Lady of Mercy Medical Center, Bronx, NY. Exam review provides the core material needed to pass the General Pediatric Board Certifying exam. Utilizes humorous mnemonics as a study aid and provides proven strategies and test-taking tips. Features a new chapter for candidates taking the exam for the second time. Previous edition: c2000. Softcover.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Weak Content & Distracting Format,
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This review is from: Laughing Your Way To Passing The Pediatric Boards: Taking The Boredom Out Of Board Review (Paperback)
I used other sources for pictures and questions, but I stuck mainly with this book as my primary reference for ABP review and it served me terribly. It goes into too much depth on some issues (even wasting time and print telling you that certain tidbits are not worth knowing), and not nearly enough on some others. The mnemonics are neither useful nor amusing, and only serve to distract you from what meaningful content it does contain. Most topics are covered weakly and there are plenty of factual errors as well. It may help you get a couple questions on the exam; and time spent reading it is not wholly wasted; but there are many other sources that would help you much more and keep you on task and give high-yield info along with the needed depth. Don't get it.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
The only review book I used,
This review is from: Laughing Your Way To Passing The Pediatric Boards: Taking The Boredom Out Of Board Review (Paperback)
Beeing the lazy bum I am, I waffled till about 8 weeks prior to the boards then scrambled to find a suitable review reference. I wasted 2 weeks and a couple of hundred dollars on two different and equally useless board review books and was starting to panic. Then lo and behold I got a mailing about this book (someone up there must be looking out for me) and it sounded interesting. I read the testimonials online and figured that at this stage I had nothing to lose, so I ordered it along with the crossword and mock board companion books. No it's not cheap, but definitely cheaper than paying the board fee again...
I read it twice from cover to cover as it was an incredibly easy read and definitely entertaining, even though some of the mnemonics and humor were a little over the top (in my opinion still funny though). I only had time to do a few of the crossword puzzles in the companion book which I found to be an excellent and fun way to solidify information. The mock board exam was useless however as the questions were poorly written and I largely skipped it. I passed! Is this book for everybody? Probably not, especially if you do not have a very loose sense of humor. Remember, this is not some stodgy authoritative reference but a streamlined and filtered board essentials text. It is VERY easy to read which I think is its major appeal. So I highly recommended, just not eight weeks before the boards unless you have (b... oops) nerves of steel or a very laid back personality...
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Somewhat helpful but overpriced,
By Umber76 (Brookline, MA, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Laughing Your Way To Passing The Pediatric Boards: Taking The Boredom Out Of Board Review (Paperback)
I ended up borrowing a friend's copy of this book since I couldn't stomach spending so much money for a book filled with someone else's bad jokes. I'd say only a handful of the mnemonics are helpful or easy to remember. But I will give the book credit for covering the majority of what shows up on the actual exam. Reading this book is like having one of your seniors sit down and tell you what came on his/her own board exam and how to recognize the answer. This book suggests that you can supplement with PREP. In fact, if you use this book, PREP should be your primary source and this can be used as a supplement. I took off one star for content (deficiencies and bad mnemonics and one star for the cost relative to content).
Pros: *good intro explaining approach to studying and exam taking including helpful hints *some mnemonics are helpful *does not read like a text *very good for metabolic/genetic disorders *accurately covers majority of content on exam Cons: *expensive for content *majority of mnemonics are too hard to remember (might as well just memorize the facts themselves) *organization not easy to figure out -- not easy to flip to topic of interest *little to no pathophysiology covered -- something asked quite a bit in the exam *often does not give specific treatment *not enough on development, behavior, ethics *no pictures, EKGs, graphs, etc
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