Crash Course

Aimed at student doctors this was an extremely useful study guide for the Human Disease and Pathology section of my nursing degree. I also decided to read it from beginning to end and found it both educational and enjoyable.
Although crammed with medical information it was never too complicated to understand and the handy bullet points gave an overview of a wide range of common and rare diseases and complications. Basically exactly what student doctors would need to prepare them for their final exams and the start of their careers. However, for detailed pathophysiology etc. other medical textbooks also need be perused.
Some of the information, particularly on investigations and treatments, is already slightly out of date and will need to be revised for future editions. Despite this I have no doubt that I will return to this as a reference throughout my nursing career as the rest of the information is unlikely to become obsolete.
There were a few repeated misspellings which had crept past the proof readers (maybe “public hair” really is a thing but I'm sure it's nail POLISH remover as opposed to “nail remover”) but I know that these things don't annoy everybody as much as they do me.
My biggest problem with this book was that the headings are written in white on a yellow background which I found really difficult to read. I assume this is a design feature of the series as a whole rather that this individual book and it is probably less relevant if one is just dipping in and out rather than reading it in its entirety.
I am unable to comment on the Student Consult as I didn't use it but I'm sure that it is handy for those that like that sort of thing (I'm more of a coloured pens and large sheets of paper person).