Dermatology Simplified: Outlines and Mnemonics 1st ed. 2016 Edition

Spend a couple months in dermatology residency and you will quickly learn that there is an extraordinary amount of information to organize and assimilate. One of the challenges is sorting through the relevant versus obscure, and trying to integrate this with clinical practice. Like many other "review" books out there, Jules Lipoff's book provides numerous lists and associations to memorize for the boards (albeit better and in a more exhaustive fashion) but also organizes the vast amount of information in dermatology into clinically relevant and conceptual chapters. It manages to function as a go to review book while also providing a framework to approach morphology and differential diagnosis in clinic. This is a great companion to exhaustive and wordy texts like Bolognia, distilling the relevant information into a more digestible yet still thorough framework.On another note, I was happy to discover they did not cut corners on the paperweight this book was printed on. My only knock is its pretty bare bones formatting, although its purely my aesthetic preference, and does not detract from the organization or readability of this book.

I liked this book because it has a defferential and presentation based outline and at the same time it has a brief hogh yoeld informatiin for every disease, things that are commonly asked in all dermatology boad exams are well covered, it is pocket size yet has everything you need,It is also an excellent book for building up a good list of defferntials for every presentation, and has a section on lists of nomonics and commonly asked fact which i found very usefulOver all well worth buying

A few typos here and there, but a solid review book that is useful as a quick and dirty tool and to help sort differentials and full of mnemonics. No pictures, but easily the best kindle version review guide.

Dr. Lipoff has done a phenomenal job of condensing and simplifying an immense amount of high-yield topics within Dermatology. His mnemonics are extremely helpful and memorable, and will help current residents retain many of the most testable factoids for the Board exam and residency in-training exams. This book is a must-have for all dermatology residents and for those preparing their MOC exams!Thomas L.H. Hocker, MDDermatopathology Lecturer and Adjunct Faculty, Division of Dermatology, University of Kansas

As a dermatology resident, this book is invaluable. Dr. Lipoff's mnemonics and categorizations of diseases are so helpful in learning dermatology in a high-yield yet easily digestible way. It helps prepare you for the boards but also guides you as a clinician. I have recommended this book to my co-residents and will continue to recommend it to anyone interested in dermatology.

Good board review for the dermatology resident or dermpath fellow with clinical review in mind. Some mnemonics I hadn't heard of. Note: whole book is text, look elsewhere for pictures.