Books on 'USMLE'
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by: Michael W. Lawlor MD PhD
publisher: Mosby, published: 2006-02-10
ISBN: 0323029639
sales rank: 1088464
Product Description
This new volume in the Rapid Review Series concisely summarizes all of the high-yield material covered on the USMLE Step 2 Exam. Ideal for quick-reference, it emphasizes presentation, diagnosis, and treatment, with the salient features of each disease summarized in less than one page. 100 USMLE-style questions with detailed rationales are included in the print book, and each book provides a unique pincode for on line access of an additional 250 questions, which are delivered on a platform with the look and feel of the actual USMLE Step 2 exam, with both practice and exam modes, and with detailed analysis of performance to evaluate strong/weak areas of study.Features concise, consistent overviews on scientific concepts and mechanisms of disease · history and physical exams · laboratory and diagnostic studies · formulating diagnoses · evaluating the severity of problems · and patient management.Supplies complete, detailed answers for every question along with detailed discussions of the correct and incorrect options.Includes 100 USMLE-style questions in print and an additional 250 questions through an on line testing platform that 1) mimics the actual board exam 2) allows both tutorial and timed-test modes and 3) provides feedback on which areas require further study.Reflects a comprehensive, up-to-date representation of the topics currently covered on the exam.Includes STUDENT CONSULT access to the full text, integration links, etc.Offers high-yield margin notes that identify need-to-know information at a glance.Provides a quick-reference table of common lab values.
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One of the problems I found when I started looking at Step 2 CK prep books is that there really aren't any that are comprehensive enough to be used as a stand-alone review. First Aid (FA) is considered to be a "Bible" by many people for Step 1, but the Step 2 CK FA book isn't nearly as good. I had liked the Goljan Rapid Review (RR) book for Step 1 a lot, so I got this one for Step 2. Here are the pros and cons: PROS Several of the RR chapters were really strong, including cards, heme/onc, neuro, peds, psych, renal (which he calls nephro) and ob/gyn. I felt like I understood cards concepts in particular that I had never quite gotten before. The neuro has a good review to help you localize lesions. He gave a trick for estimating respiratory acid/base compensation that I had never seen before, and I thought it was pretty good when I tried it. There are lots of charts and tables if you like that kind of thing, although they can be hard to read sometimes because the print is so small. I liked that each of the chapters has ten practice questions that you can do right after you read it to review. They're actually pretty good questions and help emphasize some of the points in the book. You can also go online and get access to another 350 questions, which I didn't do. CONS There is minimal derm, ophtho, musculoskeletal, stats, emergency, and preventive medicine, so you'll need another source for these. The one good thing about the EM chapter was the burn section. I don't know why he had so much detail about burns, but it was really helpful. There was not enough room for notes in the margins. I took a lot of notes from my question bank, and my writing was so small that I could have passed for a Parkinsons patient. For some reason, he separated out the onco and infectious diseases into their own chapters. I didn't like that the book was part organ system-based and part subject-based. It was kind of arbitrary what he put where, because some onco and ID topics were covered in the organ system chapter. After a while, I got to know where things were in the book, and this wasn't such a nuisance any more. Compared to FA: I actually didn't like FA very much, but the derm section was really good, and I'm glad I had it since RR didn't have much derm. I did really like the high yield facts section, which I read over the day before I took the test. It's in a question and answer format like Secrets. FA had a lot more room to take notes, which was good, because I got my copy from one of my friends who graduated last year, and it already had all of his notes in there. On the downside, if RR is too condensed, FA is too sprawling. There aren't enough tables, and it's hard to review the topics. It wasn't organized well for studying, at least not for me. It also has a separate ID chapter, which is annoying. The ophthalmology, preventive medicine and stats weren't very good in FA either, so it's not like it's just a RR thing. MS and EM were marginal. There's not enough detail in a lot of places. I had to use my Step 1 FA book to look things up for my Step 2 FA book sometimes. How retarded is that? Finally, I didn't think the resources review was all that helpful.
I HAD PASSED MY STEP 1 6 MONTH AGO WITH A CORE OF 96 AND NOW I AM PREPARING FOR 2 CK. I DECIDED TO BUY THIS BOOK FOR MY STUDY, BUT UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME THIS BOOK IS NOT SUFFICIENT, I DIDN'T FIND A LOT OF USEFUL INFORMATION AND SEEMED TO MY THAT I READ JUST ANOTHER BOOK FOR MY STEP 1 PREPARATION. I THINK THAT THERE WAS ONE BIG MISTAKE, MISTAKE IN THE AUTHOR. THIS BOOK MUST BE WRITTEN BY CLINICIA, NOT BY PATHOLOGIST. I COMPARED KAPLAN 2 CL LECTURE NOTES TO THIS BOOK, AND BELIEVE ME THEY ARE NOT COMPARABLE, CHOOSE KAPLAN. I BELIEVE IF YOU WILL USE ONLY THIS BOOK FOR PREPARATION- NO MATTER HOW MUCH TIME YOU WOULD STUDY- NO SUCCESS! DO NOT BUY IY
by: Vikas Bhushan, Neil Vasan Tao Le
publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical, published: 2009
by: Adam Brochert MD
publisher: Hanley & Belfus, published: 2002-08-02
ISBN: 1560535377
sales rank: 532472
Product Description
(Hanley & Belfus) Medical College of Georgia, Augusta. Compilation of 50 classic case studies and discussions to prepare for the USMLE Step 2 in internal medicine subspecialties. Contains high-quality halftone images to round out the clinical picture. Softcover.
