USMLE books


	First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2009: A Student to Student Guide (First Aid Series) by: Tao Le, Vikas Bhushan publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical, published: 2008-12-11 ISBN: 0071548963 sales rank: 628 Product Description Trust the world's #1 selling medical review book to help you excel on 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 -- used by more than half-a-million students. 1100+ must-know facts and mnemonics organized by organ systems and general principles Hundreds of high-yield clinical images you need to know before the exam -- including 24 pages of full-color photos Rapid review section for last minute cramming Ratings of 300+ top products based on the authors' annual survey of US Medical students Updated test-taking advice from USMLE veterans Strategies that maximize your study time and deliver real results Review For what it is, this is a great resource. It contains a ton of mnemonics and quick reference facts and tidbits that help hone your knowledge of various subjects. It is useful as a first place to look to nail down a few high yield facts about a whole host of topics. It is also very useful as a resource to help you decide if you're going into too much detail about any one subject. It is also very useful as a place to look to refresh your memory and review some facts once you've already studied from other resources. Also, the section at the back of the book about which other resources are good for review is extremely valuable. It can help you refrain from spending unnecessarily on multiple books that are less useful. This book however is terrible at doing things it is not. It is not a reference source. It doesn't contain very much information about a number of specifics. It is quite poorly cross-referenced, with a number of important topics included sporadically throughout the book and neglected entirely in the index. It contains practically no explanation of anything, mostly a summation of a few helpful facts to distinguish one disease from another. If there is a subject or disease or process you want to understand better, this is not a good place to start since there is a dearth of explanation. However, it is a good place to end after you've already looked things up elsewhere. This book is not fashioned to help you gain a strong overall understanding of any subject but rather to help you solidify your knowledge of the most high yield facts about a number of subjects. Bottom line, this book is worth having. It is a good supplement to studying with a question bank, since you can make notes for yourself in the margins (there is plenty of space throughout the book for notes here and there). It's also helpful as you study to reinforce the most important and high yield facts you'll need to remember for Step 1. Happy studying! And good luck. This book is to show you what you have to learn to ace step 1, it is not a study book , it is a guide to know what to study. If you graduated years ago and do not remember a word of physiology for example, don't try to learn anything from this book. You will fail. Buy a physiology review book written for USMLE step 1. Because USMLE step 1 will not ask you memorized words and mnemonics. I took the exam 3 weeks ago and passed it. It was hard and out of approx. 350 questions there was not even one classical question testing my knowledge on microbiology, pharmocology or neurology. You have to be very well equipped to answer the questions, to be successful and know everything in detail. Step 1 first aid can not do that for you.It only outlines what you have to know. First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 is an essential component of your Step 1 armamentarium. It's really surprising how much high-yield information has been accumulated and updated in this text over the years. This text is essential even for those at top-ranked US medical institutions, particularly because of the heavy clinical emphasis in the first 2-year curricula. For better or worse, the USMLE tests topics that may not always seem critical to daily practice (indeed, many are not). There is some justification in testing rare diseases when the pathophysiology of the condition highlights important concepts in the basic sciences. That said, there is much that one must simply memorize, and it is thus to this First Aid resource that one must turn. Errata are available on the First Aid Team's website, http://firstaidteam.com/ Medical Student II David Geffen School of Medicine University of California Los Angeles
