Step-Up to the Bedside: A Case-Based Review for the USMLE

2nd edition

Step-Up to the Bedside, Second Edition is a comprehensive case-based
review book for the USMLE Step 1 and Step 2 CS. It presents 100
clinical cases following the USMLE format and focuses on the basic
science underlying each clinical scenario. The case-based
presentation helps students assimilate and synthesize basic science
information and provides excellent preparation for USMLE Step 1,
USMLE Step 2 CS, and clinical clerkships. This edition contains
thirty completely new cases, and all existing cases have been
extensively updated. Each case now opens with learning objectives and
ends with USMLE-style questions. Quick Hits bullets, mnemonics,
figures, and tables help readers retain information. Fifty of the
cases will be available online.



Univ. of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Provides clinically oriented
cases and related basic science coverage for those preparing for the
USMLE Step 1 examination. Presents 71 cases and includes chief
complaint, brief history and physical, differential diagnosis, and
laboratory data. The final diagnosis includes explanations.
Softcover. DNLM: Diagnosis--Case Report. --This text refers to the
Paperback edition.