Vascular Technology: An Illustrated Review for the Registry Exam
Posted by admin | Posted in Cardiovascular | Posted on 03-08-2010
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Product Description
Oregon Health Sciences Univ., Portland. Review book for Registered Vascular Technology specialty examination candidates which integrates text with case studies and multiple-choice, self-assessment questions with answers. Many illustrations. Previous edition: c1998. Softcover. DNLM: Vascular Diseases–ultrasonography.
Vascular Technology: An Illustrated Review for the Registry Exam
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I have owned every single edition of this book from the 1st to the 4th and still own all of them but the first edition which I loaned to another sonographer several years ago and it was never returned.
I wanted to post something about the binding of the book because many people have commented on it. I’m not sure how many people have lost pages or if they (like me) kind of “freak out!” when they take a look at the binding after receiving their book and just assume that the pages will fall out with much use.
Davies Publishing has posted this information about the binding on their website which I think most people should be interested in. Perhaps the binding is perfect and it’s just our perception of the binding based on a less than usual appearance that is throwing us off about the product.
From Davies:
“Have you ever thought about how a book’s binding can help you study better? We have.
Because of the tough use some books receive, the traditional “perfect” binding that is used on most soft-cover books sometimes fails. Why? Because a conventional perfect bound book does not open up and lie flat without the user pressing down on it hard enough to break the binding, in which case the pages eventually fall out.
We switched to a more expensive variation of perfect binding called Otabind® or “lay flat” because of how it conveniently opens and lies flat without the reader having to force it. (We’ve all had this experience: Bend a paperback book backward so that it stays open and you can read the darn thing.) As this patented Otabind binding process was designed to do, it not only makes our hard-use books easier to read and study but also solves the problem of cracked spines and lost pages that often plagues perfect bound books.
It is a superior, more expensive design that makes reading and studying easier and soft-cover books much more durable. If you were to open a well-bound hardback book, you would see the same thing: The cover is by design NOT attached to the fabric to which the pages are attached.”
Here is a link to the company that performs the special binding. They give information about the process here:
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Rating: 5 / 5
I WENT TO EDELMAN SEMINAR TO PREPARE FOR RVT EXAM. THIS BOOK CONTAINS PRACTICALLY EVERYTHING THE WORKBOOK FROM THE SEMINAR CONTAINS. EXCEPT THIS BOOK EXPLAINS THINGS A LITTLE MORE WHICH IS GREAT IF YOU HAVE LIMITED EXPERIENCE WITH VASCULAR. I DEFINITELY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK IN YOUR PREP FOR RVT EXAM. IF YOU KNOW 80% OF WHAT’S IN THIS BOOK YOU WILL PASS!! IF YOU CAN GO TO ESP SEMINAR GREAT IF NOT THIS IS A MUST HAVE BOOK AT LEAST, AND WORTH THE INVESTMENT.
Rating: 5 / 5
This book is very helpful in helping to study for the vascular boards. I found it very easy to read and interpret.
Rating: 5 / 5
I think the material in the book is to the point, easy to read and understand. The only drawback is the way it’s made. I had two books sent to me and both didn’t have any glue down the spine. Eventually the pages would have fallen out.
Rating: 3 / 5
This book is pretty comprehensive, and I recommend it to those preparing to take their license exams.
Rating: 4 / 5