Crush Step 2: The Ultimate USMLE Step 2 Review, 3e [Paperback]

Adam Brochert MD (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1416029761 | ISBN-13: 978-1416029762 | Publication Date: January 8, 2007 | Edition: 3

If you know all of the concepts in this book, you should do much better than pass USMLET Step 2: You should CRUSH STEP 2! Bestselling author Adam Brochert, MD, who scored in the 99th percentile in Steps 1 and 2 of the USMLE, offers you high-yield coverage of all of the specialty and subspecialty knowledge tested on the most recent administrations of the USMLET Step 2 exam. A well-written, easily accessible approach, with plenty of helpful lists and tables, makes studying easy. You'll also find numerous tips, insights, and guidance on maximizing your score and on getting the most benefit from computer-based simulations.

• Features extremely high-yield coverage, enabling you to focus on essential information and master it efficiently.
  
• Uses a well-written, easily accessible approach, with plenty of helpful lists and tables, to make studying as easy as possible.
  
• Offers abundant tips, insights, and guidance on maximizing your score and on getting the most benefit from computer-based simulations.
  
• Includes coverage of epidemiology and biostatistics, pharmacology and microbiology, cardiac physiology, and basic EKG pathology, as well as common and life-threatening diseases encountered in the subspecialties (orthopedics, urology, ophthalmology, neurosurgery, child psychiatry, vascular surgery, etc.)-knowledge which can increase your score substantially.

• Reflects all of the specialty and subspecialty knowledge tested on the most recent administrations of the Step 2 Exam, so you can be sure you're studying the material you really need to know.

Product Details

• Paperback: 341 pages
• Publisher: Mosby; 3 edition (January 8, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416029761
• ISBN-13: 978-1416029762
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #61,876 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Dissapointing, July 22, 2008

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logos (ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crush Step 2: The Ultimate USMLE Step 2 Review, 3e (Paperback)

Overall I am pretty disappointed in this book. Its treatments of the topics are, as others have said, overly simple (dont get me wrong, simple is usually a good thing, but the book is worthless if it dosent give any more detail than what the avg med student can regurgitate from memory any day of the week). It only makes a few basic points about each disease, which includes mostly stuff you should already know. It then ignores the more complex aspects, such as basic mechanism etc that are likely to be tested (usually through a 2nd or 3rd level question that appears more clinical in nature). The book also contains a large number of errors, which are largely conceptual (as in the author is directly saying something that is incorrect) as opposed to grammatical. I dont have any other step2 books to compare to, but i'd avoid it and try one of the others.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Hyped and Overrated, October 10, 2008

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Sam - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crush Step 2: The Ultimate USMLE Step 2 Review, 3e (Paperback)

The reason this book is so popular is that its light on information and provides a false sense of accomplishments as readers can finish this book rather quickly. Brochert's other book USMLE Step 2 Secrets is a much better than this and one that I recommend. This book is a joke. Unless you already have a sound base of information, this book is useless. It's too light on information and you will not pass the USMLE Step 2 if you read this book alone. I would definitely purchase First Aid or Step Up as they are better sources especially if you are seeking a comprehensive book to learn from. This book is like a kindergarden version of a Step 2 book. Brochert has enough sense not to make a Step 1 version of this book because he knows he couldn't get away with that. There is a reason Brochert has USMLE Step 2 secrets and all of the platinum vignettes because this book is so light on information.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Skip this one..., July 2, 2011

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This review is from: Crush Step 2: The Ultimate USMLE Step 2 Review, 3e (Paperback)

Crush Step 2: The Ultimate USMLE Step 2 Review is less of a review book and more of an "intro to" book. By that I mean most of the topics covered in Crush do not go into detail at all but just provide an overly simplistic definition of a disease. That type of styling and information presentation may be fine for STEP 1 if you were doing a last second skim-over where you just want to get a limited/basic gist of things, but for STEP 2 it is totally inadequate. The "treatment and management" of many diseases are missing and the illustrations and pictures leave much to be desired. This book should NOT be used as a primary source of information for studying...I wouldn't even use it to supplement any other book because I guarantee you that you will know approximately 90% of the information provided here and probably in more detail! The book does do a good job, however, of telling you what diagnostic investigation to order and because of the books simplistic presentation and wording you can fly by the ~300pgs in two or three days.

All in all, skip this book. Only use this book if you want a very basic and simplistic way of reviewing some materials 2-5 days before the exam. I suggest you instead invest your money in First Aid STEP 2 CK or Step Up to STEP 2.