General Surgery ABSITE and Board Review, Fourth Edition: Pearls of Wisdom
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 617.0076
EAN: 9780071546874
Edition: 4
ISBN: 0071546871
Label: McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange
Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 304
Publication Date: July 17, 2008
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange
Studio: McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange
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Product Description:
A quick-hit, question-and-answer review for the American Board of Surgery In-Training Exam
General Surgery ABSITE and Board Review is your most effective weapon in preparing for the ABSITE (American Board of Surgery In-Training Exam) and the general surgery board exams. It is a quick, active-recall review of the most important information you need, with over 3000 rapid-fire questions and numerous performance-improving pearls. Like âflashcards in a book,â the rapid-fire Q&A format facilitates study alone or with a partner. Only correct answers are given to prevent you from memorizing the wrong answer. The fourth edition includes more most/least likely questions, a common question format on the boards, and updated art. A series redesign makes the book easier to read and more pleasing to the eye.
This rapid, effective review ensures your best possible performance in the shortest possible study time. There is no easier or faster way to guarantee that you perform your best on these exams!
- Bull's Eye Hits on ABSITE and general surgery board exam topics--the meaningful and the frequently tested
- Tools to Imprint Your Memory--pearls, drills, mnemonics, visual imagery, even humor, and other tested learning aids
- Fast Results--from rapid-fire, to-the-point Q&As that quickly embed the facts you need to know and enhance quick recall
- No Confusing Wrong Answers to clutter your memory
Average Rating: 
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good book overall, November 2, 2008
By Mike Malowski - See all my reviews
I liked this book... it was quick to use.... covered a large base of topics. Plenty of exam topics are covered exactly as in this book.
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OK for quick study, locating key words. A few errors, in my opinion, as well as some controversial statements.
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I purchased this book from a well known national board review company; there were no details about the book other than it was "Surgery Pearls", therefore I made no connection between the book I ordered and this book.
I was fooled! What arrived was this very book - the same book (albeit a newer edition) that a close friend purchased a few years ago to study for boards. The same book with so many factual errors (not to mention multiple spelling errors on each page) that we couldn't trust ... Read More
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I received this book for free and I still think it is nearly worthless. As a chief resident in surgery I found the book to be poorly organized with minimal use as a reference tool. The format was nice, but again, not a very useful text overall.
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are you kidding me? an ER resident authoring a surgery book? you know what surgery residents think of ER residents. give me a break. the book is chock full of medical errors, omissions, and typos. one of the authors should limit his exposure to our specialty by calling in consults.
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