First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CK

by Le, Tao

• ISBN13: 9780071443364
• ISBN10: 0071443363
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-09-07
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical

Summary

This high-yield guide is designed to prepare students for part two (of four) of the United Stated Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE). Written by medical students and reviewed by top faculty, this unique book provides practical, tested advice for acing the USMLE Step 2 CK.

Author Biography

Tao Le, MD is a Fellow in Allergy & Immunology at Johns Hopkins University.

Vikas Bhushan, MD is a practicing diagnostic radiologist.

Table of Contents

Contributing Authors	vii
Faculty Reviewers	ix
Preface	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
How to Contribute	xv
SECTION I GUIDE TO EFFICIENT EXAM PREPARATION	1	(12)
Introduction	2	(1)
USMLE Step 2 CK--Computer-Based Testing Basics	2	(6)
Defining Your Goal	8	(2)
Study Resources	10	(2)
Test-Day Checklist	12	(1)
Testing Agencies	12	(1)
SECTION I SUPPLEMENT SPECIAL SITUATIONS	13	(18)
First Aid for the International Medical Graduate	14	(15)
First Aid for the Student with a Disability	29	(2)
SECTION II DATABASE OF HIGH-YIELD FACTS	31	(388)
How to Use the Database	32	(1)
Cardiovascular	33	(26)
Dermatology	59	(32)
Endocrinology	91	(12)
Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine	103	(10)
Ethics and Legal Issues	113	(4)
Gastrointestinal	117	(30)
Hematology/Oncology	147	(20)
Infectious Disease	167	(30)
Musculoskeletal	197	(20)
Neurology	217	(24)
Obstetrics	241	(26)
Gynecology	267	(28)
Pediatrics	295	(28)
Psychiatry	323	(18)
Pulmonary	341	(16)
Renal/Genitourinary	357	(20)
Selected Topics in Emergency Medicine	377	(16)
Rapid Review	393	(26)
SECTION III TOP-RATED REVIEW RESOURCES	419	(34)
How to Use the Database	421	(2)
Comprehensive	423	(4)
Online Comprehensive Review	427	(1)
Internal Medicine	428	(5)
Neurology	433	(2)
OB/GYN	435	(4)
Pediatrics	439	(3)
Psychiatry	442	(4)
Surgery	446	(4)
Miscellaneous	450	(1)
Commercial Review Courses	451	(2)
Appendix: Abbreviations and Symbols	453	(6)
Index	459