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First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CK, Tenth Edition 10th Edition

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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
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Tao Le, MD, MHS is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Allergy and Immunology at the University of Louisville.
Vikas Bhushan, MD is a practicing diagnostic radiologist.

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Vikas Bhushan, MD practices diagnostic radiology from his home-base in Los Angeles, California.

Tao Le, MD, MHS is Assistant Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Allergy and Immunology at the University of Louisville.
Vikas Bhushan, MD is a practicing diagnostic radiologist.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ McGraw Hill / Medical; 10th edition (October 15, 2018)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 656 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 126044029X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1260440294
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.85 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.5 x 1.25 x 10.75 inches

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Vikas is a writer, editor, entrepreneur, and retired teleradiologist. In 1990 he conceived and authored the original First Aid for the USMLE Step 1. His entrepreneurial endeavors included a student-focused medical publisher (S2S), an e-learning company (medschool.com), and an ER teleradiology practice (24/7 Radiology). Trained on the Left Coast, Vikas completed a bachelor’s degree at the University of California Berkeley; an MD with thesis at UCSF; and a diagnostic radiology residency at UCLA. His eclectic interests include cryptoeconomics, information design, and avoiding a day job. Always finding the long shortcut, Vikas is an adventurer, knowledge seeker, and occasional innovator. He and his spouse, Jinky, are avid kiteboarders and worldschoolers, striving to raise their three children as global citizens.
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Rick

Great overall book for quick reading and generalized concepts

Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2020

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I legit bought all the top books for CK study prep (e.g. FA, MTB, Step Up, Secrets) and I don't know why I convinced myself I would be able to read them all or at least find one to stick to. I was always going back and forth between FA/MTB/SU to see which I might use as the 'sole' book for CK study. In the end, now that I've finished CK and am happy with my score, I can honestly say I loved FA CK because it's super easy to read, not jam-packed with nitty-gritty detailed information, and has a decent layout of the concepts/information. It's a book I found myself reading at the end of a study day, as I'm winding down, before bed, just wanting to review systems.
I used SU to Medicine heavily for the first half of the study prep since it's jam-packed with details of stuff you don't necessarily need for CK. Although I loved the information and all the detailed information, there was no way I memorized all that nitty-gritty enough to regurgitate it back to you and it wasn't always needed to answer these UW questions. It was good to read for that knowledge base but not one of those books you can quickly read and browse through. Def recommend that book to get baseline knowledge but FA CK would be my go-to for leisure reading to kinda bring all the concepts together and not be overwhelmed.
I found myself almost forcing myself to read MTB since I wanted to get my money's worth but in my opinion and in the way I study, it was not for me. It's layout is different and method of teaching is different than what I am comfortable with.
FA CK gives it to you straightforward: Name of Dz, a little pathophys, presentation, treatment, complications. bam. easy. next.
SU to Med def does similar format but way more detail that sometimes you just get lost and not really productive.
Good luck everyone and hope y'all do well

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Suzan

Good organization. Helps to compartmentalize info

Reviewed in the United States on November 3, 2018

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I've spent over a week with this book, and so far I like it. It's well organized and goes into a good amount of detail for most of the high yield topics that will be tested on Step CK. Ya it may not be as perfect as First Aid for Step 1, but as far as the resources out there go, this one is pretty easy to get used to. The book also contains some mnemonics, key facts, and even short questions in the side columns (where you can also write notes). The book also has a lot of tables that compare and contrast similar disease processes. Overall, I think it is a solid resource to use throughout 3rd year.

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Great review book

Reviewed in the United States on March 23, 2019

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So far I have been pretty impressed with this book. The format is nice in that for each disease it lists a small explanation of patho/phys, then proceeds with history/presentation, diagnostic tools and treatment/management. I have been using it along with UWorld and so far it has had most of the information to answer the questions. In fact, some of the diseases seem to have very very similar verbage to the explanations in UWorld, which makes me wonder if the writers got smart and started using UWorld to help organize the information in First Aid.

My only complaint would be that the actual text in the book is quite large, and there is not much free space to take notes on the pages. For the next edition, I would suggest making the font size smaller to give more room to take notes on each page (like First Aid for Step 1).

Also, I ordered mine from Amazon prime and did not have any issues with the printing of the pages like some others have mentioned.

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Kunal

Best book to buy for medical student

Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2023

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Buy this if you going to be taking step 2!!

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Kunal S.

Pretty good, but not great

Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2020

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Like many others have pointed out in their reviews, this book is just ok. Most of us will have come from using FA for Step 1, and that book was great. Super comprehensive and well organized, but unfortunately this book is not quite the same. I often found myself having to flip through pages and chapters to find a concept I was looking for, and sometimes even when I found where it was mentioned the discussion was superficial and not really helpful. With that said, it is in my opinion the best Step 2 book out there. I tried Master the Boards and literally threw that away. I looked at Step Up 2 Medicine and didn't think the organization was that great either. This may not be 100% the book that FA for Step 1 was, but it's 75% of the way there. I would recommend it, but I also hope it gets better in future editions.

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Mallory Fairweather

Great resource for PANCE, didactic and clinical PA school - high yield stuff only, no fine details

Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2021

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Was told this was a great board prep and EOR studying tool, and I absolutely agree. I even found it useful during my didactic year. Several PAs who have taken PANRE say this is all they use to recertify for boards bc it gives the need-to-know info and excludes irrelevant details like other books. Great illustrations, charts, and lots of helpful mnemonics.

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BookWormInternational

Much more written to the style of ck questions. Like UWQB.

Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2019

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I think FA for CK really stepped it up a notch for this version.

Let me be very specific. They give first best workup, most accurate workup. Has few of the multitude of errors found in MTB2. Many of the topics in UWQbank were actually nicely reviewed in this book, I was shocked! Impressed to see the first aid ck take a huge step forward. I have friends who read MTB2/3 together to try to maximize Step2 score. This book has the equivalent of both.

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ANA

Bueno

Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2022

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Bueno, recomendado

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Blanca Limon

Gran síntesis

Reviewed in Mexico on August 14, 2023

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La mejor síntesis

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Roberta Jérsyka Brasil

Muito feliz

Reviewed in Brazil on May 28, 2022

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Chegou no dia seguinte (8 dias antes do previsto). Veio bem embalado, com proteção para não amassar. O que mais gostei foi o selo de Autenticidade, pois estava com medo de não ser original! Comprei mais 2, step 1 e QeA, estou aguardando, espero que sejam assim também! Esse é original!