Selected books (e-books and printed) that were reviewed by Library PTS (Part Time Student Librarian).
Review by Bong Jing Xian
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1. What I like about the book?
Firstly, I liked how the book is structured according to different parts of the body, namely, the shoulder, knee, neck and lower back. It also contains the structural and functional anatomy of each region using skeletal model and colored images so that we can clearly understand the basics before delving into the examinations. The images can be downloaded or favorited to view at other times. I especially liked how the common problems arising from each region are separated into another section so that it is much easier to locate.
2. Brief content of the book.
There are 8 chapters in the book. Chapter 1, 2 and 3 being more non-specific and introductory. Meanwhile, Chapter 4 to 7 each focuses on an individual musculoskeletal region, namely of the shoulder, knee, neck and lower back. Chapter 8 contains a few references for further studying up. In each chapter, it starts off with the expected learning outcomes followed by detailed anatomy of the related structures. For example, Chapter 4 which contains examination of the shoulder
3. Does it suit you or any other programs and why?
I feel that this will certainly be of use to the medical stream students for obvious reasons, especially for semester 4 students in the musculoskeletal module. But on the other hand, this book will also greatly benefit students from chiropractic as it will be a great reference to use for revision of anatomy, especially if used together with the models in Medical Museum.
4. Would you recommend this book to your colleagues and why?
I would surely recommend this eBook as I believe this eBook will certainly make life easier in preparing for CSSC sessions. Also, the contents of the examination are summarized efficiently so that student can quickly flip through it if they are short on time. It can also be used as an external reference for OSCE revision when the manuals are too brief.
Review by Fathin Nadhirah Mohamed Shukri
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1. What I like the book?
I like this e-book because it is easy to understand as the language used is simple. Furthermore, it is also contains interesting diagrams and mind maps that helps me to understand any processes or structures in human body clearly like the different structures of leucocytes and the process of hemostasis in blood coagulation. Besides, the table of content is very organized, so it makes me easier to search the information that I need in the topics that I am interested with. The most fascinating is every chapter has its own subtopic at the edge of the page which guides me what topic that I am reading at that time.
2. Brief content of the book.
This e-book consists of 85 chapters which some of them are cardiac Muscle; The Heart as a pump and Function of the Heart Valves, Nervous Regulation of the Circulation and Rapid control of Arterial Pressure, Role of the Kidney, Cardiac Failure, The Urinary System, Resistance of the Body to Infection: I, Leukocytes, Granulocytes, the Monocyte-Macrophage System and Inflammation, Hemostasis and Blood Coagulation. In addition, in every chapter, there will be sub-topics located on the left of the e-book as the guidelines to the readers. There are also 16 videos provided in this e-book to explain a few detailed processes for instance, action potential, the cardiac cycle, chemotaxis, countercurrent multiplier, endocytosis and mechanics of pulmonary ventilation.
3. Does it suit you or any other programs and why?
Yes, definitely it is suitable for my programme which is pharmacy as I found this e-book is very useful and contains load of information to most of the modules in my programme especially haematology module and cardiovascular module in semester two. This e-book provides more or less similar contents to the lecture notes. Thus, it will be much engaging to revise the lecture notes together with this e-book. It is also suitable for other programmes too that study about human physiology like medicine.
4. Would you recommend this book to your colleagues and why?
Yes, I will not hesitate to promote this e-book to my friends. This book is very detailed, interesting while at the same time students need not to carry thick book anymore everywhere to study. With this e-book, students are able to revise at anytime and anywhere without borrowing the thick book from the library. In short, it is very convenient as if you own this book by yourself.
Review by Nor Heidi Izzat Nor Azman
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1. What I like about the book?
The most think i like about this e-book is about the table content. When we opened the ebook from clinical key, you’ll be directed straight to a list of contents with their specific topic. It is more convenient for me since i could just scroll through the topic i want and just click at the title of the chapter and it will direct me to the page i want without even flipping back and forth like what we used to do while using a book. This book have all the the important thing we need to know about the nervous system and associated pathology of neurology. They classify it accordingly and it's really systematic. Under the specific topic they will also further list the content under a particular chapter that u choose.
2. Brief content of the book.
The content of the book includes all the cranial nerves from one to twelve and the significance and the functions of each and every bits of it. It also include all the relevant pathology that is related to neurology for example all the tumours, trauma, syndrome, disorder and other things that involve in nervous system. They even include clinical vignette in this book which is like a short description of a case and their relevant explanation. In some contents of the book, they even include the things we need like the diagnosis, treatment and management and also other resources that related to that specific topic.
3. Does it suit you or any other programs and why?
It suits me as a my course involve Nervous System Module in semester 4. For other courses that have the same module, it would be really useful. You can also use this book for any pathologically diseases that involve the nervous system in specific.
4. Would you recommend this book to your colleagues and why?
Yeah i would recommend it to my colleague especially when they are doing Nervous System module. I also think it will help for us to do our pbl as their explanation and content on a specific disease is almost the same as how we do our pbl which includes for example the etiology, the classification of the diseases and the pathophysiology of course. Its full with the content that we required to help us understand more in details. Everything is just in a click of your hand!!
