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Robbins Basic Pathology: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access (Basic Pathology (Kumar))

Vinay Kumar, Abul K. Abbas, Nelson Fausto, Richard Mitchell

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Total reviews: 13 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

Get the pathology knowledge you need, the way you need it, from the name you can trust! Robbins Basic Pathology has helped countless students master the core concepts in pathology. This 8th Edition continues that tradition, providing outstanding, user-friendly coverage of the latest information in the field. Clinicopathologic correlations highlight the relationships between basic science and clinical medicine, while state-of-the-art gross and photomicrographic illustrations help you understand complex principles. What's more, access to the complete contents online at www.studentconsult.com enables you to study more powerfully than ever before!

• Get a rich understanding of all essential pathology concepts with expert guidance from an all-star editorial team.
• Grasp the connections between basic science and clinical medicine with clinicopathologic correlations throughout.
• Master complex principles visually with the aid of more than 1,000 high-quality, full-color illustrations, photographs, and photomicrographs.
• Understand all the key points with NEW Summary Boxes in every chapter.
• Access the complete contents of the book online at www.studentconsult.com, anywhere you go...perform quick searches...add your own notes and bookmarks...follow Integration Links to related bonus content from other STUDENT CONSULT titles...and reference all of other STUDENT CONSULT titles you own online, too-all in one place!

• Summary boxes highlight key information throughout each chapter.
• Illustrations have been improved and simplified throughout providing improved visual clarification of important concepts.
• A plethora of extras available on Student Consult including self assessment questions, Pathology case studies and Virtual Microscope functionality for most of the high quality photomicrographs.
• Valuable Instructor teaching resources on EVOLVE including all of the images from the book and a test bank with page references to the text.

Blueprints Pediatrics (Blueprints Series)

Bradley S Marino, Katie S Fine, Julia A McMillan

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Total reviews: 22 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Has everything you will need... 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book has everything, I bought the older edition and it has everything you'll need to pass the boards, take care of pediatric patients, do well on a clinical rotation and beyond!!!

Content is generally good but too many typos and errors 4 out of 5 stars.
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I think that this is an adequate review for pediatrics. It is also nice for going over basic medicine topics again. However, I have found many typos and errors in tables(and I am only on page 131 out of 300). For example, Table 10-1 lists all the hemolytic anemias and sickle cell as macrocytic. Later on the chapter does cover the material properly. These sorts of errors waste a lot of my mental time and effort.

Editorial Review:

More than just Board review for USMLE, Steps 2 & 3, Blueprints Pediatrics, 3rd edition can help you during clerkship rotations and subinternship. The new edition has been updated with the help of residents to maintain a student-to-student approach. Features include: Concise, accurate, clinical high-yield content covering all you need to know for the USMLE and rotations USMLE style questions with full explanations provided in the answers Key Points in every section highlighting the most important, high-yield information for each topic Color-enhanced design to increase the usefulness of figures and tables Perfect for medical students -- physician assistants, nurse practitioners and related health professionals will also find Blueprints valuable.

Crush Step 2: The Ultimate USMLE Step 2 Review

Adam Brochert

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Total reviews: 51 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

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If you know all of the concepts in this book, you should do much better than pass USMLET Step 2: You should CRUSH STEP 2! Bestselling author Adam Brochert, MD, who scored in the 99th percentile in Steps 1 and 2 of the USMLE, offers you high-yield coverage of all of the specialty and subspecialty knowledge tested on the most recent administrations of the USMLET Step 2 exam. A well-written, easily accessible approach, with plenty of helpful lists and tables, makes studying easy. You'll also find numerous tips, insights, and guidance on maximizing your score and on getting the most benefit from computer-based simulations.

• Features extremely high-yield coverage, enabling you to focus on essential information and master it efficiently.
  
• Uses a well-written, easily accessible approach, with plenty of helpful lists and tables, to make studying as easy as possible.
  
• Offers abundant tips, insights, and guidance on maximizing your score and on getting the most benefit from computer-based simulations.
  
• Includes coverage of epidemiology and biostatistics, pharmacology and microbiology, cardiac physiology, and basic EKG pathology, as well as common and life-threatening diseases encountered in the subspecialties (orthopedics, urology, ophthalmology, neurosurgery, child psychiatry, vascular surgery, etc.)-knowledge which can increase your score substantially.

• Reflects all of the specialty and subspecialty knowledge tested on the most recent administrations of the Step 2 Exam, so you can be sure you're studying the material you really need to know.

