USMLE Step 2 Secrets
- 6th Edition - November 17, 2021
- Latest edition
- Author: Theodore X. O'Connell
- Language: English
Succinct, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective—the highly regarded Secrets Series® provides students and practitioners in all areas of health care with focused, enga… Read more
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Succinct, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective—the highly regarded Secrets Series® provides students and practitioners in all areas of health care with focused, engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Written by prolific author Dr. Theodore X. O’Connell, USMLE Step 2 Secrets, 6th Edition, offers practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of topics on this high-stakes exam. This bestselling resource features the Secrets’ popular question-and-answer format that prepares you for the broad-based diagnosis, treatment, and management questions you’ll face on the vignette-style USMLE exam.
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Completely revised and updated, now with additional content to reflect high-yield content on the USMLE Step 2.
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Coverage includes essential questions and answers on the key conditions you will be expected to recognize, all specialty and subspecialty topics, and necessary clinical concepts.
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New full-color images, including more dermatology photos, plus numerous figures, tables, and summary boxes throughout.
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Top 100 Secrets, tips, and memory aids offer a fast overview of the secrets you must know for success in practice and on exams.
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Review board composed of students and residents who performed highly on USMLE Step 2 and have experience with USMLE-style question development.
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Portable size makes it easy to carry with you for quick reference or review anywhere, anytime.
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Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Medical Students, Osteopathic Students
100 Top Secrets
1 Acid-Base and Electrolytes
2 Alcohol
3 Biostatistics
4 Cardiology
5 Cholesterol
6 Dermatology
7 Diabetes Mellitus
8 Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery
9 Emergency Medicine
10 Endocrinology
11 Ethics
12 Gastroenterology
13 General Surgery
14 Genetics
15 Geriatrics
16 Gynecology
17 Hematology
18 Hypertension
19 Immunology
20 Infectious Diseases
21 Laboratory Medicine
22 Nephrology
23 Neurology
24 Neurosurgery
25 Obstetrics
26 Oncology
27 Ophthalmology
28 Orthopedic Surgery
29 Pediatrics
30 Pharmacology
31 Preventive Medicine
32 Psychiatry
33 Pulmonology
34 Radiology
35 Rheumatology
36 Shock
37 Smoking
38 Urology
39 Vascular Surgery
40 Vitamins and Minerals
1 Acid-Base and Electrolytes
2 Alcohol
3 Biostatistics
4 Cardiology
5 Cholesterol
6 Dermatology
7 Diabetes Mellitus
8 Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery
9 Emergency Medicine
10 Endocrinology
11 Ethics
12 Gastroenterology
13 General Surgery
14 Genetics
15 Geriatrics
16 Gynecology
17 Hematology
18 Hypertension
19 Immunology
20 Infectious Diseases
21 Laboratory Medicine
22 Nephrology
23 Neurology
24 Neurosurgery
25 Obstetrics
26 Oncology
27 Ophthalmology
28 Orthopedic Surgery
29 Pediatrics
30 Pharmacology
31 Preventive Medicine
32 Psychiatry
33 Pulmonology
34 Radiology
35 Rheumatology
36 Shock
37 Smoking
38 Urology
39 Vascular Surgery
40 Vitamins and Minerals
- Edition: 6
- Latest edition
- Published: November 17, 2021
- Language: English
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Theodore X. O'Connell
Dr. Ted O'Connell is a family physician, educator, author, innovator, and speaker. He served as the founding director of Kaiser Permanente’s Napa-Solano family medicine residency program and serves as a clinical professor for UC San Francisco, UC Davis, and Drexel University’s schools of medicine. He also founded Kaiser’s community medicine and global health fellowship. has authored or edited over a dozen textbooks, written numerous textbook chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles. Among his most notable are USMLE Step 2 Secrets, USMLE Step 3 Secrets, Crush Step 1, and the Instant Workups series of books. He is the Editor-In-Chief for Elsevier’s Clinical Key Meded education platform.
Affiliations and expertise
Founding Director, Family Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Napa-Solano, Napa; Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Community and Family Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, USA