Brs Pharmacology (Board Review) (Cards)

by Sandra L., M.D. Kim (Author), Todd Swanson (Author)

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Product Description
These quick and convenient flash cards will greatly assist students in reviewing and learning the important details about pharmacology. Each of the 259 cards offers a brief question and answer, using a trigger phrase to help students memorize and recall correct responses.

BRS Pharmacology Flash Cards is part of a series of portable flash cards covering microbiology, pathology, and now pharmacology. Designed to accompany BRS Pharmacology, these review cards will also help students enrolled in other basic science or pharmacology courses or those preparing for USMLE Step 1.

Product Details

• Cards: 640 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 1 edition (February 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781747961
• ISBN-13: 978-0781747967
• Product Dimensions: 6 x 4.1 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #102,852 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Easy to use, truly "flash cards", March 14, 2008

By	Ashley Tait - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I like these cards because they are true flash cards and do not have gobs of overwhelming information on them- just the quick facts.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fast, helpful, but imperfect, September 28, 2008

By	James Pirruccello (Baltimore, MD) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The good: These flashcards are quickly digestible, highlighting the most important aspects of most of the major drugs and drug classes. They test only one concept per card.

The bad: The cards do have errors. If you only study from these cards, you might believe that the morning-after pill contains RU-486, or that loop diuretics cause hypercalcemia, both of which are untrue. If BRS has published a list of errata with corrections, it was not apparent.

These make for a good study aid, but cannot be the only tool you use to study for a medical school pharmacology class, or for the USMLE Step 1.

2.0 out of 5 stars Not enough info, June 5, 2009

By	T. Hassan "Med Student" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

When studying for USMLE Step I, these cards leave out important aspects for each drug. They are decent for indication and major side effects, but miss out on a lot of important, often-tested, mechanisms. USMLE is very nit-picky about mechanisms of actions, so it's a big "down side" to these cards. These would be good for a quick refresher - but not for primary reinforcement study techniques.