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The Quotable Osler
BOOK REVIEWS
Book Review Cholestatic Liver Disease, edited by Keith D. Lindor and Jayant A. Talwalkar, 188 pp, with illus, $89.50, Totowa, NJ, Humana Press (telephone: 973-256-1699), 2008, ISBN 978-1-58829-838-6 Type and Scope of Book: A comprehensive, multiauthored review of the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of a range of cholestatic liver diseases. Recommended Readership: Students, residents, fellows, and attending physicians with interests in gastroenterology and hepatology. Overall Grading: ### Emma Culver, MRCP, Roger Chapman, MD, FRCP, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder for Dummies, by Mark Goulston, 363 pp, with illus, $21.99, Hoboken, NJ, John Wiley & Sons (telephone: 800-225-5945), 2008, ISBN 9780-470-04922-8 Type and Scope of Book: A single-authored book with a psychoeducational focus on assessing, diagnosing, and treating posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Recommended Readership: This is an excellent book for patients with PTSD as well as for their family and concerned friends. Overall Grading: #### Michael M. Reese, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN The Quotable Osler, edited by Mark E. Silverman, T. Jock Murray, and Charles S. Bryan, 313 pp, with illus, $29.95, Independence Mall West, Sixth Street at Race, Philadelphia, PA, American College of Physicians (telephone: 800-523-1546), 2008, ISBN 978-1-934465-00-4 Type and Scope of Book: A collection of 862 quotations of the great physician, Sir William Osler. Recommended Readership: Learners, practitioners, teachers and scholars of medicine, and nurses and other health care professionals will appreciate this book. The book’s cover jacket rightly claims it is “the ideal resource for those seeking an apt quotation for an article or presentation, or for those wishing to sample [Osler’s] thought-provoking Grading Key and uplifting messages.” ★★★★ = excellent; ★★★ = good; ★★★★★ = outstanding; Overall Grading: ##### ★★ = fair; ★ = poor. Paul S. Mueller, MD, Division of General Internal Medi© 2008 MayoClinic, Foundation for Medical Education and Research cine, Mayo Rochester, MN 1302
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Grading Key ★★★★★ = outstanding; ★★★★ = excellent; ★★★ = good; ★★ = fair; ★ = poor.
Expanded versions of these reviews and a list of books received can be found at www.mayoclinicproceedings.com. Click on Current Issue in the grey bar and scroll down the Table of Contents to Book Reviews.
Understanding Patient Safety, by Robert M. Wachter, 298 pp, with illus, $34.95, New York, NY, McGraw-Hill (telephone: 800-722-4726), 2008, ISBN 978-0-07-148277-6 Type and Scope of Book: This book is intended to be a teaching text, an introduction to patient safety for students in various health care disciplines (physicians, nurses, pharmacists, administrators) as well as a reference for experienced clinicians and administrators. Recommended Readership: An introductory course for medical, nursing, pharmacy, hospital administration, and other trainees and a reference for experienced clinicians and nonclinicians. Overall Grading: ### Janet L. Gannon, RD; Janice E. Garnatz, RN; Bridget A. Griffin, MPH; Joan C. Holton, RN; Margaret A. Janssen, RN; Joseph M. Nienow, BS; and Diedre A. Rahn, RN, Quality Management Services, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Cultural Competence in Health Care: A Guide for Professionals, by Wen-Shing Tseng and Jon Streltzer, 138 pp, $59.95, New York, NY, Springer (telephone: 800-7774643), 2008, ISBN 978-0-387-72170-5 Type and Scope of Book: A comprehensive 2-authored educational text that provides a guide for professionals on developing cultural competence in health care by emphasizing cultural implications of various interactions in the health care setting. Recommended Readership: Medical students, physicians of various specialties in training and active practice, nurses, and allied health care personnel. Overall Grading: ### Ramona DeJesus, MD, Division of Primary Care Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Mayo Clinic Proceedings receives an average of 50 books each month complimentary from various publishers. Selected books are chosen for review, as space permits. All other books received will be listed on the Mayo Clinic Proceedings Web site (www.mayoclinicproceedings.com).
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For personal use. Mass reproduce only with permission from Mayo Clinic Proceedings.
