Pediatrics: PreTest Self-Assessment and Review (Paperback)

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Product Description
Now updated to reflect the USMLE Step 2 exam, with greater emphasis on case presentations and diagnostic skills. Approximately 400 new clinical vignettes with accompanying questions (500 questions in all)--now featuring expanded answers referenced to leading textbooks or journal articles. Reviewed by McGraw-Hill's Medical Student Advisory Committee to ensure simulation of the USMLE test-taking experience.

From the Back Cover
*Designed to duplicate each exam section as closely as possible.

*Double-checked by recently tested students.

*Mimics the real exam, question by question.

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.

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

*500 board-type questions. *Referenced answers. *Best prep there is for pediatrics questions on USMLE Step 2.

STUDENT TESTED AND REVIEWED

"There are a number of questions that are nearly exactly like the questions I recall from the exam." "I was very pleased you included references from all three main pediatric textbooks, instead of only one."

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Product Details

• Paperback: 295 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange; 9th edition (August 8, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071359559
• ISBN-13: 978-0071359559
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,222,684 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for shelf board exam, July 7, 2004

By A Customer

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

When I took the shelf board, my jaw dropped - it was as if the board came straight out of this book. Concise, but loaded with information. Lacks only info on immunizations and milestones, but these can be found anywhere.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exellent review!, July 12, 2003

By A Customer

This book is a perfect review for the USMLE-2. It include 5oo clinical-cases question with pictures and X-rays. The questions are shorter than on real exam but they help you to concentrate on high-yeld topics and learn important details which are often missed in other review books.
The book is well-organized. The questions are arranged in chapters. For example, the newborn infant, respiratory system, cardiovascular system... This allows you to learn the topic first and than sharpen your knowlege using this book. Plus, you can practice with questions before you finish reading the whole Pediatrics!
Perfect review!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, May 20, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Pediatrics: Pretest Self-Assessment and Review (Pretest - Self-Assessment and Review Clinical Science Series) (Paperback)

I used this book to help review for Step 3. As a resident in IM, I really needed a Peds refresher. This book was excellent for the job. It was a tough review, but I think it's a necessary task for the Boards. Allow a few days to cover the book (including time to look up the answers in your Peds reference).