USMLE Step 2 Secrets »

USMLE Step 2 Secrets is an easy-to-read review perfect for busy students like you. Adam Brochert, MD-who scored in the 99th percentile on the Step 2 USMLE-and Theodore X. O’Connell, MD-author of several review and clinical reference books-present essential questions and answers covering the important concepts you need to know to score well on the USMLE Step 2 exam: key conditions you will be expected to recognize, all specialty and subspecialty topics, and necessary clinical concepts.

• Learn the most important questions and answers with the proven format of the highly acclaimed Secrets Series.

• Master all specialty and subspecialty topics covered on Step 2.

• Identify key facts and secrets using the Top 100 Secrets chapter.

• Review material quickly and easily thanks to bulleted lists, algorithms, and illustrations.

• Apply the pearls, tips, memory aids, and "secrets" from well-known and highly popular authors, Adam Brochert, MD and Theodore X. O’Connell, MD.

• Find information quickly with a second color highlighting chapter and section titles, legends, bullets and icons, and key terms.

• Consult the book wherever you go thanks to the portable size that fits in your lab coat pocket.

100 Top Secrets 1

1 Acid-Base and Electrolytes 18

2 Alcohol 25

3 Biostatistics 29

4 Cardiology 36

5 Cholesterol 50

6 Dermatology 53

7 Diabetes Mellitus 63

8 Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery 68

9 Emergency Medicine 73

10 Endocrinology 76

11 Ethics 85

12 Gastroenterology 88

13 General Surgery 107

14 Genetics 118

15 Geriatrics 122

16 Gynecology 124

17 Hematology 137

18 Hypertension 150

19 Immunology 154

20 Infectious Diseases 161

21 Laboratory Medicine 177

22 Nephrology 179

23 Neurology 185

24 Neurosurgery 199

25 Obstetrics 204

26 Oncology 227

27 Ophthalmology 250

28 Orthopedic Surgery 257

29 Pediatrics 266

30 Pharmacology 274

31 Preventive Medicine 279

32 Psychiatry 284

33 Pulmonology 297

34 Radiology 303

35 Rheumatology 306

36 Shock 313

37 Smoking 316

38 Urology 317

39 Vascular Surgery 323

40 Vitamins and Minerals 327

Index 331