First Aid for the® ABSITE (FIRST AID Specialty Boards) [Paperback]

Jennifer Lafemina (Author), R. Todd Lancaster (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0071545476 | ISBN-13: 978-0071545471 | Publication Date: October 13, 2008 | Edition: 1

The resident-to-resident insider's guide to ABSITE success

Written by residents from top surgery programs who aced the American Board of Surgery In-Training Exam, and edited by Tao Le, author of First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 and numerous other First Aid titles, First Aid for the ABSITE covers all the must-know basic science AND clinical surgery topics in one total study package. Updated to reflect the newly reorganized ABSITE, this unique guide features high-yield information, illustrations, mnemonics, and clinical images great for initial review or last-minute cramming.

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About the Author

Jennifer LaFemina, MD, graduated from the UCLA School of Medicine in 2003 and is a surgical resident at Massachusetts General Hospital. She has worked on several First Aid books, most recently serving as chief editor of First Aid for the USMLE Step, 4e.

Robert Todd Lancaster, MD, MPH, graduated from Emory University School of Medicine in 2003 and is a surgical resident at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Product Details

• Paperback: 364 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical; 1 edition (October 13, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071545476
• ISBN-13: 978-0071545471
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #817,442 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Good, but not the best, November 10, 2008

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Scalpel Jockey (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: First Aid for the® ABSITE (FIRST AID Specialty Boards) (Paperback)

This is a good ABSITE review, however it is not the best out there. It is easy to read, but falls short in many explanations yet too far in depth in others. In addition, many of the charts and diagrams are difficult to understand. The questions are arranged poorly as well with the answer and explanation in the same paragraph as the question (hard to tell where question ends and answer begins).
When compared to other books out there (like Fiser's Absite Review....the GOLD STANDARD for studying for the ABSITE), this falls far short.
In the First Aid series, this is not the best. First Aid for USMLE Step 1 is by far still the best in the series.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Needs more details, October 22, 2008

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Hoang M. Nguyen (New York, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: First Aid for the® ABSITE (FIRST AID Specialty Boards) (Paperback)

This book is written in paragraph form and thus is easier to read than other review books that are written in bullet form. It also contains nice figures and illustrations. It covers a wide range of topics that are covered on the ABSITE. However, the details within these topics are either superficial, not complete, or not directly aimed at the ABSITE.

1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not a First Aid Breed, February 6, 2009

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Kareem Eid "Kareem Riad" (Pittsburgh , PA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: First Aid for the® ABSITE (FIRST AID Specialty Boards) (Paperback)

First Aid series , has its own flavor and style, most of us used it through step 1, ABIM, Family Boards, but this book is not a one of the family, its the black duck, very poor, superficial, with undergraduate level of knowledge, they can just change the cover to first aid surgery clerkship may be it would sell better.

Not for ABSITE for sure , may be for clerkship, rounds , though surgical recall is the one for that, i cannot recommend it for any 1, first time to get frustrated with the first aid series.

the funny thing is that the first aid for the ABIM, is soooo good, why isn't there a book like it for surgery ?!!, may be the problem is in the surgeons