NCLEX-RN® Questions & Answers Made Incredibly Easy! (Incredibly Easy! Series)

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Total reviews: 24 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

The best (& almost only) NCLEX review material I needed to pass 5 out of 5 stars.
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===== INTRODUCTION =====
Please remember that everyone has his/her own studying methods that work best for that individual; I can only state my own experience. With that mentioned, I am the type that benefits the most by drilling through practice questions: the correct answers reinforces that I am knowledgeable in a topic while the wrong questions point out what I need to study.

===== THE BOOK =====
The book was never meant to be read from front to back like a novel. If read in that manner, then it truly is overwhelming! It was intended to be a true review book; to be flipped through to areas that are needed. The informational areas are mostly in notes formation. Each chapter contains practice questions, knowledge alerts, and "cheat sheets" (the latter do not pull out, in case you were wondering).

For those that want a bit more detail as to the book's contents, the chapters are as follows:
PART I: Getting Ready
--- Ch 1 - Preparing for the NCLEX
--- Ch 2 - Strategies for Success
PART II: Care of the Adult
--- Ch 3 - Cardiovascular System
--- Ch 4 - Respiratory System
--- Ch 5 - Hematologic & Immune System
--- Ch 6 - Neurosensory System
--- Ch 7 - Musculoskeletal System
--- Ch 8 - Gastrointestinal System
--- Ch 9 - Endocrine System
--- Ch 10 - Genitourinary System
--- Ch 11 - Integumentary System
PART III: Psychiatric Care
--- Ch 12 - Essentials of Psychiatric Nursing
--- Ch 13 - Somatoform & Sleep Disorders
--- Ch 14 - Anxiety & Mood Disorders
--- Ch 15 - Cognitive Disorders
--- Ch 16 - Personality Disorders
--- Ch 17 - Schizophrenic & Delusional Disorders
--- Ch 18 - Substance-Related Disorders
--- Ch 19 - Dissociative Disorders
--- Ch 20 - Sexual Disorders
--- Ch 21- Eating Disorders
PART IV: Maternal-Neonatal Care
--- Ch 22 - Antepartum Care
--- Ch 23 - Intrapartum Care
--- Ch 24 - Postpartum Care
--- Ch 25 - Neonatal Care
PART V: Care of the Child
--- Ch 26 - Growth & Development
--- Ch 27 - Cardiovascular System
--- Ch 28 - Respiratory System
--- Ch 29 - Hematologic & Immune Systems
--- Ch 30 - Neurosensory System
--- Ch 31 - Musculoskeletal System
--- Ch 32 - Gastrointestinal System
--- Ch 33 - Endocrine System
--- Ch 34 - Genitourinary System
--- Ch 35 - Integumentary System
PART VI: Professional Issues
--- Ch 36 - Leadership & Management
--- Ch 37 - Law & Ethics
Appendices & Index

The author truly makes an effort to send the message to the readers that "You are going to be okay." The book is written and illustrated with light humor sprinkled here and there. Also, it was written so that the reader feels to be directly addressed to by the author.

===== THE CD =====
The program within the CD (you will soon realize why I specifically pointed out the program) was the bread and butter for me. This, above all else, is what I credit the most to my passing of the NCLEX. First off, the CD takes only a 1-time download. After the download, the program does not require the CD in order for it to work. So the CD can be tucked away neatly in the book sleeve it came in for storage. On to the program!...

===== THE PROGRAM =====
The program, in essence, is a questions bank containing over 3000 NCLEX-style questions. These questions are separated into the following categories:
- Adult (1572 questions)
- Child (475 questions)
- Maternal-Neonatal (453 questions)
- Psychiatric (413 questions)
- Professional Issues (94 questions)

Before I continue, for those that are a bit uncomfortable using computers, please know that the program is EXTREMELY easy to use. Anything on the screen that can be clicked has been made very obvious with the illustrations of buttons. The look of each screen has been created with the mindset of "keep it simple". Also remember that the NCLEX is now tested using computers. So using your computer is good preparation for NCLEX-taking scenario, minus the snacks on the side, family/friends wanting your attention, pets needing to be fed, etcetera, etcetera. Moving on...

Upon opening the program, you will see a screen which gives you the options:
- Review (Answer questions & get immediate feedback)
- Test (Take an NCLEX-style test)
Very self-explanatory.

After making your choice, you will be taken to a screen which states, "Please select the topics to be included in your review. Click Next to continue: adult, child, maternal-neonatal, psychiatric, professional issues." You have the freedom to choose only 1 subject, a few subjects, or all subjects.

The next screen will tell you to, "Click on an option to select the number of questions you would like to have." Your choices are:
- 75 Questions
- 150 Questions
- 265 Questions
- All Questions
- Enter Your Own Number of Questions

After you have completed your decisions, you may begin!

