Family Practice Review: A Problem Oriented Approach
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Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:081518624X
ISBN13:9780815186243
Release Date:January 1996
Publisher:Mosby
Length:721 Pages
Weight:3.36 lbs.
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
2nd-best book for Step III (probably Step II, too)
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
I'm not in Family Practice, so I can't comment on its usefulness for those Boards (I HOPE it's not enough! - smile!) And it is, in truth, a wee outdated. But neither of those ever were it's strength. What IS, is the format. These qestions are in the same format as most of what you'll see on Step III: long stories (that will really intimidate slow readers) with both useful and distracting information, followed by several questions designed to test your ability to look at the same patient from many different angles. I have not seen any other book that recreates this so authentically. The second strength is its emphasis on preventive medicine, a topic heavily tested on the Boards but one I, at least, had inadequate preparation in. And third, there are LOTS of questions with VERY detailed answers and explanations. (By the way, the FIRST-best book for Step III is "Ace the Boards")
Couldnt Have Gotten Anything Better!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
An excellent book ... changed my view of Family Medicine! I've started to love this "jack of all trades" specialty and begun to see beyond the "case" and view the patient and disease in the larger context of the family and community. It has also inculcated a holistic angle in my practice of Medicine. I strongly recommend this book to anyone taking the Step 3 exam, on which I performed brilliantly only because of the full guidance about approach to disease I got from this great book! I would like to congratulate the author on this work!
enough detail without being overloaded
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
Pro's: Excellent coverage of all areas for USMLE 3, with pertinent topics and for the most part enough detail in the answers without being tedious. Con's: The book needs a little updating, esp. for hypertension sections and a few peds concepts Overall : Excellent Review (Passed with flying colors! )
Phenominal.
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 25 years ago
This book should be made part of the curriculum in Med. Schools. Bacon once said "some books are to be tasted,others to be swallowed & a few to be chewed and digested". Dr. Swanson's book should be chewed, digested and assimilated. I would suggest the inclusion of diagrams, cartoons and pictures to make it even more user friendly and wonderful.
A must for USMLE step 3
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 26 years ago
Contents of this book are close to the questions being asked in the USMLE step 3. Very problem oriented approach. I am recommending this book to all those who are preparing or are going to prepare for USMLE step 3.
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