It is still a good book I think for plowing through multitudes of clinical decision making. I love the side notes, reasoning, and ways they address the common mistakes that students can make. ⭐ This book as some good things going for it. I would recommend buying this edition if you don’t have the 4th edition already. A few new charts were added, the chapters were re arranged, and patient safety section is added. ⭐ It’s pretty much 97% the same as 4th edition. I would really recommend the MedQuest videos because they add up MUCH to what you already know and to what is in the books
However some diseases and treatments are mentioned in the MTB book and not in Kaplan’s LN ) and if you are just wondering, doctor Conrad Fischer is one of the WRITERS of the new Kaplan LNs internal medicine and if you know him well you would be able to recognize that while reading. The only downside (with both books) is that you have to have a reference or videos ( the best is the MedQuest videos of STEP 3 !!) that emphasizes on the pathophysiology and associations of some diseases ( I find Kaplan lecture notes Internal medicine THE BEST book of them all in terms of explaining and correlating with the basic science. The fact that MTB3 focuses more on diagnosis and management than MTB2. Many updates are found in MTB3 not even changed in the MTB2. Am very honestly saying that Master The Boards Step 3 is absolutely BETTER than the new Master The Boards Step2CK. However it makes you the most current and the blazing star in front of your attending.UPDATE (17-2-2019) : I got both Master The Boards Step 2CK and Master The Boards Step 3. It’s second to none for the test and memorizing facts with reviewing them, but not all medicine is here. One very important fact is you have to remember that this book is a test guide meaning that not all medicine you need for life is here. I’ve been a fan of doctor Conrad for many years so the fact that I have his book is awesome.
⭐ As a person who didn’t use MTB step2 ever, I can’t say anymore about how precise and direct the infos are. It can be related to shiping or paper quality instead of the book content: Reviews from Amazon users, collected at the time the book is getting published on UniedVRG. He teaches USMLE Steps 1, 2, and 3 Internal Medicine Board Review and Attending Recertification and USMLE Step 1 Physiology. Conrad Fischer, MD, is director of the residency program at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center in New York City and associate professor of physiology, pharmacology, and medicine at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in New York City.
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