NMS Surgery (National Medical Series for Independent Study) [Paperback]

Bruce E. Jarrell (Author), R. Anthony Carabasi (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0781759013 | ISBN-13: 978-0781759014 | Publication Date: April 18, 2007 | Edition: Fifth

Now in its Fifth Edition, NMS Surgery is a concise, outlined review of surgery. The succinct coverage of surgical subjects and the USMLE-format questions enable students to successfully complete their clerkship, prepare for the shelf/end-of-rotation exam, and study for USMLE.

This edition has been thoroughly updated and streamlined to focus on essential material. Questions have been revised to better reflect the level of difficulty of shelf/end-of-rotation exams. The book has a new two-color design with more illustrations and wider margins for notes.

Online access to the fully searchable text plus a comprehensive examination is available on thePoint.

Editorial Reviews

Review

Doody's Book Review Service, Jose E. Torres, BS, MSc, MD, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics -- "Ranging from surgical physiology to the surgical subspecialties such as orthopedics and urology, this book covers the breadth of the field of general surgery. It is well organized and well written, and the chapters are concise and easy to read. The illustrations are simple, yet depict the subject matter effectively. "The authors have succeeded in providing a succinct review of general surgery. The reader is not inundated with unnecessary details and the important information in each topic is presented in a very understandable manner. The study questions are well written and are useful in reinforcing the material. This edition is much better than the previous one."-Doody's Book Review Service

Product Details

• Paperback: 645 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Fifth edition (April 18, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781759013
• ISBN-13: 978-0781759014
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,746 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #42 in Books > Medical Books > Medicine > Surgery
  • #45 in Books > Medical Books > Allied Health Professions > Medical Assistants
  • #85 in Books > Medical Books > Medicine > Test Preparation & Review

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb, April 11, 2009

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Healer (Syracuse,NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NMS Surgery (National Medical Series for Independent Study) (Paperback)

Excellent book for the wards and for the shelf. The book is as comprehensive as you can get for a review book. Excellent organization of the chapters, and great meticulous detail. I love the fact that it starts every chapter with a review of the relevant anatomy and physiology. The book is so great that I ended up abandoning my use of surgery recall, as NMS was more than enough prepration for the pimp questions.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great review book for 3rd year clerkship, January 11, 2010

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E. Johnson (Fort Worth, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NMS Surgery (National Medical Series for Independent Study) (Paperback)

NMS Surgery is a comprehensive solution for all your 3rd year surgical inquiries. Very in depth and detailed.

If you're looking for something that's more clinically relevant, go for the NMS Surgery Case Book.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Review for Shelf Exam, December 24, 2008

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Mountain Hiker "Billy" (Grat Falls, VA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: NMS Surgery (National Medical Series for Independent Study) (Paperback)

Covers a lot, great review for shelf exam. Very organized. Mostly an outline similar to the BRS series, but longer. Not many questions, so I used a qBank to practice with this. There are a few questions in the text.