Review by Jane Lee Jia Jing
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1. What I like about the book?
One of the most capturing element about this book is its beautiful yet detailed illustrations that give a concise picture of what the context is describing and hence, easily enhance understanding on a particular topic. It also includes real life images that give readers rich experience in discovering and gaining a clearer apprehension into cardiology. In addition to that, its systematic arrangement of contents tremendously help to organize information and structure thinking.
2. Brief content of the book
The book begins with the importance of extensive history taking and physical examination (what to take note of and how) in order to diagnose a cardiovascular disease accurately, then integrates those information and delves into the details of heart diseases. For each type of heart diseases, it acutely describes the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, differential diagnosis, diagnostic approach as well as its management and therapy. It also talks about “Optimum Treatment” and “Avoiding Treatment Errors” which address the ever-increasing concerns about therapeutic errors that may lead to patient harm.
3. Does it suit you or any other programs and why?
I think this book will be an excellent choice for Pharmacy as well as other health courses if they are in search for understanding in cardiology. But I feel that it will be a particularly useful asset for courses such as Medicine as it covers a great amount of medical information on cardiovascular diseases in every aspects and clinical practice such as Chest Radiography and Echocardiography.
4. Would you recommend this book to your colleagues and why?
I would recommend this book to my colleagues as it provides comprehensive information on cardiology. It answers some of the questions of what, how and why relating to heart diseases and I feel that it is crucial for us to understand these concepts in conjunction with our knowledge of drugs to optimize ideal treatment for patients.
Review by Jane Lee Jia Jing
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1. What I like about the book?
This book comes in handy when you want to have an overview or recap of the topic of your interest. The contents of this book contains the core principles of knowledge and skills of which a Dietitian and Nutritionist should have to be a competent Dietitian/Nutritionist. I see it as an All-In-One-Must-Know book which is simple to understand yet detailed enough to see the whole picture. Diagrams and tables are also included to provide a clearer picture of the contents.
2. Brief content of the book.
It consist of the core modules that Bachelor of Dietetics with Nutrition/Nutrition programme have learnt in Semester 1 (Principles of Human Nutrition), Semester 2 (Lifespan Nutrition), Semester 3 (Nutritional Assessment Method and Environmental Issues), Semester 4 (Contemporary Nutrition and Pathophysiology and Clinical Management of Diseases), Semester 5 (Medical Nutrition Therapy), and Semester 6 (Food Safety and Regulations).
3. Does it suit you or any other programs and why?
This book will suit any student who's currently in Dietetics with Nutrition and Nutrition programme but more helpful for students who are Semester 3 and above. It can serve as a summary of what you have learnt previously especially if you want to have a quick recap of what you have learnt in your previous semesters or if you want to have an overview of the topic for your modules.
4. Would you recommend this book to your colleagues and why?
Yes, this can come in handy for students who are currently preparing for their practicum or internship or students who are preparing for their exams. This ebook can be fully downloaded and is fully accessible online.
Review by Nur-Afifah Abdul Fatah
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1. What I like about the book?
There are lots of in-depth explanations and very clear details in regard to the overall outlook of the e-book. Also, the wording used in the whole e-book is very precise and straight to the point in the way that is very helpful in assisting the readers to better understand both the conceptual theories and the practical researches done for this topic in particular. Besides that, the general format used in the reports written in this e-book is almost similar to the APA format which is essential in writing psychology related research reports, which helps a lot as a reference material.
2. Brief content of the book.
This e-book provides a lot of recent researches for the topic of handedness and the related theories in attempt to explain what causes the difference in handedness. Among the studies that had been conducted and included in the book are i) the significance of knot-tying habits in handedness research and forensic science, ii) manual laterality and hemispheric specialisation for language, iii) handedness and mental rotation, iv) handedness and achievement in sports and v) handedness of children determines the preferred facial and eye movements. These fascinating researches gave thorough insights and allowed the readers to better comprehend the subject of handedness.
3. Does it suit you or any other programs and why?
In my opinion, some particular parts and chapters in this e-book are quite helpful in allowing more elaborate understanding in the general subject of genetic. Another point to note, the researches included in this e-book are very interesting and in a way accommodating to the readers in providing more detailed outlook for the subject of matter. Students who are currently doing the subject of genetics or any other related subject may find this e-book to be very useful in helping them to further understand the underlying concepts of genetics. As such, as stated above, certain sections in the e-book are more than suitable for my program or any other programs as it allows the readers to gain more additional knowledge in relation to this matter.
4. Would you recommend this book to your colleagues and why?
I would most definitely recommend this book to my fellow colleagues because in my personal view, this e-book can be very helpful for them in obtaining extra information and current related examples from the recent researches done in the subject of genetics or any other related ones. As this book also contains elaborate explanations and details regarding the said researches, it can be a very insightful reading for my colleagues. With that being said, reading and comprehending the results obtained and the attempts to explain them can be a very useful source of the application of theoretical concepts in real life context.
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Review by Yow Yuxiang
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Review by Soh Yin Han
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