4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good book, Nov 27 2009
By William Largen - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Blueprints Obstetrics and Gynecology (Paperback)
This is the first time I've used Blueprints. It is written in textbook format, which I don't like, but it is also terse and only tells you what you need to know. I just outline it and study off my outline.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
1.0 out of 5 stars
Error laden, Sep 10 2011
By Architeuthis - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Blueprints Obstetrics and Gynecology (Paperback)
This book has a good format, is clear to read, but is filled with errors!!
It says the majority of vulvar cancers occur in pre-menopausal women (it's not, most are over 70; the gyn-onc specialist at my school pimped me on this and I got it wrong b/c of this stupid book; look at the emedicine article if you need confirmation). It also says pessaries are used for incontinence (they are only used extrememly rarely, yet this book devotes a whole section to this use, it was another pimping question that I looked like a fool from this book).
In short, good format, bad content. Get the kaplan notes, they're better.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Core Text For OB/GYN Rotation, Oct 25 2011
By Diverse Diva "Div" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Blueprints Obstetrics and Gynecology (Paperback)
This is a great book to have for your OB/GYN rotation because it:
1) is easy to read
2) has key words well defined
3) has key concepts in bold or italics
4) has 100 practice questions with detailed answers at the end
5) has excellent diagrams, graphs and tables to help reinforce the concepts
6) is a keeper because the info presented in it is useful for IM rotation or residency / Peds -Adolescence elective
My only critique is that the questions presented in here are to easy when compared with the questions on the NBME shelf exam (does not ask enough management / what is the next best step type questions).
Addendum
I came back to edit this review after completing my OB/GYN Clerkship and Shelf exam. This book is great for building a foundation to understand women's health issues BUT the questions contained at the end of the book are NOT sufficient to do well on the shelf exam. I recommend ALSO purchasing a question book and doing as many questions as you can.