Rapid Review vs ?

[JamesBond15]

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I was flipping through the pathology rapid review and noticed that most of it is in outline form. I remember reading here that there was some other review book that was in paragraph form. Which one was it?

(There was a nice thread discussing all of this however I can't find it now. The search here is actually not all that impressive 🙁 The thread I am referring to compared rapid review 2nd edition to 3rd edition and also to other review books.)

Thanks!

 

[DrBowtie]

BRS Path.

 

[shreypete]

Is BRS Path actually better than Rapid Review? I absolutely hate RR because it looks like it's oversimplified and I'm not an outline person (unless I personally make them.) Secondly, it just feels like I have to memorize most of it without understanding any of it. I think perhaps supplementing it with Goljan audio tapes is the way to go.

 

[username456789]

Is BRS Path actually better than Rapid Review? I absolutely hate RR because it looks like it's oversimplified and I'm not an outline person (unless I personally make them.) Secondly, it just feels like I have to memorize most of it without understanding any of it. I think perhaps supplementing it with Goljan audio tapes is the way to go.

I own both, and while Goljan can be a difficult read sometimes, I certainly wouldn't call it "oversimplified." If anything it's the opposite. BRS is a much simpler read, partially because it's written in sentence/paragraph format, and partly because it's simplified with much less information in places.

I find BRS Path a good place to get a general idea of what a disease or disease process is all about. To nail down the finer points (without referring to a full blown text), Goljan is what you're looking for.

And yes, the audio is pretty helpful too.

 

[IMGUSMLEStep1]

I own both, and while Goljan can be a difficult read sometimes, I certainly wouldn't call it "oversimplified." If anything it's the opposite. BRS is a much simpler read, partially because it's written in sentence/paragraph format, and partly because it's simplified with much less information in places.

I find BRS Path a good place to get a general idea of what a disease or disease process is all about. To nail down the finer points (without referring to a full blown text), Goljan is what you're looking for.

And yes, the audio is pretty helpful too.

I agree with everything you've said.