Case Files Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fifth Edition 5th Edition

Overall impression:This book is amazing. Dr Toy at UT HOUSTON has continued this great line of case Files in OB GYN. Looking through the contributors (pictures) it is obvious that, although this text is a great resource, it is clearly apparent that this is an "in-house" production coming from the great program at University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and McGovern Medical School. This program is extensive and covers Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Texas Medical Center, St. Josephs hospital, and LBJ Hospital (Harris County Hospital serving undeserved population). That being said, although the contributors have a huge pool of experience, and references are present, the more gray areas of preferred pattern of practice may be biased towards the practice guidelines at UTH and may not apply to other programs or medical schools. That being said, thus book is an essential resource for the OBGYN MEDICAL SCHOOL ROTATION!Stars: 5/5BEST USE:Used during OBGYN rotation as main source of material to study. This is comprehensive approach to what is needed in a case based format. Excellent for use for preparing for OBGYN shelf (only resource used, in addition to broencephalon's Anki step 2 deck). Scored very high on shelf.CONTENT:Organized with introduction to obgyn with essential information. Then, organized by cases in order of how the student should be reading for this rotation. Front index lists case by order they appear in the book and additionally in alphabetical order to find applicable cases easily.Questions and answers are concise, easy to read, and comprehensive.HIGH YIELD:Covers all high yield topics in addition to lower yield topics.QUALITY:Bought new. Excellent quality. Spine and glue well made without any obvious defectsPRINTING AND IMAGING:Text quality is high quality.Images and tables are in greyscale and/or colored with blue ink. Ultrasound, CT, and other radiographic images are greyscale but high quality and easy to read. Anatomical, histological, and clinical images are greyscale and may be difficult to analyze without prior clinical experience of female anatomy to differentiate normal vs pathological findings.BOOK SIZE:Fits in larger what coat pockets. ~ 1 inch thick.TEXT SIZE:~size 10-12 font. Easy to read while standing or sitting at arms length distance.CUSTOMER SERVICE: I did not need to contact costumer service at all for this productDisclaimer: I received this product at a discounted price or free in exchange for an honest review. Being someone who uses customer reviews to extensively guide my own amazon purchases, I review products honestly without being influence by discounts or price. My rating and review of this product would be what the current price listed and not at the discounted price that I was given. As a reviewer, I will happily answer any questions presented to me about this product.If this review was helpful, please click “YES” below.*Amazon Prime Member- D

It was so awesome to have patients in clinic with VERY similar problems as the ones I was exposed to in this book. I had general and some specific ideas as to treating and advising my patients thanks to this book. And after taking the shelf exam, I am so glad I went with this book instead of just relying on more traditional review books. Out of the 110 questions on my test, there were maybe 10 where I felt the material wasn't covered in this book. I am recommending this book to all of my friends who haven't taken this rotation yet.

I really liked case files for shelf prep. Very helpful and in fact our clerkship recommended it. It goes over the most high yield material. Used this and uworld and got a 90 on the shelf.

This book is a good review for the NBME shelf exam. It covered the topics that were tested adequately and the review questions for each case were helpful. Some cases are better than others, particularly the OB cases at the beginning. The nature of the book makes it harder to get a "big picture" view of some topics, such as a complete differential diagnosis for abnormal uterine bleeding (ACOG's own mnemonic PALM-COEIN is notably missing from this text). Finally, the most disappointing part of this textbook was the typos. For a fifth edition, I expect to not find missing spaces, incomplete sentences, and misspelled words widespread throughout. The glossary has not been updated for completeness either. Overall, I would still recommend this book as a primary resource for the Ob-Gyn rotation.

This is a great book, and in my opinion, is the best book out there for the OB/Gyn Shelf/NBME. The book is organized into 2 halves- OB and Gyn- and there are practice questions after each vignette, and comprehensive questions at the back of the book. This also has information to help you succeed on the L&D service. I compared it to my classmates with the 4th edition, and I must say that the 5th edition has more practice questions and more up to date information on preeclampsia and other disorders. If you read this whole book, you will ace the shelf.

I am a medical student and used this as a study aid during my OBGYN rotation. I loved the format of the book and it is well organized. It not only teaches you information, it also teaches you how to think through scenarios. I recommend this book!

Great for NBME SHELF exam prep for ob-gyn clerkship during 3rd year of medical school. Comprehensive, easy to carry around, and great resource to figure out what you need to learn more about.

MS3 here.Recommend this book. There are some pretty drastic changes from the prior edition. For instance, active phase of labor is now considered 6 cm and up, not 4 cm. When evaluating for ectopic pregnancy, B-hcg is expected to increase by >50% within 48h (previously was more strict cut-off at 66%).Don't be a dum-dum like me and walk around wards blissfully spewing out outdated facts. Cry cry :(