This revised edition in the popular Recall Series is an excellent preparation tool for both the Clinical Knowledge (CK) and Clinical Skills (CS) parts of the USMLE Step 2. The book presents patient cases followed by rapid-fire USMLE-style questions. Questions appear in the left-hand column and answers appear in the right-hand column.

Coverage encompasses all clinical areas tested on the USMLE Step 2. Cases and questions teach pattern recognition for diseases tested in the CK's multiple-choice questions and the CS's live patient presentations. This edition includes a new chapter on ethics and statistics as well as an expanded cardiology chapter.

Preface

The Test

Common Abbreviations

1.Cardiology

• Hypertension
• Congestive Heart Failure
• Chest Pain
• Arrhythmias and Conduction Disorders
• Shock
• Miscellaneous Disorders

2.Pulmonary Disorders

• Infectious Diseases
• Obstructive and Restrictive Diseases
• Miscellaneous Disorders

3.Gastroenterology

• Upper GI Bleeding
• Lower GI Bleeding
• Diarrhea
• Hepatic Inflammation
• Cholestatic Disease
• Pancreas
• Miscellaneous Disorders

4.Nephrology

• Renal Failure
• Fluid and Electrolytes
• Glomerular Diseases
• Flank Pain
• Miscellaneous Disorders

5.Endocrine Disorders

• Diabetes Mellitus
• Diseases of the Thyroid and Parathyroid Gland
• Miscellaneous Disorders

6.Hematology and Oncology

• Malignant Neoplasms
• Anemias

7.Neurology

• Infectious Diseases of the Central Nervous System
• Degenerative and Hereditary
• Diseases of the Central Nervous System
• Neoplasms
• Demyelinating Disease
• Diseases of Neuromuscular Junction and Muscle
• Vascular Diseases of the Central
• Nervous System
• Episodic Disorders

8.Rheumatology

• General Musculoskeletal Problems
• Disorders of the Back, Spine, and Bone Osteoarthritis and Arthropathies

9.Dermatology

• Skin Eruptions

10.Obstetrics and Gynecology

• Uterus
• Ovary
• Cervix
• Menstrual Disorders
• Breast
• Complicated Pregnancy
• Miscellaneous Conditions

11.Pediatrics

• Gastroenterology
• Head and Neck Infections
• Infectious Diseases
• Nephrology
• Miscellaneous Disorders

12.Psychiatry

• Psychosis
• Disorders Originating in Childhood
• Anxiety
• Mood Disorders
• Somatoform Disorders
• Eating Disorders
• Cognitive Disorders
• Personality Disorders
• 13.Ethics, Statistics and Epidemiology

Appendix

Table A-1. Immunizations

Table A-2. Growth and Development Chart

Index