	First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CK (First Aid USMLE) by: Tao Le, Vikas Bhushan, Julia Skapik publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical, published: 2007-06-01 ISBN: 0071487956 sales rank: 2816 Product Description 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. Review Some of the other reviews seems to be old... this is for the 6th edition. I'm lucky enough to go to a med school that lets me take Step 2 all the way until the end of March. So of course I find myself cramming my review into two weeks at the end of March. I agree with some of the other reviews... this book is not as concise and right on the money as FA for Step I, but I think that would be really hard to achieve given the broad scope of this test. I think having some extraneous info (as some other reviewers suggested) is actually a good thing, b/c it's been a while since I studied some of these diseases. When there isn't ENOUGH information, I think you lose more time going to a supplemental resource to refresh your memory. It's easier for me to have a more complete review book in which I can ignore the facts I already know. All in all, I found it to be a text that was high yield AND easy to read quickly. I like the bullet point format and the "bold-ing" of high yield facts. I think the most important quality of this text is that there is a great FORMAT for the information. It's systematic (Most diseases have the same 4 sections on background info, history/PE, diagnosis, and treatment). I love the charts b/c it's a great way to synthesize information (just recreate the charts for yourself on scratch paper, and you're already absorbing the info straight into your brain). I also picked up "Step 2 Secrets", which I think is a really nice text, but for some reason I just couldn't read it as quickly. I'm having a lot more success blasting through First Aid really quickly and THEN going to the same subject in Step 2 Secrets. Probably it just boils down to what format of information you enjoy. If you like your textbooks to use a consistent format for each disease process, not just to skip around to different pearls and highlights, this may be a good bet. I'm pretty sure it would be a good resource as well for someone who isn't cramming all their review into two weeks - one strategy would be to read this text quickly and then do lots of practice questions or read another supplemental review book! First let me say I've sat and passed the AMC MCQ exam. It was a very tough and not to mention a very expensive exam. I've also sat and passed the USMLE 1&2 and the MRCP(UK) part 1 exam. Sorry if I sounded conceited (it was only intended to emphasize the reliability of my review). There is very limited review resources for the AMC MCQ and the recommended review material by the AMC is the AMCQ (annotated multiple choice questions) which barely helped me. I read the USMLE 2 Mock exam by Brochert & the 1st Aid USMLE Step 2CK instead. These 2 review books are really good. Brochert's Mock exam helped me with the classic clinical scenarios and I find it fun (I think that's the appropriate word) to read. The 1st Aid Step 2 reinforced my clinical knowledge and added a great deal of high-yield facts. I would also highly recommend the Pocket Medicine by Sabatine, Deja review step 2 and Pretest Emergency Medicine. The other books I read which I personally don't recommend are: Boards and Wards by Ayala, Pretest Physical Diagnosis, Surgical Recall, High-Yield Neuroanatomy. 'Hope this review helps. Good luck! I thought it helps out to sort through all the material, will not recomend this is your only book.
	First Aid for the® USMLE Step 2 CS: Clinical Skills Exam (First Aid USMLE) by: Tao Le, Vikas Bhushan publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical, published: 2006-07-13 ISBN: 0071470581 sales rank: 2132 Product Description A STUDENT TO STUDENT GUIDE The top-selling CS review book written by students and IMGs who recently passed 100+ high-yield minicases by chief complaint 30 complete cases simulate the exam experience Contains new Patient Encounters, including telephone interviews Perfect for group or solo study YOUR COMPLETE CS SURVIVAL GUIDE FROM THE AUTHORS OF FIRST AID FOR THE USMLE STEP 1 INSIDER ADVICE FOR STEP 2 CS SUCCESS New miniguide shows US students and IMGs how best to use this book Revised by test veterans to reflect the 2005--2006 exam experience Each complete case features standardized patient checklists and a recommended clinical approach Minicases represent the major chief complaints and diagnoses seen on the Step 2 CS Proven strategies for the patient encounter and patient note High-yield, must-know facts on patient diagnosis and workup Review Good stuff. All you need for step 2 CS and Comlex level 2 PE. I am an IMG and I would highly recommend this book at least to all other IMGs studying for this exam. In my case, it was all I needed to pass the test. Just memorize everything in the book, it reflected my exam great deal. Good luck! The item arrived in a timely manner and I was thankful for that, had a few pencil markings as mentioned in the description.
