usmle step 2 ck book suggestions

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NBME USMLE Step 2 (CK) and Subject Examination Sources

(Revised April 2013)

NBME SHELF SUBJECT SOURCE SOURCE INFO USMLE Step 2 (CK)

USMLE Step 2 CK Qbook (Kaplan USMLE Qbook) Paperback: 552 pages Publisher: Kaplan Publishing; Original edition (September 1, 2006) ISBN-10: 1419551507 ISBN-13: 978-1419551505

A great resource to study for individual shelf exams from IM to surg.

USMLE Step 2 CK Qbook (Kaplan USMLE Qbook) Publication Date: September 12, 2007 ISBN-10: 0781771560 ISBN-13: 978-0781771566 Edition: Second

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, illustrations, expanded coverage of ARDS, a new table on breast malignancy variants, and vaccination schedules.

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USMLE World Q Bank

Over 2000 high quality, unrepeated multiple choice questions, state-of-the-art, classic board-type questions created by real-life physicians. Contains detailed explanation and educational objective for each question with excellent illustrations and charts that are easy to read and interpret. Has board simulated interface software features (highlight, strike-out, annotation, searchable lab values, calculator, mark/flag items etc). There is a customization of practice tests (creates subject-specific, system-specific or combination tests in timed, untimed, tutorial and timed tutorial modes). User can suspend and resume a test at anytime at your convenience with 24 hr account web access. Contains sequence and media questions. User can compare progress on test over test basis via detailed chart and, can generate identical test blocks. There are external references to medical journal abstracts. User can improve their time management skills by monitoring time spent per question. Qbank also includes drug-ad and abstract-based questions. A mobile companion app is available for iOS and Android based devices.

Use a textbook of your choice to annotate if you feel the information is not deep enough.

Do 50 USMLE World questions per week. These should cover all of the subject areas and specialties.

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Family Medicine

To properly prepare for the family medicine subject exam, you would need to study from all case file books.

This book contains a smattering of subjects not covered in the other case files, such as prevention.

Not comprehensive enough to be used as a sole resource for the subject exam.

Very useful for the in-house family medicine exam.

Not as useful for the subject exam.

Very long, but contains good information.

Would be helpful with the shelf exam only if you started reading it at the beginning of the rotation.

Could not be easily reviewed the week before the subject exam

Case Files Family Medicine, Third Edition (LANGE Case Files) Eugene Toy Donald Briscoe, Bruce Britton Publication Date: March 28, 2012 ISBN-10: 0071753958 ISBN-13: 978-0071753951 Edition: 3

Sixty high-yield family medicine cases help you sharpen your diagnostic and problem-solving skills. You need exposure to high-yield cases to excel on the family medicine clerkship and the shelf-exam. Case Files: Family Medicine presents sixty real-life cases that illustrate essential concepts. Each case includes complete discussion, clinical pearls, references, definitions of key terms, and USMLE-style review questions with detailed explanations of the correct answers. With this system, you'll learn in the context of real patients, rather than merely memorize facts.

CURRENT Diagnosis & Treatment in Family Medicine, Third Edition (LANGE CURRENT Series) Jeannette South-Paul, Samuel Matheny, Evelyn Lewis Publication Date: November 23, 2010 ISBN-10: 0071624368 ISBN-13: 978-0071624367 Edition: 3

Concise, evidence-based coverage of the diseases and syndromes most commonly seen in clinical practice. CURRENT Diagnosis and Treatment in Family Medicine is an easy-to-use guide to the diagnosis, treatment, and management of the full range of clinical conditions seen in primary care. The book covers all age groups--from pediatric to geriatric--and includes end-of-life issues. An essential clinical reference for house staff and practicing family physicians, the book is also great for USMLE Step 3 review, board certification, and maintenance of certification.

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500 USMLE-style questions and answers

Detailed explanations for right and wrong answers

Targets what you really need to know for exam success

Student tested and reviewed

Family Medicine PreTest Self-Assessment And Review, Third Edition (PreTest Clinical Medicine) Doug Knutson (Feb 23, 2012) Publication Date: February 23, 2012 ISBN-10: 0071760520 ISBN-13: 978-0071760522 Edition: 3

Family Medicine: PreTest Self-Assessment & Review is the perfect way to assess your knowledge of Family Medicine for the USMLE Step 2 CK and shelf exams. You'll find 500 USMLE-style questions and answers that address the clerkship's core competencies along with detailed explanations of both correct and incorrect answers. All questions have been reviewed by students who passed the boards and completed their clerkship to ensure they match the style and difficulty level of the exam.

