Step-Up: A High-Yield, Systems-Based Review for USMLE Step 1 (Paperback)

by Samir Mehta (Author), Adam Mirarchi (Author), Edmund Milder (Author), Eugene Milder (Author)

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Product Description
Step-Up is designed as a single-volume, concise yet comprehensive review book for 2nd year medical students preparing for the USMLE Step 1. This Second Edition addresses the new format of the USMLE Step 1 by incorporating a systems-based orientation, clinical integration of content, and expanded clinical cases. The book presents information in different ways in order to suit different learning styles. It includes material in bulleted, "high-yield" form, comprehensive illustrations and tables, clinical case studies, and "Quick Hits," or clinical "pearls" in the margin.

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The Customer Review by Ömer Gök from Heidelberg, Germany refers to the previous edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 339 pages
• Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Second Edition edition (February 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0781737931
• ISBN-13: 978-0781737937
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #104,853 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome Book, June 24, 2005

By	Sophie (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

Step Up is a great alternative or compliment to First Aid for Step 1. The systems-based organization of Step Up makes it an awesome review resource for unit exams if your school uses a systems -based approach. Step Up is particularly strong in terms of Pathophysiology and Embrology. If you are a visual learner definitely go with Step Up as the charts and diagrams in Step Up are far more numerous and in my opinion superior to those in First Aid.

While the content of First Aid is great, the organization and formating are pretty bad. I would definitely still buy First Aid as the Micro, Pharm and Biochem sections are relatively strong. During my M2 year I used Step Up primarily for organizing info and First Aid as a secondary resource for high yield facts (and primary resource for Pharm and Micro review)and this worked well for me.

As several other reviewers have noted, there are a few typos. This is probably Step Up's main weakness but should not stop you from buying this awesome book.
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32 of 35 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A better review than First Aid, September 13, 2003

By	Shawn Lapetino (Joliet, IL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Step-Up: A High-Yield, Systems-Based Review for the USMLE Step 1 Exam Revised Reprint (Paperback)

The great advantage of this book is the system-based approach. First Aid is merely a list of facts to memorize out of context, which will not help you on the vignettes in the actual test. Step up reviews the anatomy, embryology, physio, and path of each major system -- which will help you to see the big picture and be able to take a unified approach to each boards question instead of trying to remember individual pearls. It does, however, lack a great review in terms of Biochem, Behavioral Science, and Pharm, so I would supplement with the High Yield series.

36 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Nice diagrams & layout but....Be careful!, May 3, 2003

By	Older IMG (Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

Since i'm a relatively old IMG I was delighted when I discovered this book, so I bought it and I personally used it for my step 1 preparation, FORTUNATELY I discovered it late.....since if I'd have trusted just in this book (I mean without First Aid)..I'd have failed....so b VERY careful....if u use this book for specific clinical situations (their tables in anemia, different cancer types etc) its great...but eventhough u will need first aid as a guide for the remainder. In my exam physiology and pharmacology were heavily tested and these guys almost forgot these subjects, on the other hand their pathology is excellent. Their pharmacology is quite poor, they ignored mechanisms of action of the different drugs (quite HY in USMLE). So if u use this book being aware of these problems and especially as a quick review only before the exam it should be OK.