CS Checklists: Portable Review for the USMLE Step 2 Cs, Second Edition

By Jennifer K. Rooney

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The essential pocket-sized study tool for the USMLE Step 2-now with 55 frequently tested cases

You hold in your hands the most compact, efficient guide to the USMLE Step CS (Clinical Skills Exam) available anywhere. With its ultra-handy checklist format that highlights content likely to appear on the exam, CS Checklists is ideal as a self-testing resource, partner quizzing tool, or skill-building diagnostic primer.

Part I of the book delivers a helpful overview of how to take the test, while Part II outlines 55 commonly tested cases related to the CSE core clerkship topics. Designed to simulate what happens when examining a real patient, as well as the actual structure of the CS exam, each case begins with a short clinical scenario, and then goes on to include a patient history checklist, physical examination checklist, differential diagnosis, and follow-up recommendations/diagnostic workup plans.

Features:

55 commonly tested cases-10 new to this edition -remind you what to look for, the right questions to ask, and how to follow up with patientsCases derived from major medical specialties encompass a wide range of diseases and disordersAdvice on the most effective test-taking techniquesNew section for each scenario that details what to discuss with the patientUseful section on acceptable abbreviations

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071488235
• ISBN13: 9780071488235
• Release Date: May 2007
• Publisher: McGraw Hill / Medical
• Length: 252 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Good for last minute prep, but...

This is good for last minute reviews. Good for coming up with differentials and for diagnostic tests. Has treatment plans and referral suggestions, although these are not part of the CS. Not much information on how to handle patients, such as what to do when a patient asks you about insurance, about wanting to leave, about angry patients and how to deliver bad news - but that is not too hard to deal with. Liked it, overall.

Great Confidence Builder

I went to St. George's University and had Dr. Rooney as a tutor. She is a very capable and down to earth person, and this book goes stepo by step from interview to diagnoses with lots of great tips. Thanks!