Exam Prep Materials

"The closest you can get to the Family Medicine clerkship shelf exam without actually taking it Family Medicine: PreTest Self-Assessment & Review, Fourth Edition is the perfect way to assess your knowledge of Family Medicine for the USMLE Step 2 CK and clerkship shelf exam. You'll find approximately 500 USMLE-style questions and answers that target the clerkship's core competencies, along with detailed explanations of both correct and incorrect answers. All questions have been reviewed by students who recently passed the boards and completed their clerkship to ensure they match the style and difficulty level of the exam, so you know you are studying the most relevant, high-yield material possible. Approximately 500 USMLE-style questions, just like you will see on the exam. Detailed explanations for right and wrong answers, that zero-in on must-know information. Targets what you really need to know for exam success. Thoroughly reviewed by students who aced their clerkship"-- Provided by publisher. "Family Medicine: PreTest gives you hundreds of review questions and answers, along with high yield rationale to prepare you for your clerkship shelf exam, as well as the USMLE Step 2. Both the scope of content, as well as the format of the questions, parallels what you will see on your actual exams"-- Provided by publisher.

"If you are studying for the family nurse practitioner certification exam, Maria T. Codina Leik's highly acclaimed Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Intensive Review is a must-have resource, and with interactive digital prep included with purchase, it is easier than ever to study for the FNP exam. Lauded for its concise, well-organized format, this fourth edition has been significantly revised and updated to feature key information about the new AANPCB and ANCC certification exams, all new end-of-chapter review questions, and new full-color images. Leik's Family Nurse Practitioner Certification Intensive Review, fourth edition also features four practice tests with hundreds of new questions and rationales -- 800 questions in total. Extensive test-taking techniques and question dissection and analysis chapters help you identify the best clues during the problem-solving process so that you can strategically master the certification exam. Designed to help FNP candidates boost their confidence through intensive review and high-quality questions, the fourth edition continues to provide succinct, precisely targeted “need-to-know” details of diseases and classic presentations you can expect to see in practice in patients across the life span. Organized by body system, chapters are consistently formatted to include Danger Signals, Normal Findings, Lab Findings, Benign Variants, and Disease Review topics. Each chapter features valuable Exam Tips and Clinical Pearls that highlight key considerations and information likely to be encountered on the exam, ideal for a last-minute refresher before test day. Ensure success by making this essential family nurse practitioner resource -- praised by thousands for helping them pass their certification -- a key part of your exam prep study regimen. Note to readers: The new ExamPrepConnect Fourth Edition online course will launch March 2021. In the interim, your book purchase includes access to the current ExamPrepConnect Third Edition online course. Your 6-month digital subscription to the Fourth Edition will begin as soon as that course is live, and we will notify you by email."--Publisher's description.

Pediatrics -- Internal medicine -- Obstetrics and gynecology -- Psychiatry -- Surgery/emergency care -- Geriatrics -- General facts.

Drs. Richard Polin and Alan Spitzer, uses the success formula of the Secrets Series to offer fast answers to the most essential clinical questions in fetal and neonatal medicine. With its user-friendly Q & A format, practical tips from neonatologists and fetal medicine experts, and "Key Points" boxes, this portable and easy-to-read medical reference book provides rapid access to the practical knowledge you need to succeed both in practice and on board and recertification exams. New to this edition: Apply all the latest pediatric advances in clinical fetal neonatology techniques, technology, and pharmacology.

Biochemistry -- Immunology -- Microbiology -- Pharmacology -- Public health sciences -- Cardiovascular -- Endocrine -- Gastrointestinal -- Hematology and oncology -- Musculoskeletal, skin, and connective tissue -- Neurology and special senses -- Psychiatry -- Renal -- Reproductive -- Respiratory.

Anatomy and histology -- Behavioral science -- Biochemistry -- Embryology -- Microbiology -- Immunology -- Pathology -- General pharmacology.

Cardiovascular -- Endocrine -- Gastrointestinal -- Hematology and oncology -- Musculoskeletal, skin, and connective tissue -- Neurology and special senses -- Psychiatry -- Renal -- Reproductive -- Respiratory.

