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medEssentials for the USMLE Step 1 (text only) 3rd (Third) edition by M. Manley, L. D. Manley
A great addition to using First Aid, includes alot of information in easy to read charts.
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First published January 1, 2009
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October 30, 2015
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June 28, 2013
Good book but you need an additional source like FA. This book is great for visual learners. However the ebook is with Kno and they suck. The app suck as well pretty basic I do not recommend KNO if you're a student highly inefficient company. I wish Kaplan would find another partner because they are good for nothing. Sometimes this book is a great read alone but some sections like micro and pharm you should look to your FA instead.
Update: the book lacks info that are very important for any aspiring physicians. For e.g. The different types of headaches are no where to be found in the book. Same as Gait disorders and the concept of different types bones fractures. Surprisingly the first two points are present in FA 2013. Though I am not a FA fan the book is on par compared to Kaplan.
As mentioned previously run to FA for micro and pharm basic science. However they did a good job by integrating the relevant pharm and micro to the body system. The body systems have way better organisation than FA as well as the pharm and micro.
This book comes with an online version in partnership with KNO a start-up company. I strongly discouraged the use of the online version since that KNO company is far to be ready for the market. The app lack considerably in features in other words it's good to nothing after 2 weeks of use I went back to the hard copy. Purchasing that book was a waste of money in opinion since I had the previous version and nothing really has changed to shake the earth. If you have the previous version do not buy this 4th edition you would be wasting your money big time.
Also for a 4th edition one would expect colours to be added. First aid is way ahead of kaplan in that matter.
Update: the book lacks info that are very important for any aspiring physicians. For e.g. The different types of headaches are no where to be found in the book. Same as Gait disorders and the concept of different types bones fractures. Surprisingly the first two points are present in FA 2013. Though I am not a FA fan the book is on par compared to Kaplan.
As mentioned previously run to FA for micro and pharm basic science. However they did a good job by integrating the relevant pharm and micro to the body system. The body systems have way better organisation than FA as well as the pharm and micro.
This book comes with an online version in partnership with KNO a start-up company. I strongly discouraged the use of the online version since that KNO company is far to be ready for the market. The app lack considerably in features in other words it's good to nothing after 2 weeks of use I went back to the hard copy. Purchasing that book was a waste of money in opinion since I had the previous version and nothing really has changed to shake the earth. If you have the previous version do not buy this 4th edition you would be wasting your money big time.
Also for a 4th edition one would expect colours to be added. First aid is way ahead of kaplan in that matter.
September 16, 2012
Fairly comprehensive review, although I would have liked more pictures and mnemonics. Test is next week and I will update my review then!
UPDATE: Just tried my first practice exam and got a whopping 52%. Apparently this book sucks. Thanks for nothing, Kaplan.
UPDATE: Just tried my first practice exam and got a whopping 52%. Apparently this book sucks. Thanks for nothing, Kaplan.
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