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Pocket Medicine: The Massachusetts General Hospital Handbook of Internal Medicine (Pocket Notebook Series)

Marc S Sabatine

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Total reviews: 52 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Must have for medical students 5 out of 5 stars.
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Although the expectations for medical students are not that of residents and interns, this book is very helpful. Evidence-based medicine is the term heard over and over on the wards and this pocket book will help with that. When presenting a patient, you may be asked which study showed the effectiveness of which treatment. This book has it. It is updated with references as recent as 2007 which is impressive. It will also save time when preparing a talk because as mentioned, the landmark studies are all incorporated in the text. Worth upgrading from the 2nd edition.

Editorial Review:

Prepared by residents and attending physicians at Massachusetts General Hospital, this pocket-sized looseleaf is one of the best-selling references for medical students, interns, and residents on the wards and candidates reviewing for internal medicine board exams. In bulleted lists, tables, and algorithms, Pocket Medicine provides key clinical information about common problems in cardiology, pulmonology, gastroenterology, nephrology, hematology-oncology, infectious diseases, endocrinology, rheumatology, and neurology. The six-ring binder resembles the familiar "pocket brain" notebook that most students and interns carry and allows users to add notes. This Third Edition is fully updated, has tabs to help readers locate organ systems, and has more cross-referencing in the index. It also has pockets in the front and the back of the book to accommodate the reader's own notes.

First Aid for the USMLE Step 1: 2008 (First Aid for the Usmle Step 1)

Tao Le, Vikas Bhushan, Deepak A. Rao

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Total reviews: 24 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

First Aid USMLE Step 1 4 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

Use this book early, do a lot of q bank questions, get a good night sleep, and you'll rock the exam. Good luck doc.

Pretty good but with some errors 4 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

This is a good review but it was full of errors. At least there is an online resource listing the errors and corrections. It took about 2 hours to make all the changes, but it was worth it. Good resource, I just wish there were not so many errors.

Highly recommended! 5 out of 5 stars.
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I used this book in my step 1 studying and found it an extremely detailed and valuable resource.I recommend reading it over and over after you have gone over the reference books ie.Kaplan once.I initially did not want to get the book because of initial negative reviews, but once I started using it to study, It was something else...It pulls together high yield information in a concise and organized manner and I cant tell you how much I appreciated it after my exam especially as I had a great score three weeks later:) To get the best out of it you have to pay attention to little details....its not a summary book for nothing so if you gloss over it you probably will not get the best out of it.

Editorial Review:

The #1 selling medical review book in the world—updated with the very latest must know facts and test-taking advice for the USMLE Step 1

This annually updated collection of the most frequently tested high-yield facts and mnemonics delivers everything you need to pass the most anxiety-provoking exam of your career.Written by students who just passed the boards, this is the undisputed “bible” of USMLE Step 1 preparation. You will will find more than 1,000 high-yield facts based on student reporting from the 2007 exam, 24 pages of color images, and student ratings of top review books.

Clinically Oriented Anatomy: North American Edition (Clinically Oriented Anatomy (Moore))

Keith L Moore, Arthur F Dalley

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Total reviews: 62 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Moore's Clinical Anatomy is solid 4 out of 5 stars.
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As 1st year med student, this book has been extremely helpful in bringing the gross anatomy lab memorization to actual practice. Clinical "Blue boxes" very helpful and interesting. Also lists muscles with innervations and blood supply very clearly.

Editorial Review:

Clinically Oriented Anatomy, Sixth Edition provides first-year medical and allied health students with the clinically oriented anatomical information that they need in study and practice. This best-selling textbook is renowned for its comprehensive coverage of anatomy, presented as it relates to the practice of medicine, dentistry, and physical therapy. The Sixth Edition features improved artwork and integrates radiology within the chapters. The clinical Blue Boxes now have categorizations such as "Health," "Clinical Procedures," "Physical Examination," and "Development" and are indexed at the front of the book so they are easier to locate. A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text, interactive USMLE-style questions, case studies, Surface Anatomy and Clinical Imaging Libraries, a bonus chapter on aging, and references. Online faculty resources will include an Image Bank, Interactive Atlas, Test Generator, and course outlines.

