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Title: Basic Concepts in Pharmacology: A Student's Survival Guide by Janet L. MD Stringer ISBN: 0-07-135699-1 Publisher: Appleton & Lange Pub. Date: 03 November, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (2 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Concise but skimpy and out of date
Comment: This is a very useful book for someone who needs a quick pharmacology review for the USMLE step 1 exam. It can be studied in its entirety within two days, but cementing all the information in long-term memory will require returning to it frequently during the course of study.
Stringer's casual student-oriented style helps put the nervous reader at ease and builds confidence while studying, a rarity in review books which are more likely on one of the two polar extremes of intimidating or condescending. The sheer mass of detail can be overwhelming in pharmacology as well, and Stringer is also very helpfully pragmatic in emphasizing which details are important for the student to learn the first time around, and which can be saved for a second pass through the material.
Pharmacology books become obsolete quickly, and, like most others, this one needs an update. For example, it covers only sulfonyl ureas, not even mentioning the three newer classes of diabetes drugs.
Stringer reminds the reader constantly that her book is not complete, and that it should be supplemented by other material, and she's right. At times its coverage is a bit skimpy, especially on side effects, and it has little discussion about recent trends in treatment options (e.g., that barbiturates are being phased out in favor of the less toxic benzodiazapines). Still it's an excellent starting point and emphasizes well what's most important versus what's less so.
One minor quibble is that the editing on this book needs to be tighter - there are quite a few grammatical errors, such as confusing the contraction "it's" with the possessive "its". But this is a minor quibble over a book that is an excellent starting point for reviewing pharmacology for the USMLE step 1.
Rating: 4
Summary: Great source to get the "skinny" on pharmacology
Comment: I have found this handy guide a great way to quickly get a grasp of lecture topics. It only takes minutes to understand the concepts, and saves valuable time by catagorizing the drug types for you. Stringer's style of writing in a conversation format is easy to read, enjoyable, and concise. In fact, I'm purchasing my own copy because it's too hard to find in the library anymore!
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Title: Lippincott's Illustrated Reviews : Pharmacology : Special Millennium Update by Mary Julia Mycek, Richard A. Harvey, Pamela C. Champe ISBN: 0781724139 Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Pub. Date: 01 January, 2000 List Price(USD): $42.95 |
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Title: Basic & Clinical Pharmacology by Bertram G. Katzung ISBN: 0838505988 Publisher: Appleton & Lange Pub. Date: 21 September, 2000 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: Pharmacy and the U.S. Health Care System by Jack E. Fincham, Albert I. Wertheimer ISBN: 1560249994 Publisher: Haworth Press Pub. Date: 01 December, 1997 List Price(USD): $64.95 |
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Title: Basic Concepts in Physiology : A Student's Survival Guide by Charles, Phd Seidel ISBN: 0071356568 Publisher: Appleton & Lange Pub. Date: 26 October, 2001 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: Musculoskeletal Examination by Jeffrey Gross, Joseph Fetto, Elaine Rosen ISBN: 0632045582 Publisher: Blackwell Publishers Pub. Date: 01 February, 2002 List Price(USD): $59.95 |
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