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1) Revised National TB Programme Guidelines :
    (No more stealing booklets from Cooper... :) )
Most interns and almost every ex-student knows just how good this small booklet published by the Govt. of India is. For the 2/3 year students who don't know about it, we would like to say that this is an essential addition to your collection of books.

(329 KB approx 3 min. Adobe acrobat required)

2) Anecdotes in Medicine :
Downloaded from the project Gutenberg site, this is a very interesting book of actual incidents and other anecdotes in medicine. Just the thing to read if you are wondering if its worth being a doctor after all... This is a very long text which you might want to print and keep for a long time.
Highly recommended.

(860 KB approx 6 min. Adobe acrobat NOT required)

3) Guidelines for the empirical use of antibiotics :
A VERY small (just one page) guide for emipirical use of antibiotics. Especially relevant in developing countries like ours and especially relevant in places like Malvani

(23kb less than 1 min. Acrobat required )

4) Guidelines for the treatment of chest pain :
Short (14 pages) practical manual for the treatment of chest pain, covering mainly MI and pulmonary embolism. Very comprehensive and authoritative, but do people other than medicine registrars need to know so much detail? You decide...

(104 KB approx 2 min. Acrobat required)

5) Manual for administration of anesthesia in remote areas:
Honestly, I haven't read a word of this manual. But it seems to be pretty big and detailed (note the large file size). Here is what the description on the site said : "A comprehensive and practical manual covering the administration of anesthesia in remote areas where instruments and monitoring equipment are generally scarce" 

I think it might be useful for anesthetists  (brilliant ... aren't I? :) ) ... Actually, what I mean to say is that I think it might be worth the download. If anyone downloads and reads it, please write to me about whether its worth it.  ( oncogen@kemates.com )

Website :   http://remotemed.org

(12MB approx 45 min. Adobe acrobat required)