	Kaplan Medical USMLE Master the Boards Step 3 (Kaplan USMLE) by: Conrad Fischer, Sonia Reichert publisher: Kaplan Publishing, published: 2009-02-03 ISBN: 1427798338 sales rank: 1971 Product Description Kaplan?s Step 3 book, with vibrant full-color medical illustrations, will be the first book that covers the content of the exam in a logical and methodical fashion, emphasizing the following for several categories of residency: a logical step-by-step approach to managementan assessment of severity, prognosis, and next course of action for specific conditionshow to prioritize while managing, especially in emergency or acute casesan outline of signs/symptoms and diagnostic or lab tests that signify the need for change in management approachesan outlined follow-up schedule and necessary monitoring approach for specific patient circumstances This book will also review how to approach Clinical Case Scenarios, which make up 20% of a students' final score. The USMLE Step 3 exam evaluates a resident's ability to practice unsupervised medicine. It is a 2 day exam. Day 1 features 336 multiple-choice questions; day 2 features 144 multiple-choice questions and 9 Clinical Case Scenarios. Review* I have gone through pretty much all of the step 3 review books in the market including FA, Crush step 3, the nail the board, Board and ward, and Strong Medicine. I also have read the Kaplan Q book step 3 This volume surpass all of the above in terms of the quality of content, amount of fine detail, board relevancy, and the author's unique insights into the material as a good teacher himself. He tend to shed a lot of good insight into the board questions. I had met him once in person when I was a medical student at the FHMC in Queens, NY. But this book is not perfect (There is no such thing as a perfect board review book, we all know it). I wish there are more complete index, which is pretty bad and too brief. It takes some time to find a topic with "rushed out" kind of index. Other than the index, it is an excellent volume and very reasonable price. I would not recommend it as a sole review source though. Step 3 seem to ask the understanding of the concepts and application of the further managements contrast to the step 2 which is more of recognition of the key words and classic signs. I never recommend Strong Medicine, which is consistent of skeletal bullet list of the information without no actual bread and butter for each disease presentation. This book fails to demonstrate the competency and confidence of the material presented with a fair amount of wrong information as well. FA is also not recommended since its missing out too many topics and is also very boring to read with little insights. Board and Ward is not recommended as well since its too basic to tackle the step 3 questions, which tend to ask much more in dept understanding than mere factual information. I just bought this book recently and have been studying with it for the Step 3 exam. If you're looking for something that basically sums up the Kaplan material into one book, you might like this. I doubt it would be the only thing you need to score well but it definitely helps out. Certain chapters dont have as much material as you'd hope but the Ob/Gyn chapters in my opinion are pretty good. However, it is not got for the C.C.S portion of the exam. I havn't found a book that can be used for that portion of the exam as of yet. Combine this book with First Aid for the Step 3 and a few months of UsmleWorld, it should help out. This book is a masterpiece from the greatest teacher of all times. Dr. Conrad Fischer has brought in all his experience in this book. However, I did find some typos in the book, but these minor errors do not bring down the value for the information in the book. I am reading it for my Step 2 Ck, and have found it immensly helpful, as most of the information in the book is as is found in the questions that I am solving. It has well formatted notes, which are attractive to read, and helps in reading at a faster pace. I would highly recommend this book for all USMLE Step 2 CK and Step 3 exam takers. One who commits the mistake of not reading this book, will definitely miss an opportunity to cash on the immense experience and knowledge of Dr Fischer. Dr. Fischer thanks for this one!!!
