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Board Review Series Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 4th Edition

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The material this goes through is great, concise, displayed well, properly bolded, and with good diagrams. The material covered in the lesson section is solid especially the question section. If you already have practice questions for the boards and just need a good review (or want to place out of biochemistry/molecular biology in med school), then this is probably the book for you. If you want a book that gives you a lesson plan with questions to prepare you for the boards, this IS that book.


Product Description
BRS Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 4th Edition is an updated revision of a bestselling review, with an increased clinical focus, expanded molecular biology material, and several completely new chapters. The book outlines the important facts and concepts tested on the USMLE, within the context of physiologic functioning of the human body. Each chapter begins with a summary and ends with a high-yield summary to consolidate the material, so students can cover topics in a shorter time. Clinical vignette USMLE-style review questions, answers, and explanations appear after each chapter and in a comprehensive end-of-book exam. All the question material is also available online for electronic practice.


Product Details

  • Paperback: 496 pages
  • Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 4th Edition (January 1, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 078178624X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0781786249
  • Product Dimensions: 10 x 6.9 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds

Customer Reviews

This is a good book regardless of the errors. I used it before each lecture to give me a good QUICK and concise run down on the topic at hand. The clinical correlations in the body of text, next to the relevant topic was more helpful than the previous editions. Many of the clinical correlations I remembered on the NBME test because of this book.

Just remember, this isn't a hardcore peer reviewed textbook. So there are probably some errors. I do remember a few questions that were incorrect, but I did not find it much worse than any other textbook I have used.

Overall, I wish I had this from day 1 of my molecules to cells portion of med school, instead of day 20. I say that because I spent so much time reading a lengthy textbook instead of this. It is worth it's weight in gold if you are NOT a chemistry/biology major and you need to learn biochemistry in a hurry.

I would recomend Lippincott's Illustrated review in case you don't like the BRS series. However, it doesn't have as many clinical correlations as the BRS does.

By  RG "disposable"

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