Physiology (Board Review Series) (3rd Edition)

Linda S. Costanzo

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Total reviews: 68 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Best title in the series! 5 out of 5 stars.
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I think this is the best BRS there is. I used this book for course exam prep as well as board review. It is a great tool to highlight important concepts, and it explains things in a simple and effective way with the right amount of information.

Vital 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book is an amazing tool for my Medical School Physiology class, it will be a vital piece of my USMLE study regimen.

Good review 4 out of 5 stars.
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The book had a lot of concepts that really helped with my learning of physio throughout the course and later with prepping for the physio shelf exam. My only beef with the content was with the impertinent discussions of molecular similarities between some hormones, but overall, I was pretty satisfied with the book.

Editorial Review:

BRS Physiology embodies the popular BRS format of succinct outline review of content followed by USMLE-style questions with explanations. The overall content and questions have been updated to reflect the evolving nature of USMLE. On some copies of BRS Physiology, Third Edition, the publisher omitted value-added material that should have appeared on the inside front and back covers. This material can be downloaded and printed from here: http://www.lww.com/static/docs/0-7817-3919-5-ic.pdf (Inside Cover) and http://www.lww.com/static/docs/0-7817-3919-5-ibc.pdf (Inside Back Cover).

Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology (Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews Series)

Richard D Howland, Mary J Mycek, Richard A Harvey, Pamela C Champe

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Total reviews: 51 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

Now in full color, Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology, Third Edition enables rapid review and assimilation of large amounts of complex information about the essentials of medical pharmacology. As in previous editions, Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Pharmacology features an outline format, over 500 full-color illustrations, cross-references to other titles in the series, and over 125 review questions. New features include: / All chapters completely revised and updated with the latest in pharmacologic theory and therapies. New and expanded material on steroid hormones, poisons, drugs for obesity, osteoporosis, erectile dysfunction, anti-inflammatory drugs, and autacoids. / Innovative Concept Maps, a tool for visualizing the connections between concepts. Material is represented in a hierarchical fashion with the most general concepts at the top of the map and the more specific, less general concepts arranged beneath. / End of Chapter Summaries of the most important/clinically significant testable information on the USMLE Step 1 Examination. Students who are preparing for standard courses or examinations (USMLE, COMLEX) will find this remarkable book "must read" material to master pharmacology essentials.

Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Biochemistry (Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews Series)

Pamela C Champe, Richard A Harvey, Denise R Ferrier

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Total reviews: 69 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Great book for biochem not so much for the boards 3 out of 5 stars.
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For those who like pictures along with their text, this book is great. Even though biochemistry is a detailed subject this book is not too weighed down in details and will allow you to understand the material fairly well. However, I stared to turn to it more as a reference than a main source. This may be because I thought that it was not calibrated appropriately for the usmle. It seems to be written more for a biochemistry class. It lacks in clinical correlations, the ability to be quickly reviewed, and there are precious few questions to get down the material at the end of each chapter. One feature that was nice, however, was a summary section at the end of each chapter. It is definitely not a comprehensive summary, but it does allow a quick summary of good things to know. All in all, a good book to have with you, but not the best source for the boards.

Editorial Review:

Thoroughly updated for its Fourth Edition, Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews: Biochemistry enables students to quickly review, assimilate, and integrate large amounts of complex information by utilizing powerful visual resources that deliver the focus and clarification needed for mastery of difficult biochemical concepts. Its signature outline format, full-color illustrations, and end-of-chapter summaries and USMLE-style review questions make it one of the most user-friendly books in the field.

Step-Up to Medicine (Step-Up Series)

Steven S Agabegi, Elizabeth D Agabegi

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Total reviews: 17 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

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This book is a primary review tool to prepare students for both the internal medicine clerkship and the end-rotation NBME shelf examination. This logical alternative to several limited-focus books blends a bullet-outline format students prefer in a review book with comprehensive paragraphs, as needed, for optimal preparation. Illustrations, charts, tables, graphs, mnemonics, and "Quick Hits" pearls for the clerkship speed and supplement learning. Ample content without superfluous detail enables students to readily evaluate and expand their knowledge of cardiology, pulmonary medicine, gastroenterology, hematology, neurology, endocrinology, rheumatology, nephrology, genitourinary disorders, fluids and electrolytes, dermatology, and musculoskeletal problems. A new section in this Second Edition presents 100 USMLE-style clinical vignette-based questions with answers. A color insert contains over thirty full-color images. A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text and color photographs.

