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 - Decent review bookThis book is a fairly good book to be used in reviewing for the board exam, but absolutely requires supplementation. The strong points of this book over others is its inclusion of high-yield material and easy readability, along with charts and illustrations. The primary weakness of this book is its superficial coverage of these high-yield topics, while excluding many other testable topics you will see on the board exam. You might want to look into buying some other question-style books (Case Files, Pre-test, etc...) if you want to honor this clerkship. It's certainly no Surgery Casebook. Rating:  - enough for USMLE STEP 2 CK..I didn't use this book during my pediatric clerkship..I think it is not deatailed enough for new beginners..but it is fairly enough for USMLE STEP2 CK..If you are confused about what to read for pediatrics for USMLE STEP 2 CK, you can definitely pick this book.. Rating:  - too basicvery disappointed in this blueprints. Med & ObGyn had the right level of detail; this one doesn't. Rating: - What?I'm sorry, but this book was not adequate for my shelf exam. It failed to explain concepts adequately and it was far too abbreviated. I suspect it's fine if you do ample supplemental reading, but in general, I would not rely on this book as a sole source for studying pediatrics. I made a review sheet that was more informative than this book. Rating:  - One of the best in the series!This book is fairly comprehensive and will cover just about everything you will need for the shelf exam at the end of the peds clinical rotation in medical school and for usmle step 2. It is by far one of the best in the Blueprints series. The only other book I used was the "Peditatric Pearls" book which I read and carried with me because of its compact size. Harriet Lane is not necessary for medical students..more appropriate for residents in pediatrics or those who definitely want to go into pediatrics and doing 4th year electives/acting internships. In association with Amazon.com | |