Fitzpatrick's Color Atlas and Synopsis of Clinical Dermatology, 5th Edition Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9780071440196 ISBN-10: 0071440194 Copyright: 2005 Edition: 5th Authors: Wolff, Klaus, Johnson, Richard Allen, Suurmond, Dick, Doody's Expert Review    Score: 97 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Patricia Wong,  MD  (Stanford University Medical Center) Description This fifth edition dermatology atlas continues the tradition of excellence set by the late Dr. Thomas Fitzpatrick. This new edition has even more clinical color photographs and includes up-to-date eruptions from biologic therapies. As always, the clinical discussions on presentation, epidemiology, treatment, and pathogenesis are superb. Purpose The purpose is to educate all physicians on common clinical dermatologic problems. Rare syndromes are not the focus of the book. If a nondermatologist is going to read only one book on dermatology, this is it! Audience The audience is all physicians and medical students. Everyone can learn something from reading it. Features The clinical synopses on the various skin diseases and the photographs are outstanding. The diseases are rated as to seriousness and commonness, a new feature since the last edition. The book is well organized and easy to use as a quick reference/refresher. Each section can be read in under a minute. Assessment This is really one of the best, if not the best, clinical dermatology handbooks available. Budding dermatologists must own and digest this book. Review Questionnaire Range Question Score 1-10 Are the author's objectives met? 10 1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 10 1-5 Is this written at an appropriate level? 5 1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 4 1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 4 1-5 Rate the authority of the authors. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient illustrations? 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. 5 1-5 Rate the print quality of the illustrations. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient references? N/A 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. N/A 1-5 Rate the pertinence of the references. N/A 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 5 1-5 If important in this specialty, rate the physical appearance of the book 5 1-10 Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? 10 1-10 If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? 10 ©2010 Doody Enterprises, Inc.