	First Aid Cases for the USMLE Step 1: Second Edition (First Aid USMLE) by: Tao Le publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical, published: 2009-01-23 ISBN: 007160135X sales rank: 22394 Product Description The essential case companion to First Aid for the® USMLE Step 1 First Aid? Cases for the USMLE Step 1 features 400 well-illustrated cases to help you relate basic science concepts to clinical situations. Each case includes drawings or clinical images with Q&As that reinforce key concepts. The content is keyed to First Aid for the® USMLE Step 1 to help you create the ultimate study package. Review this is a nice tool to supplement first aid in your step 1 prep. read the case and cover up the answers as you go through each question it asks. great way to expand your thought process when it comes to vignettes, if that makes sense cases are good, presentation of Q and A is also good..all in all, i like this book for my step 1 prep. I bought this book after I read all 8 UCV (Undeground Clinical Vignettes) from the same authors. I was able to compare them. Obviously it has fewer cases, most of them are identical. FA team rushed this book in production and as a result there are lots of mistakes and really inconvinient layout. My only recommendation is to buy a cheaper previous edition of UCV books (ISBN 0632045590).
	First Aid Q&A for the USMLE Step 1, Second Edition (First Aid USMLE) by: Tao Le, Seth Bechis publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical, published: 2009-01-23 ISBN: 0071597948 sales rank: 10763 Product Description The essential Q&A companion book to First Aid for the® USMLE Step 1 First Aid? Q&A for the USMLE Step 1 features 1,000 board-style questions and answers, along with explanations for both correct and incorrect answers. The content is keyed to First Aid for the® USMLE Step 1, allowing you to study high-yield facts and Q&As simultaneously. All questions have been reviewed by students who just aced the exam. Review The bottom line with this book is that it contains one block of 50 questions per organ system. So if you are doing an organ systme approach to studying for the Board then this could be helpful. However, if you are studying in a subject based format, this would be a completely waste of your money. Furthemore the questions in this book are selected from the First Aid Rx question bank, which means why buy the book if the 1 month subscription for the question bank is worth the same. besides the question bank has much better explanations than the book- as they correlate with the current version of the First Aid Step i book. The questions are well-written and thought provoking, but there are so many errors in the answers & explanations that I had to stop using it for my step 1 preparations-- I was simply spending too much time double checking answers that turned out to be incorrect. while there is no substitute for usmleworld, i used this book earlier in my med school career. i thought they were more challenging than the kaplan book.
	kaplan Medical USMLE Pharmacology and Treatment Flashcards: The 200 Questions You're Most Likely to See on the Exam For Steps 1, 2 & 3 by: Conrad Fischer publisher: Kaplan Publishing, published: 2008-04-01 ISBN: 1427797064 sales rank: 7142 Product Description This powerful study tool includes:? Color flashcards in laminated 7 x 5 format? Cards indexed and categorized by medical field, with full-color labeling? Questions on one side, with answers on the back? Treatments (what you should prescribe for your patient) you are most likely to see on the USMLE Step 1, 2, and 3 exam? An online podcast with additional test-taking tips from test expert Conrad Fischer Review I had a number of questions on step 1 that I wouldn't have gotten correct if I hadn't used these cards. It doesn't seem like it, but there is a lot of information in the cards. I plan on using these cards to review for my other board exams. I used the other pharm cards to study but ended up primarily sticking to this set. Okay, I got these because I really am weak on pharmacology for step one. They are chock full of information (more then you need) but they explain that on the insert and how to use them if studying for step 1, 2, or whatever. There were a few typos which I was not pleased with but they weren't so bad that I didn't know what the actual drugs name was. Also, I wish the cards were made of sturdier material as they were a bit to thin for my liking and bent easily. I haven't gotten any other flash cards to compare them to but overall I would recommend them. They did the job and I think they'll be still be useful next year for when I take Step 2.
