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by: Jennifer Rooney  List Price: $34.95 Amazon.com's Price: $31.45 You Save: $3.50 (10%)as of 09/03/2010 20:08 EDT Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 616.0751076 EAN: 9780071488235 Edition: 2 ISBN: 0071488235 Label: McGraw-Hill Medical Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Medical Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 250 Publication Date: April 16, 2007 Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical Studio: McGraw-Hill Medical Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: This small, easy-to-carry-book, checklist format is perfect for self-testing for partner quizzing on the elements that will be tested on the USMLE Step 2 CS. Each case starts out with a scenario, then provides a checklist for every item the student should consider regarding the patient history, physical examination, differential diagnosis and follow up. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Not a good choiceI'm an IMG studying for Step 2 CS, I took it once-flunked it because I didn't take the test seriously enough. I bought this book because I thought it was of the same quality as the First Aid books, it is not. The checklists, while helpful if you're totally lost, are unrealistic in content [e.g. they suggest you should get the full Name and Address of your pt?]. I read it once, looked through others and decided I'd wasted enough time on this and moved on to something more relevant. Avoid making the ... Read More Rating:  - Good Condition..checklists are good. Rest is better in other books.. Serves for on the go reading... Rating: - Don't waste your money or timeThis book is not the same or a smaller version of the large First aid. This book was weirdly written and not helpful. Waste of trees. Rating: - NOT a good choice for Step 2 CSStarted out with this book, since it was small, portable, and I borrowed a copy for free. A week before the exam I gave in and spent $45 on First Aid instead, which actually told me what I needed to know for the exam. I agree with everything in the previous review: the color scheme is misleading, and the lists of questions and physical exam steps are overly detailed and incorrect. The differentials are mostly correct but sometimes incomplete. In the earlier edition that I used, the follow-up list included ... Read More Rating: - Horrible bookThis is a book for someone who wants to waste his money I wish I had donated the money 
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