Product Description
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 (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 34 reviews)

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.
August 23, 2008

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
July 09, 2008

High Yield, Yet dense

This book offers a Q&A style review for Step2
It is very targeted/concise questions with pithy answers.

I find it to be good review, but it is not a good source to learn material. In other words, I would start with a blue prints then review with this text.
June 01, 2008

Would recomend

Same type as they were for step 1. Something light to read on rounds.
Would recommend.
April 07, 2008

It organizes the informations from the books to your mind

i got this book based on its review rate, and i started reading in it from time to time while i am studying ,i found it useful because it takes a disease and discuss every thing about it in a small pragraphs. it reminds me quickly of every thing about this disease.
But it will never be enough source to take Step 2 test, you will need a source of questions has the same style as the test which will be either USMLE world q-bank or Kaplan q-bank.

February 13, 2008

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