First Aid for the Basic Sciences, Organ Systems
Zero-in on what you must know to excel in medical school and ace your course exams and the USMLE! From the authors of First Aid for the® USMLE Step 1 comes this comprehenisve summary of essential basic science organ systems covered in the first two years of medical school. It provides the background you need before reviewing for the board and distills important course material down to easily understood parts. Features: Emphasizes the major basic science conc…
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Pros : This book has a format that is easy on the eyes, and contains clear explanations, tables, useful mnemonics, and excellent illustrations.
Cons: The text is absolutely laden with errors, both minor nuisance-type errors and major conceptual-misunderstanding-type errors. On the minor end of the spectrum, it is stated that mumps orchitis occurs more commonly in boys < 10 y, it is stated that DCML system fibers travel in the ANTERIOR limb of the internal capsule, that trazodone is an antipsychotic, etc. Major errors include the statement that Wernicke’s aphasia patients are typically frustrated (with no mention of frustration in Broca’s aphasia), BPH occurs mostly in the central zone, “Fused lower ends of the mullerian duct forms the uterus, cervix, and upper two-thirds of the vagina,” and (many) more – these are off the top of my head.
Overall, I’m deeply frustrated by the sheer number of errors present in this book, which is unacceptable even for a first edition. That being said, this has the potential to become an good resource in future editions.
I really don’t understand how a book could be produced with this many mistakes. To be fair, I’m not sure if I’ve ever had the first edition of a text/review book before, but this thing is rife with glaring errors. And here’s the bad news: I’m really, really not that great a med student. So if I’m seeing THESE mistakes, what else is there to be found?
I get that one or two mistakes are going to get through, especially in a fact-heavy volume like this. But there’s some pretty serious conceptual screw-ups here, too. You’ve been warned…
All I can say for this book that there are so many mistakes in here that it is ridiculous. I know this is a first edition and all, but it is INEXCUSABLE how many mistakes there are. Nary a page goes by where I can pick something out that is incorrect… Buy this book with extreme caution.