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Kaplan Medical USMLE Physical Findings Flashcards: The 200 Questions You're Most: For Steps 2 & 3

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Quick and high-yield review of relevant clinical findings for USMLE Step 2CK. Very well illustrated (color pictures) and additional online multimedia clips where necessary. Most of them contain a picture on one side and the diagnostic and most likely cause for that finding on the other. Others have a test name on one side and how it's done and indications on the other. I gave it only 4 stars because some online multimedia clips are "upcoming."

Physical Exam findings are really going to help you nail the question. All the stems on the boards will give you PE findings. Knowing these cards will help you establish a great differential before you even see the answer choices. I strongly recommend adding these cards to your arsenal of materials.

Again these cards alone are not sufficient to pass the boards, use a primary source.

Suggested additional materials:
USMLE World **(mostly out of scope, questions too specific, not directly helpful on exam..but questions are always good to do)
Kaplan Notes ** (overly detailed, if you can read it all, it's well worth your time..but again, it is long and hard to get through)
Kaplan Ethics!**(excellent, if you don't do them...you are giving up at least 7-10 questions)
NBME pratice exams **(not really a good indicator of success..questions were way too easy)


Best of Luck!

Creditably:
B- in English
3.8 GPA in medical school
241/99 Step 1
245/99 Step 2

Never mind the retard who gave this product a single star. He was probably the one rushing.

These cards are wonderfully illustrated and covers all the major topics that you will very likely see (and have seen) on the test: CV, derm, endo, ENT, GI, GU, Heme, Immuno, ID, multisystem, neuro, OB/GYN, ophtho, peds, psych, resp, rhematology. Each section is color-coded and it's quite fun to go through with a friend. It's ultra portable so you can take to to the restaurant, in the car, at the park, and just go thru it with a study buddy. It's worth the money and Conrad Fischer IS the bomb! Combine this with USMLE World, Kaplan notes, USMLE Secrets, Secrets Q&A book and First Aid for Step 2 and you'll be rockin n rollin to the stars. Do your best!! It's a harrowing affair for all of us.......

For someone that is really in a hurry those cards are good. However, I would recommend to save the money and buy an on-line Q-bank.

I recommend this flash card for students like me, whom want to review quickly, there are good tools for step 2CK and even step 3.

Great for last minute review esp if you're shakey on cardio - murmurs and EKG. Combine with flashcards for 200 most likely diagnosis and diagnostic tests. The pharm cards are prob more useful for step 3

Great product for review. Awesome pix, just the right amount of info, great format. Very, very helpful and very relevant to the exam.

I have never written a review...everyone has different needs so I will try point out things that I think everyone will find useful: there are several spelling and grammar problems-several cards had no pictures or drawings, there were several which were very incomplete or useless (ex-knee effusion didn't mention gono and no breakdown of tap findings and no tx-and there was the picture of cleft lip-which told me it was a cleft lip...gee thanks)
I was left with the feeling that this was rushed to press..to make some cash???
Fix them-and get some reviewers next time- and give me my money back.