Cummings Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery Review [Paperback]

Charles Cummings (Author), Bruce Haughey (Author), Regan Thomas (Author), Lee Harker (Author), Thomas Robbins (Author), David Schuller (Author), Paul Flint (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 15, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0323030068 | ISBN-13: 978-0323030069 | Edition: 2

More than 1,500 multiple-choice questions challenge readers' mastery of all of today's essential knowledge in otolaryngology. Every bit as authoritative and state-of-the-art as the four-volume master¬work on which it is based-Cummings Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 4th Edition-this Review is an outstanding study tool for certification or recertification, as well as an effective way for practitioners to ensure that their know-how is absolutely up to date.

• Offers more than 1,500 multiple-choice review questions-hundreds of them completely new-that provide a realistic approximation of the format, content, and difficulty posed by specialty exams.
  
• Presents answers at the back of the book, with rationales, so readers can check which of their responses are correct and which are incorrect.
  
• Follows the same chapter organization as Cummings Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery,
  4th Edition, so it's easy to find in-depth coverage of any topic in each chapter.
  
• Features content that is just as well-rounded, current, and relevant to contemporary practice as the material in the Cummings four-volume set.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery sets a standard for otolaryngologic textbooks...it should be in every otolaryngologist's library -- review of 2/e in Head & Neck --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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1500 multiple-choice review questions test your

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Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Mosby; 2 edition (February 15, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0323030068
• ISBN-13: 978-0323030069
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,748,725 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good if you like this style, but avoid the eBook, June 8, 2007

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Christoph D. Lansford "Chris Lansford" (Champaign-Urbana, Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cummings Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery (4-Volume Set) (Hardcover)

The Cummings text is less readable than the Bailey version. Cummings has more detail of the results of studies and Bailey has broader brush strokes. I think this comes down to preference.

I am very disappointed, however, in the poor functionality of the electronic version of the Cummings book. About half of the time that I log on, the eBook doesn't work. I have contacted customer service multiple times and each time they say they're working on it. Eventually I got fed up and asked them if it would be reasonable to have either a refund for the eBook or to have a credit, they gave me the following response. (Buyer beware!)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars sometimes better, sometimes worse, September 9, 2005

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Waleed F. Ezzat (Egypt, Cairo, Ain-Shams University) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cummings Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery e-dition: Text with Continually Updated Online Reference, 4e (Hardcover)

I am one of the few people in my dept that buy each and every edition of this book, but it seems that I can't throw away the older ones, in may subjects it seems to be getting better, specially when you are talking about genes or dealing with cancer, but in other areas it is getting worse, like dealing with vocal fold paralysis or sleep apnoea.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Would not recommend, February 12, 2007

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M. Benoit (Fairport, NY 14450) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cummings Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery Review (Paperback)

Although the back cover and the online advertising information claim that all chapters have fully explained answers, nearly 50% of questions have multiple-choice answers with no explanations. One chapter actually says "no answers provided". The questions and answers are poorly edited. There are some board-relevant questions in this book, but overall I would not recommend it.