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Title: Appleton & Lange Review for the Physician Assistant (Appleton & Lange Review Book Series) by Anthony A. Miller, Albert F. Simon ISBN: 0-07-137544-9 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange Pub. Date: 21 February, 2002 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.57 (7 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Buyer Beware
Comment: This review concerns the 4th edition. As a new graduate, I am using this text, amongst others, to prepare for the PANCE. First of all, it is a productive study tool for that purpose, but despite what Anthony Miller, MEd, PA-C (one of the editors) states in an earlier review (see above), it is still littered with incorrect information. The authors state that 75% of the info is new, and maybe it is, but that doesn't alter the facts. Some of these answers and explanations really make you scratch your head frustration and disbelief. In addition, some of the sections, the pharmacolgy section in particular, are filled with irrelavent trivia. Its almost as if the author of that section was deliberately trying to impress us with his command of obscure information, not directly related to clinical practice... Also, some of the question writers insist on using the old fashioned terms for diseases or syndromes, rather than the newer term that describes the pathophyiology. Some of the sections contain very outdated clinical practice information, the pulmonary section in particular. I found the use of the term "rale" particularly annoying. It's just a small thing, but that tells me the writer is not one who keeps up with current practice.
It's really frustrating to look up all 5 answers in Current or Cecil's, find that they concur about the correct response, and then read the answer and explanation in this review and find it totally different.......
This text IS a good review for the PANCE, but only if the student is good enough to recognize the incorrect/out-of-date information and adjust their thinking accordingly. A marginal student might be led astray by this text. So buyer beware..........
Rating: 4
Summary: Useful but not without plenty of typos and other errors
Comment: I passed the NCCPA board exam using this book and 2 review books on Internal Medicine. I did not even review the NCCPA blueprint (which you should not do by any means). I put in a total of 4-5 weeks of good study. This book certainly covers all the terrain you will need in terms of scope. The questions are excellent and the answers are thorough enough. By the time you finish this and take the 200 Question test at the end (I scored 95% after reviewing the whole book...but would have done much worse without the former)you will certaily feel stronger with your general knowledge.
My criticism are limited to typos and mistakes in terms of right answers in the answer key. For instance you will answer "B" and the correct answer is supposedly "A"; you read through the explanation and it does NOT accord with choice"A" but in fact "B" or maybe "C". That was often the case but just reading through the answers made it obvious which choice was correct so don't give up on buying this book just because of that. Its worth the purchase. The CD was a waste of time however. It contains the identical 200Q test at the end of the book (which itself contains not new Qs but the same as those in the book, only randomly selected).
The actual test has a 30 minute computer orientation period which is not counted towards your exam time so don't worry. It is an intuitive and straightforward user interface. I took 5 minutes to know how to use it and so will you. Last comment - for a review book that supposedly prepares you for the test there was NOTHING on hypertension - go figure! GOOD LUCK!
Rating: 4
Summary: priceless study guide
Comment: Use this guide along with Current Medical Diagnosis and Treatment, Current Surgical Diagnosis and Treatment, plus a comprehensive board review course and you'll pass everytime. My husband and I ,both very specialized P.A.'s, have passed 3 times each ,plus the additional surgical boards, and are now getting ready for the 4th round! There have been questions on the exam that were right from the book EVERY TIME!! So, the above new grads are indignant about the occasional misinformation, but the reality is that this is a GUIDE not a bible, and that one must study TO the exam-which is rarely a reflection of practice.
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Title: Appleton and Lange's Outline Review for the Physician Assistant Examination by Albert F. Simon, Anthony A. Miller ISBN: 083850373X Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange Pub. Date: 02 May, 2000 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: A Comprehensive Review for the Certification and Recertification Examinations for Physician Assistants: Published in Collaboration With Aapa and Apap by Claire Babcock O'Connell, Sarah F. Zarbock, Rebecca Lovell Scott ISBN: 0781744628 Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers Pub. Date: November, 2003 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: Primary Care for Physician Assistants: Self-Assessment and Review by Rodney L. Moser ISBN: 0071370153 Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Appleton & Lange Pub. Date: 15 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Review Questions for Physician Assistant Certifying Examinations by David F. Irvine ISBN: 1850706638 Publisher: CRC Press-Parthenon Publishers Pub. Date: 15 June, 1998 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Surgical Recall by Lorne H. Blackbourne, Lorne Blackbourne ISBN: 0781729734 Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Publishers Pub. Date: 15 September, 2002 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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