Crush Step 2 (Paperback)

by Adam Brochert MD (Author)

Editorial Reviews

Book Description
Packed with clinical information that has appeared on recent administrations of the USMLE Step 2

Product Description
Medical College of Georgia, Savannah. Review text for USMLE Step 2 features high-yield information, tips, guidance from personal experiences, complete coverage, and helpful illustrations and tables. Addresses all subspecialties covered in Step 2. Softcover.

Product Details

• Paperback: 272 pages
• Publisher: Hanley & Belfus; 2 edition (February 28, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560535423
• ISBN-13: 978-1560535423
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #374,875 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent for the last few weeks before taking the test, June 1, 2004

By	A. Lopes (MA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is by no means a comprehensive review book but it's an excellent source of concise, high-yield info that's most effective when read several times shortly before the exam day. It contains so much of the material covered in the actual test and was definitely a factor in my (rather good :)) final score. Buy this, buy this, buy this!!!

26 of 29 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spectacular, November 15, 2002

By	"crunchyinmilk" (Bethlehem, PA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Crush the Boards: The Ultimate USMLE Step 2 Review (Paperback)

I am a terrible studier with no attention span whatsoever, yet with the help of this book I went up 25 from my step 1. Here's what I did: I read this book, reread the blueprints books that I had read anyway over the course of third year, did most of the questions in the NMS book, then reread this. Whenever anything important-sounding came up, especially in the questions from the NMS book, I would write it into the margins of crush the boards. It took a fair amount of time, but certainly no more (probably a good deal less) than I spent on step 1. It was also far less painful studying for step 2 than for step 1.

The book is a nearly flawless summary of important points. It skips the basics (e.g. assumes you already know what a QRS complex is) and focuses on only the highest of the high yield. In fact, I'd bet that you could beat the mean just by reading this book alone.

One minor point, I ran out of time and did not review the "pictures" section at the end of the book (that's one problem with the book. It has very few pictures, and usually just suggests that you "know how to recognize" a given finding). As it turned out, there was not a single picture on my test. Maybe 4 or 5 films, but they were easy to identify. So it's not an issue.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good review - gets most of what you need..., September 5, 2004

By	medstudent25 "medstudent25" (the South) - See all my reviews

This is a well-written text with valuable, pertinent sections. Brochert includes a good balance of high-yield sections + explanations, which allows you to avoid repetitively memorizing facts. If you couple this with QBank, and then add a book or two on your weaker sections, I think you'll do well. Cons? I thought the surgery section was a bit lacking, as you'll see a number of abdominal complaints on the Boards that are glossed over in this book. But the stronger sections more than make up for it. Highly recommended.. if you can read it 312 times back-to-back like some of these speed-readers, good for you. If you're like everyone else, having a good knowledge of the info inside will go a long way. Good luck.