Step-Up to Medicine (Step-Up Series)

Step-Up to Medicine (Step-Up Series)

<DIV>Now thoroughly updated and revised, this best-selling volume in the popular Step-Up series provides a high-yield review of medicine, ideal for preparing for clerkships or clinical rotations, shelf exams, and the USMLE Step 2. Clinical pearls, full-color illustrations, and €œQuick Hits€ provide essential information in an efficient, easy-to-remember manner, perfect for medical, physician assistant, and nurse practitioner students. <B>Step-Up to Medicine, Fourth Edition</B> delivers exactly what you need to know€"both for exam preparation and for practical use in the evaluation and treatment of patients.<UL><LI>Content is thoroughly updated and revised</B> , based on extensive research with faculty and students.</li><li><B>Enhanced high-yield outline format, Quick Hits, and Clinical Pearls</B> make this edition even more time-saving and practical.</li><li><B>A new 100-question, clinically-oriented practice exam</B> is a practical self-assessment tool to prepare for the questions you will face in clinical practice.</li><li><B>Succinct, outline approach</B> keeps €œextra€ material to a minimum, focusing on the core content you need to know.</li><li><B>Clinical pearls</B> help you €œfile away€ clinical connections for handy retrieval at test time and aid in the transition from basic science to clinical medicine.</li><li><B>Easy-to-follow algorithms</B> show examples of effective clinical reasoning, particularly for similar complaints.</li><li><B>Numerous charts, tables, graphs, and mnemonics</B> aid visual learners and facilitate easy retention of essential material.</li><li><B>Coverage includes every essential area of medicine,</B> including body system diseases and disorders; fluids, electrolytes, and acid-base disorders; hematologic diseases and neoplasms; infectious diseases; diseases of the skin and hypersensitivity disorders; and ambulatory medicine.</li><li><B>Helpful appendices</B> cover radiographic and electrocardiogram interpretation, physical examination pearls, workup and management of common problems on the wards, basic statistics and evidence-based medicine, and end-of-life issues and informed consent.</li></ul></DIV>