Resuscitation -- Cardiovascular emergencies -- Trauma -- Orthopedics -- Pediatrics -- Toxicology -- Endocrine, metabolic, fluid, and electrolyte disorders -- Infectious disease -- Hematology, oncology, allergy, and immunology -- Thoracic and respiratory disorders -- Abdominal and gastrointestinal emergencies -- Obstetrics and gynecology -- Environmental emergencies -- Head, eyes, ear, nose, and throat (HEENT) and dental emergencies -- Neurology -- Psychobehavioral disorders -- Dermatology -- Renal and genitourinary emergencies -- Procedures and skills -- EMS and disaster medicine -- Ethical/legal issues.

"Real exam strategies to help avoid pitfalls and errors on the Emergency Medicine Oral Boards"-- Provided by publisher

"The "insider's guide" to passing the Family Medicine Boards, now in full color. Written by recent test takers, First Aid for the Family Medicine Boards, 2e delivers high-yield, concise coverage of thosuands of board-tested topics along with practical exam-taking and study strategies. Now in full-color throughout and with more than 100 pages of new content, this is the most comprehensive review available for family medicine in-service, certification, and recertification exams. Features hundreds of high-yield tables, diagrams, and full-color clinical images and illustrations. Key facts highlight "must know" information for the boards. Mnemonics make learning memorable and fun. Integrated mini-cases provide classic patient presentations of frequently tested scenarios of diseases and disorders."--Provided by publisher

The insider's guide to excelling on the Family Medicine Boards. Includes: Essential information for certification or recertification preparation; Concise summaries of thousands of board-tested topics; Hundreds of high-yield tables, diagrams, and color illustrations; Resident-tested study strategies and test-taking tips; Mnemonics make learning and memorization fast, fun, and easy; Key facts in the margins reference must-know information; Integrated vignette Q&As prepare you for what you will see on exam day. -- Publisher description

The insider's guide to acing the internal medicine boards written by physicians who passed Apply the proven First Aid formula for exam success! Following the traditional First Aid format, this review provides high-yield information residents & physicians need to know to pass the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM) licensure examination for certification and/or re-certification. Includes background information (what to expect, how to apply, how to succeed), high-yield facts organized by subject, and a review section of relevant exam review resources.

Guide to the ABPN examination -- Neuroanatomy -- Neuropharmacology -- Neuroimmunology -- Neurodegenerative disorders -- Headache and pain -- Neuro-oncology -- Neuro-ophthalmology and neuro-otology -- Stroke and neurocritical care -- Neurological infections -- Neuromuscular disease -- Pediatric neurology and neurogenetics -- Seizures, epilepsy, and sleep disorders -- Substance abuse and dependence -- Delirium -- Anxiety disorders -- Somatoform disorders -- Bipolar disorder -- Major depressive disorder -- Primary psychotic disorders.

"Each of the chapters in this book contain the major topics central to the practice of obstetrics and gynecology and closely parallel the medical student learning objectives of the American Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics and this book also targets the obstetrics and gynecology content on the USMLE Step 2 examination"-- Provided by publisher.

1. How to succeed in the pediatrics clerkship -- 2. Gestation and birth -- 3. Prematurity -- 4. Growth and development -- 5. Nutrition -- 6. Health supervision and prevention of illness and injury in children and adolescents -- 7. Congenital malformations and chromosomal anomalies -- 8. Metabolic disease -- 9. Immunologic disease -- 10. Infectious disease -- 11. Gastrointestinal disease -- 12. Respiratory disease -- 13. Cardiovascular disease -- 14. Renal , gynecologic, and urinary disease -- 15. Hematologic disease -- 16. Endocrine disease -- 17. Neurologic disease -- 18. Special organs: eye, ear, nose -- 19. Musculoskeletal disease -- 20. Dermatologic disease -- 21. Psychiatric disease -- 22. Pediatric life support -- Index.

