Step-Up to USMLE Step 2

by Van Kleunen, Jonathan P.

• ISBN13: 9780781771566
• ISBN10: 0781771560
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-09-12
• Publisher: LWW

Summary

This high-yield, systems-based review provides one-stop shopping for USMLE Step 2. The user-friendly outline format offers numerous tables, illustrations, and flow charts allowing the reader to focus on the most relevant facts for test day. Based on student feedback, the thoroughly updated Second Edition includes additional "Quick Hits" and "Next Steps" and new "Mnemonics" marginalia to speed and supplement learning in addition to new illustrations, expanded coverage of ARDS, a new table on breast malignancy variants, and updated vaccination schedules.

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS: Normal Cardiac Anatomy, Physiology, and Function / Ischemic Heart Disease / Arrhythmias / Heart Failure / Valvular Diseases / Cardiomyopathies / Pericardial Diseases / Myocardial Infections / Hypertension (HTN) / Shock / Vascular Diseases / Pediatric Cardiology CHAPTER 2: PULMONARY DISORDERS: Measures of Pulmonary Function / Respiratory Infections / Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) / Obstructive Airway Diseases / Respiratory Neoplasms / Interstitial Lung Diseases and Other Lung Diseases / Vascular and Thromboembolic Pulmonary Conditions / Pleural Diseases / Sleep Apnea / Pulmonary Surgical Concerns / Pediatric Pulmonary Concerns CHAPTER 3: GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS: Gastrointestinal (GI) Infections / Oral and Esophageal Conditions / Gastric Conditions / Intestinal Conditions / Pancreatic Disorders / Hepatobiliary Disorders / Pediatric GI Disorders CHAPTER 4: GENITOURINARY DISORDERS: Normal Renal Function / Disorders of the Kidney / Glomerular Diseases / Renal Failure / Acid-Base Disorders / Electrolyte Disorders / Bladder and Ureteral Disorders / Male Reproduction / Pediatric Genitourinary Concerns CHAPTER 5: ENDOCRINE DISORDERS: Disorders of Glucose Metabolism / Thyroid Disorders / Parathyroid Disorders / Pituitary and Hypothalamic Disorders / Adrenal Disorders / Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia (MEN) / Pediatric Endocrine Concerns CHAPTER 6: HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY: Anemias / Genetic Disorders of Hemoglobin / Leukocyte Disorders and Hypersensitivity / Clotting Disorders / Hematological Infections / Hematological Neoplastic Conditions / Oncologic Therapy / Other Pediatric Hematological and Oncologic Concerns CHAPTER 7: SELECTED TOPICS IN EMERGENCY MEDICINE, CRITICAL CARE, AND SURGERY Emergency Medicine: Accidents and Injury / Toxicology / Cardiovascular Emergencies / Traumatology / Abuse and Sexual Assault Basic Critical Care: Issues in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Hemodynamic Stability Basic Surgical Concerns: Preoperative and Postoperative Issues / Surgical Emergencies / Transplantation CHAPTER 8: NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS: Normal Neurologic and Neurovascular Function / Neurologic Infection / Headache / Cerebrovascular and Hemorrhagic Diseases / Seizure Disorders / Degenerative Neurologic Disorders / Peripheral Neurologic and Neuromuscular Disorders / Neoplasms / Sleep and Loss of Consciousness / Pediatric Neurologic Issues / Ophthalmology / Audiovestibular Disorders CHAPTER 9: MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS: Common Adult Orthopaedic Conditions / Spine / Metabolic Bone Diseases / Infection / Osteoarthritis / Rheumatologic Diseases / Neoplasms / Pediatric Orthopaedics CHAPTER 10: DERMATOLOGY: Infections / Inflammatory Skin Conditions / Bullous Diseases / Neoplasms / Plastic Surgery CHAPTER 11: GYNECOLOGIC AND BREAST DISORDERS: Menstrual Physiology / Contraception / Menstrual Disorders and Issues / Common Gynecologic Infections / Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) / Gynecologic Neoplasms / Disorders of the Breast CHAPTER 12: OBSTETRICS: Normal Pregnancy Physiology / Prenatal Care / Medical Complications of Pregnancy / Obstetric Complications of Pregnancy / Labor and Delivery / Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasms CHAPTER 13: PEDIATRICS: Development and Health Supervision / Immune Disorders / Genetic Disorders (Chromosomal Pathology) CHAPTER 14: PSYCHIATRIC DISORDERS: Psychiatric Evaluation / Mood Disorders / Anxiety Disorders / Psychotic Disorders / Personality Disorders / Substance Abuse / Eating Disorders / Somatoform and Factitious Disorders / Delirium and Dementia / Pediatric Psychiatric Disorders CHAPTER 15: EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ETHICS: Research Studies / Biostatistics / Ethics Index