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High Yield Gross Anatomy (Science of Review)

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This is great for Step I. First Aid, which is overall an outstanding review, is weak on anatomy and neuro; this book fills in the gaps. Some like to say anatomy is a low yield subject on Step, and it is, but I got about 14-20 anatomy questions on mine. In the newest edition, the author does an even better job of putting some more typical clinical scenarios. You don't have to know every innervation and muscle, but you should know some of the bigger ones (like muscles of the quads) and commonly injured anatomical structures and their clinical presentation. This book accomplishes the above.

As far as using this for course work, it's probably not enough. But if you don't know something in High Yield prior to an exam, it would be good to fill in the gaps.

My only qualm with this text is the high price for the amount of material; I borrowed it from a friend for a couple of days and took notes.

This is an excellent source for high yield anatomy review. Its clinical scenarios, CT scans and other diagnostic images are priceless for Step 1 studying. HOWEVER, this cannot be used alone. An atlas must be used with it to completely cover anatomy. For it brevity and high yield info = 5 stars.

Great when you are cramming for step one and need to rememer all those things you have forgotten. I would not suggest only using this for anatomy during your first two years of Med School because it is probably not detailed enough as a sole source.

this is a nice little book to just skim through if you have when studying for step 1.it has nice tables and easy to read format that makes stuff stick. skim through it if you have time, if you think you want have time or you find yourself running out of time, then read first aid as an alternative. Even if you decide to read this book, u shouldnt read it alone supplement it with first aid.i supplemented this book with first aid and i made 229/95 on my step 1.

Excellent text. Clear and concise. This is an excellent review of must know anatomy for healthcare providers.

Overall if you know anatomy decently, this is a quick and simple review. I was able to finish it in one day, and its a fairly interesting read as it is written in a way that you can read it, as opposed to a lot of newer books that have bullet points or are really straight outlines of a topic.

However there are some important anatomical relationships that are missing, such as perforated ulcers (stomach and duodenum) and how they are likely to damage the splenic artery or gastroduodenal artery, respectively. There are a few other cases where some shockingly important details are left out, but overall it is a solid read.

Great coverage of the brachial plexus and upper limb nerve injuries makes it a good refresher for boards or a (cough, cough, remediation) exam where these topics are super high yield.

this book is a very good source for your step 1 prep...the title says it all, high yield!! but unfortunately, you do need to supplement it with other ana book because this book only covers some of the most common in ana...

i had great anatomy training so i should have skipped this book. it's a good book, but i just didn't need it.

i read this book for prep for usmle 1...read the clinical scenarios they will prove more useful than memorizing wat nerve innervates wat....overall...useless book for boards...FA covered about 80-90% Of the anatomy questions...this book is overkill...and definetly would not be recommened for coursework since its not indepth enough...isntead use BRS Anatomy...that booked helped me kick butt in my anatomy course in med school....

For HISTOLOGY...i just took one day to go through all the powerpoints from first year histology...it helped a bit...

it just lacks too many information, and when you need to look for something you often only waste your time because it is not there. in the board qusetions they do not ask you what you do know which is what this book tells you, but what you do not remember cause it is a stupid detail that you forgot, and you will hardly find it here