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Lange Flash Cards
Lippincott's Biochemistry
Goljan/Pelley RR Biochemistry

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[Neo2011]

Lange Flash Cards
Lippincott's Biochemistry
Goljan/Pelley RR Biochemistry

Talk to me, people.

No love for Kaplan Biochem?

 

[Knicks]

No love for Kaplan Biochem?

Word, yo!

 

[WizardHowl]

I would really like help with this. I absolutely suck at biochem, but I don't really have enough money to get the Kaplan series (I assume that is the only way to get the kaplan biochem right?) Is the kaplan biochem the lecture notes the one people rave about or is it the home study version? Which one is better? I think I read somewhere that the lecture notes are not good enough to read by themselves, and that you need the video to accompany them. Is this true?

 

[razzle07]

I have the same question. I started reading the Kaplan Home study biochemistry section and it seemed way too detailed. There were subjects covered there that weren't mentioned in First Aid. Is the information in First Aid enough? I mean do I really have to memorize all the amino acids again. That seems way to detailed. I was wondering what books are recommended?

 

[Cliff Huxtable]

Is First Aid biochem not sufficient?

 

[GMDMD]

As long as you had a decent biochem course and you did reasonably well, any biochem review text works well as a supplement to FA. I wouldn't recommend taking the time to go through and read an entire review text.

I used biochem rapid review only as a reference when I couldn't fully understand the pathways and major concepts as outlined in FA. It worked very well for me (* performance in biochem)

 

[str8flexed]

I heard Rapid Review was very good for its path correlations, is this correct?

I however like more explanation rather than just bullet points, which I fear it might be, as in the pathology book.

 

[DF38]

I heard Rapid Review was very good for its path correlations, is this correct?

I however like more explanation rather than just bullet points, which I fear it might be, as in the pathology book.

I used Rapid Review and I liked it a lot. It does have good clinical correlations, but as you note it is also in outline format. For me FA wouldn't have been enough since I remembered essentially nothing from my biochem class, so going through that was really helpful for me. And it wasn't too long - only about 200 pages of actual text. But if you really hate the bullet points it might not be for you.

 

[Cliff Huxtable]

What types of questions are typically asked on step 1?

Pathways? Illnesses caused by enzyme deficiencies?

 

[Lespedeza]

I used Rapid Review and I liked it a lot. It does have good clinical correlations, but as you note it is also in outline format. For me FA wouldn't have been enough since I remembered essentially nothing from my biochem class, so going through that was really helpful for me. And it wasn't too long - only about 200 pages of actual text. But if you really hate the bullet points it might not be for you.

It took me about a day and a half of pretty relaxed-paced studying to get through all of RR Biochem. I thought it was great for certain topics, and weak in others (though maybe certain topics aren't tested as heavily- I haven't taken step 1 yet). The clinical tie-ins throughout were helpful too. Like DF38, I did well in biochem 1st year, but remember very little of it. The refresher was nice.

 

[THE armada]

Do people who have used Kaplan Biochem Lecture Notes and taken the exam feel like the book is high yield? I know Lippencott's has things that are non testable and I was curious if everything in Kaplan is fair game.

 

[FutureChiDoc]

Do people who have used Kaplan Biochem Lecture Notes and taken the exam feel like the book is high yield? I know Lippencott's has things that are non testable and I was curious if everything in Kaplan is fair game.

My question is pretty much in line with yours:

A lot of people recommend Kaplan, but it's nearly 400 pages! Is it really worth all that time? Especially when compared to shorter/quicker reads like RR?

 

[soulisatomic]

Folks who have the new FA, General Principles book--The Biochemistry section:Its about 100 + pages, and details the outline of the FA.....I know it is high yeild, but is it enough??!!??

 

[Cliff Huxtable]

Anyone try High Yield Biochemistry?