First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CK, Seventh Edition » (7th Edition)

Tao Le, MD, MHS is Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics in the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology at The University of Louisville. He is the founder of USMLE Rx.com, an online subscription database of USMLE review questions.

Vikas Bhushan, MD is a practicing diagnostic radiologist in Los Angeles.

Herman Singh Bagga, MD, Resident, Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco

An indispensable high-yield review for the USMLE Step 2 CK!

The seventh edition of First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CK is written by medical students who successfully passed the exam and reviewed by top faculty. The result is proven information and strategies that maximize your study time and deliver the results you want!

Features:

• Thousands of must-know facts that summarize frequently tested topics
  
  
• Completely updated based on feedback from students who passed
  
  
• 120+ photographs similar to those on the exam
  
  
• 16 pages of full-color clinical images
  
  
• Rapid Review section for last-minute cramming
  
  
• Updated ratings of Step 2 CK review resources
  
  

Contributing Authors Web Contributor Faculty Reviewers Preface Acknowledgments How to Contribute
Section 1: Guide to Efficient Exam Preparation
Introduction USMLE Step 2 CK—Computer-Based Testing Basics Defining Your Goal Study Resources Test-Day Checklist Testing Agencies
Section 1 Supplement: Special Situations
First Aid for the International Medical Graduate First Aid for the Student with a Disability
Section 2: Database of High-Yield Facts
How to Use the Database Cardiovascular Dermatology Endocrinology Epidemiology Ethics and Legal Issues Gastrointestinal Hematology/Oncology Infectious Disease Musculoskeletal Neurology Obstetrics Gynecology Pediatrics Psychiatry Pulmonary Renal/Genitourinary Selected Topics in Emergency Medicine Rapid Review
Section 3: Top-Rated Review Resources
How to Use the Database Comprehensive Online Comprehensive Review Internal Medicine Neurology OB/GYN Pediatrics Psychiatry Surgery Miscellaneous Commercial Review Courses Appendix I: Abbreviations and Symbols Appendix II: Common Laboratory Values Index About the Authors

Tao Le, MD, MHS is Assistant Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics in the Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology at The University of Louisville. He is the founder of USMLE Rx.com, an online subscription database of USMLE review questions.

Vikas Bhushan, MD is a practicing diagnostic radiologist in Los Angeles.

Herman Singh Bagga, MD, Resident, Department of Urology, University of California, San Francisco