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41 full-length practice cases that simulate the real exam including all new pediatric and telephone interviews as well as suggested closing statements for each case A revised and expanded set of minicases representing common complaints designed to help you rapidly develop a set of differential diagnoses Time management advice to maximize your clinical encounters Step-by-step strategies for interacting with standardized patients, including difficult patients Detailed descriptions of high-yield physical exam maneuvers that will win you points without costing time Proven study and exam strategies from students who passed
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Guide to the Usmle Step 2 CS |
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How to Interact with Special Patients |
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Case 31 25-Year-Old Man Presents Following Motor Vehicle Accident |
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Case 32 25-Year-Old Woman Presents Following Sexual Assault |
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Case 33 28-Year-Old Woman Presents with Positive Pregnancy Test |
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Case 34 20-Year-Old Woman with Sleeping Problems |
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Case 35 27-Year-Old Man with Visual Hallucinations |
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Case 36 10-Year-Old Girl with New-Onset Diabetes |
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Case 37 35-Year-Old Woman with Calf Pain |
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Case 38 31-Year-Old Man with Heel Pain |
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Case 39 5-Day-Old Boy with Jaundice |
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Case 40 2-Year-Old Girl with Noisy Breathing |
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Case 41 32-Year-Old Man Presents for Pre-employment Physical |
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| About the Authors |
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Tao Le, MD, MHS, is Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Allergy and Immunology at the University of Louisville. He is also affiliated with the Division of Allergy and Immunology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
Vikas Bhushan, MD practices diagnostic radiology from his home-base in Los Angeles, California.
