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 - obscure detailMost of the questions in this book are a waste of time. The Usmle is not going to test you on the relative ratios if LDH1 to LDH2 to LDH3 to LDH4 ... or the most common infection in people named joe with 11 toes and 3 elbows... but this book will. I'm always surprised at the reputation this book has. It is a waste to learn the detail in this book. The best question book is Mock step2 by brochert - You will learn the high yield stuff. Rating:  - excelentIts truely a good preparation for Step 2 the questions are alike and the detailed answers make the difference. I'm recomending this book for all who are studying. The first part about 'how to learn' is helpfull. Rating:  - saved meThis book contains 5 practice tests with questions similar to the actual exam questions, only harder. I took the first test to gauge how much I remembered. The task of working through all the tests seemed daunting, but I actually did 3 of the tests in two days before the exam--and I rocked it. I only used another quick comprehensive review book as a reference. It prepared me well for topics I had learned about but needed help answering questions on. Also I learned new things that I saw on the exam. Great workbook. Rating: - NMS Review for the USMLE Step 2Very good book. Many questions on the exam were very similar if not the same, there are only so many ways you can rewrite a question. This book covered pretty much everything and brought certain things to your attention that you might have skimmed over. If you are able to pass the exams in this book you will do fine on step 2. Good buy, especially for the price. Good Luck. Rating: - Most Like the TestI'm a practicing Canadian MD who wanted to pick up the USMLE Step 2 exam. This book was really quite good in that the vast majority of the example questions were in the same format as the actual computer-based exam, though the hardest questions in the book were harder than the most difficult ones on the exam. Over-all a very worthwhile study aid for the person who more or less knows the material but needs practice writing exams. It would be even better if it was on disk in the EXACT same format as the exam, but as a book it was excellent. In association with Amazon.com | |