First Aid for the® Medicine Clerkship: Second Edition

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Edition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2005-09-15
Publisher(s): McGraw-Hill Medical
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Summary

An Insider's Guide that Provides the Information You Need to Impress on the Wards and Succeed in the Clerkship!The only student-to-student, step-by-step guide to clerkship success Hundreds of recently tested high-yield topics from shelf exams and the USMLE Step 2 Exam, Wards, and Typical Scenario boxes for last-minute review Insider tips for outstanding performance on the wards and exams "Classifieds" do the research for you, featuring high-yield websites and top extracurricular opportunities and scholarships Bonus: Pocket-sized tear-out cards with essential wards information!Online Reviews of the First Edition:***** [five stars] "All my attendings and residents during my medicine clerkship commented that my fund of knowledge was excellent. Everyone gave me honors, and it was literally all because of this book ... GET THIS BOOK!"**** [four stars] "... Highly distilled, has quick easy-to-read facts/pearls, and leaves out the crud. I lost mine but I am constantly wanting to go back and review it. I may just buy it again, even though I am done with my Medicine rotation and I am pursuing Surgery."***** [five stars] "Gives you the key facts about many diseases ... information that will help you answer questions during rounds and on exams ... It's easy to get through, which is important since there's so much to learn during the Internal Medicine rotation (and not enough time!)"***** [five stars] "Perfect for MSIIIs starting their IM Clerkship; it is also great for Step 2 review and the Medicine Shelf."

Table of Contents

Introduction ix
Acknowledgments xi
How to Succeed in the Medicine Clerkship
1(12)
Database of High-Yield Facts
13(368)
Cardiology
15(46)
Endocrinology
61(38)
Gastroenterology
99(48)
Hematology-Oncology
147(32)
Infectious Disease
179(40)
Nephrology and Acid-Base Disorders
219(32)
Pulmonology
251(28)
Rheumatology
279(26)
Neurology
305(24)
Dermatology
329(34)
Health Maintenance and Evidence-Based Medicine
363(18)
Classified
381(18)
Awards and Opportunities for Students Interested in Medicine
381(1)
General
382(5)
Research
387(2)
Summer Externships
389(4)
Year-Long Fellowships
393(2)
For Minority Students
395(1)
Ethnic
396(1)
For Women
397(1)
Evidence-Based Medicine Links
398(1)
Index 399

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