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Dewey Decimal Number: 616.075076 EAN: 9780071350129 Edition: 1st ISBN: 0071350128 Label: Mcgraw-Hill (Tx) Manufacturer: Mcgraw-Hill (Tx) Number Of Pages: 336 Publication Date: March 15, 1999 Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (Tx) Studio: Mcgraw-Hill (Tx) Related Items:
Editorial Review: Product Description: First product on the market for the newly instituted OSCE and CSA simulated patient exams--ideal for anyone preparing for USMLE Step 2 or ECFMG exams. Tests physical examination, communication, and diagnostic skills by working with actors posing as standardized patients. Introduces the exam and its components and presents 50 cases that mimic patient types. Contains tips on passing each practice case. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Great BookI took my CSA and didn't have enough time to study for it. Someone told me about this book.....i looked at it and almost all of my cases were in the book. I would highly recommend it to everyone.....go over the book a couple of times and practice your questions.....try to make a list of your own Q before looking at the answer section. trust me u'll do fine. Rating:  - not enough for the csaThe book is too simple to suit the purpose of preparing you for the CSA. It has many blank pages and the discussions are too superficial. It does not tell you how to write a patient's note which is the most important component of the exam. Rating:  - Too many empty pages!The book is good to give you an idea about what you can expect to see on CSA exam. Unfortunately it has only 52 cases and it doesn't cover the writing part of the exam (how you should write your findings accordingly with USA standards) Rating:  - Fair to partly cloudyThis book was helpful in organizing the thought processes medically; however, I would have flunked the CSA had I depended solely on it. I also had copies of review course notes which have some warm-and-fuzzies that are vital to the candidate. If a book is written that combines both the info in this book and the other info in the review courses, that one will be a must-have winner. Rating: - A good start, but not enough to pass the ECFMG CSA exam.This is the only book available with 50 clinical cases organized case by case, with check lists of manditory questions a doctor must ask for each specific set of signs & symptoms presented by a patient. It offers a general starting place to begin the data gathering process, but you must incorporate the examination and patient note according to the ECFMG standard. This book is all there is available at the moment, apart from commercial CSA review course notes. NMS is soon to provide a CSA Review ... Read More 
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