The Common Symptom Guide, Sixth Edition

This book is awesome for PA students, especially when studying for OSCEs. It has quick, simple information. I would totally recommend it.Cons: No index. While it is alphabetical, it's pretty annoying that there isn't an index

I think for a new third year medical student (especially one that may have taken some time off before starting clinical rotations) this book is very helpful. It lists common chief complaints and suggests questions to ask during the patient history. My copy contained some blurry text so I returned it to Amazon. I plan to re-purchase the Kindle version instead and think it will be useful.

This book has helped me immensely. I am in the first year of PA school and part of the curriculum has me doing pt interviews and physical exams on my own. I can find most of the complaints that my patients have and the book helps me remember what questions to ask and what PE to do beyond the usual OPQRSTI. My pt reports to the preceptor are more complete and organized, as are my SOAP notes.

looking for something that designates pertinent ROS with symptoms. This was not that. No table of contents or index. This was not as good of a resource as I had hoped.

Second half of my book was printed upside down. Didn’t realize until past the return date.

This book is helpful and a great companion to your standard assessment course books. I am pleased by its contents.

Easy to read and to the point.

The book has glossary, but NO index. I have to flip through the book to find what I'm looking for and its time consuming. MUST have INDEX to be of any use to anyone