Brochert's Crush Step 2

If you know all of the concepts in this book, you should do much better than pass USMLE™ Step 2: You should CRUSH STEP 2! Bestselling author Adam Brochert, MD, who scored in the 99th percentile in Steps 1 and 2 of the USMLE, offers you high-yield coverage of all of the specialty and subspecialty knowledge tested on the most recent administrations of the USMLE™ Step 2 exam. A well-written, easily accessible approach, with plenty of helpful lists and tables, makes studying easy. You'll also find numerous tips, insights, and guidance on maximizing your score and on getting the most benefit from computer-based simulations. New to this edition * Get the fresh perspective and insight of new authors, Drs. O’Connell and Movalia, both successful authors of review products. * Learn from the experience of the Resident Review Board, comprised of high-scoring individuals, who reviewed the book to ensure relevancy and accuracy. * Confidently prepare for the boards with the text that is trusted and recommended by thousands of medical students and has been reviewed by a board of high-performing (99th percentile) students. * Enhance your learning and understanding with thoroughly updated images throughout including a chapter dedicated to full-color, high-yield images (with additional images accessible on your smart phone via QR codes). * Challenge your knowledge with USMLE style questions at the end of most chapters, additional online review questions, and bonus images and questions accessible on your smart phone via QR codes. Author Info By Theodore X. O'Connell, MD, Program Director, Family Medicine Residency Program, Kaiser Permanente Woodland Hills, Woodland Hills, CA; Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA; Partner Physician, Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Woodland Hills, CA and Mayur Movalia, MD, Hematopathologist, Dahl-Chase Pathology Associates Medical Director, Affiliated Laboratories, Eastern Maine Medical Center Medical Director, Cancer Care of Maine Laboratory Medical Director, Mount Desert Island Hospital Laboratory Faculty, University of Maine Table of Contents: Introduction 1. Cardiovascular Medicine 2. Dermatology 3. Ear, Nose, and Throat 4. Emergency Medicine 5. Endocrinology 6. Ethics and Patient Encounters 7. Gastroenterology 8. General Surgery 9. Genetics 10. Geriatrics 11. Gynecology 12. Hematology 13. Immunology 14. Infectious Disease 15. Internal Medicine 16. Laboratory Medicine 17. Nephrology 18. Neurology 19. Neurosurgery 20. Obstetrics 21. Oncology 22. Ophthalmology 23. Orthopedic Surgery 24. Pediatrics 25. Pharmacology 26. Preventive Medicine, Epidemiology, and Biostatistics 27. Psychiatry 28. Pulmonology 29. Radiology 30. Rheumatology 31. Urology 32. Vascular Surgery 33. Photos, Images, and Multimedia 34. Signs, Symptoms, and Syndromes Appendix: Abbreviations Index