Full Description
Succinct, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective-the highly regarded Secrets Series® provides students and practitioners in all areas of health care with focused, engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Written by prolific author Dr. Theodore X. O'Connell, USMLE Step 2 Secrets, 6th Edition, offers practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of topics on this high-stakes exam. This bestselling resource features the Secrets' popular question-and-answer format that prepares you for the broad-based diagnosis, treatment, and management questions you'll face on the vignette-style USMLE exam.
Completely revised and updated, now with additional content to reflect high-yield content on the USMLE Step 2.
Coverage includes essential questions and answers on the key conditions you will be expected to recognize, all specialty and subspecialty topics, and necessary clinical concepts.
New full-color images, including more dermatology photos, plus numerous figures, tables, and summary boxes throughout.
Top 100 Secrets, tips, and memory aids offer a fast overview of the secrets you must know for success in practice and on exams.
Review board composed of students and residents who performed highly on USMLE Step 2 and have experience with USMLE-style question development.
Portable size makes it easy to carry with you for quick reference or review anywhere, anytime.
Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Contents
100 Top Secrets
Chapter 1. Acid-Base and Electrolytes
Chapter 2. Alcohol
Chapter 3. Biostatistics
Chapter 4. Cardiology
Chapter 5. Cholesterol
Chapter 6. Dermatology
Chapter 7. Diabetes Mellitus
Chapter 8. Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery
Chapter 9. Emergency Medicine
Chapter 10. Endocrinology
Chapter 11. Ethics
Chapter 12. Gastroenterology
Chapter 13. General Surgery
Chapter 14. Genetics
Chapter 15. Geriatrics
Chapter 16. Gynecology
Chapter 17. Hematology
Chapter 18. Hypertension
Chapter 19. Immunology
Chapter 20. Infectious Diseases
Chapter 21. Laboratory Medicine
Chapter 22. Nephrology
Chapter 23. Neurology
Chapter 24. Neurosurgery
Chapter 25. Obstetrics
Chapter 26. Oncology
Chapter 27. Ophthalmology
Chapter 28. Orthopedic Surgery
Chapter 29. Pediatrics
Chapter 30. Pharmacology
Chapter 31. Preventive Medicine
Chapter 32. Psychiatry
Chapter 33. Pulmonology
Chapter 34. Radiology
Chapter 35. Rheumatology
Chapter 36. Shock
Chapter 37. Smoking
Chapter 38. Urology
Chapter 39. Vascular Surgery
Chapter 40. Vitamins and Minerals?
