Product Description

Maximize your success on inservice and recertification exams using the HARRISON'S BOARD REVIEW. Features 800 multiple-choice questions in board format with detailed answers and references to the new 15th edition of "HARRISON'S."

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1252847 in Books
• Published on: 2001-07-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 400 pages

Review
"The 15th edition manual is definitely worthy of Harrison's excellent reputation. The editors are clear in their purpose to provide easy-to-access, on-the-spot portable information on topics and problems routinely encountered on a hospital service." "The book is extremely well organized." "I was impressed with the quality of this manual. It is most applicable as a pocket reference for residents, interns, and medical students, who affectionately refer to it as "Baby Harrison's." "Because it has substantially more depth than several other available reference on-call manuals, I believe it is the more useful book." (Journal of the American Board of Family Practice 20011001)

"The amazing aspect of this book is that it is over 1000 pages in size and thanks to densely packed text packs a vast amount of data between it's covers" "It represents excellent value for money." (British National Formulary 20011001)

"This is an excellent condensation of the vast body of information found in the larger Harrison's " "Graphs, tables, and algorithms are used extensively, and are well placed and helpful" "It functions more as a miniature medical text..." "4 Stars" (Doody's )

From the Back Cover

* More than 800 board-type questions
* Fully explained answers
* Current references with each answer The board review guide that covers every topic on the exam and referenced to Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 15/e
* Ideal preparation for the internal medicine board exam
* Indispensable for residents, internists seeking recertification, and all residents preparing for boards
* Inside: more than 800 up-to-date, board-exam-type questions with fully explained answers, referenced to the leading text in internal medicine, Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine

The best Q&A review for rigorous preparation for the internal medicine board exam, Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine: Self-Assessment and Board Review features:
* 800 exam-type questions reflecting the style and content of today's internal medicine boards
* Fully explained answers, with references to Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, 15/e, and current journal articles
* More case-based questions, in line with recent board content
* Questions and Answers that cover all areas of internal medicine, including oncology and hematology, infectious diseases, and cardiovascular, kidney and urinary, respiratory, gastrointestinal, and neurologic disorders
* Questions on genetics and disease, clinical pharmacology, nutrition, environmental and occupational hazards, and other important current topics that parallel exam
* Questions and answers that introduce all major aspects of clinical medicine, with a focus on recent changes in exam emphasis and design
* All the practice, practical tools, and authoritative information you need to score well on the internal medicine board exam

The World of Harrison's
* Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine
* Harrison's CD-ROM
* Harrison's Manual of Medicine
* Harrison's Online 2.0

About the Author
Richard M. Stone, MD Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, USA. Richard Stone is an oncologist at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. He has recruited a younger associate, Daniel J. Deangelo, who has more recently taken the internal medicine boards and has written approximately 100 new questions for the book.

Customer Reviews

The Bible of Internal Medicine in "Pocket" Form
This is an excellent resource for those questions that need quick, consise answers. The chapters for Harrison's Principles of Internal medicine are neatly summarized into quick-reading two or three page summaries, with many helpful charts and management tips. Depth and underlying pathophysiology is not well covered, but that's what the big book (Principles) is for. My only complaint is that with this edition, the book is about 5"x8", which doesn't fit into my coat pocket. The companion to the 14th edition (4"x6") is virtually identical in information, and fits in my pocket.

So So!!!
I understand the intention of Harrison's editors to provide us with a little version of this standard textbook, but honestly, I don't like it. I have owned several editions of this book, but I have never used it, because it is not a practical book. It is short in practical details (like disease management) and long in some other details. If you are looking for a handbook that can help you in clinical practice, forget about this one. There are so many better books out there (Washington, Ferri's,...). This book can be helpful for medical students to review medicine before exams or rotations. However, I have to say that new edition is much better than previous ones. At least it has more algorithms. Also, stay away from PDA version. It is even more stripped down! For your PDA, I highly recommend Ferri's Practical Guide or Washington Manual or 5 Minutes Clinical Consult.

Good... but not great
I bought this book at the beginning of my 3rd year medicine rotation and used it for several weeks. It was good... but I did not find the layout and algorithms to be user friendly. It has the information.. but I found myself searching in various sections to find what I needed many a time. Overall a good book, but having experimented with others for my other medicine and family medicine rotations, I would recc that you peruse through either Medicine Recall, Consult Manual of Internal Medicine, &/or Pocket Medicine. All are great... and have different styles. Its simply a matter of personal preferance.