Book Description
The Best Cases, The Best Questions, The Best Review for Family Medicine Examinations and Boards
Family Practice Examination and Board Review is the best resource for preparing for examinations and boards. It employs a step-by-step approach to case-based learning that assures more thorough absorption of material, and reinforces your understanding of even the most difficult topics. What's more, coverage reflects all recent advances of clinical importance, so you can assimilate the critical new information easily into your examination preparation activities and daily practice. It's the ultimate tool to prepare for certification and recertification/ maintenance of certification, or for use as a clinical refresher! FEATURES:
*Over 200 comprehensive clinical cases plus more than 1500 board-style questions with detailed explanations
*Cases are progressive, with additional clinical information revealed after the initial question-sets for the most effective learning experience possible
*Explanations for correct/incorrect answers are concise but thorough, and invaluable for your exam preparation efforts
*Friendly writing style keeps you engaged and makes exam prep efforts more efficient and enjoyable
*Covers all areas addressed by the board and recertifying examinations, across all the clinical specialties
*Includes complete coverage of timely content areas such as multicultural medicine, biostatistics, ethics, and professionalism
*The best pedagogical aids of any FP review book reinforce exam preparation and learning: Helpful Tips/Clinical Pearls; Quick Quizzes; Learning Objectives; Web resources/bibliography, and more
*Full-color photographs illustrate dermatologic & ophthalmic conditions
*Perfect for USMLE 3 preparation as well
Download Description
Family Practice Examination and Board Review" is the best resource for preparing for examinations and boards. It employs a step-by-step approach to case-based learning that assures more thorough absorption of material, and reinforces your understanding of even the most difficult topics. What's more, coverage reflects all recent advances of clinical importance, so you can assimilate the critical new information easily into your examination preparation activities and daily practice. It's the ultimate tool to prepare for certification and recertification/ maintenance of certification, or for use as a clinical refresher!
Customer Reviews:
helped with boards.......2007-07-30
My scores are not back yet, but I can already tell that this review book helped. There were questions in there that reviewed things that I don't think I had learned previously that were asked on the test.
If the test is anything like this good luck.......2007-07-20
The questions are convoluted like another reviewer states.
If you memorize the book, you'll be in good shape. These
obstruse answers are stupid and have no application to the
real world. The straight forward questions will be recognized by all. If the test is like Bratton's one
might stand a chance. God save family practice it it's anything like this.
Family Practice Examination and Board Review.......2007-06-27
Very good review and I am actually relearning alot of pertinent information. A great study guide not only for FP's, but for anyone practicing primary care.
my review.......2007-05-29
arrived on time, as described and in excellent condition.
a wonderful book, well organized for expansive review.
staight forward.......2007-02-27
This 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.
Book Description
This book highlights important content necessary to pass the CPC exam. It includes all the content sections found in the exam AND two full practice exams with answers and rationales. Using a general outline format, the text covers anatomy and terminology for each body area, reimbursement issues, and an overview of CPT, ICD-9-CM, and HCPCS coding. Unit IV contains a pre-exam, modeled after the actual AAPC CPC certification exam. Also included is a bound-in CD-ROM with a post-exam, (which has the same content as the pre-exam), along with a final exam.
- Basic outline format, with figures for reference as needed, provides quick and easy review for students.
- Text highlights important content information required to pass the CPC exam.
- Bound-in CD-ROM contains a post-exam to give students more practice with the electronic format, especially now that the actual CPC exam is administered via computer.
- CD-ROM also contains a final exam modeled after the actual AAPC CPC certification exam.
- IER contains various course planning tools that allow the instructor flexibility to adapt the book to classroom needs.
- Includes suggestions for how instructors can implement the new practice resource The Extra Step: Physician-Based Coding Practice.
- Additional quizzes for extra assessment (located on the CD-ROM) give instructors another resource to readily test their students' knowledge.
