Own the Boards: Rapid Internal Medicine Board Review and Recertification Guide [Paperback]

Cyrus Peikari (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 078177215X | ISBN-13: 978-0781772150 | Publication Date: May 16, 2007 | Edition: 1 Pap/Psc

Designed for rapid reading, this book is a condensed, targeted, high-yield review for the American Board of Internal Medicine certification and recertification exams. Content is derived primarily from interviewing hundreds of physicians who have recently taken their exams, and from Dr. Peikari's successful "Own the Boards" course for candidates. By covering questions that candidates often miss—such as probability estimation and triple acid-base disorders—the book will boost your score enough to pass the exam with ease. Selected "homework" problems and practice mini-tests with answers are included.

A companion Website provides 90 images similar to those on the exam from disciplines such as dermatology, ophthalmology, hematology, rheumatology, and cardiology.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1 Pap/Psc edition (May 16, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 078177215X
• ISBN-13: 978-0781772150
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #564,543 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book, August 5, 2007

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Amgad F. Helmy "Amgad Helmy" (Tulsa, OK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Own the Boards: Rapid Internal Medicine Board Review and Recertification Guide (Paperback)

I attended the live course (2 days) in Dallas and saw the new book which is quite similar to the handout given during the course. I would say it is an excellent concise board preparation booklet. It should not be your primary source for preparation of course but can be used the month before the exam to review the board basics. I found the section about biostatistics and acid-base balance very easy to understand.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Biggest punch for your buck!!!, September 1, 2007

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Luigi Terminella "L.T." - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Own the Boards: Rapid Internal Medicine Board Review and Recertification Guide (Paperback)

Let me start by saying that there is no substitute for good solid studing, but having said that when it comes down to crunch time you need something that can have all the info needed to remember what you've done so you can easily review. Dr. Peikari's notes are that and what is better than that is now his book. I went to his 2 day couse in Dallas and that about sums it all up !! What you don't get elsewhere is how to resolve that Acid Base and statistic problems that are always on the boards that invariably get missed and those are throw away points that don't come back and could make the difference between passing and failing !!!!!!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Could play a role in a study plan, October 7, 2008

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wakraft (Haddon Heights, NJ United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Own the Boards: Rapid Internal Medicine Board Review and Recertification Guide (Paperback)

I used the book for the re-certification exam. I see the primary virtues of the book in 1) the second chapter, which when reviewed the immediate days before the test are very helpful with acid/base and sensitivity/specificity/PPV/NPP, 2) the first chapter on overall advice for the exam, 3) portability and dimunitive size. The drawbacks are 1) reductionist lists that are less suited to use alone, 2) small and haphazard online image bank that seemed an afterthought, 3) a price I thought was not a great value for the content. Overall, the book was helpful, but mainly as a convenient adjunct and portable reinforcing material for more comprehensive sources such as MKSAP or Hopkins.