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Rapid Review Biochemistry: Rapid Review Biochemistry E-Book 3rd Edition, Kindle Edition

4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 103 ratings

Get the most from your study time, and experience a realistic USMLE simulation with Rapid Review Biochemistry, 3rd Edition, by Drs. John W. Pelley, and Edward F. Goljan. This new reference in the highly rated Rapid Review Series is formatted as a bulleted outline with photographs, tables, and figures that address all the biochemistry information you need to know for the USMLE. And with Student Consult functionality, you can become familiar with the look and feel of the actual exam by taking a timed or a practice online test that includes 350 USMLE-style questions.

Author, John Pelley, wins 2010 Alpha Omega Alpha Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award

John Pelley PhD, an associate author of two popular medical review titles, Rapid Review Biochemistry, and Elsevier's Integrated Review Biochemistry has won the 2010 Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Robert J. Glaser Distinguished Teacher Award. The award was established by the AOA medical honor society in 1988 to recognize faculty members who have distinguished themselves in medical student education. He is nationally known for applying concept mapping, a learning technique that focuses on building patterns and relationships to concepts, to medical education.

  • Review the most current information with completely updated chapters, images, and questions.

  • Profit from the guidance of series editor, Dr. Edward Goljan, a well-known author of medical review books, who reviewed and edited every question.

  • Take a timed or a practice test online with more than 350 USMLE-style questions and full rationales for why every possible answer is right or wrong.

  • Access all the information you need to know quickly and easily with a user-friendly, two-color outline format that includes High-Yield Margin Notes.
  • Study and take notes more easily with the new, larger page size.

  • Practice with a new testing platform on USMLE Consult that gives you a realistic review experience and fully prepares you for the exam.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004HD4U8O
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mosby; 3rd edition (August 27, 2010)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ August 27, 2010
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 4432 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Up to 4 simultaneous devices, per publisher limits
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 3974 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
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Customers find the book useful for learning biochemistry from scratch. They appreciate its concise and easy-to-read content, making it a good review resource before an exam. The outlines and bulleted content make it simple to review quickly. Overall, customers find the book informative and helpful for their medical school class.

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25 customers mention "Information quality"19 positive6 negative

Customers find the book informative and helpful for relearning biochemistry from scratch. They appreciate its concise and straightforward approach that helps them grasp difficult concepts. The book is useful for medical school classes and provides sufficient detail to understand issues. Overall, it provides a good conceptual framework and is a good resource for Step 1 in medical school.

"...There are also useful clinical correlates. Overall, I thought this book was EXTREMELY useful as a supplement to the lacking First Aid...." Read more

"...integrate metabolic pathways, but this book has those well in well organised manner, which helped me to fully integrate everything...." Read more

"This is a great resource in addition to First Aid when studying for Step 1 (or any biochem test)...." Read more

"...of biochem that is needed for step 1 I thought they did a great job or organizing and explaining the material. I found it very helpful" Read more

17 customers mention "Readability"13 positive4 negative

Customers appreciate the book's concise and easy-to-read content. They find the outlines helpful for quick review before exams. The well-written narrative and bulleted layout are also appreciated.

"I loved the bulleted layout on this book.. It was very useful for my class in med school but its too detailed for step 1.... For step 1 i would..." Read more

"...book is nevertheless excellent, and the clinical key web site is well designed and highly functional." Read more

"...The list format and notes in the margins make it a relatively easy read." Read more

"...good charts and short, concise bullet-pointed contents makes review fast and easy. con: costs too much for a 150 page book." Read more

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Customers appreciate the book's short length.

"...This is what I need to prepare for the boards. good charts and short, concise bullet-pointed contents makes review fast and easy...." Read more

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  • Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2012
    First off, if you aren't a fan of the Rapid Review/Goljan outline formatted text, proceed with caution. It's definitely not for everyone.

    I used this book as a supplement for Step1 studying with my First Aid. It was a great review of all things biochem that I had forgotten since early first year. It's definitely not the most substantial biochem book available, but I thought it was very useful for Step 1. Step 1 doesn't require PhD-depth of knowledge of biochem (which we were all probably taught as fist year med students). So this book was useful in cutting out the excess we were all taught and gets down to the important enzymes, reactions, co-factors, and such. There are also useful clinical correlates.

    Overall, I thought this book was EXTREMELY useful as a supplement to the lacking First Aid. I actually wish I had this book first year, as it would have clarified many topics.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2013
    The book contains "Most" of the information you may need for undergrade biochem "1st~2nd yr"
    It contains "The Best" flow diagram for metabolic pathways that depict succinct pictures.
    I have tried many, many ways to reduce down, and integrate metabolic pathways, but this book has those well in well organised manner, which helped me to fully integrate everything.
    Another thing, It contains very good summery of metabolite diseases you need to relating biochemistry, However, again it is not a full list, it contains "Most" of what you need to know, but not all,

    because it may lack "details" you may need to know, by saying that, Knowing everything in this book will not mean that you will get 95% above from exam, It does lack a few stuff that you may need to know ;
    I advise that you "Annotate" this book, and Add more stuff in it "it has good amount of rooms on edges" with your lecture notes and textbooks to prepare for undergrade exams or usmle.

    Also, it is a review book, so I advise not to study from it, only recall info from it.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on October 17, 2014
    I loved the bulleted layout on this book.. It was very useful for my class in med school but its too detailed for step 1.... For step 1 i would probably just stick with FA and high yield... probably refer to this book if u need more information.
  • Reviewed in the United States on August 29, 2017
    This book shines in reteaching everything I forgot about biochemistry for STEP 1. The outline style of writing does not detract from the book's ability to teach from the ground up. Please note that if you are looking for help memorizing small details about diseases, you would be better off spending time with FIRSTAID's tables. On several occasions I found that information was lacking, but this may be intentional on the part of the editors/authors to only present high yield information.

    The online practice questions are NOT board style, they are overly simplistic and will only test your knowledge of keywords and COMPLETE/stereotypical disease presentations. Additionally, in spite of what the book's introduction suggests, there is only one way of taking the practice questions (random order from the whole databank).

    Having an online copy of the book is nevertheless excellent, and the clinical key web site is well designed and highly functional.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2016
    This is a great resource in addition to First Aid when studying for Step 1 (or any biochem test). The list format and notes in the margins make it a relatively easy read.
  • Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2010
    Lippincott's illustrated review is too wordy. This is what I need to prepare for the boards. good charts and short, concise bullet-pointed contents makes review fast and easy.

    con: costs too much for a 150 page book.
    18 people found this helpful
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  • Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2014
    Product arrived on time. I did not use it much during my biochemistry course but it was helpful at times when I was searching for answers.
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  • Reviewed in the United States on December 24, 2013
    To be honest, I'm not a fan of the board review series with the exception of this book. As you know biochem is one of those subjects that can stand alone or be incorporated into other subjects. With the vast amount of biochem that is needed for step 1 I thought they did a great job or organizing and explaining the material. I found it very helpful
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  • NMS
    5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book.
    Reviewed in India on January 17, 2017
    The best review book for Biochem. If it is published by Elsevier, then you can close your eyes and purchase it.
  • biao
    2.0 out of 5 stars Two Stars
    Reviewed in Canada on July 6, 2016
    The book condition is not good as stated.
  • Amazon Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars No waste of time on unnecessary info
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 3, 2016
    To the point concise review of biochemistry for clinical medicine. No waste of time on unnecessary info.
  • Dr G Bhanu Prakash
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in India on April 18, 2015
    Excellent
  • Maria Theresa Barnachea
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 27, 2015
    Very good

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