What worked best for me was to go through 150 questions/day in review mode. The review mode was EXACTLY what I needed. Regardless if the question is answered correctly or incorrectly, a rationale will ALWAYS be given. So then, I was given assurance as to why I answered correctly and guidance as to why I answered incorrectly. The importance of the review mode is that the rationale is given immediately after the question is answered, while the question is still fresh in my mind. So fresh, in fact, that I am still looking at the question as the rationale appears! I found that I never made the same mistake again.

The review-mode is a huge difference than if I had used test-mode. First off, in test-mode, my mind is already exhausted after having taken a 150-question test, now I have to go over the same 150-questions to review! Second, I did not have the opportunity to stop patterns of misunderstanding before they started. So I would find that I easily missed 10 questions which were similar to each other. In a 150-question test, that is already 6% lost from a 100% test score. Every 3 to 4 days, I would use the test-mode for practice tests. The review-mode is what pushed my practice test scores up and up and up...

So then, what were these mistakes? Basically, they were my misunderstandings of the way the questions were worded. You have heard it before, you will hear it again, and you will see it for yourself: it is the wording of the questions that is the true obstacle of the NCLEX.

===== WRAP-UP =====
Had it not been for the review program, I would not have passed. Bold statement, I know. But I truly believe in this. Yes, I am confident of my knowledge. How else could I have passed through all those years of nursing classes if I did not learn and understand the information? And you should remind yourself of that as well. You are looking up this item most likely because you truly are preparing for the NCLEX. So then, that means you have passed all your courses. You know the material. You are only reviewing. About the only thing you are "learning" is how NCLEX-style questions are worded and how to tackle them.

As for being "almost the only review material I used", my nursing school offered a mandatory review class which used different materials. On practice tests, I was averaging 40% - 50%. After using NCLEX-RN Made Incredibly Easy, I was averaging 80% - 90%. On 14 May 2008, I passed the real deal with 83 questions. When I started the exam, the first question made me think, "It can't be this easy?!" When I left that test center, I knew - and I mean I ABSOLUTELY KNEW - that I passed. Less than 2 weeks later, I was officially notified that I had become an RN.

I hope that this review was helpful. I wish you all the same success!

- Rachel, R.N.

Editorial Review:

NCLEX-RN Questions & Answers Made Incredibly Easy!, Fourth Edition, is an NCLEX review book that provides more than 3,500 questions and answers with rationales. The content is divided into six parts that cover all the major areas included on the NCLEX-RN examination. Part 1 explains the NCLEX examination itself. It offers studying and test-taking strategies and describes the test format in detail, including alternate-format questions. Parts 2 through 6 cover each of the five major areas in nursing practice: adult care, psychiatric care, maternal-neonatal care, care of the child, and professional issues. The book also includes six comprehensive examinations (75 questions each, for a total of 450 questions) with answers, rationales, and client-needs category information at the end of each test.

Pathophysiology Made Incredibly Easy!

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Total reviews: 8 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Better out there 3 out of 5 stars.
2 of 3 people found this review helpful.

I really found the calculations book wonderful. But, I was looking for something to supplement even simplify the patho. I own Lewis and that is really in depth. But, this doesn't have everything I want. It is basic! The world of nursing is not basic.

Editorial Review:

Pathophysiology Made Incredibly Easy! in Second Edition continues the tradition of an entertaining, practical, and informative reference. Thirteen chapters organized by body system provide easy-to-follow pathophysiology for scores of disorders. Diagnostic test findings and current treatment complete each disorder entry. Specific chapters address cancer, infection, immune disorders, and genetics. Each chapter includes a summary of key points and features light-hearted headings and illustrations to enhance learning. Key terms, bullets, checklists, graphics, and cartoon characters call special attention to important information. New features include 10 additional disorders, a complete update of all existing disorders including HIV/AIDS and cancer. A comprehensive case-study test evaluates the reader's understanding.

A Massage Therapist's Guide to Pathology (Lww Massage Therapy & Bodywork Educational)

Ruth Werner

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Total reviews: 27 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Pathology Book 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

I began learning Pathology in Ruth Werner's 1st edition book in massage therapy school. I just attended her continuing education class in Louisiana and can truly say that this woman is remarkable. I immediately came home and ordered this 4th edition book. Wow, has it grown. The book is everything I expected and needed. The information is so clear and easy to understand and would be very helpful to anyone who has a interest in pathology.

