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 - staight forwardThis review book has a straight forward question and answer foremat. The reference sources located behind the answers of each chapter could have been more extensive. But it had a comprehensive coverage of the topics needed for boards review. Rating:  - EXCELLENT ResourceReads in Case study analysis format. Very thorough. I am using this to study for my FNP Certification (I'll sit for in 9 months) and bought it early to prep for my Women's health rotation finals. I actually had questions on my cumulative final exam that were similar to those I read in this book! I will continue to probe this texts resources, but can only speculate as to the completeness of the other areas. I've recommended this to several colleagues who have since purchased this book and love it. Rating: - I passed the boardsAll around a good review, many questions are not very boards like but they will help you review your general fund of knowledge of material which will be on the boards. Use it for review, some sections give great academic reviews but others are weak and only superficially cover the topics. Bottom line, I think if you just buy and review this entire book before the boards, you will pass. Rating: - Solid reviewI used this for board recertification and I do think it was very helpful and would strongly recommend it. My trivial complaints: 1) The wording of some of the questions was fantastically convoluted. Fortunately the board exam questions were straight forward and did not require sentence diagramming. 2) There is tremendous variability in difficulty between chapters. 3) They should jettison the humor as it is forced, unfunny and as a result of stopping and thinking, "Oh , yeah, I haven't heard that one today," slows down the text. 4) I really hated the political and politically correct commentary. Rating: - Definitely Worth Buying and All You NeedI used this book to prepare for the Board Exam this year (2006) and found it to be exremely helpful, not only to pass the exam but also as a means of obtaining some really useful information for clinical practice. For instance, it provided a terrific approach to evaluating a patient with kidney stone disease. It really clarified the type of workup one should do and the various medical options for preventing a recurrence, something I had yet to see presented effectively. It was also funny at times and I would encourage the editors to include more humor. The only criticism I have is that it sometimes reviewed topics that are too specialized for family doctors and what we need to know both for the exam and for our practice. Some questions that are asked would be ones that only a subspecialist would/should know. In association with Amazon.com | |