The Family Medicine subject examination is like a mini USMLE Step 2 exam. One must be proficient at medicine, pediatrics, surgery, ob/gyn, and psychiatry to

do well on this exam. For this reason, a passing score is set at the 4th percentile. Clerkship lectures are helpful for the exam, but other resources must be used. If this is one of the last subject exams of 3rd year, less studying is needed. If this is one of the first subject exams of 3rd year, more studying will be needed. Questions are not written by family medicine physicians. They are written by

internists, pediatricians, surgeons, etc Medicine

Very thorough. Outline format. Separated by body

systems. If its not in this

book, it will not be on the exam.

Very long and can take a very long time to read.

Need to read more than once in order to really take in all of the information contained in this book.

Impossible if reading is not started the first wk of rotation.

Step-Up to Medicine (Step-Up Series) Steven S. Agabegi MD, Elizabeth A. Derby, Evan Ryer Publication Date: December 17, 2004 ISBN-10: 0781747872 ISBN-13: 978-0781747875 Edition: 1

Here is the first single, primary review tool to prepare students for both the internal medicine clerkship and the corresponding end-rotation NBME shelf examination. This logical alternative to several, limited-focus books blends a bullet-outline format students prefer in a review book with comprehensive paragraphs, as needed, for optimal preparation. A wealth of illustrations, charts, tables, graphs, and mnemonics speed and supplement learning. Ample content without superfluous detail enables students to readily evaluate and expand their knowledge of

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Presents common internal medicine subjects in the form of clinical vignettes similar to the subject exam.

Relatively complete. Probably the 2nd

best internal medicine subject exam resource.

Not as much info as Step Up.

Not separated into body systems, just random cases.

cardiology, pulmonary medicine, gastroenterology, hematology, neurology, endocrinology, rheumatology, nephrology, genitourinary disorders, fluids and electrolytes, dermatology, and musculoskeletal problems.

Case Files Internal Medicine, Third Edition (LANGE Case Files) Eugene Toy, John Patlan Publication Date: July 14, 2009 ISBN-10: 0071613641 ISBN-13: 978-0071613644 Edition: 3

Real-Life Cases for the Internal Medicine Clerkship and the USMLE Step 3 "...an excellent internal medicine review book written especially or medical students in their clinical years. It is perfect for clerkships, sub-internships, shelf, and USMLE exams. Sized to fit in the pocket of a white coat for easy portability, this book offers an engaging and high-yield re-view of internal medicine. It promotes active learning, using patient presentations and thought-provoking questions to encourage deeper thinking about clinical problems. The format will be comfortable for anyone who has spent time on the wards learning from patients and engaging in problem-based learning....This book is highly recommended to supplement internal medicine clerkships and sub-internships and to prepare for shelf and USMLE exams."--Yale Journal of Biology & Medicine. You need exposure to high-yield cases to excel on the Internal Medicine clerkship and the shelf-exam. Case Files: Internal Medicine presents 60 real-life cases that illustrate essential concepts in Internal Medicine. Each case includes a complete discussion, clinical pearls,

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references, definitions of key terms, and USMLE-style review questions. With this system, you'll learn in the context of real patients, rather than merely memorize facts.

60 clinical cases, each with USMLE-style questions

Clinical pearls highlight key concepts

Primer on how to approach clinical problems and think like a doctor

Proven learning system improves your shelf-exam scores

Presents common internal medicine subject in paragraph format.

Not as informative to Step Up

Comparable to Case Files, just a different format.

Contains practice questions at the end of the book.

Could easily pass the exam using this resource.

Blueprints Medicine (Blueprints Series) [Paperback] Vincent B. Young MD PhD, William A. Kormos MD MPH, Davoren A. Chick MD FACP Publication Date: January 7, 2009 ISBN-10: 0781788706 ISBN-13: 978-0781788700 Edition: Fifth

Blueprints Medicine provides a concise review of what students need to know in their rotations or the Boards. Each chapter is brief and includes pedagogical features such as bolded key words, tables, figures, and key points boxes. This edition has been reorganized to follow the Clerkship Directors in Internal Medicine guidelines and includes thoroughly updated content and additional tables and figures. A question-and-answer section at the end of the book includes 100 board-format questions with complete rationales for each answer choice. A companion website includes a question bank with 50 additional questions and answers and fully searchable text.

