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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 616.0076 EAN: 9780683181050 Edition: 3nd ISBN: 068318105X Label: Williams & Wilkins Manufacturer: Williams & Wilkins Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 752 Publication Date: January 15, 1997 Publisher: Williams & Wilkins Studio: Williams & Wilkins
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  - Need to know how to use this bookThis book, like many other books that apparently provide "too much information " should be used with wisdom. First of all the reader must know what exam he is studying or preparing for. For example, for a Step 2 exam you will naturally discard certain types of overly detailed information and try to focus on what is given in the book that could help you identify in a clinical case.At least at this book the reader can discard information, the big problem is when you buy a book that you look for information and you don't find it and you are left short in info and that will hurt your performance in any exam.What I see frequently are books in which after you finish reading a topic you really feel that it is so short and summarized that you are not confident that it is enough and this is a bad feeling. I would NOT advise reading everything from the chapters because would take too long and you'd spend energy on low yield info for a step 2 exam.Plus , after each chapter there is some STUDY QUESTIONS that simply reinforce basic info. A suggestion, if you are wanting to save time(what makes sense), go straight to these Study Question if you get them right , you just know the material, if not,please be humble, go back and read the text, that is how one learns,reading and reasoning through a topic. At this point of your student's life,you should know how to screen info based on your needs.You can read ALL section of this book concentrating yourself on the CORE INFO, like Clinical signs,Pathophysiology, Complication, Medical treatment and skip OVERLY DETAILED INFO.Like I said in the title: YOU NEED TO KNOW HOW TO USE A BOOK FOR YOUR PURPOSE. Rating:  - Too much information, no prioritizationAs any medical student who is gettting their tuition's worth knows, half of the battle (if not most of it) is knowing what the best first-step is in approaching a patient's problem. This NMS book provides list after list of information about just about every topic in internal medicine, but does little to clarify what information is most appropriate. For example, in approaching a patient with an apparent GI ulcer, the book lists out all the diagnostic options without prioritizing them. Knowing what the best first-step is (or best next-step, as the case may be) is the key to providing rationale medical care - and to answering shelf exam questions. This book provides way too much info without much guidance as to how to use it. Not good for medical students in need of experience-based guidance. The cardiology section is good, however, (each chapter has a different author) so consider borrowing a friend's copy to cover that chapter if possible. Rating:  - #1 Med TextI love this book. I used it in my second year for pathophys and used it again during third year. The book is very concise and easy to read. I went throught his book about a total of four times leading up to my exam and aced it. THe earlier you start using it, 2nd year, the better off you'll be. Rating:  - A book with a peculiar styleNMS Medicine is a book which has its own peculiar style that is a reflection of some of the other NMS books as well. The students have tried to master this book over the past few years because it is concise and has alot of MCQ's in the USMLE format.But now it has become very much evident that the book is not very helpful for USMLE because of unnecessary emphasis on low yield subjects and missing out on some of the high yeild material ,moreover many students find it very difficult to memorize the material presented in the book because of the one two three format which breaks the continuity of the text. Rating: - Excellent for cardilogy reveiwIf you want to do well in USMLE step 2/step3 the cardiology section of this book is your best bet,as it x-rays the very silient points you need to answer the exam test. This book is excellent overall, but may be boring to go through. Read the cardiology section and you will love yourself for taking this advise and buying the book. |
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