First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CK 7th Edition

641 Pages·2009·7.84 MB·English

FIRST AID
FOR

THE®
USM LE
STEP 2 CK
Seventh Edition
TAO LE, MD, MHS
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics
Chief, Section of Allergy and Immunology
Department of Medicine
University of Louisville
VIKAS BHUSHAN, MD
Diagnostic Radiologist
HERMAN SINGH BAGGA, MD
Resident, Department of Urology
University of California, San Francisco
New York / Chicago / San Francisco / Lisbon / London / Madrid / Mexico City
Milan / New Delhi / San Juan / Seoul / Singapore / Sydney / Toronto
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DEDICATION
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CONTENTS
Contributing Authors vii
Web Contributor vii
Faculty Reviewers ix
Preface xi
Acknowledgments xiii
How to Contribute xv
SECTION 1 GUIDE TO EFFICIENT EXAM PREPARATION 1
Introduction 2
USMLE Step 2 CK—Computer-Based Testing Basics 2
Defi ning Your Goal 8
Study Resources 10
Test-Day Checklist 12
Testing Agencies 12
SECTION 1 SUPPLEMENT SPECIAL SITUATIONS 15
First Aid for the International Medical Graduate 16
First Aid for the Student with a Disability 34
SECTION 2 DATABASE OF HIGH-YIELD FACTS 37
How to Use the Database 38
Cardiovascular 39
Dermatology 73
Endocrinology 113
Epidemiology 131
Ethics and Legal Issues 145
Gastrointestinal 151
Hematology/Oncology 187
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Infectious Disease 215
Musculoskeletal 255
Neurology 279
Obstetrics 319
Gynecology 357
Pediatrics 395
Psychiatry 431
Pulmonary 455
Renal/Genitourinary 475
Selected Topics in Emergency Medicine 499
Rapid Review 519
SECTION 3 TOP-RATED REVIEW RESOURCES 545
How to Use the Database 547
Comprehensive 549
Online Comprehensive Review 553
Internal Medicine 554
Neurology 559
OB/GYN 561
Pediatrics 564
Psychiatry 568
Surgery 572
Miscellaneous 576
Commercial Review Courses 577
Appendix I: Abbreviations and Symbols 579
Appendix II: Common Laboratory Values 587
Index 589
About the Authors 607
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CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS
Steven Chen Kenta Nakamura
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine University of California, San Francisco
Class of 2010 Class of 2010
Hematology/Oncology; Emergency Medicine Cardiovascular; Pulmonary
Allen Omid Eghrari Pushpa Raja
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Class of 2009 Class of 2009
Neurology; Epidemiology; Ethics Dermatology; Psychiatry
Seth Goldstein, MPhil Marcela Smid, MA, MS
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine University of California, San Francisco
Class of 2009 Class of 2009
Gastrointestinal; Musculoskeletal Obstetrics; Gynecology
Kristin H. Kan Darcy Weidemann
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Class of 2010 Class of 2009
Endocrinology; Infectious Disease Pediatrics; Renal/Genitourinary
WEB CONTRIBUTOR
Lauren Rothkopf, MD
Resident
Department of Internal Medicine
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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FACULTY REVIEWERS
Tammy Brady, MD, MHS Kristi Mizelle, MD
Assistant Professor, Nephrology Clinical Fellow, Rheumatology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Barish Edil, MD Margaret R. Moon, MD, MPH
Assistant Professor, Surgery and Oncology Assistant Professor, General Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Core Faculty, Johns Hopkins Berman Institute of Bioethics
Meg Gerstenblith, MD
David Newman-Toker, MD, PhD
Resident, Department of Dermatology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Assistant Professor, Neurology and Otolaryngology
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Emily Gower, PhD
Ben Ho Park, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Epidemiology and Ophthalmology
Associate Professor, Oncology
Director, Clinical Research Unit, Wilmer Eye Institute
The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Stanley G. Rockson, MD
Karen E. Hauer, MD
Chief of Consultative Cardiology
Director of Internal Medicine Clerkships
Allan and Tina Neill Professor of Lymphatic Research and Medicine
Professor of Medicine, Gold Headed Cane Endowed
Director, Stanford Center for Lymphatic and Venous Disorders
Education Chair
Professor of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine
University of California, San Francisco, Department of Medicine
Maunank R. Shah, MD
Christina Hines, MD, PhD
Fellow, Infectious Diseases
Resident, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Jade Tan, MD
Julianna Jung, MD
Fellow, Pediatrics
Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Dilys Walker, MD
Matthew Kim, MD
Assitant Clinical Professor, Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive
Assistant Professor, Endocrinology Sciences
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine University of California, San Francisco
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