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Great series covers several high-yield "vignettes" that appeared on my exam. Very happy I used this series before the test, as my USMLE exam was nearly all long vignettes in the same format as this book. Well written and very high yield!
Great vignettes, which were all over my step 2 exam. I got this series as a gift from my parents, otherwise I probably wouldn't have been exposed to it. In retrospect (and even as I was reading it), I realize that this series helped me more than any other source I used for step 2 review - and I used all the typical books (First Aid, NMS question book, Blueprints). I strongly recommend this series to all those preparing for Step 2.
by: Kaplan Medical
publisher: Kaplan Medical, published: 2001
sales rank: 1636515
Product Description
Lecture notes to accompany lectures to review for the USMLE
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by: Louise Hawley, Don J. Dunn, Mary Ruebush
publisher: Kaplan Medical, published: 2005
sales rank: 1290481
Product Description
499 pages. Lots of review questions with full explainations at the end of every chapter.
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publisher: Kaplan, published: 2008
sales rank: 251901
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by: John S Lazo, Bruce R Pitt, Joseph C Glorioso
publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, published: 1998-08-01
ISBN: 0683300954
sales rank: 2251854
Product Description
This interactive CD-ROM is the ideal resource to help students prepare for the USMLE Step 1. Based on the popular NMS review book, the CD-ROM covers all content areas on the exam and features over 1,000 USMLE-style questions and 4 prefigured tests. Students can choose the Tutorial Mode for a thorough, substantive, high-yield review; the Random Question Mode to take 25-, 50-, or 100-question tests; or the Testing Mode for a timed simulation of the actual exam. The program also enables students to instantly identify their weak subjects and create customized quizzes to strengthen these subject areas. Windows Compatible
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This CD may have had a lot of good practice questions, but I'll never know since I couldn't stand the format. Answers to the questions are provided, but they are long-winded and address a whole block of questions (not just the question you are working on). The display is too small to display all the choices, making it difficult to compare answers. If you're looking for a practice CD that simulates Step I conditions, this isn't it.
i LOVED STUYING FROM THE PROGRAM BETTER THAN ANY BOOK
by: M.S., Terra Holdeman M.D., Francis Ihejirika M.D.
publisher: Lulu.com, published: 2006-04-18
ISBN: 1411638824
sales rank: 1527542
Product Description
This book is intended for use by medical students and residents in preparation of taking the United States Medical Licensure Examinations.
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by: Theodore X. , Et Al O'Connell
publisher: J & S Publishing Co, published: 1999-01-29
ISBN: 1888308052
sales rank: 1095376
Product Description
This book is specially designed to prepare medical students to pass USMLE, Step two. It covers all of the major medical disciplines, describing the classic presentation of important diseases, and the management of patients with the particular disease. Chapters cover Pediatrics, Obstetrics, Gynecology, Internal Medicine, Cardiology, General Surgery, Radiology, Dermatology, Psychiatry, Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Statistics.
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This book provides an excellent, quick overview for review before the boards.... Let's face it, almost all of Step II is about classic presentations of disease, and that is EXACTLY what this book focuses on!
I can't believe these misguided, poor reviews. I used this book and one other to study for step 2. I scored a 238. I found classic presentations pertinent, comprehensive, and just right for a few quick days of study. I truly wish I'd had this book before starting my clinical years. Students hungry for useless detail would certainly be disappointed by the brevity of this text, but one must remember the intent of the authors, that is, to provide a precis of the "classic" or textbook presentations for all subspecialties - things the USMLE loves for step 2. And no, I didn't know any of the authors in med school, even though I am from California.
I laughed at all the five star reviews and then wondered how much each of those people were paid to say such things! I am even more suprised that this book made it to get published. Please do not even think about buying this, you will be sorely disappointed. My only regret is not having run across this page earlier--they don't tell you this while you're in the med school bookstore, they just want to sell something to you. Oh well, chalk it up to experience. I hope I was able to help some people out there avoid making this disastrous purchase.
by: Kaplan
publisher: Kaplan, published: 2005
sales rank: 1671567
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Total 855 books of 86 pages