	First Aid for the USMLE Step 3, Second Edition (First Aid USMLE) by: Tao Le, Vikas Bhushan, veronique publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical, published: 2007-11-07 ISBN: 0071487964 sales rank: 7481 Product Description Let the authors of First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 show you how to ace the USMLE Step 3 with this proven survival guide. Written by residents who passed the boards and reviewed by top faculty, First Aid for the USMLE Step 3 delivers the content and practical advice you need to pass the USMLE Step 3. Turn to this trusted guide for: High-yield information, mnemonics, and visual aids 100 mini-cases let you practice for the CCS Tips on how to register and achieve a top score 50 pages of NEW content, thousands of high-yield facts, and more clinical images Review My wife is a plastics intern who purchased this book. She used this to study and felt good about the exam after taking it so I would recommend it. Book was in great condition as stated by seller. Excellent book for study aid. Basically, it is very skeletal review with too little detail and too many missing topics. It does overall good job to address some (yes, only some of the vast amount of step 3 facts) of the high yields topics though. The cardiology section is unacceptably brief and missing out too many facts such as the management of the major valvular disease, which is critical on step 3! So if you go over the online Q banks, especially usmleworld qs (very picky and detailed oriented questions) you would keep searching for the better explanations, which are completely missing out on this book. Of course, I am referring to a review book, not a major text book. But even a review book, it must be reasonably detailed with sufficient coverage of the related topics. This book would have been much better if the authors would add more details and add more diseases such as Rocky mountain spotted fever, Hyper/hypothyroidism in pregnancy, Geriatrics, opthalmology, trauma medicine, and Pediatrics/Adolescents medicine of better coverage. It is simply too "lazy" book that hampers the hard earned good reputations for the FA step 1 and 2 in which I did use them extensively for the step 1 and 2.
	USMLE Step 2 Secrets by: Adam Brochert MD publisher: Hanley & Belfus, published: 2004-03-19 ISBN: 156053608X sales rank: 3610 Product Description 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(r) provides essential questions and answers covering topics that have appeared on recent Step II * 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(r) * 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 Review I got my book with in a week, almost new, it was a nice experiance. The format of the book involves several high yield questions or scenarios in each subject as opposed to a comprehensive review of each subject. Therefore, you should not use this book alone or even consider it a main source of information. It should be view as an adjunct source to a more comprehensive source such as "First Aid for the USMLE Step 2" or "Step Up to the USMLE Step 2." That being said, there are some nice features to this book. I did USMLEWORLD before reading this book and several of the questions I missed could have been answered had I read this book. It is very high yield and worth purchasing. However, I caution anyone who thinks this book is the Bible for Step 2 study or even if they think this book offers some "secrets". Most of the material in this book is fairly well known and obvious stuff but there are some useful tidbits in each chapter that is tested on that isn't obvious. Excellent book for step 2 review. It looks small, but it actually covers a large amount of material in a reader-friendly format. Well written and well-edited. I would strongly suggest anyone taking step2 to consider this book before purchasing boards/wards, first aid, crush, or step up.
	Kaplan Medical USMLE Examination Flashcards: The 200 "Most Likely Diagnosis" Questions You Will See on the Exam for Steps 2 & 3 by: Conrad Fischer publisher: Kaplan Publishing, published: 2008-10-07 ISBN: 1427797420 sales rank: 8263 Product Description To practice medicine in the United States, medical students are required to take and pass the 3-part United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE).When studying for this difficult test, U.S. students as well as foreign students hoping to practice in the United States will benefit from using USMLETM Examination Flashcards: The 200 Diagnosis Questions You Are Most Likely To See on the Exam. This boxed set of flashcards will help students answer the single most common question tested on Steps 2 and 3: What is the most likely diagnosis?Features:200 color flashcards in laminated 5 x 7 formatQuestions on one side, and answers on the back Review These are great! It's just enough information and it's presented in an easy to study/remember format. These saved me a ton of time. Seriously, just buy them. I thought this is such an excellent study tool especially in companion to Kaplan videos or Kaplan lecture notes. It covers the same tops in the Kaplan text books but it's extremely high yield. Even if you dont have Kaplan its excellent with a supplement book and a great way to review what you know after you just read a particular chapter. It asks you what would be the diagnosis if certain factors would change, and they keep changing one symptom to see what the new diagnosis is. Its a great way to differentiate diseases and be specific in your differentials.

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