Medicine: PreTest Self-Assessment and Review [Paperback]

S. L. Berk (Editor), William R. Davis (Editor), Steven L. Berk (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 15, 2000 | ISBN-10: 0071359605 | ISBN-13: 978-0071359603 | Edition: 9th

This work should prepare medical students and international medical graduates for Step 2 of the USMLE. Step 2 has been changed to emphasize case presentations and diagnostic skills. This text contains 500 questions with expanded answers.

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From the Back Cover

PreTest is the medical student's most dynamic weapon for mastering the USMLE Step 2.

Great for course review and clinical rotations, too! Neurology: PreTest asks the right questions so you'll know the right answers. Open it and start learning what's on the test.

PreTest is the closest you can get to seeing the test before you take it.

*Get to know material on the actual exam *Practice with 500 multiple-choice questions, many with clinical vignettes *Build confidence, skills, and knowledge *Learn key facts *Find references with every answer

There are plenty of answers out there. But only PreTest delivers USMLE type questions, in USMLE format.

Open this PreTest for:

*Format that stimulates the exam *500 board-type questions *Referenced answers *Best prep there is for the USMLE Step 2

STUDENT TESTED AND REVIEWED

"The strength are a good review of some key internal medicine content that is appropriate for clerkship exams and general clinical pracice." - a medical student who recently passed the USMLE

About the Author

Steven L. Berk, MD is Regional Dean, Professor of Medicine, Texas Tech University School of Medicine at Amarillo, Amarillo Texas. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 238 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (Tx); 9th edition (August 15, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071359605
• ISBN-13: 978-0071359603
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,991,550 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Stick with MKSAP, November 21, 2006

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Matthew J Nelson 1976 (BOISE, ID) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Medicine: PreTest Self-Assessment and Review (PreTest Series) (Paperback)

The answers to the questions are the strength of this book. The questions themselves are much less clinical than the scenarios seen in MKSAP or Case Files. Overall, the book is closer to Step 1 prep than Shelf or Step 2. With the IM Shelf being one of the most difficult to finish in the alloted time, practice with clinical vignettes--as opposed to matching and 2 line scenarios--is more realistic and high yield. Buy MKSAP and Case Files instead.

3.0 out of 5 stars Not challenging enough, August 14, 2007

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ISaidThat (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Medicine: PreTest Self-Assessment and Review (PreTest Series) (Paperback)

Although I generally tend to like the PreTest series, the questions in this book are not challenging enough to prepare you for either the internal medicine shelf exam or the USMLE Step 2 exam. It does fit in a lab coat pocket, though. Although it's not enough to ace the internal medicine shelf, I would recommend the Case Files series Internal Medicine text.

12 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good book for self-assessment., April 26, 2001

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Khalid Alnaqbi (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Pretest Medicine: Pretest Self-Assessment and Review (Paperback)

I found this book useful. It contains around 400 MCQs (choose-the-best-answer format), including matching questions. At the end of each chapter is corresponding answers, a reference to the text where you can find the background of the answer, and a short discussion of various issues raised by the question.

Most of the questions are based on case scenarios. In addition, many questions are accompanied by x-rays, diagrams, and ECG.

Chapters include: Allergy & Immunology, Infectious Disease, Rheumatology, Pulmonary Medicine, Cardiology, Endocrinology & Metabolic Disease, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Hematology & Oncology, Neurology, Dermatology, Prevention & other Topics.