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Friday, November 13, 2009
NMS Review for USMLE Step 2 CK
Posted by Piscean on Friday, November 13, 2009
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NMS Review for USMLE Step 2 CK (National Medical Series for Independent Study)
By Kenneth Ibsen, Nandan Bhatt
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Number Of Pages: 654
Publication Date: 2006-04-01
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0781765226
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780781765220
Product Description:
Throughout the past decade, NMS Review for USMLE Step 2 has served as an important adjunct for students preparing to take the USMLE Step 2 examination. This updated third edition targets the needs of medical students taking the CK (clinical knowledge) component of the Step 2 exam, making this text a necessary and useful tool. NMS Review forUSMLE Step 2 CK continues the traditions of relevance and excellence established by the previous editions. This book will help students review all major content areas covered on the exam, become acquainted with the current exam format, and determine clinical areas where further study may be needed.
Kaplan Medical USMLE Flashcards: The 200 Diagnostic Tests
Posted by Piscean on Friday, November 13, 2009
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Kaplan Medical USMLE Flashcards: The 200 Diagnostic Tests You Need to Know for t: For Steps 2 & 3
By Conrad Fischer
Publisher: Kaplan Publishing
Number Of Pages: 404
Publication Date: 2007-03-20
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 1419594532
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9781419594533
This powerful study tool includes:
4-color flashcards in laminated 5 x 7 format
Pictures or vignettes with questions on one side, with answers on the back
Crucial information for making correct diagnoses
The most frequently seen diagnoses that appear on the USMLE Steps 2 and 3 exams
Additional Online Author Podcast
Blueprints in Neurology
Posted by Piscean on Friday, November 13, 2009
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Blueprints in Neurology
By Frank Drislane, Juan A. Acosta, Michael Benatar, Bernard Chang
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: 2002-06-15
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0632045396
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780632045396
Product Description:
From the series you know and trust comes Blueprints in Neurology! At last the perfect complement to your core subject areas, this text gives you the high-yield facts you need and the same carefully organized format that you recognize. When used in conjunction with the other titles in the Blueprints series, you’ll receive a complete review for the USMLE Step 2&3 Exams.
Blueprints in Neurology gives you complete coverage of the most important and common topics in neurology. Contains the information needed for your Neurology clinical rotation.
· Features a chapter fully dedicated to the Neurologic Exam!
· Written by neurology residents who understand your needs
· The 48 figures, 64 tables, and key points make understanding difficult concepts easier
Study with the series that works as hard as you do!
Summary: Blueprints in Neurology
Rating: 4
As like most titles in the Blueprints series, Blueprints in Neurology is a quick, easy read. A lot of information can be covered in a short period of time; good for cramming the last week or two before an exam. However, it is incomplete and covers certain subject areas sparsely. May want to supplement with another source.
Summary: Good book..
Rating: 4
This is a good book that will help you do well on the Neuro Shelf/Mini-Board exam for 3rd or 4th year rotations. It is also helpful for Step II, with strong sections on stroke, epilepsy, autoimmune disorders, and headache. It’s not something to be read in one day, but it can be done by the time the rotation ends. With this info in hand, you should do well.
Lange Q A: Surgery 5th Edition
Posted by Piscean on Friday, November 13, 2009
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Lange Q&A: Surgery (Lange’s Q & A: Surgery)
By C. Gene Cayten, Max Goldberg, Nanakram Agrawal
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical
Number Of Pages: 416
Publication Date: 2007-05-21
ISBN-10 / ASIN: 0071475664
ISBN-13 / EAN: 9780071475662
Binding: Paperback
With 1000 USMLE-format surgery questions and answers, each with thorough explanations, and a bonus practice test, this resource provides an unmatched review of surgery. Students will find everything they need to ace the USMLE Step 2 and the surgery shelf exam.
Summary: Look elsewhere
Rating: 1
lots of errors/poor editing in this "thoroughly updated and reviewed" 5th edition. even worse are the poor (and very brief) explanations that don’t make sense and don’t even address the questions. the cover touts "rationales for correct and incorrect answers", but this simply isn’t true. just flip to the answers and you’ll see that each explanation is incredibly short compared to other books and most of the answer choices are not mentioned.
i had a hard time figuring out which question resource to use during my surgery clerkship. both this book and pretest got mediocre/poor reviews, and there aren’t any other dedicated surgery question books out there that i know of. i ended up using the 100 surgery q’s from the kaplan qbook for step 2ck and the 200 surgery q’s from blueprints q a for step 2. so far, i think the blueprints questions are the most educational.
Summary: Excellent question book
Rating: 5
I only used this and Lange Case files for my surgery shelf and got an advanced. I’m a crummy multiple choice test taker so I figure if I could use this book and get that score, most anyone could.
I still have to say that the best way to do well on the surgery shelf is to know your Internal medicine (i.e. do Lange Q&A for medicine). I even had a question on the surgery shelf that was exactly the same as one on my medicine shelf. But if you want a text that helps you understand surgery and questions you’ll probably be pimped on this is the book.
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