Kaplan Medical USMLE Pharmacology and Treatment Flashcards: The 200 Questions You're Most Likely to See on Steps 1, 2 & 3 Author: Conrad Fischer MD | Language: English | ISBN:
160714879X | Format: PDF
Kaplan Medical USMLE Pharmacology and Treatment Flashcards: The 200 Questions You're Most Likely to See on Steps 1, 2 & 3 Description
Fully revised and updated by Dr. Conrad Fischer—Kaplan’s award-winning medical educator, teaching and mentoring tomorrow’s leaders in medicine. The pharmacology and treatment questions that appear on Steps 1, 2, and 3 of the USMLE are complicated and challenging. Flashcards are an ideal format for busy medical students and residents studying between classes and during breaks at their rotation or residency.
Kaplan Medical USMLE Pharmacology and Treatment Flashcards give students a detailed review of the 200 medications most frequently found on the test; why and how they are prescribed; courses of treatment; and any adverse effects of the drugs.
Kaplan Medical USMLE Pharmacology and Treatment Flashcards includes:
- Cards indexed and categorized by medical specialty, with full color labeling
- Questions on one side and answers on the back
- Online podcast with additional test-taking tips from Dr. Conrad Fischer
Fully updated to include all the latest drugs, recent drug recalls, and generic conversions,
Kaplan Medical USMLE Pharmacology and Treatment Flashcards give students unparalleled expertise and review of complex information.
- Cards: 408 pages
- Publisher: Kaplan Publishing; 2nd Edition edition (May 3, 2011)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 160714879X
- ISBN-13: 978-1607148791
- Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.6 x 1.7 inches
- Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
I have only looked at about 20 of these cards so far, but there are so many typos on them that I have put them all back in the box and do not intend to trust my studying to them. For instance, ONE SINGLE CARD (Psychiatry Card 4) spells the drug metoclopramide three different ways. Not only did I see several misspellings, but even drug facts were incorrect. I want the cards to help me learn things I don't know, so if I can't trust them to be correct on what I do know, I would be afraid of what errors I would not even realize were there. Save your money and find a more reliable set of flash cards. These cards are advertised as "Fully revised and updated"...I think maybe they should give it another go.
By Lisa
I just got these for step 1 review because they get an "A" rating in the back of First Aid, but I'm disappointed. They include a number of drugs that I've never heard of before (never covered in my med school pharm class, not mentioned in first aid, not tested by the U-World Q-bank) so I'm doubtful that they will be useful on Step 1. They leave out many other drugs included in First Aid. Also, the main focus of most of the cards is the indications for use, rather than mechanism or toxicity. That may make them useful for step 2, but less so for step 1, which wants you to know MOA and toxicity in detail but generally just wants you to know the disease that they treat (rather than what stage of the disease to use them in, and which drugs provide mortality benefit, etc). As other reviewers have mentioned, they have a lot of type-os, which doesn't exactly inspire confidence. Many drugs have different pertinent information spread between different cards (toxicity on one, MOA on another) and often the information is contradictory. For instance, two different cards mention Carbemazepine, but the 3 toxicities that they list for it are completely different. This makes studying very frustrating!
In short, I may keep these around for step 2 and 3 study, but I think there are probably more appropriate flashcard sets if you are looking to learn pharmacology for step 1.
By slenderson
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