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Boards and Wards: A Review for USMLE Steps 2 & 3

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Total reviews: 16 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

awesome 5 out of 5 stars.
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this book is very useful for med school clinical years. provides a great overview that is brief and very useful on the wards. highly recommended.

Editorial Review:

Boards and Wards provides high-yield information in a consistent, no-frills, outline format. A chapter is devoted to every discipline of medicine covered on the USMLE Steps 2 & 3, including dermatology, ophthalmology, and radiology. Boards and Wards makes information easy to read, easy to find, and easy to memorize.

Each topic is organized into symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment, allowing for a quick and systematic review of each subject.

Every chapter ends with clinical vignettes and practice questions to help readers prepare for the vignette format of the USMLE.

High-yield information is summarized in tables, algorithms, and over 100 illustrations.

Appendices include quick reviews of zebras and syndromes, toxicology, and vitamins and nutrition.

Written by medical students and residents, who just completed exams and rotations.

Pocket-sized to fit in your lab coat pocket.

First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2009: A Student to Student Guide (First Aid Series)

Tao Le, Vikas Bhushan

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Trust the world's #1 selling medical review book to help you excel on the USMLE Step 1!

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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 -- used by more than half-a-million students.

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• 1000+ must-know facts and mnemonics organized by organ systems and general principles.
• Hundreds of high-yield clinical images -- including 24-pages of full-color photos -- just like those on the exam!.
• 150+ clinical vignettes.
• Ratings of 300+ top products based on the author's annual survey of US Medical students.
• Updated test-taking advice from USMLE veterans.
• Strategies that maximize your study time deliver real results

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Rapid Review Biochemistry: With STUDENT CONSULT Online Access (Rapid Review)

John W. Pelley, Edward F. Goljan

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Total reviews: 7 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Excellent USMLE Review! 5 out of 5 stars.
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.

When I first took biochemistry, it was the 1st term of medical school. I knew absolutely nothing when I was done, and felt like I was just memorizing a bunch of random facts/pathways.

After taking 90% of our basic science curriculum, and then reading this book, it tied in Biochemistry with all of the rest of my knowledge very well, and in a very easy to read outline format with EXCELLENT diagrams and charts. If you care about biochemistry at all for your boards prep, this is a great choice. Also, co-authored by Goljan, and you can see his hand all over this book with the clinical tie-ins.

Editorial Review:

Get the most from your study time...and experience a realistic USMLE simulation! These new additions to the Rapid Review Series-highly rated in the First Aid rankings-make it easy for you to master all of the basic science material covered on the USMLET Step 1 Exam.

• Each title focuses on a particular basic science subject, providing an at-a-glance, outline-format review of all the information you need to know.
  
• A user-friendly 2-color layout, Hi-Yield Margin Notes, and Key Points make studying easy.
  
• 100 high-quality USMLE-style review questions inside each book allow you to practice for the USMLE, and include a full rationale that lets you know why every possible answer is right or wrong.
  
• Another 250 USMLE-style questions for each title are available at www.studentconsult.com-mirroring the look and feel of the actual exam, and providing detailed feedback on which areas you may need to study more.

Respiratory Physiology: The Essentials (Point (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins))

John B West

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Total reviews: 14 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

No answer explanations! 2 out of 5 stars.
2 of 2 people found this review helpful.

I am really distracted by this - I have the current (eighth) edition and it says on the back and on the description here that the end of chapter questions have full explanations for all answer choices, which I value. Yet the appendix at the back is just an answer key with no explanations at all, just letters. This is really distracting to me, I keep thinking they must be somewhere! But it's not that big of a book. They totally aren't there, they aren't anywhere - it makes me not trust anything this book says, if they're going to screw that up so blatantly.

Too complex 2 out of 5 stars.
1 of 4 people found this review helpful.

I got this book free from a friend. This book was too complex for me in med school and is still too complex for me as an intern interested in Pulm Medicine. Stick with your school's curriculum to understand the concepts as best you can, like I did. I read reviews for another book entitled Respiratory Physiology: A Clinical Approach (Integrated Physiology) by a different author. I was so impressed by 10 5-star ratings for this book, I decided to purchase it now to regain better insight into pulm physiology. I wish I came across this book while in school. I'm purchasing it today, will go through it this June, and write a thorough review for it. As for John West's book on pulm physiology, save your money.

