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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 616.07076 EAN: 9780683302653 Edition: Second ISBN: 0683302655 Label: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Manufacturer: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 470 Publication Date: December 15, 2001 Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Studio: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins |
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  - Wish i read more in details..I just took Step 1 and this book covered almost all of the path questions. This is a great book combined with USMLE World. You definitely need to know the actions of certain oncologic genes, and Cell Cycle genes in detail, and this book covered it all. I regret not reading it thoroughly. I mostly focused on my weak areas because I was running out of time. Definitely a must read cover to cover for step 1. Rating: - A powerful tool when used correctly!Nobody is arguing about which book is more complete between Rapid review and BRS Path. Obviously Rapid review is the more complete book which also has the benefit of integration. But Rapid review and BRS are different weapons for different situations. If you have 5-6 days to study Pathology (especially if its just Pathology shelf NBME) then BRS is then gun you use because that many days is not enough for Rapid review unless you have already been through it a couple times. If you have 1.5-2+ weeks to study, then go for rapid review but keep up your speed because it does take very long. Again the issue is not 1 is better than the other, the issue is, how much time do you have? Choose accordingly. In terms of the actual book it is quite good. It does skip certain details but overall it has a good portion of the core of pathology. Also don't let the small size and short number of pages fool you. This book is quite dense. There is a lot of information on almost every page! So make sure you go through it at a good pace. Overall I recommend this book as a part of your arsenal. It is is especially useful for smaller exams (Path shelf, NBME Comp) but then when the USMLE roles around, you must pull out the big gun (Rapid review) as long as you have the time. Rating:  - alright for course reviewThis is a nice, short review for the shelf test. Goljan is just too long and I wouldn't use it for the boards. Rating: - The Short ListThe debate continues, Goljan or BRS? Lets cut to the chase about where this book falls short. It's content isn't nearly as comprehensive as Goljan; I mean that it doesn't even hold a flame to the great Goljan. However, that's no reason not to use it. I would have to agree that its reading format is much more digestable the rapid review. It also has questions at the end of each chapter that are excellent for reviewing the material. All of its material and key points that are mentioned are very high yield for step one, and it is adequate material for do well on USMLE step 1 (230's). In fact, if you are pressed for time and need a good source, I would be more inclined to choose this book than rapid review. You can go through this book in 3-4 days, but plan on taking a week or more on Goljan. Also, if you haven't had the chance to go through any review material before doing step 1 prep it is much easier to get through this book for the first time than it is to go through Goljan. In summary, if you only have 3-5 days to study path, choose this book. It is faster and more digestable than rapid review. Rating: - BRS PathologyThis book is good but you may not want or need to get it if you already have Goljan's Pathology since it covers similar information. I'm a big reader though, which is why I bought it. Questions at the end are good review questions, but probably not indicative of USMLE Step1 questions since they were pretty straight forward. |
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