First Aid for the Pediatric Boards (FIRST AID Specialty Boards) (Paperback)

by Tao Le (Author), Wilbur Lam (Author), Shervin Rabizadeh (Author), Alan Schroeder (Author), Kimberly Vera (Author)
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"This is a resident to resident guide of proven strategies for passing the pediatrics board exam. It joins many other pediatrics board preparation books, but the unique aspect of this one is that residents helped write it....This book provides a complete review for the pediatric board exam for students, residents, and practitioners who are studying for certification or recertification. I intend to use it for my next recertification in pediatrics. 4 Stars!"--Doody's Review Service (Doody's )

Product Description
First-to-Market: The Only High-Yield Exam Prep for the Pediatric Boards!

4 STAR DOODY'S REVIEW!
"This book provides a complete review for the pediatric board exam for students, residents, and practitioners who are studying for certification or recertification. I intend to use it for my next recertification in pediatrics."--Doody's Review Service

Written by veteran First Aid Editor Tao Le and a team of fellows, residents, and junior faculty from Johns Hopkins, UCSF, Stanford, and Harvard Universities who have just taken the exam, this resource covers what to expect on the exam, how to apply and succeed, and must-know high-yield facts.

• Includes clinical images, x-rays, CT, and MRI scans
• Can also be used to prep for the in-service training exam residents are required to take every year

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Product Details

• Paperback: 622 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical; 1st edition (June 21, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 007142167X
• ISBN-13: 978-0071421676
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #56,893 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good for review, but not complete, September 17, 2006

By	F. Rabi (Iowa City, IA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

My experience with First-Aid books has generally been very positive. I've used the series during my studies for all my USMLE steps, and they've been very helful.

First Aid for the Pediatric Boards will not disappoint. It is well written, with a logical structure and a concise nature. However, in an effort to maintain conciseness, I feel some pertinent information has been left out.

This book is best used by people who study over a long period - and then you will have an opportunity to write your notes along the margins (which are, by the way, nice and spacious). This will turn this book into the perfect read for the two weeks prior to the exam.

If you use this book as your sole studying source, you might pass - but only if you memorize the book entirely. Your volume of information will be hovering along the "just-enough" level and you will not afford losing a single question.

Good luck to all of us!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pediatric Boards, October 10, 2007

By	David Wilfret (Durham, NC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have mixed feelings about First AID for the Pediatric Boards. I used both this book and Laughing Your Way . . . There are helpful tables in First AID that are not found in other books; however, there is a lot of extraneous information more useful for a third year medical student on the pediatric wards than someone taking their pediatric board exam (i.e. how to describe a cardiac murmur). I found more helpful information in Laughing Your Way . . . , but would recommend First AID if you have the time after reading other material.

1 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Eh...., July 8, 2008

A Kid's Review

Laughing your way is more helpful, at least for me it was...I guess it depends on how you like to study. If you like outline forms or bullet type notes, get this. I found it BORING though..But i guess studying for the boards is on par with getting a whiff of pea soup or trying to get vernix off your stethoscope...
Anyway, I'll admit it was high yield as far as information, but just painful to use...I'd have to sit down and turn off the TV to use it....Laughing your way is high yield, but easy enough to do while taking a crap.
There! Here's my review.
If you go to the library to study, buy this. If you highlight and take side notes, buy this...

If you like to read while you crap or watch TV while you study or go to the cafe and socialize while you study, DO NOT get this. If you went out drinking post call, used the fact that you are a single, male doctor who loves kids in order to get dates with women much hotter than you otherwise could or if you did well on your inservice, you don't need this book. If this last paragraph describes you, get Laughing your way...