Editorial Review:

Widely considered the "gold standard" textbook for respiratory physiology, this compact, concise, and easy-to-read text is now in its fully updated Eighth Edition. New student-friendly features include Key Points boxes at the end of each chapter and review questions and answers. A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text, plus animations that illustrate difficult physiologic concepts.

Mosby's Review for the NBDE, Part II (Mosby's Review for the Nbde: Part 2 (National Board Dental Examination))

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Total reviews: 3 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

Mosby's Review for the NBDE, Part II is the perfect study companion for dental students who have passed Part I of the National Dental Board Exam and are preparing for Part II. This complete exam review provides crucial, current information on each of the major disciplines covered in Part II of the NBDE, including Endodontics, Operative Dentistry, Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery & Pain Control, Oral Diagnosis, Orthodontics & Pediatric Dentistry, Patient Management, Periodontics, Pharmacology, and Prosthodontics. Material is presented in a concise, convenient outline format and arranged according to the specifications of the NBDE, utilizing detailed content points and supported by informative examples and illustrations.

• The point-by-point outline format conveys essential data and key points in a clean, streamlined fashion, eliminating the need to sift through thick, heavy paragraphs to find important facts.
• The exam-based progression of topics allows users to familiarize themselves with content in the same order in which they will encounter it on the exam, and to build conclusions based on previously presented material.
• Each section features 100 review questions that highlight important points of each topic and prepare students for both the exam content and testing procedures.
• An answer key with rationales illustrates logical approaches students should use in answering exam questions and reinforces principles addressed in each section.
• Tables and text boxes provide supplementary information and emphasize important data from the core text at a glance.
• Included Case Study CD-ROM presents detailed case scenarios that challenge students to apply the knowledge to real-world scenarios, just as they will be required to do on Part II of the exam.

The Medical School Interview: Secrets and a System for Success

Jeremiah Fleenor

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Total reviews: 19 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Great little book. 4 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

This seems like a great little book. It explain very strategic and practical ways to prepare (and practice) four your medical school interview. It also goes into the motivations of what the interviewers are really trying to find our throught the interview process.

I gave it a 4 because I think it would have been nice to have something on the MMI (Multiple Mini-Interview) format. Perhaps it's too new a format and isn't used enough (yet) to justify giving it time. But since there is a fair amount of research showing it to provide a better indicator than the traditional format, I would hope that someone would include it at some point.

Editorial Review:

The #1 factor for admission into medical school is the interview evaluation. "Current practices in admission interviews at U.S. medical schools." Academic Medicine 1991;66:408-12 This completely unique book will reveal the secrets of the admissions committee, what they are looking for and how to convince them that you will be the best medical student they have ever accepted. This information will benefit anyone facing a medical school interview, especially if you are a little unsure of your GPA or MCAT scores. You will learn a system that will prepare you for almost any question an interviewer throws at you. Learn how to fulfill your dream and succeed in the final and most important step of getting into medical school: the interview!

Anesthesia: A Comprehensive Review

Brian A. Hall, Robert C. Chantigian

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Total reviews: 9 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

The 3rd edition of this popular resource is an invaluable study tool for certification and recertification as well as a superb way to ensure mastery of all of the key knowledge in anesthesiology. Nearly 1,000 review questions cover everything from the basic sciences to general anesthesia and subspecialty considerations, with an emphasis on the most important and clinically relevant principles. All of the questions have been pre-tested on residents at the Mayo Clinic to ensure that they are comparable in difficulty and content to those encountered when taking the boards. For every question, readers will not only find the correct answer and an explanation, but also page references to major anesthesia texts-making it easy to find more information on any subject.

• Offers completely updated questions and references throughout-reflecting the latest discoveries and techniques in physics, biochemistry, and anesthesia equipment · the newest drugs and drug categories · and the most recent information on respiratory physiology and critical care; pediatric physiology and anesthesia; anatomy, regional anesthesia, and pain management; cardiovascular physiology and anesthesia; and more!
  
