CS Checklists: Portable Review for the USMLE Step 2 CS (Clinical Skills Exam) [Paperback]

Jennifer K. Rooney (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 19, 2004 | ISBN-10: 0071445153 | ISBN-13: 978-0071445153 | Edition: 1

A portable, pocket-sized outline of 45 frequently-tested case studies on the USMLE Step 2 CS (Clinical Skills Exam). Each case includes a short clinical scenario, patient history checklist, physical examination checklist, differential diagnosis, and follow-up recommendations/diagnostic workup plans.

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From the Back Cover

THE BOOK TO TAKE TO THE CS TEST SITE

Get ready for the Clinical Skills portion of the USMLE 2 with these essential patient checklists. With CS Checklists: Portable Review for the USMLE Step 2 CS, you can hone your physical examination skills and review differential diagnoses for 45 frequently-tested CS cases. Just as if you were working with actual patients, each case reviews essential skills you need in the clinic—and on the exam!

If you want to build or refresh your clinical skills, and ace the USMLE Step 2 CS, here's a portable self-teaching review that's specially designed to reinforce what you need to know in the easiest, most direct way possible. Get ready to—

• Master clinical skills with 45 frequently-tested cases, from AIDS and asthma to schizophrenia and tuberculosis.
• Focus on the most-tested cases in internal medicine, pediatrics, surgery, ob/gyn, psychiatry, and family medicine
• Build a working knowledge of typical presentations, patient histories, physical exams, differential diagnostic workup, and follow-up recommendations
• Reinforce what you need to remember with checklist formats
• Construct a solid foundation for USMLE Step 2 CS success

Just what you need for the USMLE Step 2 CSE—CS Checklists: Portable Review for the USMLE Step 2 CS proves that studying doesn't have to be boring!

About the Author

Jennifer Rooney, MD is Clinical Tutor at St. George's University in Grenada, West Indies

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Medical; 1 edition (August 19, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0071445153
• ISBN-13: 978-0071445153
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #971,602 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars False Advertising, September 14, 2006

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K. M. (Toronto, Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: CS Checklists: Portable Review for the USMLE Step 2 CS (Clinical Skills Exam) (Paperback)

This book was utterly useless and infact misleading in many ways. I was initially misled by the cover which has the same color coordination as the highly successful (and very helpful) First Aid for Step 2 CS.

Then there are errors in this book which could lead to failure if you follow them, for example:

"Name and address of the patient is important for every patient" The name is provided and you will just fluster the poor actors and yourself if you ask them for their home address.

Clearly this book was written by someone who has no experiance whatsoever with the real step 2 CS.

I did pass my Step CS but because of the first aid for step 2 CS. I never write reviews but I felt that after being duped I had to warn others about this book.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars NOT a good choice for Step 2 CS, October 4, 2007

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Yellow Leaf - See all my reviews

This review is from: CS Checklists: Portable Review for the USMLE Step 2 CS, Second Edition (Paperback)

Started 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 such items as medications, referrals, etc. which are not supposed to be listed on the real Step 2 CS. I would not recommend buying this book.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money or time, April 6, 2008

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Crystal Cardwell "Dr. Thunder" (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: CS Checklists: Portable Review for the USMLE Step 2 CS (Clinical Skills Exam) (Paperback)

This 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.