BRS Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (Board Review Series) |  | Authors: Todd A Swanson, Sandra I Kim, Marc J Glucksman
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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Rating:  11 reviews
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Media: Paperback
Edition: Fifth Edition
Pages: 432
Number Of Items: 1
ISBN: 0781798752
Dewey Decimal Number: 572.8076
EAN: 9780781798754
ASIN: 0781798752
Publication Date: December 1, 2009 (In 8 Days)
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Product Description
A popular volume in the Board Review Series, BRS Biochemistry and Molecular Biology is designed to help medical students study for the USMLE Step 1. While technically not a textbook, many students use BRS books as course books. Chapters are written in an outline format and include pedagogical features such as bolded key words, figures, tables, algorithms, and highlighted clinical correlates. A review test with 20 USMLE-style questions and answers follows each chapter. In addition, there is an end-of-book comprehensive exam. A companion Website includes questions and images from the book as well as fully searchable text.
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 11
 average October 10, 2009
Kushal Naik (CA, USA)
Well, this book is much much much better than the previous edition BRS biochem book. The text overall does explain things but I will agree the questions are worthless. I ended up buying Rapid-Review BioChem and fell in LOVE!
Good book, if supplemented with the Lippincot Illustrated December 11, 2008
A. Memon (tenafly, New Jersey United States)
This book is an excellent source for good pictures and plenty of review questions. Do not use this book as the main source of learning.
Major draw backs included
-Lack of full text on [...].
-Not enough questions based on genetics
Major pros included
Abundant questions on metabolism
Excellent charts/diagrams for pathways
Is it worth buying? Only if you want to do lots of practice questions. I do not regret buying it. Saved by butt on the final, wish i used it for midterms.
Good review of biochem July 14, 2008
Derek Hayton (Tulsa, OK USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
BRS biochemistry covers all the material that you would expect, and, while there are errors in the review questions, most are simply the answer choice not corresponding to the explanation. I, for one, prefer the BRS format to the rapid review, so I'll put up with the inconvenience.
 worthless March 21, 2008
D. Baudoin
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The questions on this book are not consistant with questions on NBME shelf exams. I used this book to study, consistantly scored very well on the end of chapter and the comprehensive eams in the book, yet I was dumbfounded by the questions on the NBME biochem shelf exam. The material tested on the exam was the same material covered in this book, however, the emphasis was on the wrong things.
This book is worthless March 18, 2008
Adam G. Quinn
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am speechless about this book. It is so riddled with errors that the questions cannot possibly represent Boards questions. The questions are too detailed, contain too many calculations, and does not adequately prepare you for the Boards. This book is worthless. The errors are prolific. The authors should be ashamed. This was the most epic waste of my education to date.
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