Emergency Medicine: Examination and Board Review, 3rd Edition Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9780071440516 ISBN-10: 0071440518 Copyright: 2005 Edition: 3rd Editor: Promes, Susan B. Doody's Expert Review    Score: 89 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Laura Hurst,  MD  (University of Chicago) Description This is a book of questions and answers with explanations to use as preparation for emergency medicine written boards. Purpose The purpose is to prepare for the ten boards in emergency medicine. The objectives are met. Audience It is written for emergency medicine physicians who are preparing for boards. Features The book is organized into chapters covering the various topics and subspecialties frequently encountered in emergency medicine and covers high yield test questions. This is an adequate volume for a reasonable review of topics. Assessment This was extremely useful as I prepared for a written test in emergency medicine. The detailed explanations are high yield in both content and how to view test questions. 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) 5 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? 3 1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. 3 1-5 Rate the print quality of the illustrations. 3 1-5 Are there sufficient references? 5 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 4 1-5 Rate the pertinence of the references. 4 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. N/A 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? N/A ©2010 Doody Enterprises, Inc.