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Summary: Helpfull for FMG!!
Review: Excelent source of updated information, specialy in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. I liked the well-organized, system-based content of this book, but it's a little wordy and I've found several mistakes. Even though, I would recomend it to any Foreing Medical Graduate prepearing for the STEP 1. ( I scored high with this one and First Aid )
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Summary: excellent book-comprehensive summary
Review: good comprehensive book - good supplement to use in addition to other texts.
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Summary: great overall summary
Review: great book! it has the right amount of info for studying during the last few weeks.
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Summary: good for a comprehensive review
Review: I found this book extremely frustrating to use. I found an average 1 mistake per page, causing me to question every word written. As examples, according to this book, Vitamin D is 25 hydroxylated in the kidney (should be liver), alzheimer's has equal prevalence in males and females (F=2M), classical C5 convertase is C4b2b3b (should be C4b2a3b), Myesthenia Gravis is a result of desensitization block of Ach receptors by autoreactive antibodies (antibodies do not act at the ligand binding site, but serve to cross link receptors --> increased internalization), and this is just to name a few.
I recommend choosing another book for your studies.
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Summary: Cracking the Boards USMLE Step 1
Review: I found this book extremely frustrating to use. I found an average 1 mistake per page, causing me to question every word written. As examples, according to this book, Vitamin D is 25 hydroxylated in the kidney (should be liver), alzheimer's has equal prevalence in males and females (F=2M), classical C5 convertase is C4b2b3b (should be C4b2a3b), Myesthenia Gravis is a result of desensitization block of Ach receptors by autoreactive antibodies (antibodies do not act at the ligand binding site, but serve to cross link receptors --> increased internalization), and this is just to name a few.
I recommend choosing another book for your studies.
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Summary: An excellent children's book!
Review: I have read this book cover to cover. This book is for little children who want to learn about medicine. If you have little kids, get them this book as a head start. They will become great doctors after reading it. You-won't! This book is not even close to a reality! How can they even publish this book! Please, if you have little children that are in kindergarten, and they would like to learn about medicine, please buy them this book. But please don't read this book for yourself for the Boards! This book won't even tell you the most common things that occur commonly! This book doesn't even have all syndromes and diseases that are definitely gonna be asked on the Boards! This book says nothing about Takaysu's arteritis, Temporal (Giant cell) Arteritis. This book won't even mention cytoplasmic antinuclear antibodies (c-ANCA)that are present in Wegener's granulomatosis! This book won't even mention ANA Ab against double stranded DNA in SLE for God's sake! How can they even publish this book? This book doesn't have a half what you need to know! This book is for little children who would like to learn very very basic things about little things in medicine. This is an excellent book to put a baby to sleep. I do have to agree that the CD-ROM, that comes with the book has a few good vignettes and questions that might be helpful to you, but please don't read this children's book.
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Summary: LESS IS MORE
Review: If you ever study for the USMLE and you want to have a single book to give you the confidence that you are covering the basics, pick this one. I recommend it as a starter. There are many tables and high-yield diagrams. If you want to have the "synoptic" and "big picture" companion to the selected high yield topics in First Aid to the USMLE, then do pick this one. Big printed text and relaxed style makes reading a breeze. A confidence builder. Admittedly, not exhaustive but remember the maxim: Less is more.
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Summary: LESS IS MORE
Review: If you ever study for the USMLE and you want to have a single book to give you the confidence that you are covering the basics, pick this one. I recommend it as a starter. There are many tables and high-yield diagrams. If you want to have the "synoptic" and "big picture" companion to the selected high yield topics in First Aid to the USMLE, then do pick this one. Big printed text and relaxed style makes reading a breeze. A confidence builder. Admittedly, not exhaustive but remember the maxim: Less is more.
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Summary: About as much depth as a newspaper headline.
Review: It is clear that this book is not meant for those taking the boards exam seriously. Even if you had full access to this book during the exam, you would likely not fare well as it simply does not cover the material to the level that a medschool student truly needs to pass the boards exam. This is like Alice in Wonderland meets the boards, only this time you are Mr. Rabbit.
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Summary: good for a comprehensive review
Review: not as thorough as a textbook, but has just what's needed to pass the boards. (i did!) would use with standard textbooks for reference.
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