NMS Surgery Casebook (National Medical Series for Independent Study) (Paperback)

by Bruce E Jarrell (Author)

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Product Description
Presents an effective system for learning and review. Provides students with the knowledge to apply in clinical situations, diagnoses, surgical decisions on common presentations, and preparation for the USMLE Step 2. Numerous case studies included. Softcover. DNLM: Surgical Procedures, Operative--Case Report.

Product Details

• Paperback: 420 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1 edition (November 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781732190
• ISBN-13: 978-0781732192
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #4,515 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Surgery Review, October 17, 2003

By A Customer

This is as near perfect a surgery review text as you can find that will prepare you for both your third year surgery clerkship and NBME surgery subject exam and Step 2. This book is very quick reading and is FULL of tons of great diagrams, charts, CT, X-rays, U/S, angiograms, etc. It's written in a clinical cases format with specific and pertinent management questions and solutions, as well as differentials and diagnosing discussions, that will prepare you clinically for the wards, as well as prepare you for shelf exams (which contain a lot of patient management questions, many of which were discussed in this book). It also has enough anatomy and pathophysiology discussion for it to be useful as a source for background reading for surgeries you are planning on scrubbing in on. The radiographic images are especially useful, however, it would have been useful to have more diagnostic findings specifically labelled on many of the images. Most importantly, this is a book that you can realistically expect to finish and even master within the timeframe of your 8-12 week clerkship. Highly recommended.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book for shelf exam and surgery rotation., October 24, 2004

By	Cyrus K. Manavi (Greenville, North Carolina) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I just finished my surgery rotation and took the shelf exam. I have to say that reading this book really prepared me for the shelf and also for the whole surgery rotation. I highly recommend this book. You may also want to have a question book such as pre-test surgery to do some practice questions.
Good luck in surgery.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nms Surgery Casebook, August 25, 2005

By	A. M. Jafary "phoenix" (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I really like this book. The book is presented in a case-based question/answer format. The book is written in narrative form (no bullets, or choppy info). I like the design of the book and it's easy to read and understand. The cases presented are classic and in-depth. It's a long read though, and may be too much for boards when its crunch time. I used it mostly for reference and when I didn't understand something when I was studying for Step 2. It's a great book for 3rd year surgery rotation and the shelf exam. Good luck!!