Customer Reviews:
This book was very helpful for preparing for my exam........2007-10-05
I thought this book was very informative and helpful in preparing me for the CPC Exam.I liked the Cd-Rom which was included because that helped me monitor my own progress in reference to what i learned from the material in the book and also if I could complete the exam in the time allotted for me to take it.I would recommend future exam books like these to others who may be taking the same exam in the future.
GREAT GREAT GREAT!.......2007-06-10
THe content is thorough and well presented. Includes your medical terminology and anatomy with the prospective system being taught within each chapter! Chapter quizes and op reports are terrific. GREAT tool for preparing to take the CPC exam!
Excellent book for coding students.......2007-05-01
This book helped me a great deal to study for my final in the PMCC course. I would reccomend in highly.
Great practice.......2007-03-14
This book truly helped me prepare for the AAPC National exam. The book provides you with 2 different practice exams that are almost equivalent to the questions on the actual exam. Time is a factor when you are actually taking the exam. You are provided 5 hours for 150 questions, and although that sounds like alot of time, it really is not. As this book comes with a CD that times you while taking the practice tests, I feel that it helped me get a better feel of how much time is really required to complete the exam. I passed the exam that I took in Feb 07 and I honestly feel that this book contributed to my passing.
cpc coding exam review 2007.......2007-01-24
I am very pleased with the book. I think it will help me with my certification for the CPC
Book Description
Two full-length practice tests make this the ideal study guide for
students preparing for the MCAT (Medical College Admission Test).
Students consistently report that taking practice tests is one of the
best ways to prepare for the MCAT. Perfect for use on its own or in
conjunction with our comprehensive review guide, Kaplan New
MCAT Practice Tests, Fifth Edition offers:
* Two full-length practice tests
* Detailed answer explanations
* Effective test-taking strategies
Customer Reviews:
Good.......2007-06-19
I did not receive it on time even though i paid extra, btw total of charges should be shown before a person buys the item, i would have chose regular mailing if i knew how much extra 3 day mailing costs !
But book is in perfect shape : )
Not helpful practice for the MCAT CBT.......2007-05-30
After taking the MCAT CBT, these practice tests were not reflective of the real test. I would NOT recommend it to anyone. It is more useful to buy the AAMC online practice exams.
Amazon.com
As teenagers from a rough part of Newark, New Jersey, Sampson Davis, Rameck Hunt, and George Jenkins had nothing special going for them except loving mothers (one of whom was a drug user) and above-average intelligence. Their first stroke of luck was testing into University High, one of Newark's three magnet high schools, and their second was finding each other. They were busy staying out of trouble (most of the time), and discovering the usual ways to skip class and do as little schoolwork as possible, when a recruitment presentation on Seton Hall University reignited George's childhood dream of becoming a dentist. The college was offering a tempting assistance package for minorities in its Pre-Medical/Pre-Dental Plus Program. George convinced his two friends to go to college with him. They would help each other through. None of them would be allowed to drop out and be reabsorbed by the Newark streets.
Although this inspiring and easy-to-read book would be enjoyed by any teenager or educator, it seems perfect for minority youth, especially young men of junior high and high school age, who may lack more immediate role models. If the ordinary boys who made this pact could survive college and medical school by sticking together, then so can others. --Regina Marler
Book Description
They grew up on the streets of Newark, facing city life's temptations, pitfalls, even jail. But one day these three young men made a pact. They promised each other they would all become doctors, and stick it out together through the long, difficult journey to attain that dream. Sampson Davis, George Jenkins, and Rameck Hunt are not only friends to this day-they are all doctors.
This is a story about the power of friendship. Of joining forces and beating the odds. A story about changing your life, and the lives of those you love most...together.
Customer Reviews:
The Pact.......2007-09-15
This is a great book to read. Being originally raised in Jersey City and Newark at the same time the writers were; it just proves that if young people put their mind to it, they can accomplish great things!
