USMLE Step 2 Triage: An Effective No-nonsense Review of Clinical Knowledge

by Kevin Schwechten

Overview

Step 2 Clinical Knowledge is one of the hardest exams you'll take in your medical training, and it's very important to do well! Preparation is the key that separates successful candidates from the rest.

USMLE Step 2 Triage provides a thorough yet high-yield review for the exam, covering a gamut of frequently tested specialties and subspecialties with emphasis on pertinent principles of clinical science and patient-centered skills. Consistently organized, each topic is structured to provide the material in a manageable format, divided into several sections: "Symptoms," "Diagnosis," "Treatment," and "Take Home Points." USMLE Step 2 Triage is geared to facilitate the most comprehensive and efficient preparation for the exam; it is packed with tables and figures, and features 100 full color images. Written by the author of the popular USMLE Step 3 Triage and the USMLE Step 2 Clinical Skills Triage, this book will help deliver the best results for any student studying for the Step 2 Clinical Knowledge exam.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195383270
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	10/28/2010
Pages:	432
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 0.90(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

Preface
1. General Principles, Ethics, and Statistics
2. Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine
3. Diseases of the Nervous System
4. Special Senses
5. Cardiovascular Disease
6. Respiratory Medicine
7. Gastroenterology and Nutrition
8. Gynecology
9. Pregnancy and Childbirth
10. Renal, Urinary, and Male Reproductive Systems
11. Dermatology
12. Orthopedics and Rheumatology
13. Endocrinology and Metabolism
14. Neonatal Medicine
15. Emergency and Trauma
16. Hematology and Immunology
17. Infectious Diseases
Index