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Not a complete

resource by any means.

Contains high yield, useful topics for the exam.

Do not use this as your sole resource unless you really know your stuff or you are in a serious time crunch.

Great if used as an adjunct to another book, especially the week before the exam.





High-Yield Internal Medicine (High-Yield Series) Raminder Nirula Publication Date: October 13, 2006 ISBN-10: 0781781698 ISBN-13: 978-0781781695 Edition: Third

As part of the popular High-Yield Series, this updated Third Edition provides a concise review of internal medicine for students during their rotation and while preparing for the USMLE Step 2. High-Yield Internal Medicine, Third Edition is presented in a concise, uncluttered outline format with ample illustrations and tables. The book enables students to get the maximum relevance and performance from intensely focused study.

Medicine: PreTest Self-Assessment & Review, 13th edition (PreTest Clinical Medicine) Roger Smalligan, Matt Chua, J. Rush Pierce, Robert Urban Publication Date: March 16, 2012 ISBN-10: 0071761497 ISBN-13: 978-0071761499 Edition: 13

Medicine: PreTest Self-Assessment & Review is the perfect way to assess your knowledge of medicine/internal medicine for the USMLE Step 2 CK and shelf exams. You'll find 500 USMLE-style questions and answers that address the clerkship's core competencies along with detailed explanations of both correct and incorrect answers. All questions have been reviewed by students who passed the boards and completed their clerkship to ensure they match the style and difficulty level of the exam.

Begin reading Step Up the first day of the rotation, and read it everyday. Try to get through it twice before the subject exam. Do USMLEworld questions everyday, to prepare yourself for the length of the

vignettes. If you are in a time crunch, read Case Files. If you are in a serious time crunch, read High Yield.

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OB/GYN

Contains high yield ob/gyn subject matter in paragraph format.

Very thorough resource.


No easily reviewable during the week before the subject exam.

Presents common internal medicine subjects in the form of clinical vignettes similar to the subject exam.


best ob/gyn subject exam resource.

Good section on STDs

Slightly less complete than Blueprints.

Not separated logically, just random cases.

Blueprints Obstetrics and Gynecology (Blueprints Series) Tamara Callahan MD, Aaron Caughey MD MPP MPH Publication Date: January 28, 2013 ISBN-10: 1451117027 ISBN-13: 978-1451117028 Edition: Sixth

Blueprints Obstetrics and Gynecology provides students with a concise review of content for their ob/gyn rotations and the Boards. Each chapter is brief and includes pedagogical features such as bolded key words, tables, figures, and Key Points. New features in this edition include an image bank and a For The Boards section, which presents 4 clinical vignettes with 3-5 sequential item set-style questions at the end of each chapter. Additionally, 100 bonus board-format questions with answers and rationales appear at the end of the book; another 50 bonus questions are provided online.

Case Files Obstetrics and Gynecology, Fourth Edition (LANGE Case Files) Eugene Toy, Benton Baker III, Patti Ross, John Jennings Publication Date: November 13, 2012 ISBN-10: 0071761713 ISBN-13: 978-0071761710 Edition: 4

REAL-LIFE CASES FOR THE OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY CLERKSHIP AND THE SHELF EXAM. You need exposure to high-yield cases to excel in the clerkship and on the shelf exam. Case Files: Obstetrics & Gynecology presents 60 real-life cases that illustrate essential concepts in this area of medicine. Each case includes a complete discussion, clinical pearls, references, definitions of key terms, and USMLE-style review questions. With this system, you'll learn in the context of real patients, rather than merely memorize facts.

60 cases with USMLE-style questions help you master core competencies to excel in the clerkship and ace the shelf exam

Clinical pearls highlight

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Excellent, succinct summary.

Great tables and graphs to demonstrate key concepts.

Should be used in conjuction with another resource.

Only use as a sole resource if you are extremely confident in you ob/gyn knowledge.





key points Primer teaches you how

to approach clinical problems

Proven learning system maximizes your exam scores

High-Yield Obstetrics and Gynecology (High-Yield Series) Elmar P. Sakala Publication Date: April 18, 2005 ISBN-10: 078179630X ISBN-13: 978-0781796309 Edition: Second

This concise, outline-formatted book serves as a preparation for USMLE examinations and for course review. In addition to the traditional High-Yield Series features, this book contains Patient Snapshots, Clinical Pearls, and a table summarizing common syndromes located in the back of the book. Numerous illustrations and tables supplement the text.

