First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CK, Eleventh Edition

The most comprehensive and up-to-date high-yield review available for the USMLE® Step 2 CK—completely revised and better than ever! The expert author team that guided students to success on the USMLE® Step 1 presents the latest edition of this skill-sharpening review for the USMLE® Step 2 CK. With an easy-to-follow bulleted presentation of must-know diseases and disorders, this one-of-a-kind study companion offers the most current overview of all core areas on the boards. Included is a host of learning tools, from key facts and mnemonics to full-color illustrations and proven test-taking strategies―everything students need to pass the exam with flying colors. Co-written by students who excelled on the recent exam and reviewed by top faculty Concise summaries of more than 1,000 commonly tested clinical topics for fast, high-yield study Key Facts and mnemonics reinforce must-know concepts Expert coverage of best initial steps in diagnosis and management Updated Rapid Review section facilitates last-minute cramming Hundreds of full-color photographs and illustrations Revised study and test-taking strategies A completely updated listing of top-rated review sources

About the Author

Tao Le, MD, MHS, is assistant clinical professor of Medicine and Pediatrics, and chief of Section of Allergy and Immunology at the University of Louisville in KY. He is also affiliated with the Division of Allergy and Immunology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD. Vikas Bhushan , MD, is the founder of First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 and a former diagnostic radiologist. Mona Ascha , MD, is a complex gender microsurgery fellow in the Department of Plastic Surgery at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD. Abhishek Bhardwaj , MD, is a pulmonologist and intensivist for Coast Pulmonary Associates in Orange County CA, and assistant clinical professor of Health Sciences at the University of California, Riverside. Marina Boushra , MD, is an emergency medicine specialist in Emergency Medical Care and Critical Care Medicine at Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH. Daniel Griffin , DO, is an intensivist at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, MO.