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CS Checklists: Portable Review for the USMLE Step 2 CS (Clinical Skills Exam)

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Publisher Comments:

THE BOOK TO TAKE TO THE CS TEST SITE

Get ready for the Clinical Skills portion of the USMLE 2 with these essential patient checklists. With CS Checklists: Portable Review for the USMLE Step 2 CS, you can hone your physical examination skills and review differential diagnoses for 45 frequently-tested CS cases. Just as if you were working with actual patients, each case reviews essential skills you need in the clinic—and on the exam!

If you want to build or refresh your clinical skills, and ace the USMLE Step 2 CS, here's a portable self-teaching review that's specially designed to reinforce what you need to know in the easiest, most direct way possible. Get ready to—

  • Master clinical skills with 45 frequently-tested cases, from AIDS and asthma to schizophrenia and tuberculosis.
  • Focus on the most-tested cases in internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, ob/gyn, psychiatry, and family medicine
  • Build a working knowledge of typical presentations, patient histories, physical exams, differential diagnostic workup, and follow-up recommendations
  • Reinforce what you need to remember with checklist formats
  • Construct a solid foundation for USMLE Step 2 CS success

Just what you need for the USMLE Step 2 CSE—CS Checklists: Portable Review for the USMLE Step 2 CS proves that studying doesn't have to be boring!

Book News Annotation:

Rooney (clinical tutor, St. George's University) summarizes the key points to ask and look for during a patient's history and physical examination based on 45 common clinical presentations. Each case ends with the differential diagnosis and follow-up that students should conclude from the findings and report on their Step 2 clinical skills (CS) test.
Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Synopsis:

This small, easy-to-carry-book, checklist format is perfect for self-testing for partner quizzing on the elements that will be tested on the USMLE Step 2 CS. Each case starts out with a scenario, then provides a checklist for every item the student should consider regarding the patient history, physical examination, differential diagnosis and follow up.

Synopsis:

THE BOOK TO TAKE TO THE CS TEST SITE

Get ready for the Clinical Skills portion of the USMLE 2 with these essential patient checklists. With CS Checklists: Portable Review for the USMLE Step 2 CS, you can hone your physical examination skills and review differential diagnoses for 45 frequently-tested CS cases. Just as if you were working with actual patients, each case reviews essential skills you need in the clinic?and on the exam!

If you want to build or refresh your clinical skills, and ace the USMLE Step 2 CS, here's a portable self-teaching review that's specially designed to reinforce what you need to know in the easiest, most direct way possible. Get ready to?

*Master clinical skills with 45 frequently-tested cases, from AIDS and asthma to schizophrenia and tuberculosis.

*Focus on the most-tested cases in internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, ob/gyn, psychiatry, and family medicine

*Build a working knowledge of typical presentations, patient histories, physical exams, differential diagnostic workup, and follow-up recommendations

*Reinforce what you need to remember with checklist formats

*Construct a solid foundation for USMLE Step 2 CS success

Just what you need for the USMLE Step 2 CSE?CS Checklists: Portable Review for the USMLE Step 2 CS proves that studying doesn't have to be boring!

About the Author

Jennifer K. Rooney, MD is Instructor, Clinical Skills Department, St. George's University, Grenada, West Indies.

Table of Contents

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

Product Details

ISBN:
9780071445153
Subtitle:
Portable Review for the USMLE Step 2 CS
Publisher:
McGraw-Hill Medical McGraw-Hill Medical
Author:
Rooney, Jennifer K.
Subject:
Diagnosis
Subject:
Test Preparation & Review
Subject:
USMLE Step 2 CS, CS exam
Copyright:
Edition Number:
1
Publication Date:
August 2004
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
Professional and scholarly
Language:
English
Pages:
250
Dimensions:
9.12x6.36x.45 in. .64 lbs.
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