Step-Up to USMLE Step 2 CK 3e

Step-Up to USMLE Step 2 CK is your one-stop shop for high-yield, systems-based review during the clinical years of
medical school. The 3rd edition underwent expanded and innovative content updates designed to keep students informed
and prepared with regards to high stakes exams and clinical decision making. This edition packs illustrations, Next
Steps, Mnemonics, and Quick Hits in a single, ingenious tool. Each element is tailored for immediate content
absorption, and an all-new full-color interior differentiates elements for faster, more efficient review. Plus, Step-Up
to USMLE Step 2 CK, third edition provides bonus material and study resources online for additional self-assessment and
practice for this exam!

NEW Features and Content changes for this blockbuster edition:

? Improved flow of the tables and figures to match the flow of the text, so now tables and figures appear much
closer to the text that they illustrate.
? Numerous typographical and factual errors were corrected along with figure revisions and improvements.
? Updated cardiovascular treatment strategies and best practices.
? Revised Chapter on GASTROINTESTINAL includes a major rearrangement of the Hepatic and Biliary diseases and
rewrites for the Sections on Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension.
? Entirely new sections on urinary incontinence and posterior urethral valves in the GENITONURINARY chapter.
? Endocrine chapter has been revised to reflect new drugs, new contraindications, and more thorough discussion
of adverse effects.
? Significant additions, corrections, and clarifications plus a new table to include 3 entirely new classes of
HIV drugs in the HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY chapter.
? Changes to the ER, ICU, and SURGERY chapter include an update to the Cardiovascular Emergencies algorithms
to reflect 2010 updates and significant transfusion reactions.

CLASSIC Features students swear by:

? Complete coverage of high-yield topics뾠ause, risk factors, history and physical exam, lab studies or
radiology, treatment and complications뾢nsures you are test ready!
? Mnemonics help you 밼ile away?clinical information for handy retrieval at test time!
? Quick Hits glimmering in the margins highlight highly testable materials뾧ust see how the sparks fly at test
time!
? Next Steps margin notes guide you through the workup of a patient with practical tips to success!
? BONUS Material and study resources:
? eBook with fully searchable text available via thePoint.
? Image bank with all the images and tables from the book.
? 300 USMLE-style questions online allow for self-assessment and practice for the exam!


Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Cardiovascular Disorders

Chapter 2. Pulmonary Disorders

Chapter 3. Gastrointestinal Disorders

Chapter 4. Genitourinary Disorders

Chapter 5. Endocrine Disorders

Chapter 6. Hematology and Oncology

Chapter 7. Selected Topics in Emergency Medicine, Critical Care, and Surgery

Chapter 8. Neurologic Disorders

Chapter 9. Musculoskeletal Disorders

Chapter 10. Dermatology

Chapter 11. Gynecologic and Breast Disorders

Chapter 12. Obstetrics

Chapter 13. Pediatrics

Chapter 14. Psychiatric Disorders

Chapter 15. Epidemiology and Ethics