(The Science of Review) Pocket-sized quick reference for ward and board examinations. Contains a question-and-answer format for rapid review and memorization. Features additional acronyms and mnemonics, chapters, and surgical information. Also provides more than 200 illustrations. Previous edition: c1998. Softcover.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0
A must have!:
I had this book for my surgery rotation and I was noted to have a tremendous knowledge base by the course director. He said, "either you're spending a lot of time reading, or you're not reading and you're just brilliant." This was the first course where I used the recall series and let me just say that I am not "brilliant" and there is no way someone can read a lot during a surgery rotation. It was all this text. It's great to glance at between cases or when there's five minutes down time. And, it... more info
A must have for a surgical rotation!:
This is not a detailed surgical text, but it is the book you will go to every night to read up before tomorrow's surgeries. Incredibly high- yield, focused book. It will teach you most of the basics your preceptors will pimp you on. I like the question/answer format... these "pearls" seemed to stick with me better than when you have to dig through pages of standard text. Quite a bit of overlap with others in the series, like ER Recall, but still worth it!
Great book:
Great book, great series. good to test what you know and some hit points that you might not find anywhere else.
Excellent quick review:
This book is in short, Q&A style, and is excellent for quick review, especially when you have 10 minutes before a case starts. During surgeries, I got asked a lot of questions straight out of the book. A more thorough book is needed for in-depth info, but this book is great to carry around with you and read in those rare spare minutes.
