by Jonathan P. Van Kleunen MD
This Step-Up Series volume is a high-yield, systems-based, outline-format review of commonly tested USMLE Step 2 material, including internal medicine subspecialties, required clerkship specialties, and important topics in medical practice. The user-friendly format, with numerous tables, illustrations, and flow charts, allows quick review of a vast body of facts. "Quick Hit" marginalia highlight facts likely to be tested. "Next Step" marginalia indicate what the clinician must do next after making a diagnosis. A full-color section illustrates classic presentations of dermatologic and other disorders. This edition includes additional Quick Hits, mnemonics, new illustrations, expanded coverage of ARDS, a new table on breast malignancy variants, and updated vaccination schedules.
Step-Up Series : Step-Up to USMLE Step 2 Review
Well, I haven't taken my test yet (four days and counting), but this seems to have been a pretty good review book for step 2. I've done lots of questions using World, and 80-90% of the material in the questions is also in the book. There are some mistakes in the book (but there are in all review books), but DIT has a good webpage with a list of errors in case you didn't catch them all when you go through it. The nice thing about this book is that it's a quick read, and written in outline format, which works for me. The bad thing is that sometimes the authors get so stuck on keeping the format the same (H/P, Risk Factors, Labs, Radiology, Treatment, Complications, etc) that they add unnecessary information for some things. Overall though, I think I would use this book again.
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Step-Up Series : Step-Up to USMLE Step 2