Obstetrics And Gynecology PreTest Self-Assessment And Review, Thirteenth Edition (PreTest Clinical Medicine) Karen Schneider and Stephen Patrick (Apr 18, 2012) Publication Date: April 18, 2012 ISBN-10: 0071761268 ISBN-13: 978-0071761260 Edition: 13

Obstetrics and Gynedology: PreTest Self-Assessment & Review is the perfect way to assess your knowledge of ob/gyn for the USMLE Step 2 CK and shelf exams. You'll find 500 USMLE-style questions and answers that address the clerkship's core competencies along with detailed explanations of both correct and incorrect answers. All questions have been reviewed by students who passed the boards and completed their clerkship to ensure they match the style and difficulty level of the exam.

The clerkship lectures are very high yield when it comes to the Ob/Gyn subject exam.

Much is expected from students on the Ob/Gyn rotation, and students know more than they realize when it comes time to take the subject exam.

The information tested on this exam is very specialized, so the material learned during 2nd year isnt very useful.

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Start reading Blueprints or Case Files at the beginning of the rotation. Read before each lecture, the corresponding section in your chosen book. Begin reading High Yield two weeks before the subject exam, and get through it

twice. Do USMLEworld questions throughout the rotation. The required text for the rotation isnt very useful for the subject exam.

Pediatrics

Very complete resource in outline format.

Very cumbersome book.

Has everything that could ever be tested on the subject exam, but would be difficult to use unless you are very dedicated.

Excellent tables and charts.

If ambitious, you could obtain >90th percentile using this book.

Presents common

pediatric subjects in

BRS Pediatrics (Board Review Series) Lloyd J. Brown MC, Lee Todd Miller MD FAAP Publication Date: July 27, 2004 ISBN-10: 0781721296 ISBN-13: 978-0781721295 Edition: 1

Like other titles in the Board Review Series, BRS Pediatrics is designed to offer students a strong foundation for subsequent learning in both primary care and subspecialty pediatrics. BRS Pediatrics features:

A comprehensive overview of the basic principles of pediatrics

Detailed information for the pediatric subinternships and pediatric subspecialty rotations

Case-based review tests (simulating USMLE Step 2 questions) at the end of each chapter

Explanations for the correct answers and the incorrect responses with cross-references to the appropriate text for student follow-up

End-of-book comprehensive 100-question examination

You'll find that BRS Pediatrics will be an indispensable resource for the pediatric rotation, the end of rotation exam, and the USMLE Step 2.

Case Files Pediatrics, Fourth Edition (LANGE Case Files)

Sixty high-yield pediatrics cases help you sharpen your diagnostic and problem-solving

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the form of clinical vignettes similar to the subject exam.


best subject exam resource.

Not as much info as Blueprints.

Not separated into body systems, just random cases

Contains high-yield peds subject matter in paragraph format.

Very thorough resource.


No easily reviewable during the week before the subject exam.

Eugene Toy, Robert Yetman, Mark Hormann, Sheela Lahoti, Margaret McNeese, Mark Jason Sanders, Abby M. Geltemeyer Publication Date: August 30, 2012 ISBN-10: 0071766987 ISBN-13: 978-0071766982 Edition: 4

skills You need exposure to high-yield cases to excel on the pediatrics clerkship and the shelf-exam. Case Files: Pediatrics presents sixty real-life cases that illustrate essential concepts. Each case includes complete discussion, clinical pearls, references, definitions of key terms, and USMLE-style review questions with detailed explanations of the correct answers. With this system, you'll learn in the context of real patients, rather than merely memorize facts.

Blueprints Pediatrics (Blueprints Series) Bradley S. Marino MD MPP MSCE, Katie S. Fine MD Publication Date: March 8, 2013 ISBN-10: 1451116047 ISBN-13: 978-1451116045 Edition: Sixth

Blueprints Pediatrics provides students with a concise, "need-to-know" review for the pediatrics rotation and the Boards. Each chapter is brief, written in narrative format, and includes pedagogical features such as bolded key words, tables, figures, and key points. This edition includes 2 new sections -- For the Boards, which presents 10 USMLE-style questions (answers & rationales at the end of the book) and For the Wards, a section of 2 case studies per chapters -- 40 to 50 cases, total. This edition includes 26 full-color dermatology and infectious disease photographs and multicolored flow diagrams of congenital heart defects. A website on thePoint includes the e-Book and 50-100 bonus questions in a question bank.

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Exam-focused organization by disease

A full chapter on well-child careno other book has this!

Key words in each chapter feature tools to recognize the problem diagnostically

Associations with related conditions

Next steps in management

Best initial diagnostic tests

Most accurate diagnostic test

Best initial therapy Most effective

therapy Long-term problems





Master the Boards: Pediatrics William G Cvetnic MD MBA Release date: October 1, 2013 ISBN-10: 1609788796 ISBN-13: 978-1609788797 Edition: 2nd Edition

In the increasingly competitive world of medical training, Pediatrics ranks in the top five choices for specialization. In order to pass the Boards, doctors must be able to master key words, concepts, and difficult information. Kaplan Medical's Master the Boards: Pediatrics, written by noted Pediatrics and Neonatology expert William Cvetnik, is a capstone review of all the information a doctor must know to pass the Pediatric Boards exam. Focused on the most important test-like concepts and questions, Master the Boards: Pediatrics has everything you need to excel on the American Board of Pediatrics Exam.

Pediatrics PreTest Self-Assessment And Review, Thirteenth Edition (PreTest Clinical Medicine) Robert Yetman, Mark Hormann Publication Date: January 10, 2013 ISBN-10: 0071761233 ISBN-13: 978-0071761239 Edition: 13

Pediatrics: PreTest Self-Assessment & Review is the perfect way to assess your knowledge of pediatrics for the USMLE Step 2 CK and shelf exams. You'll find 500 USMLE-style questions and answers that address the clerkship's core competencies along with detailed explanations of both correct and incorrect answers. All questions have been reviewed by students who passed the boards and completed

Clerkship lectures are pretty useful resources, especially when it comes to developmental milestones and vaccination schedules.

This test tends to be heavy in microbiology and infectious diseases.

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Psychiatry

Presents common psychiatry subjects in the form of clinical vignettes similar to the subject exam.

Relatively complete. Rivals First Aid as

best resource More info than First

Aid, but may be overkill.

Not separated logically, just random cases

Part of the highly regarded Blueprints series and provides students with a concise review of what they need to know in their psychiatry rotations or the Boards.


Case Files Psychiatry, Fourth Edition (LANGE Case Files) Eugene Toy (Author), Debra Klamen Publication Date: March 29, 2012 ISBN-10: 0071753915 ISBN-13: 978-0071753913 Edition: 4

Sixty high-yield psychiatry cases help you sharpen your diagnostic and problem-solving skills. You need exposure to high-yield cases to excel on the psychiatry clerkship and the shelf-exam. Case Files: Psychiatry presents sixty real-life cases that illustrate essential concepts. Each case includes complete discussion, clinical pearls, references, definitions of key terms, and USMLE-style review questions with detailed explanations of the correct answers. With this system, you'll learn in the context of real patients, rather than merely memorize facts.

Blueprints Psychiatry (Blueprints Series) Michael J. Murphy, Ronald L. Cowan MD PhD Publication Date: November 6, 2008 ISBN-10: 0781782538 ISBN-13: 978-0781782531 Edition: Fifth

Each chapter is brief and includes pedagogical features such as bolded key words, tables, figures, and key points. A question and answer section at the end of the book includes 100 board-format questions with complete rationales. This edition includes new images, more USMLE study questions, and a Neural Basis section for each major diagnostic category. A companion Website includes a question bank and fully searchable text.

Psychiatry PreTest Self-Assessment And Review, Thirteenth Edition (PreTest Clinical Medicine)

Psychiatry: PreTest Self-Assessment & Review is the perfect way to assess your knowledge of psychiatry for the

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Debra Klamen and Phil Pan (Feb 16, 2012) Publication Date: February 16, 2012 ISBN-10: 0071761012 ISBN-13: 978-0071761017 Edition: 13

USMLE Step 2 CK and shelf exams. You'll find 500 USMLE-style questions and answers that address the clerkship's core competencies along with detailed explanations of both correct and incorrect answers. All questions have been reviewed by students who passed the boards and completed their clerkship to ensure they match the style and difficulty level of the exam.