INSPIRATIONAL PACT (token787).......2007-08-08
I give these young men 10 stars if I could. This story is for the young as well as the old. Everyone has a story and this story needed to be told, it doesn't matter what happened or where u have been, it's what your doing now and where u r going. It's an inspirational story and I am proud of them. For the reviewers that's being negative (get a life) maybe in today's world this story will inspire more children to go to college instead of being on the streets. I'm glad this story was written and told and they r an inspiration to all.
A Review by Lacy Peters.......2007-04-27
The Pact is about three young men who lived in the projects around drugs and peer pressure from old friends who did not want anything out of life. So George and Sam and Rameck made a pact to go to college. The young men had positive people in their lives, like a teacher, a friend's father, and a dentist. I would recommend this book to other people because the book tells how three young men made a pact with one another not to let peer presure rule their lives. They went to college and gave back to the neighborhood. They are all doctors and a dentist. They had some disappointments in their lives, but they made it. This is a true story.
Inspiring account.......2007-01-10
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It reads very well and the perspective that each of the three men gives is very interesting. I highly recommend it for any young person who wants to do something with their life.
The Pact.......2007-01-04
The audio version of this compelling inspirational memoir is excellent. The authors speak in their own voices and my high school students are enjoying every minute of it. We are all waiting for the movie!!!
Book Description
This book highlights important content necessary to pass the CPC-H exam. It includes all the content sections found in the exam AND two full practice exams with answers and rationales. Using a general outline format, the text covers anatomy and terminology for each body area, reimbursement issues, and an overview of CPT, ICD-9-CM, and HCPCS coding. Unit IV contains a pre-exam, modeled after the actual AAPC CPC-H certification exam. Also included is a bound-in CD-ROM with a post-exam, (which has the same content as the pre-exam), along with a final exam.
- Basic outline format, with figures for reference as needed, provides quick and easy review for students.
- Text highlights important content information required to pass the CPC-H exam.
- Bound-in CD-ROM contains a post-exam to give students more practice with the electronic format, especially now that the actual CPC-H exam is administered via computer.
- CD-ROM also contains a final exam modeled after the actual AAPC CPC-H certification exam.
- IER contains various course planning tools that allow the instructor flexibility to adapt the book to classroom needs.
- Includes suggestions for how instructors can implement the new practice resource The Extra Step: Facility-Based Coding Practice.
- Additional quizzes for extra assessment (located on the CD-ROM) give instructors another resource to readily test their students' knowledge.
Customer Reviews:
Not that great...........2007-05-27
I was somewhat disappointed with this book. I thought that it would have CPT exercises at the end of each section, but it didn't. All this book consists of is a brief overview of CPT codes. It also has a section on anatomy, terminology, and pathophysiology (these sections do have have brief exercises with answers). Carol Buck's Step by Step book is much better. There is also a pre-test at the end of book and a post test on a cd (that is included).
Customer Reviews:
Ok, but not the best........2006-05-21
I used this book while on my Fam med rotation during 3rd year of medical school. At the time, there were not many books designed for medical students specifically on FP. The was no First Aid or Blueprints Family Medicine book for example.
This book was just average. The FP shelf exam is one of the most difficult ones. I found that the format of the questions in this book did not really reflect the types of questions usually asked on those shelf exams. This book was not that helpful, it was tedious to work through, and overall not an efficient use of study time.
I found it more useful to read through the Blueprints books again on Int. Medicine, Peds, and Ob/Gyn. The "Outpatient Medicine Recall" book is actually really good and I would recommend that book very highly.
excellent, best source for family shelf.......2004-11-16
Just use this and your set. I had a 4 week rotation in fam med & had not yet had, ob/gyn, peds or IM, but I did well using this text. I only got through half of the text, but did that the night before. I only wish I'd got it sooner.
