Cs Checklists: Portable Review For The Usmle Step 2 Cs, Second Edition: Portable Review for the USMLE Step 2 Cs Clinical Skills Exam - Brossura

Rooney, Jennifer

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0071488235 ISBN 13: 9780071488235

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Medical, 2007

Riassunto

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The essential pocket-sized study tool for the USMLE Step 2-now with 55 frequently tested cases!

You hold in your hands the most compact, efficient guide to the USMLE Step CS (Clinical Skills Exam) available anywhere. With its ultra-handy checklist format that highlights content likely to appear on the exam, CS Checklists is ideal as a self-testing resource, partner quizzing tool, or skill-building diagnostic primer.

Part I of the book delivers a helpful overview of how to take the test, while Part II outlines 55 commonly tested cases related to the CSE core clerkship topics. Designed to simulate what happens when examining a real patient, as well as the actual structure of the CS exam, each case begins with a short clinical scenario, and then goes on to include a patient history checklist, physical examination checklist, differential diagnosis, and follow-up recommendations/diagnostic workup plans.

Features:

• 55 commonly tested cases-10 new to this edition!-remind you what to look for, the right questions to ask, and how to follow up with patients
• Cases derived from major medical specialties encompass a wide range of diseases and disorders
• Advice on the most effective test-taking techniques
• New section for each scenario that details what to discuss with the patient
• Useful section on acceptable abbreviations

Su questo libro

L'autore

Jennifer Rooney, MD is Clinical Tutor at St. George's University in Grenada, West Indies.

Contenuti

Introduction

Section I: Preparing for the USMLE Step 2 CS

1. General information

2. Components of a complete health history

3. Components of a complete physical examination

4. Complete write-up

5. Acceptable abbreviations

Section II: 55 Clinical Cases and Checklists

Section III: Case Answers: Differential Diagnosis and Brief Case Review

Index

Su questa edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill Medical
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0071488235
• ISBN 13: 9780071488235
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 2
• Numero di pagine: 360