The clerkship lectures are very useful for this subject examination. This exam focuses on diagnosis of mental illness and less on treatment. Know the DSM criteria for diagnosis of mood disorders, personality disorders, etc Watch out for mental illness caused my a general medical condition. This almost

always appears a couple of times on the exam. Know all of the psych drugs. Pay attention to the clerkship lectures. Begin reading Case Files at the beginning of the rotation. Do USMLEworld questions throughout the rotation.

Surgery

Presents common surgery subjects in the form of clinical vignettes similar to the subject exam.


best surgery subject exam resource.

Not as much info as NMS.

Not separated into body systems, just random cases

56 high-yield cases, each with USMLE-style questions, help you master core competencies to excel on the clerkship and ace the shelf exam

Clinical pearls

Case Files Surgery, Fourth Edition (LANGE Case Files) Eugene Toy, Terrence Liu, Andre Campbell Publication Date: June 19, 2012 ISBN-10: 0071766995 ISBN-13: 978-0071766999 Edition: 4

REAL-LIFE CASES FOR THE SURGERY CLERKSHIP You need exposure to high-yield cases to excel in the surgery clerkship and on the shelf exam. Case Files: Surgery presents 56 real-life cases that illustrate essential concepts in surgery. Each case includes a complete discussion, clinical pearls, references, definitions of key terms, and USMLE-style review questions. With this system, you'll learn in the context of real patients, rather then merely memorize facts. HERE'S WHAT STUDENTS HAVE TO SAY " an extremely useful resource. It is a quick read and it serves to cover all the important topics pertaining to surgery at a level appropriate for a third-year medical student

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highlight key concepts

Primer teaches you how to approach clinical problems

Proven learning system maximizes your shelf exam scores

Online access to the fully searchable text

A comprehensive examination is available on thePoint.

Large resource in outline format.

Very complete, but could be somewhat cumbersome to complete.

Contains general surgery as well as subspecialty chapters.

This could be used as a sole resource.

Excellent question book that mimics

or surgical intern. It serves as a good introduction to the basic surgical diseases and their management." -- Jeffrey Feiner, Medical Student, Buffalo Medical School (reviewing previous edition).

NMS Surgery (National Medical Series for Independent Study) Bruce E. Jarrell, R. Anthony Carabasi III MD Publication Date: April 18, 2007 ISBN-10: 0781759013 ISBN-13: 978-0781759014 Edition: Fifth

Now in its Fifth Edition, NMS Surgery is a concise, outlined review of surgery. The succinct coverage of surgical subjects and the USMLE-format questions enable students to successfully complete their clerkship, prepare for the shelf/end-of-rotation exam, and study for USMLE. This edition has been thoroughly updated and streamlined to focus on essential material. Questions have been revised to better reflect the level of difficulty of shelf/end-of-rotation exams. The book has a new two-color design with more illustrations and wider margins for notes.

Surgery PreTest Self-Assessment and Review, Thirteenth Edition (PreTest Clinical Medicine) Lillian Kao, Tammy Lee Publication Date: March 9, 2012 ISBN-10: 0071761217 ISBN-13: 978-0071761215 Edition: 13

Surgery: PreTest Self-Assessment & Review is the perfect way to assess your knowledge of surgery for the USMLE Step 2 CK and shelf exams. You'll find 500 USMLE-style questions and answers that address the clerkship's core competencies along with detailed explanations of both correct and incorrect answers. All questions have been reviewed by students who passed the boards and completed their clerkship to

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the questions on the subject exam.

Far more useful than USMLEworld for the surgery subject exam.

Read the question and the explanation.

Absolutely not intended to be a sole resource.





ensure they match the style and difficulty level of the exam.

This test contains far more internal medicine than one might expect, therefore it is advantageous to have completed internal medicine before taking this exam.

Know IV fluid management, diagnosis of acute abdomen, trauma survey. Be able to tell when a patient is truly in danger of dying (vital signs, etc) There are a few questions on orthopaedics, vascular surgery, urology, etc. Begin reading NMS at the beginning of the rotation if you wish to do extremely

well. Use Case Files if you just want to pass. If you can get obtain the Pestana notes, use them as well. Do questions from PreTest, because the USMLEworld surgery questions focus too

much on subspecialty surgery and not enough on general surgery.

OTHER:

The common theme for subject exam preparation is doing timed practice questions.

This is the only way to accurately simulate the actual exam. In addition to questions, you must find a resource you like. Most resources are good, you just have to find one or two for each exam

that fits your study style.

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