Questions and Answers.......2004-05-07
Oodles of questions and explained answers, and it comes highly recommended by my fellow classmates who used it to study for the national shelf exams. (I used Swanson's Family Practice Review and loved it.) I used NMS to a degree but didn't get through all of it. The questions are usually high yield and well explained. One classmate specifically said that this was the only book he used for Family and he aced the exam. I guess that's a pretty good review. See my listmania list for more med school ideas.
best for basic clinical information.......2001-12-16
a book to increase the convenience of practice by family physician and residents, it cover most topices for family medicine
Heavy on soft skills, light on the facts.......2000-04-16
I bought this handbook on the recommendation of another medical student. It has been a disappointment, however. For a "pocket book" of its heft, I was often amazed by its omissions (i.e., infectious mononucleosis), especially in light of the scores of pages devoted to psychology and counselling -- things I hardly need to fumble through my white coat for in desperation. While this handbook is not a total loser, I would much more strongly recommend the two Oxford handbooks for general medical reference for medical students and residents.
Book Description
A comprehensive yet concise review of relevant topics and examination strategies needed to pass the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN) Part II (Oral) exam, complete with up-to-date, evidence-based guidelines on diagnosis and management in clinical neurology. The book follows the ABPN format, providing clinical case vignettes designed to allow the examinee to localize the plausible disease process, to indicate which investigations may help in establishing a diagnosis, to deduce treatment plans, and to make a prognosis, including patient and family counseling. The emergency cases test the ability to think critically when faced with a neurological emergency, putting a premium on resuscitation, patient safety, and rapid high-yield investigations. The general neurology cases reflect the breadth of disorders experienced in hospital and outpatient settings. The author's suggested study regimen takes into account the difficulties of allotting time to prepare while in post-residency training or practice. Comprehensive and case-based, Neurology Oral Boards Review: A Concise and Systematic Approach to Clinical Practice provides a structured approach to clinical problem solving in neurology, as well as an effective and time-efficient method to master the factual material needed to successfully complete the Neurology Oral Boards.
Customer Reviews:
Really "An excellent first step".......2007-07-09
Highly doubtful about my chances, 6 weeks before the board I started this book. In the limited hours that I had, I surprisingly was done with this book in 2 weeks and started feeling more confident about my chances. Then I revised a few topics from other books and revised this book again. .. and I passed!
I passed!.......2006-10-05
Need I say more? This book covers the format of the boards and covers many of the same topics that were asked of me. It defused much of my anxiety. Of all the books I used for the Oral boards, this one was the most helpful. Well organized, easy to read in small doses for those who can only spare a few minutes a day to study, and few typos.
Book Description
This four section review manual has been developed as tool to prepare for the National Registry Intermediate written and practical examination.
Book Description
"I have advised countless medical students and applicants over more than two decades and I repeatedly found myself agreeing with the advice given by the Daneks." —Michael V. Drake, M.D.Professor and Associate Dean, School of Medicine University of California, San Francisco
"These authors have the experience, knowledge, and writing skills to lead the lost through the maze of uncertainties of medical schools and beyond."—Robert H. Shapiro, Ph.D.Academic Dean and Provost U.S. Naval Academy
"Any student thinking about a career in medicine should have this book."—Tyrone D. Taborn Publisher and Editor-in-Chief Career Communications Group, Inc.
Here, at last, is the book that will help you realize your dream of a career in medicine. Whether your goal is to work in a busy city hospital ER, as a country doctor, or in research, here you'll find innovative ways to actively plan and tailor your medical school education to meet your specific needs. Explore your many options with:
- Straight facts on the medical school admissions process
- Up-to-date information on the MCAT
- Advice on selecting the right medical school
- The current medical trends and the most attractive specialties
Customer Reviews:
The best book I have read for pre-med.......2007-09-12
I would highly recommend this book to anyone going into pre-med. There are so many practical tips, ideas, etc.
I have been doing a lot of research into medschools and what it takes to get in etc and this book did not seem too redundant to me.
The writing style is friendly and easy to read. I almost feel like a trusted friend is giving me advice.
