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Emergency Medicine Written Board Review (Pearls of Wisdom)

3 reviews
Scott H. Plantz, Dwight Collman

McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange, 2005

Pearls of Wisdom an Excellent Choice
The overall context of the book if very well done. For the purest and the fanatic, this book had every workable piece of knowledge as it pertains to emergency medicine.

Emergency Medicine Oral Board Review: Pearls of Wisdom

7 reviews
William Gossman, Scott H. Plantz

McGraw-Hill Professional, 2008

Good practice cases
Offers good pearls. At the end offers sample cases that can be practiced with a partner.

Pediatric Emergency Medicine Board Review (Pearls of Wisdom)

1 review
William Gossman, Peter Emblad, ...

McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange, 2005

Eh...
Eh....not much of the bullet format. I like the Secret's books better. Might as well read a text. This is a great book to use in the ER to study, since you can read a question and answer during your down time.

Emergency Medicine Q & A (Pearls of Wisdom)

1 review
Joseph Lex, Lance W. Kreplick, ...

McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange, 2005

A must for the boards
I passed easily on the first try due to this book. It is worth the cost

Physician Assistant Exam Review (Pearls of Wisdom)

6 reviews
Gillian Lewke Emblad, Scott H. Plantz

McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange, 2005

Great resource book
This recertification preparation book is great! The book gives great explanations after the questions are answered. I would recommend this book to anyone needing to recertify.

LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) Exam Review (Lpn (Licensed Practical Nurse) Exam Review)
Sheryl L. Gossman, William Gossman, ...

McGraw-Hill Professional, 2005

Why waste time guessing at what you need to know for the NCLEX-PN exam? Maximize your exam preparation time with this quick-hit question and answer review. The unique question and single-answer format eliminates the guesswork associated with traditional multiple-choice Q&A reviews and reinforces only the correct answers you'll need to know on exam day. Emphasis is placed on distilling key facts and clinical pearls essential for exam success. ...

NMS Emergency Medicine (National Medical Series for Independent Study)

1 review

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006

EMERGENCY MEDICINE
IT IS VERY HELPFULL, AND AN EXCELLENT REVIEW BOOK, I RECOMMED IT FOR EVERYBODY.

Medical-Surgical Nursing Certification Exam Review: Pearls of Wisdom

3 reviews
Scott H. Plantz, III, E. John Wipfler

McGraw-Hill Professional, 2007

EXCELLENT
IT HAS ALL THE INFORMATION THAT I NEEDED, AN EXCELLENT RESOURCE OF INFORMATION, I'M SO GLAD THAT I ORDERED IT. THANK YOU

NCLEX-RN Review (Pearls of Wisdom)

1 review
Sheryl L. Gossman, William Gossman, ...

McGraw-Hill Professional, 2005

Good quick study book
this book is a really good 'take a peek' study book. It has straight up facts only. I like the way the facts are put. it tells you a simple question for exam ple *what are the initial symptoms of increased ICP? and it just tells you the answer. Very straight to the point. I am studying for boards now, and I think it is a good guide along with the other books I am studying.

ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) Review: Pearls of Wisdom (McGraw-Hill's ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life ...

2 reviews
Michael Zevitz, Scott H. Plantz

McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange, 2007

Know Before You Buy
This review does NOT reflect the changes of the 2007 revised ACLS. The book has old, outdated information which is no longer applicable, nor recommended. Also I found a question that was repeated and had TWO OPPOSITE ANSWERS. Best just to use the Algorithm cards to pass the exam.

Critical Care Nursing Review (Pearls of Wisdom)

3 reviews
William Gossman, Scott H. Plantz, ...

McGraw-Hill Professional, 2005

Lots of great bite sized bits of knowledge!
I think the previous reviewer was way to harsh... or possibly, arrogant? Hmmm... most of the info in this book is very signifigant, and unlike many review books, it is not weighed down by too much technically verbose fill. The book is written by the MD and nurses! I admit, he does throw some obviously useless bits of trivia (from a nursing standpoint) in occassionally, but most of it is ...

Pediatric Board Review (Pearls of Wisdom)

2 reviews
Peter Emblad, Scott H. Plantz, ...

McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange, 2005

Too many errors
The below is a letter I sent to the editor after finding too many outdated answers, typographical errors and just simply wrong answers. I am not sure this text will help me study for the boards. The span of questions is excellent, but I feel I can not trust the answers given to be accurate. Its a shame, because I would expect this number of errors in a 1st edition, but not a 3rd. Dear Sir, ...

Family Practice Board Review (Pearls of Wisdom)

1 review
William A. Schwer, Scott H. Plantz, ...

McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange, 2005

Terrible Review for ABFM
Based on the publisher, writers credentials, number of pages, "fast facts" review style, etc. I thought this would be great for ABFM prep. Unfortunately, the text is FILLED with typos and has a substantial amount of frankly incorrect medical information! One particular example: the orthopedics section is horribly inaccurate with respect to many fractures. I gave it 1 star for the "fast facts" ...

USMLE Step 2 & Step 3 Review (Pearls of Wisdom)

3 reviews
Scott H. Plantz, Gillian Lewke Emblad, ...

McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange, 2005

disagree with the previous reviewer
This is an excellent review book in a Question - Answer format. The fact that most books are very close in content if written by the same author(s) is usually the case so let's not waste our time. In terms of reviewing material for Step-exams it has everything you need and more. I would say that a few days is not enough to go thoroughly through all of it, so allow yourself a bit more time and ...

NMS Clinical Manual of Emergency Medicine

2 reviews
Paul D Biddinger, Jonathan N Adler, ...

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2002

Excellent for "what to do" and review
I found this pocket sized book indispensible for ER rotations since it gives you a USEFUL concise one page review of commonly encountered emergencies. Each diagnosis goes through etiology, presentation, physical exam, differential, recommended imaging/labs and disposition options. Use this as a memory aid if you are a resident and as a med student to look like a star! Granted Tintanelli is way ...

Emergency Medicine: PreTest® Self-Assessment and Review
Jesse A. Cole, Scott H. Plantz

McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange, 1990

Designed to provide physicians with a comprehensive, relevant, and convenient instrument for self-evaluation and review within the broad area of Emergency Medicine. Study of this self-assessment and review book helps readers identify areas of relative weakness; confirm areas of expertise; assess knowledge of the sciences fundamental to Emergency Medicine; assess clinical judgment and problem-solving skills; and review recent developments in ...

National Medical Series for Indepdent Study: NMS Emergency Medicine
Scott H. Plantz, Jonathan N. Adler

Lippincott, 1997

NMS Emergency Medicine provides medical students, PA students, nurse practitioners and residents with a comprehensive format for emergency medicine course and USMLE review. Due to the general nature of the specialty, this text provides a great review for boards.

Emergency Nursing Review (Pearls of Wisdom)

1 review
William Gossman, Sheryl L. Gossman, ...

McGraw-Hill Professional, 2005

DON'T WASTE YOUR MONEY
It's hard to believe that a book edited by doctors and nurses could have so many typos and spelling errors. In addition, the format doesn't help you retain information - some answers are just long lists of symptoms. There is rarely any explanation of why the answer is correct, which to be fair, isn't surprising since it's advertised as a book that simply contains the correct answers. The ...

Critical Care Review (Pearls of Wisdom)
Michael Zevitz, Scott H. Plantz, ...

McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange, 2005

Why waste time guessing at what you need to know for the critical care board exam? Maximize your exam preparation time with this quick-hit question and answer review. The unique question and single-answer format eliminates the guesswork associated with traditional multiple-choice Q&A reviews and reinforces only the correct answers you'll need to know on exam day. Emphasis is placed on distilling key facts and clinical pearls essential for exam ...

Internal Medicine Board Review (Pearls of Wisdom)
Michael Zevitz, Scott H. Plantz

McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange, 2005

Why waste time guessing at what you need to know for the internal medicine board exam? Maximize your exam preparation time with this quick-hit question and answer review. The unique question and single-answer format eliminates the guesswork associated with traditional multiple-choice Q&A reviews and reinforces only the correct answers you'll need to know on exam day. Emphasis is placed on distilling key facts and clinical pearls essential for ...

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