Pretest Medicine: Pretest Self-Assessment and Review

3 Responses to “Pretest Medicine: Pretest Self-Assessment and Review”

1. Khalid Alnaqbi says:

   July 3, 2010 at 1:26 pm

   I found this book helpful. It contains nearly 400 MCQs (choose-the-best-resolution format), including matching questions. At the end of each chapter is corresponding answers, a reference to the text where you can find the background of the resolution, and a small discussion of various issues raised by the question.

   Most of the questions are based on case scenarios. In addition, many questions are accompanied by x-rays, diagrams, and ECG.

   Chapters include: Allergy & Immunology, Infectious Disease, Rheumatology, Pulmonary Medicine, Cardiology, Endocrinology & Metabolic Disease, Gastroenterology, Nephrology, Hematology & Oncology, Neurology, Dermatology, Prevention & other Topics.
   Rating: 4 / 5
2. ISaidThat says:

   July 3, 2010 at 2:50 pm

   Although I generally tend to like the PreTest run, the questions in this book are not challenging enough to prepare you for either the internal medicine shelf exam or the USMLE Step 2 exam. It does fit in a lab coat pocket, though. Although it’s not enough to ace the internal medicine shelf, I would urge the Case Files run Internal Medicine text.
   Rating: 3 / 5
3. Matthew J Nelson 1976 says:

   July 3, 2010 at 3:39 pm

   The answers to the questions are the strength of this book. The questions themselves are much less clinical than the scenarios seen in MKSAP or Case Files. Overall, the book is closer to Step 1 prep than Shelf or Step 2. With the IM Shelf being one of the most trying to end in the alloted time, do with clinical vignettes–as different to matching and 2 line scenarios–is more realistic and high yield. Buy MKSAP and Case Files instead.
   Rating: 2 / 5