Blueprints Obstetrics & Gynecology with Access Code

by Tamara L. Callahan and Aaron B. Caughey

Book Overview

Wolters Kluwers is dedicated to providing quality content. This is a reprint of the Seventh Edition, corrected to address typographical errors identified by reviewers. Clinical high-yield content... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1451117027
• ISBN13: 9781451117028
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: LWW
• Length: 483 Pages
• Weight: 2.49 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.0" x 9.9"

Customer Reviews

Fabulous book

I felt extremely prepared by using BP Ob/Gyn and Case Files Ob/Gyn. As a medical student, I was on a busy service with lots of hands on experiences in both these fields. Although I sometimes had questions that didn't fall into the high yield format of these books, if you know them both well it will make your life easier (you'll be prepared for work-up/management issues) and you'll look like an all-star (pimping). Also, I used an older edition and was able to compare it to the new edition. Most topics are the same, but there are some additional photos/illustrations in the new book. I believe you would still gather the same overall understanding using either, but if you're a picture person then by all means use the newer version.

All you need.

This is one of the best of the blueprints series. This is all I read for the ob/gyn rotation. It is fairly comprehensive and will suffice for both the shelf exam at the end of a medical school clnical rotation and for usmle step 2. Unless your particularly interested in ob/gyn (and I was not), I wouldn't buy anything else on this topic.

Oustanding Overall Text

This is best overall text I've seen for 3rd year clerkships in any subject so far. I was not a fan of Blueprints Surgery or Psychiatry, but this book does a lot of things well. It's readable, short enough to digest, summarizes things well, and is pretty thorough. I felt it was effective for both the shelf exam and knowing what was going on in the wards and clinic. It teaches the basics of such essentials like reading fetal heart rate strips, diagnosing UTIs, etc. This book also combines the pathophys of diseases with clinical skills very well. I would disagree with the other reviewer who said you need more in depth materials. 3rd year is as much about effective studying as depth of knowledge. Busting out resident-level texts or Up-to-date can bog you down. You need simple answers explained in a memorable way. Knowing the level of material in this book *throughly* should be enough to satisfy most of the residents and attendings you'll be working with. Case Files Ob/Gyn by Toy is the most time effective resource for the shelf, but this book is a more sturdy and lasting foundation for the rotation. The questions in the back are great as well, with effective explanations of answer choices. I just wish every rotation had something like this...

Great review for a daunting rotation

This was quite simply the only resource I needed for my ob/gyn rotation and shelf exam. There were very few questions on the exam that were not covered by ob/gyn blueprints, and all of those were ID/medicine-oriented (e.g., organism-specific antibiotic questions). I would recommend reading this book and only this book - read it 2 or 3 times. That is all I did, and it was one of my best shelf scores.

The best review to prepare for USMLE Step 2

This is a "must buy" book for the preparation of USMLE. Since OB/Gyn section in the "First Aid for Step 2" is weak, I have tried multiple review books, but this one is the BEST for USMLE. Although some topics are not described in detail enough (e.g. PCO, pelvic anatomy, etc), most of the high yield topics are very well covered, with lots of nice pictures. Doing many tests with this book aside will help you get a high score on OB/Gyn.