Book Review Cholestatic Liver Disease, edited by Keith D. Lindor and Jayant A. Talwalkar, 188 pp, with illus, $89.50, Totowa, NJ, Humana Press (telephone: 973-256-1699), 2008, ISBN 978-1-58829-838-6 Type and Scope of Book: A comprehensive, multiauthored review of the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and management of a range of cholestatic liver diseases. Recommended Readership: Students, residents, fellows, and attending physicians with interests in gastroenterology and hepatology. Overall Grading: ### Emma Culver, MRCP, Roger Chapman, MD, FRCP, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder for Dummies, by Mark Goulston, 363 pp, with illus, $21.99, Hoboken, NJ, John Wiley & Sons (telephone: 800-225-5945), 2008, ISBN 9780-470-04922-8 Type and Scope of Book: A single-authored book with a psychoeducational focus on assessing, diagnosing, and treating posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Recommended Readership: This is an excellent book for patients with PTSD as well as for their family and concerned friends. Overall Grading: #### Michael M. Reese, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN The Quotable Osler, edited by Mark E. Silverman, T. Jock Murray, and Charles S. Bryan, 313 pp, with illus, $29.95, Independence Mall West, Sixth Street at Race, Philadelphia, PA, American College of Physicians (telephone: 800-523-1546), 2008, ISBN 978-1-934465-00-4 Type and Scope of Book: A collection of 862 quotations of the great physician, Sir William Osler. Recommended Readership: Learners, practitioners, teachers and scholars of medicine, and nurses and other health care professionals will appreciate this book. The book’s cover jacket rightly claims it is “the ideal resource for those seeking an apt quotation for an article or presentation, or for those wishing to sample [Osler’s] thought-provoking Grading Key and uplifting messages.” ★★★★ = excellent; ★★★ = good; ★★★★★ = outstanding; Overall Grading: ##### ★★ = fair; ★ = poor. Paul S. Mueller, MD, Division of General Internal Medi© 2008 MayoClinic, Foundation for Medical Education and Research cine, Mayo Rochester, MN 1302
Mayo Clin Proc.
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Grading Key ★★★★★ = outstanding; ★★★★ = excellent; ★★★ = good; ★★ = fair; ★ = poor.
Expanded versions of these reviews and a list of books received can be found at www.mayoclinicproceedings.com. Click on Current Issue in the grey bar and scroll down the Table of Contents to Book Reviews.
Understanding Patient Safety, by Robert M. Wachter, 298 pp, with illus, $34.95, New York, NY, McGraw-Hill (telephone: 800-722-4726), 2008, ISBN 978-0-07-148277-6 Type and Scope of Book: This book is intended to be a teaching text, an introduction to patient safety for students in various health care disciplines (physicians, nurses, pharmacists, administrators) as well as a reference for experienced clinicians and administrators. Recommended Readership: An introductory course for medical, nursing, pharmacy, hospital administration, and other trainees and a reference for experienced clinicians and nonclinicians. Overall Grading: ### Janet L. Gannon, RD; Janice E. Garnatz, RN; Bridget A. Griffin, MPH; Joan C. Holton, RN; Margaret A. Janssen, RN; Joseph M. Nienow, BS; and Diedre A. Rahn, RN, Quality Management Services, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN Cultural Competence in Health Care: A Guide for Professionals, by Wen-Shing Tseng and Jon Streltzer, 138 pp, $59.95, New York, NY, Springer (telephone: 800-7774643), 2008, ISBN 978-0-387-72170-5 Type and Scope of Book: A comprehensive 2-authored educational text that provides a guide for professionals on developing cultural competence in health care by emphasizing cultural implications of various interactions in the health care setting. Recommended Readership: Medical students, physicians of various specialties in training and active practice, nurses, and allied health care personnel. Overall Grading: ### Ramona DeJesus, MD, Division of Primary Care Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Mayo Clinic Proceedings receives an average of 50 books each month complimentary from various publishers. Selected books are chosen for review, as space permits. All other books received will be listed on the Mayo Clinic Proceedings Web site (www.mayoclinicproceedings.com).
November 2008;83(11):1302 •
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For personal use. Mass reproduce only with permission from Mayo Clinic Proceedings.