CS Checklists: Portable Review for the USMLE Step 2 CS, Second Edition / Edition 2

by Jennifer K. Rooney

Overview

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The essential pocket-sized study tool for the USMLE Step 2-now with 55 frequently tested cases!

You hold in your hands the most compact, efficient guide to the USMLE Step CS (Clinical Skills Exam) available anywhere. With its ultra-handy checklist format that highlights content likely to appear on the exam, CS Checklists is ideal as a self-testing resource, partner quizzing tool, or skill-building diagnostic primer.

Part I of the book delivers a helpful overview of how to take the test, while Part II outlines 55 commonly tested cases related to the CSE core clerkship topics. Designed to simulate what happens when examining a real patient, as well as the actual structure of the CS exam, each case begins with a short clinical scenario, and then goes on to include a patient history checklist, physical examination checklist, differential diagnosis, and follow-up recommendations/diagnostic workup plans.

Features:

• 55 commonly tested cases-10 new to this edition!-remind you what to look for, the right questions to ask, and how to follow up with patients
• Cases derived from major medical specialties encompass a wide range of diseases and disorders
• Advice on the most effective test-taking techniques
• New section for each scenario that details what to discuss with the patient
• Useful section on acceptable abbreviations

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780071488235
Publisher:	McGraw Hill LLC
Publication date:	04/16/2007
Edition description:	REV
Pages:	252
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

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