A Massage Therapist's Guide to Pathology 4 out of 5 stars.
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Purchased for one of my massage students. Delivered in great shape and very quickly. Thanks

Pathology 5 out of 5 stars.
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Good book to prepare for exam, you would be ready to answer any pathology question

Excellent!!! 5 out of 5 stars.
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This is the text being used in one of my therapeutic massage classes. It is clearly written with great examples. The included DVD is also wonderful!

Editorial Review:

The best-selling pathology textbook for massage therapy is now in its Fourth Edition. The book presents detailed information on the etiology, signs and symptoms, and treatment of over 200 diseases and conditions, emphasizing how massage influences the disease and healing processes and how therapists can maximize the benefits while minimizing the risks.

Marks' Basic Medical Biochemistry: A Clinical Approach (Point (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins))

Michael A Lieberman, Allan Marks

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Total reviews: 6 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Fantastic Book 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 4 people found this review helpful.

This book was a very good purchasing, because it gives me the main infomation about biomolecules, metabolism and biochemistry deseases. I don't want to be expert in biochemistry, I am studying medicine and I just want to be a doctor that has a good biochemistry knowledge with a clinical approach. This book gives me what I want...
Besides, the book makes be easier to learn biochemistry...

Good Clinical Correlations 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 4 people found this review helpful.

The whole point of going to medical school is to be able to solve problems and apply basic scientific principles in solving those problems. This edition gives specific and memorable clinical cases that help one to remember and apply these priniciples in clinical practice. It also comes with a CD that is a great bonus. I heartily recommend this book to help explain and use the basic medical biochemistry principles. It starts with a look at the metabolic and nutritional needs of the human body, relevent to anyone, and a great place to start, whereas many other books like, Lehninger, start out with chemical theory. This makes Marks much more relevent to the medical student and much more interesting. I recommend this book for your library and practical use. Use Lehninger to keep the door open, and read Marks to feed your brain.

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A best-selling core textbook for medical students taking medical biochemistry, Marks' Basic Medical Biochemistry links biochemical concepts to physiology and pathophysiology, using hypothetical patient vignettes to illustrate core concepts. Completely updated to include full-color art, expanded clinical notes, and bulleted summaries at the end of each chapter, the revised Third Edition helps medical students understand the importance of the patient and bridges the gap between biochemistry, physiology, and clinical care.

BRS Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Board Review Series)

Todd A Swanson, Sandra I Kim, Marc J Glucksman

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Total reviews: 9 Average rating: 2.5 of 5

worthless 1 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

The questions on this book are not consistant with questions on NBME shelf exams. I used this book to study, consistantly scored very well on the end of chapter and the comprehensive eams in the book, yet I was dumbfounded by the questions on the NBME biochem shelf exam. The material tested on the exam was the same material covered in this book, however, the emphasis was on the wrong things.

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BRS Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Fourth Edition is an updated revision of a bestselling review, with an increased clinical focus, expanded molecular biology material, and several completely new chapters. The book outlines the important facts and concepts tested on the USMLE, within the context of physiologic functioning of the human body. Each chapter begins with a summary and ends with a high-yield summary to consolidate the material, so students can cover topics in a shorter time. Clinical vignette USMLE-style review questions, answers, and explanations appear after each chapter and in a comprehensive end-of-book exam. All the question material is also available online for electronic practice.

Kaplan MCAT Practice Tests (Kaplan Mcat Practice Tests)

Kaplan

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Gift that went well 5 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Bought this for my girlfriend as she prepares for Medschool. Last night she had said she loves the books I bought her. And they are very helpful. Of course we don't speak that robotic and distant, but you get the idea.

Awesome 5 out of 5 stars.
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Havent had a lot of time to review the book but what i have seems like a great addition to MCAT studying.

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-Two full-length practice tests, PLUS

-The latest test information and 6 full chapters worth of strategies for each major section of the test

Bratton's Family Medicine Board Review (Family Practice Board Review)

Robert L Bratton

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Total reviews: 17 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Super HELPFUL! 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

i am taking family medicine boards for the first time soon and i needed a review book, so i bought about 4 of them! This book is by far the best. Good topic reviews. It is multiple question then answer with explantion style and very concise. Highly recommend it for family med boards.

Editorial Review:

Thoroughly updated for its Third Edition, this book is a comprehensive review for the American Board of Family Medicine certification and recertification exams. This edition contains over 1,800 board-format questions, including over 1,000 multiple-choice questions from the major subject areas of family practice and over 700 questions drawn from 60 clinical problem sets. The book includes a pictorial atlas of clinical photographs, radiographs, and lab smears, with questions regarding these images. Detailed answers and explanations follow the questions. This book includes 20 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ sponsored by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Four practice exams are available on a companion Website.