CS Checklists: Portable Review for the USMLE Step 2 CS (Clinical Skills Exam)

Informationen zum Autor Jennifer Rooney, MD is Clinical Tutor at St. George's University in Grenada, West Indies. Klappentext Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. 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 patientsCases derived from major medical specialties encompass a wide range of diseases and disordersAdvice on the most effective test-taking techniquesNew section for each scenario that details what to discuss with the patientUseful section on acceptable abbreviations Zusammenfassung Suitable for self-testing for partner quizzing on the elements that will be tested on the USMLE Step 2 CS. Each case starts out with a scenario! then provides a checklist for every item the student should consider regarding the patient history! physical examination! differential diagnosis and follow up. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionSection I: Preparing for the USMLE Step 2 CS1. General information2. Components of a complete health history3. Components of a complete physical examination4. Complete write-up5. Acceptable abbreviationsSection II: 55 Clinical Cases and ChecklistsSection III: Case Answers: Differential Diagnosis and Brief Case ReviewIndex...

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Jennifer Rooney, MD is Clinical Tutor at St. George's University in Grenada, West Indies.

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Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.

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

Zusammenfassung
Suitable for self-testing for partner quizzing on the elements that will be tested on the USMLE Step 2 CS. Each case starts out with a scenario, then provides a checklist for every item the student should consider regarding the patient history, physical examination, differential diagnosis and follow up.

Inhalt

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