Okay, but not great | Surgery: PreTest Self Assessment and Review (Pretest Series)

book: Surgery: PreTest Self Assessment and Review (Pretest Series) | Lillian Kao

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	• Surgery: PreTest Self Assessment and Review (Pretest Series) Lillian Kao McGraw-Hill Medical, 2006 - 384 pages average customer review:based on 4 reviews view larger image
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Underrated!

I didn't have high hopes for this book b/c of all the reviews, but I didn't know what else to go through since nothing really is rated high for surgery. I just took my exam and my only regret is that I didn't do more of this book. Yes, the questions and explanations are very detailed but they go over all the relevant information and give you enough to make you really understand WHY so it sticks better. This is a great book.

Okay, but not great

The difficulty level of many of the Pretest questions is appropriate; however, the content is off the mark with reference to what shows up on the NBME shelf exam. I found the pretest questions to be more challenging than those in the Appleton and Lange book (see my review), but too much attention is given to details of lyte management, chemotherapy etc. in pretest. The surgery shelf actually contains a fair amount of basic internal medicine type questions. I found surgical recall to be most helpful in preparation for this aspect of the shelf. I recommend doing the pretest questions, but advise caution. Use something to review basic medicine (again I relied on Recall and it worked).

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PreTest® is the closest you can get to seeing the test before you take it. Great for course review and clinical rotations, too! Surgery: PreTest asks the right questions so you'll know the right answers.

This one-of-a-kind test prep guide helps you:

Get to know material on the surgery shelf exam and the USMLE Step 2 Practice with 500 clinical vignette-style questions and referenced answers *Learn why answers are right and wrong Review key facts for exam success Build confidence, skills, and knowledge

There are plenty of answers out there. But only PreTest® delivers the right questions.

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