY) AND KUNDU (PRACTICALS)
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alexander
Aim DNB Part 2
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exam time : harrison, and george mathew
also george mathew and pj mehta make a heady mix in muhs
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dejavu_2009
Aim NEET PG
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read golwala and harrison
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neodoc
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kundu is best for practicals
kumar and clark for theory
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ghazal1
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ghazal1
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i sum up as davidson and pj mehta or kundu (for practs)
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hugepuppy
Aim General
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i guess davidson is good for everything but respiratory system is better in kumar and clark.... george matthew is for exams... as far as pracs is concerned i read macleod tables and the pics in it and i read alagappan and kundu
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ghazal1
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thanks dr. saab.. that was useful  )
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Mick
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Anyone heard of the clinical examintion textbook by Talley and O Conor. Forgot bout the exact name of the textbook book but used it and got a lot out of it. aslo Hutchinson's clinical methods
Kumar and Clark is good for theory. But if you have Cecil's or Harrison's then good.
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devajyoti
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FOR THEORY: A COMBINATION OF DAVIDSON WITH GEORGE MATHEW IS WHAT I BELIEVE IS BEAT FOR COLLEGE EXAMS.......
DO RETRO FROM HARRISON OR REFER TO IT WHEN SOMETHING IS NOT CLEAR FROM THE ABOVE 2 BOOKS............
NEUROLOGY IN KUMAR N CLARK IS REALLY GOOD...SO REFER.....
DEVELOP THE HABIT OF REFERING BOOKS FOR A VAST TOPIC SUCH AS MEDICINE....
FOR PRACTS...I FOUND CLINICAL METHODS BY SHASTRY TO BE VERY VERY GOOD......FOR EXAMINATION PART REFER TO MC CLEOD
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punjabi_guy11
Aim USMLE Step 1
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start with reading important topics from harrison in fianal part 1.............
whenyou actually start ur final year that isfinal part 2 go in with davidson while giving tests refer to george matthews.... that helps a lot in exam specially when time is less so if u have read it during tests that gives u a big plus during exams.......
as far as practicals are concerned in my view u cant read hutchinson may be many people will raise their brows on this but i think that way.... algappan is a very good book as it touches theory part to along with clinicals so lot of ADVANTAGE in our batch only those who studied algappan scored more over than any other who studied some other book..............
lastly always remember that u
"SHOULD KNOW THEORY THAN ONLY YOUR CLINICALS WILL BE STRONG AS YOUR EYES SEE WHAT YOUR MIND KNOWS"
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devajyoti
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algoppan?
whats this "algoppan" 
can u give some details about this book and the reasons why u call it a good book...
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-morpheus-
Aim DM Gastroenterology
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i would prefer API and GOLWALA
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arsenal1
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Algappan
Hi,dj
algappan is a good book by dr algappan of mmc mainly 4 clin med but it covers lots of theory its sort of notes of harri it wud b benificial 4 final mbbs.
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punjabi_guy11
Aim USMLE Step 1
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algappan as already told is a book by dr.algappan its a very good book covers theory along with clinical i think its best alternative to hutchinson in final mbbs as u have 72 days of duty and this book helps u a lot and this is the way................
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shimmeringstarr21
Aim NEET PG
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For practicals i would suggest that for the initial part of the year reading Golwala is a good idea for detailed examination and methodology.Kundu is great for symptomatology and specific exam cases.
pj mehta is great for pre exam skimming when there is no time for Golwala.
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pciyer
Aim NEET PG
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Hi folks...me just entered final year,senior docs say that Davidson is good for theory and macleods for oracts but cns is good in hutchison....well didnt know abt George Matthew...thanks for info...will have a look...definitely...i heard Kundu is good for practs too..keep this link updated anyways 
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pinochhiofat
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go for pj mehta and kundu for pracs
davidson is good for theory
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suhas07
Aim NEET PG
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combination of harrison and kumar and clark is THE best for theory.
for practicals -during posting golwala
for general reading pj(respiratory system,git ,general) and alagappan(cvs and cns).
and in exam times only kundu and cassette clinics by ghanshyam vaidya.
all this is a good combination.
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rahulbuddy
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hi,
davidson(sort out main topics ) & API for theory &
gollwala & kundu--- should do i think ?.?.
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anki
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Kamala
Aim PLAB Part 2
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Davidson for theory & alagappan & kundu for practicals..
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drjerry
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There are several ways to look at it.....
if u want to start prep for a pg exam then harrison is the choice
But davidson is THE BEST BOOK for final exams and it really helps u to sort out your basics.
API is good too....esp for CNS
For clinical, golwalla is best for techniques of examination and related
Alagappan is good too but it does not cover techniques too well...
Kundu and PJ are easy to read but beware, an examiner who can make out that uv read them can butcher you in the vivas!
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phoenix_bhu
Aim FRCOphth
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Read Harrison + CMDT for theory my senior told tht
for clinics first complete hutchinson thoroughly for at least 5 times .....then go for kundu
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-morpheus-
Aim DM Gastroenterology
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Am using Davidson and API for theory + Kundu and ALgappan for practicals.
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Dr_Ashu
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hi.. i have entered 3rd 1st...i think about all the discusion that,
alagappan is a good book for pracs... what say
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dr_bholah
Aim PLAB Part 1 - 2012 March 22
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Davidson and Mcleod is a deadly combo..........But read PG Mehta for medicine viva........
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shanx
Aim MCh
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i guess Davidson and Kundu (or Alagappan) is a gud combi.. in the last month one can pick up George Matthews for quick scanning of imp topics
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Nadisha
Aim AIIMS
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I am in 6th semester now. should I use Golwalla for practs? or PJ Mehta and kundu sufficient?
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hetal
Aim General
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hi!..m studying in d 3rd year....joind rxpg recently....i wantd to know how cum noone mentiond hutchinson??
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learning
Aim Indian PG Exams
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dr_pradeep2005
Aim MCh
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I think no medical student should omit Hutchison. read and absorb it to be a good doctor. But i think the text is not enough for senior students, they should supplement it with Kundu/PJ Mehta or any other Indian author's clinical med book. Alagappan is a reference book, desirable but not essential to read. Its too voluminous for an undergraduate.
As far as text is concerned, i think George Matthew's new edition (3rd) is a really good book. Its based on Harrison's, so i try to combine both of these, though GM is enough on its own for the exams. I feel that Davidson is too concise. Those who have not read any medicine or find it tough should read Davidson or Kumar & Clark. Anyways for the entrances, Harrison is must, it helps you revise many other subjects as well. Only catch is that its time consuming & needs a lot of concentration to read. You mus read fast 7 highlight only the most important points from which MCQs can be framed.
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Mystic_mind
Aim AIPGE 2016
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