- A thorough exam preparation guide for the new USMLE Step 2 CS. It includes proven study and exam strategies for the clinical encounters.
- Time management advice to maximize your clinical encounters.
- Step-by-step strategies for interacting with standardized patients, including “diffi cult” patients.
- Detailed descriptions of high-yield physical exam maneuvers that will win you points without costing time.
- A revised and expanded set of minicases representing common complaints designed to help you rapidly develop a working set of differential diagnoses.
- Forty-one full-length practice cases that allow you to simulate the real exam. They include all-new pediatric and telephone interviews as well as suggested “closing statements” for each case.
Tao Le, MD, MHS : Tao has been a well-recognized figure in medical education for the past 16 years. As senior editor, he has led the expansion of First Aid into a global educational series. In addition, he is the founder of the USMLERx online test bank series as well as a cofounder of the Underground Clinical Vignettes series. As a medical student, he was editor-in-chief of the University of California, San Francisco Synapse, a university newspaper with a weekly circulation of 9000. Tao earned his medical degree from the University of California, San Francisco in 1996 and completed his residency training in internal medicine at Yale University and allergy and immunology fellowship training at Johns Hopkins University. At Yale, he was a regular guest lecturer on the USMLE review courses and an adviser to the Yale University School of Medicine curriculum committee. Tao subsequently went on to cofound Medsn and served as its chief medical offi cer. He is currently pursuing research in asthma education at the University of Louisville.
Vikas Bhushan, MD : Vikas is an author, editor, entrepreneur, and roaming teleradiologist who divides his days between Los Angeles, Maui, and balmy remote locales with abundant bandwidth. In 1992 he conceived and authored the original First Aid for the USMLE Step 1, and in 1998 he originated and coauthored the Underground Clinical Vignettes series. His entrepreneurial adventures include a successful software company; a medical publishing enterprise (S2S); an elearning company (Medsn); and, most recently, an ER teleradiology venture (24/7 Radiology). His eclectic interests include medical informatics, independent fi lm, humanism, Urdu poetry, world music, South Asian diasporic culture, and avoiding a day job. He has also coproduced a music documentary on qawwali; coproduced and edited Shabash 2.0: The Hip Guide to All Things South Asian in North America; and is now completing a CD/book project on Sufi poetry translated into four languages. Vikas completed a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from the University of California, Berkeley; an MD with thesis from the University of California, San Francisco; and a radiology residency from the University of California, Los Angeles.
Mae Sheikh–Ali, MD : Mae is currently an assistant professor of medicine, division of endocrinology at the University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville. She earned her medical degree from Damascus University School of Medicine in Syria. She completed her residency training in internal medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia and endocrinology fellowship training at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Jacksonville, Florida. She is an editor and contributing author of several editions of the First Aid for the® USMLE and the Underground Clinical Vignettes series. Mae is passionate about medical education. She is taking an active role in teaching and empowering medical students, residents, fellows and patients. Mae is currently pursuing an academic career in endocrinology, with a focus on vitamin D, obesity and diabetes research projects.
Fadi Abu Shahin, MD : Fadi is a distinguished graduate of Damascus University medical school in Syria. He subsequently moved to the United States and worked in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Yale University as a postdoctoral fellow. His research was focused on ovarian cancer and the effects of estrogen on the immune system. Currently, he is a chief resident in obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University in Chicago. He will soon be starting his fellowship in gynecologic oncology at the Cleveland Clinic. He has been a contributor, an editor, and an author of several editions of the First Aid for the® USMLE and the Underground Clinical Vignettes series.
Contents
SECTION I GUIDE TO THE USMLE STEP 2 CS
- Introduction
- USMLE Step 2 CS—The Basics
- Preparing for the Step 2 CS
- Test-Day Tips
- First Aid for the IMG 12
- Supplement—The USMLE Step 2 CS Travel Guide
Introduction
Doorway Information
Taking the History
The Physical Exam
Closure
How to Interact with Special Patients
Challenging Questions and Situations
Counseling
The Patient Note
SECTION III MINICASES
- Headache
- Confusion/Memory Loss
- Depressed Mood
- Psychosis
- Dizziness
- Loss of Consciousness
- Numbness/Weakness
- Fatigue and Sleepiness
- Night Sweats
- Insomnia
- Sore Throat
- Cough/Shortness of Breath
- Chest Pain
- Palpitations
- Weight Loss
- Weight Gain
- Dysphagia
- Nausea/Vomiting
- Abdominal Pain
- Constipation/Diarrhea
- Upper GI Bleeding
- Blood in Stool
- Hematuria
- Other Urinary Symptoms
- Erectile Dysfunction
- Amenorrhea
- Vaginal Bleeding
- Vaginal Discharge
- Dyspareunia
- Abuse
- Joint/Limb Pain
- Low Back Pain
- Child with Fever
- Behavioral Problems in Childhood
- Case 1 48-Year-Old Woman with Abdominal Pain
- Case 2 21-Year-Old Woman with Abdominal Pain
- Case 3 74-Year-Old Man with Right Arm Pain
- Case 4 21-Year-Old Man with Sore Throat
- Case 5 55-Year-Old Man with Bloody Stool
- Case 6 46-Year-Old Man with Chest Pain
- Case 7 7-Month-Old Boy with Fever
- Case 8 18-Month-Old Girl with Fever
- Case 9 26-Year-Old Man with Cough
- Case 10 54-Year-Old Woman with Cough
- Case 11 52-Year-Old Woman with Jaundice
- Case 12 65-Year-Old Woman with Forgetfulness and Confusion
- Case 13 56-Year-Old Man Presents for Diabetes Follow-up
- Case 14 53-Year-Old Man with Dizziness
- Case 15 46-Year-Old Man with Fatigue
- Case 16 32-Year-Old Woman with Fatigue
- Case 17 61-Year-Old Man with Fatigue
- Case 18 35-Year-Old Woman with Headaches
- Case 19 57-Year-Old Man with Bloody Urine
- Case 20 54-Year-Old Man Presents for Hypertension Follow-up
- Case 21 33-Year-Old Woman with Knee Pain
- Case 22 66-Year-Old Man with Tremor
- Case 23 49-Year-Old Man with Loss of Consciousness
- Case 24 30-Year-Old Woman with Weight Gain
- Case 25 36-Year-Old Woman with Menstrual Problems
- Case 26 28-Year-Old Woman with Pain During Sex
- Case 27 51-Year-Old Man with Back Pain
- Case 28 6-Month-Old Girl with Diarrhea
- Case 29 75-Year-Old Man with Hearing Loss
- Case 30 8-Year-Old Boy with Bed-Wetting
- Case 31 25-Year-Old Man Presents Following Motor Vehicle Accident
- Case 32 25-Year-Old Woman Presents Following Sexual Assault
- Case 33 28-Year-Old Woman Presents with Positive Pregnancy Test
- Case 34 20-Year-Old Woman with Sleeping Problems
- Case 35 27-Year-Old Man with Visual Hallucinations
- Case 36 10-Year-Old Girl with New-Onset Diabetes
- Case 37 35-Year-Old Woman with Calf Pain
- Case 38 31-Year-Old Man with Heel Pain
- Case 39 5-Day-Old Boy with Jaundice
- Case 40 2-Year-Old Girl with Noisy Breathing
- Case 41 32-Year-Old Man Presents for Pre-employment Physical
How to Use the Database
Appendix
Index
Book Details
- Paperback: 414 pages
- Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical; 3 edition (2010)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0071624252
- ISBN-13: 978-0071624251
- Product Dimensions: 10.6 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches