USMLE Step 2 Secrets
- 6th Edition - October 15, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Author: Theodore X. O'Connell
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 2 4 3 3 - 0
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 2 4 3 4 - 7
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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Request a sales quoteSuccinct, 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
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Editorial Review Board
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Quotes
- A Note from the Author
- 100 Top Secrets
- Chapter 1. Acid-Base and Electrolytes
- Chapter 2. Alcohol
- Chapter 3. Biostatistics
- Chapter 4. Cardiology
- Chapter 5. Cholesterol
- Chapter 6. Dermatology
- Chapter 7. Diabetes Mellitus
- Chapter 8. Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery
- Chapter 9. Emergency Medicine
- Chapter 10. Endocrinology
- Chapter 11. Ethics
- Chapter 12. Gastroenterology
- Chapter 13. General Surgery
- Chapter 14. Genetics
- Chapter 15. Geriatrics
- Chapter 16. Gynecology
- Chapter 17. Hematology
- Chapter 18. Hypertension
- Chapter 19. Immunology
- Chapter 20. Infectious Diseases
- Chapter 21. Laboratory Medicine
- Chapter 22. Nephrology
- Chapter 23. Neurology
- Chapter 24. Neurosurgery
- Chapter 25. Obstetrics
- Chapter 26. Oncology
- Chapter 27. Ophthalmology
- Chapter 28. Orthopedic Surgery
- Chapter 29. Pediatrics
- Chapter 30. Pharmacology
- Chapter 31. Preventive Medicine
- Chapter 32. Psychiatry
- Chapter 33. Pulmonology
- Chapter 34. Radiology
- Chapter 35. Rheumatology
- Chapter 36. Shock
- Chapter 37. Smoking
- Chapter 38. Urology
- Chapter 39. Vascular Surgery
- Chapter 40. Vitamins and Minerals
- Index
- Edition: 6
- Published: October 15, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- No. of pages: 440
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323824330
- eBook ISBN: 9780323824347
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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