First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CK (First Aid for the USMLE Step 2: Clinical Knowledge)

Tao Le, Vikas Bhushan

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Total reviews: 32 Average rating: 3.5 of 5

Not yet ready for Kindle 1 out of 5 stars.
3 of 6 people found this review helpful.

Don't get me wrong; I love the paperback, but I bought this for my kindle,and was sorely disappointed. The tables (that make up the majority of the book) were not properly formatted for the e-book, and the arrows used to signify increases and decreases show up as question marks instead, as the kindle's text does not recognize those icons.

Take Step 2 Early and Use This Book 5 out of 5 stars.
1 of 3 people found this review helpful.

This is the only book you need for to crush Step 2. Packed with great facts. I read this book twice and did the usmleworld question bank and my score was nearly perfect. Take Step 2 early because residency programs are much, much more interested in your score than before. I saw my score circled and starred on several interviewers sheets. My friend is going into surgery and took his exam late; many of his programs were calling him to ask for a Step 2 score while rank lists were being prepared.

Editorial Review:

This high-yield guide is designed to prepare students for part two (of four) of the United Stated Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). Written by medical students and reviewed by top faculty, this unique book provides practical, tested advice for acing the USMLE Step 2 CK.

Surgical Recall (Recall Series)

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Total reviews: 43 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Best pocket guide I had during all my clerkships. 5 out of 5 stars.
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A MUST for the MSIII General Surgery rotation. I can remember reviewing the Lap Chole section just before I went into that surgery, and EVERY QUESTION the attending asked me were in the 2 pages I had just glanced over! Probably the single most useful pocket guide I had during my clerkships, and I didn't even apply into a surgery residency after medical school. A terrific book.

Best Recall Book - Use it to prep for pimping 5 out of 5 stars.
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Surgery is a difficult rotation in terms of content and time commitment. Therefore, it's best to study to maximize your time. This book will prepare you for surviving rounds and those pimp sessions while you are retracting. The book is well organized by topic and great to quickly review before discussing/encountering a particular patient. The book saved me several times during a long surgery. However, of note, to survive the shelf exam and osce, you will need a textbook as well. Good choices to supplement this book would be Essentials of General Surgery or First Aid for the Surgery Clerkship.

Editorial Review:

Thoroughly updated for its Fifth Edition, this reference for third and fourth year medical students on surgical clerkships enables quick study in a rapid-fire Q&A format. A perfect fit for a lab coat pocket, this book is commonly used as a quick review prior to surgical rounds as well as for board review. Purchasers of this edition will get both the print book and access to MP3 audio files of the entire text. All Q&A material will also be posted online in the form of electronic flashcards for self-quizzing.

ACSM's Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription

American College of Sports Medicine

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Total reviews: 18 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

useful resource 5 out of 5 stars.
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This book appears to be a pretty darn good resource for fitness prescription and testing. I have read much of it and it is pretty well written and quite clinical. So if that's what you need, then this book is it.
However, I was intending to get books to study for the ACSM Personal Trainer certification. This is NOT the book for that. Now granted, they recommend this book on their website, and it may be helpful, but the intended primary study source is the ACSM's resources for the personal trainer...book. So if that's what you are trying to do (like i was) then get that book, not this one. If you want a bunch of cool knowledge about exercise prescription, then this is the book for you.

From the Author of Outstanding You 5 out of 5 stars.
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Outstanding You: Discover, Design and Achieve Ultimate Fitness

An excellent resource for any Personal Trainer. I carry mine with me every time I see a client. It's absolutely packed with excellent information. As an ACSM Certified Personal Trainer, I have found this book one of the best they offer and one of the best resources I've had as a Trainer overall.

Editorial Review:

Presents the most current information in a usable form for physicians and allied health professionals, including fitness and clinical exercises professionals, nurses, physician assistants, physical and occupational therapists, dieticians, and health care administrators. Spiral.