Written by Dr. Brochert, who scored in the 99th percentile in Steps 1 and 2 of the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam (USMLE), this new addition to The Secrets Series® provides essential questions and answers covering topics that have appeared on recent Step II exams and will enable medical students to become more confident and do very well on their test. Questions and answers cover such important areas as: taking a patient's history, knowing the cut-off values for treating common conditions, subspecialty areas of concern, common and life-threatening conditions, health maintenance issues
Coverage of all specialty and subspecialty topics covered on Step 2
All the most important "need-to-know" questions-and-answers in the proven format of the highly acclaimed Secrets Series®
Concise answers that include the author's pearls, tips, memory aids, and "secrets"
Bulleted lists, algorithms, and illustrations for quick review
Thorough, highly detailed index
Thought-provoking questions that provide succinct answers
Presentation of a vast amount of information, but not overly simplistic
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
every thing went smooth and fast:
I got my book with in a week, almost new, it was a nice experiance.
And Adjunct Book; Not Comprehensive in the slightest:
The format of the book involves several high yield questions or scenarios in each subject as opposed to a comprehensive review of each subject. Therefore, you should not use this book alone or even consider it a main source of information. It should be view as an adjunct source to a more comprehensive source such as "First Aid for the USMLE Step 2" or "Step Up to the USMLE Step 2." That being said, there are some nice features to this book. I did USMLEWORLD before reading this book and several of the... more info
four to five stars:
Excellent book for step 2 review. It looks small, but it actually covers a large amount of material in a reader-friendly format. Well written and well-edited. I would strongly suggest anyone taking step2 to consider this book before purchasing boards/wards, first aid, crush, or step up.
good review source:
This is a good review book that gives you pertinent information straight and to the point. I recommend it for your last phase of preparation once you are getting ready to take the CK