Not many books like this........2007-08-27
Although this book is a little outdated, it answers many of the questions premed students have about getting into med school. It helped me to focus my efforts and keep on the path of becoming a doctor.
Informative.......2007-03-17
Lots of good to know as well as need to know information. I could've wasted my time in a career in medicine but now that I know what all is involved, I know it's just not for me. You may think you're meant to be a doctor and so may all of your friends and family but don't be so sure until you find out how to get to that career and what all it entails.
Simple, subtle and inspiring.......2007-02-17
This book is excellent for someone just thinking of applying into medical school. It simply crashes the stereotypes of what makes a doctor and make the journey and initiation to medical school more simple. So YES you don't have to be a genius to get in and finish. You just need to have your own personal self concept to get you through to the end of the day. Great handbook for medical students
Great for anyone considering to become a doctor.......2006-10-17
This book was great, but most of it was common sense knowlege. I had wished it had gone into more detail about medical shool etc...The ending of the book sort of just dropped off, I kind of expected more. But it was a real eye opener, and it showsthat as long as you put your mind to something you can be anything you want to. A great self motivator!
Book Description
To get an EMT-Paramedic certification, candidates must not only complete a rigorous course of study, but also take and pass the EMT-Paramedic certification exam. This book offers the most current test prep for the exam sponsored by the National Registry of EMTs. In addition to the four practice exams and the official Practical Skills Exam of the National Registry of EMTs, this edition also includes a list of professional EMT associations and organizations, educational and training resources, and certification requirements for each state.
Customer Reviews:
Incomplete.......2007-07-19
This book contains some general advice on test preparation, as well as some insight into how the NREMT exam is administered. It also contains four 180 question practice exams which is supposedly "based on the latest National Registry Exam". I bought the book for the practice exams.
I took two of the exams. The questions that ARE included are pretty well written and the explanations in the answer key are also fairly good. The only complaint I have with what IS included is that there are quite a lot of spelling errors (especially in the second exam/key), and one of the answers is misprinted (on the second exam). Not too bad thus far.
My main complaint is what is NOT included. Not a single ECG strip appears in the entire book! Scenarios are mostly straightforward, yet the NREMT exam I took today had a few scenarios that were a lot trickier. At least in the first two exams, there was not one question about drip rates or dosage calculations. For the most part, pharmacology questions seem to be lacking.
While the book isn't completely worthless, I can only assume the high ratings have been made by those who used this as their only study source. It is far from complete, and I would not recommend it unless you're just collecting a bank of practice questions and need an additional source.
Paramedic Exam .......2007-06-26
This review got me in the right study mode for my final exam.
This is how you need to study for the national final.
Best Test Simulation available.......2007-01-09
There are many paramedic prep books out there, and this one is by far the best for real test type questions and format. Having just taken the National Registry Exam, I can say that this book most accurately mirrors the actual test. The explanations are thorough and accurate (with only a couple exceptions). This text is also one of the only on the market with the new ACLS protocols and drugs, i.e. Amiodarone. Be warned: this book is for the student ready to test and looking to identify weak spots or pre-think some of the trick questions. This is not a book for those looking to shore up a weak area. If that is what you need, then start with the "EMT-P Self Assessment" by Cherry because it is topic specific. But be sure to use this one before the test.
Good stuff.......2006-07-07
Just took the written and some of the questions were almost copied I swear. It is very similar but doesn't prompt you to think like a Basic. The test requires you to utilize that aspect where as this guide is looking for that extra level of training we all endured. Good practice over-all. Pick up the Barrons one as well and you should be set. Skip the Brady review maual, useless junk.
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Bratton's Family Medicine Board Review (Family Practice Board Review)
Family Medicine Certification Review
Swanson's Family Practice Review: A Problem-Oriented Approach, Fifth Edition
Family Practice Board Review (Pearls of Wisdom)
Procedures for Primary Care
