English | 2024 | Original PDF | 75 MB | 1038 Pages
Asra R. Khan; Radhika Sreedhar, B0BKTRZ38G, 1264285965, 1264285973, 9781264285969, 9781264285976, 978-1264285969, 978-1264285976
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First Aid Clinical Pattern Recognition for the USMLE Step 2 CK provides the information you need to tie clinical facts together in order to recognize patterns and build illness scripts for various high-yield conditions. This essential resource features classic textbook-style vignettes of syndromes and cases commonly tested on the USMLE 2 CK. You'll learn how to determine the next best step, perform a patient workup, and effectively manage patient care. By presenting context that ties different symptoms, signs, and conditions together, the text encourages you to consider a differential diagnosis for a chief complaint, explore how different conditions may be related to one another, and more.
• All key conditions began with a high-yield overview and then move into case vignettes for that particular disorder type
• Robust differential diagnosis sections provide targeted information on how to narrow down a diagnosis
• Case vignettes are followed by sections on evaluation, drug treatment and key clinical considerations
• Useful illustrations and flow charts help clarify complex concepts and processes
• Separate chapters on pediatrics, surgery and emergency medicine cover content highly represented on the Step 2 CK exam
