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 - Deceptive!The questions in this book are very different from and much easier than those that show up on the NBME surgery shelf exam. I did all of the question in this text and felt very comfortable with the material (having answered most correctly and quickly). Fortunately, I used pretest and surgical recall as well. Had I relied on this book alone, I would have been shell-shocked while taking the shelf. Again, the difficulty level in this book is inappropriate and provides poor preparation for the exam that counts! See also my reviews on Surgery Pretest and Surgical Recall if interested. Rating:  - InsufferableLike most other reviews of the book indicates, there are way too many errors in this book: several wrong answer choice indicated as being right (e.g., it would say C is correct when clearly the explanation says that D is), run-on sentences, spelling errors ("alcoholic" stool?), and explanations that are ambiguous and don't even address why the correct answer was correct. In one instance, the explanation just cut off in the middle of a sentence. It's almost as if the editors didn't even read it over after the first draft, or maybe they are marginally literate. What truly worries me, however, is how much these minor errors reflect the possibilities of major informational errors; THAT would be the worst part of the book by far. Rating: - Do not useThis book is full of errors and incoherent answers (explanations do not even relate to the question asked). Not recommended at all. Rating: - No indexI just wanted to warn people that the book I bought does not have an index. I went to a local bookstore, and the other books were similarly afflicted. This is a bit ridiculous for an educational book, but it seems to be consistent with the other reviews about the poor editing on this book. Rating: - Too many errorsAs the other reviewer said, this book has too many errors. I reviewed the 4th edition and they are still there. In addition to factual errors, there is simply sloppy editing. I would look elsewhere for review for the shelf and step 2 until they put some additional effort into this book In association with Amazon.com | |