• Includes coverage of new pain management drugs such as Cox-2 inhibitors, gabapentin (Neurontin), tramadol, capsaicin, and additives to spinal anesthetics, plus new drugs used in cardiac anesthesia and critical care medicine, including fenoldopam, ibutilide, dopexamine, and dexmedetomidine.
  
• Presents entirely new questions regarding side effects and complications of regional anesthesia · recognition and treatment of dysthymias · anesthetic implications of non-anesthetic drugs · perioperative management of cerebral perfusion pressure, serum glucose concentration, temperature, corticosteroids, and intervenous fluids · outpatient anesthesia and treatment of nausea and vomiting · complications of anesthetic drugs · and many other essential topics.
  

BRS Cell Biology and Histology (Board Review Series)

Leslie P Gartner, James L Hiatt, Judy M Strum

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Total reviews: 10 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Good for class- too long for the Boards 4 out of 5 stars.
7 of 7 people found this review helpful.

If you are a starting MS1 this is a good book to use for class as it has alot of good detail condensed in an outline format. It comes with a CD that has been quite helpful. However, when it comes to the Boards is just too big of a book for a subject that is not high yield- think about it- this book is just as big as BRS Path. Do you really have that much time to read a low yield subject? No. So instead for Histo- I recommend using a smaller book to review for the boards: I recommed Road Maps: Histo as opposed to High Yield Histo.

Editorial Review:

This Fifth Edition continues the BRS tradition of an outline-format review for USMLE and course exams, with review questions at the end of each chapter and a comprehensive USMLE-format examination at the end of the book. Each chapter also features a high-yield section on clinical correlations. The book is concise and well illustrated, with line drawings and electron micrographs. This edition features updated content, additional electron micrographs, new conceptual line drawings, and review questions in current USMLE format. Additional multiple-choice questions, photomicrographs, and electron micrographs for further review will be available online at thePoint.

USMLE Step 2 Secrets

Adam Brochert

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Total reviews: 36 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

Written by Dr. Brochert, who scored in the 99th percentile in Steps 1 and 2 of the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE), this new addition to The Secrets Series® provides essential questions and answers covering topics that have appeared on recent Step II exams and will enable medical students to become more confident and do very well on their test.

Questions and answers cover such important areas as: taking a patient's history, knowing the cut-off values for treating common conditions, subspecialty areas of concern, common and life-threatening conditions, health maintenance issues

• Coverage of all specialty and subspecialty topics covered on Step 2
  
  
• All the most important "need-to-know" questions-and-answers in the proven format of the highly acclaimed Secrets Series®
  
  
• Concise answers that include the author's pearls, tips, memory aids, and "secrets"
  
  
• Bulleted lists, algorithms, and illustrations for quick review
  
  
• Thorough, highly detailed index
  
  
  
• Thought-provoking questions that provide succinct answers
  
• Presentation of a vast amount of information, but not overly simplistic

Grant's Dissector

Patrick W Tank

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Total reviews: 19 Average rating: 3.0 of 5

book's details helped me with lab and lecture 5 out of 5 stars.
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I don;t know why this book has low scoring reviews because each time I used it before going into lab, i learned SO much. I learned many practical tips that were presented in a more interesting way than my class outline or other books. I thought it was really helpful in understanding the material in general and in prep for the lab specifically.

Editorial Review:

Since 1940, when Dr. J.C. Boileau Grant created the first lab manual based on Grant's method of dissection, Grant's Dissector has clearly established its authority and preeminence as the "gold standard" of gross anatomy dissection manuals. In the last edition, the material was streamlined to focus on more accurate, specific and clear steps, based on market conditions and feedback. This edition continues to focus on the trend of reduced lab hours yet maintains the quality and reliability of Grant's original manual. Grant's Dissector, Fourteenth Edition features over 40 new figures to provide consistent appearance and include additional details, and is cross-referenced to the leading anatomy atlases, including Grant's, Netter's, Rohen, and Clemente.