USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills Triage: A Guide to Honing Clinical Skills

by Kevin Schwechten

Overview

USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills Triage is the indispensable preparation book for the Step 2 Clinical Skills exam, presenting 40 high-yield patient-encounter cases that simulate the examination experience. Cases are organized for straightforward learning: a sample dialogue that mimics actual doctor-patient communication is followed by guidelines on performing the physical exam, ending the case, writing the patient note, and outlining the differential diagnosis. Comprehensive yet succinct, the cases address almost all possible exam scenarios, including telephone cases and "difficult patient" encounters. Each case contains detailed and relevant information on presenting complaints and conditions, with pertinent points highlighted and boxed for easy review. Written by the author of the popular USMLE Step 3 Triage, this book is optimal for either individual or group study and for any student interested in reviewing how to practice applying medical knowledge and patient-centered skills.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195398236
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	07/06/2010
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 10.80(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Kevin Schwechten, MD
Teaching Faculty and Staff Physician
Magnolia Regional Health Center
Magnolia Regional Health Center Residency Program
Corinth, MS

Table of Contents

Introduction
1. Vision Loss
2. Red Eye
3. Mental Status Change
4. Dizziness
5. Headache
6. Sleep Difficulties
7. Headache and Stiff Neck
8. Syncope
9. Heat Related Injury
10. Breast Lump
11. Chest Pain
12. Chronic Cough
13. Shortness of Breath
14. Weight Loss and Fatigue
15. Respiratory Symptoms
16. Male Abdominal Pain
17. Nausea and Vomiting in a Diabetic
18. Nausea and Vomiting in a Female
19. Female Abdominal Pain
20. Anterior Knee Pain
21. Wrist Pain
22. Joint Pain
23. Back Pain
24. Back Pain in an Elderly patient
25. Shoulder Pain
26. Lower Leg Pain
27. Fatigue and Bruising
28. Fever in Pregnancy
29. Hematuria
30. Testicular Mass
31. Irregular Menses
32. Fever in a Child
33. Difficult Patient: Fibromyalgia
34. Difficult Patient: Drug Seeking
35. Difficult Patient: Non-English Speaking
36. Telephone Case: Abdominal Pain
37. Telephone Case: Elderly Fall
38. Telephone Case: Labor Check
39. Telephone Case: Question of Abuse
40. Telephone Case: Toxic Ingestion
Index