"The goals of this book are to assist students in success on the clerkship exam and also to help guide them in the clinical diagnosis and treatment of many of the problems seen by pediatricians"-- Provided by publisher.

Examination and diagnosis -- Psychotic disorders -- Mood disorders -- Anxiety and adjustment disorders -- Personality disorders -- Substance-related disorders -- Cognitive disorders -- Geriatric psychiatry -- Psychiatric disorders in children -- Dissociative disorders -- Somatoform and factitious disorders -- Impulse control disorders -- Eating disorders -- Sleep disorders -- Sexual disorders -- Psychotherapies -- Psychopharmacology -- Forensic psychiatry.

"Completely updated to reflect current psychiatry practice. Filled with mnemonics, ward tips, and exam tips, this best-selling guide to the psychiatry clerkship covers everything you need to know to excel"-- Provided by publisher.

"Each of the chapters in this book contains the major topics central to the practice of psychiatry and has been specifically designed for the medical student learning level, to excel in the clerkship (shelf exams), as well as the USMLE Step 2 and 3 exams"-- Provided by publisher.

Section 1: Guide to efficient exam preparation -- Introduction -- USMLE Step 1: the basics -- Defining your goal -- Learning strategies -- Timeline for study -- Study materials -- Test-taking strategies -- Clinical Vignette Strategies -- If you think you failed -- Testing agencies -- References -- Section I Supplement: Special situations -- Secion II: High-yield general principles -- How to use the database -- Biochemistry -- Immunology -- Pathology -- Pharmacology -- Public health sciences -- Section III: High-yield organ systems -- Approaching the organ systems -- Cardiovascular -- Endocrine -- Gastrointestinal -- Hematology and oncology -- Musculoskeletal, skin, and connective tissue -- Neurology and special senses -- Psychiatry -- Renal -- Reproductive -- Respiratory -- Rapid review -- Section IV: Top-rated review resources -- How to use the database -- Question banks -- Question books -- Web and mobile apps -- Comprehensive -- Anatomy, embryology, and neuroscience -- Behavioral science -- Biochemistry -- Cell biology and histology -- Microbiology and immunology -- Pathology -- Pharmacology -- Physiology -- Abbreviations and symbols -- Image Acknowledgments.

"First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 began over 30 years ago as a resource to prepare aspiring physicians for their first medical board exam. Since then, it has become one of the most well-known textbooks used by medical students worldwide. Features include : a complete framework for USMLE Step 1 preparation, annually updated with crowdsourced contributions from thousands of students ; updated exam preparation advice for USMLE Step 1 pass / fail and Step 1 blueprint changes ; new section on communication skills reflects the latest Step 1 content ; new focus on diversity, equity and inclusion incorporates race and ethnic considerations, as well as gender neutral terminology ; nearly 1,400 must-know topics to focus your study ; 1,200+ color photos and illustrations help you visualize processes, disorders, and clinical findings ; and a Rapid Review section for efficient last-minute preparation."--adapted from Foreword, page xi and back cover.

"First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 began over 30 years ago as a resource to prepare aspiring physicians for their first medical board exam. Since then, it has become one of the most well-known textbooks used by medical students worldwide. Features include : a complete framework for USMLE Step 1 preparation, annually updated with crowdsourced contributions from thousands of students ; updated exam preparation advice for USMLE Step 1 pass / fail and Step 1 blueprint changes ; new section on communication skills reflects the latest Step 1 content ; new focus on diversity, equity and inclusion incorporates race and ethnic considerations, as well as gender neutral terminology ; nearly 1,400 must-know topics to focus your study ; 1,200+ color photos and illustrations help you visualize processes, disorders, and clinical findings ; and a Rapid Review section for efficient last-minute preparation."

Part one : Guide to the USMLE Step 2 CS. Introduction -- USMLE Step 2 CS : the basics -- Preparing for the Step 2 CS -- Test-day tips -- First Aid for the IMG -- Supplement : The USMLE Step 2 CS travel guide -- Part two : The patient encounter. Introduction -- Doorway information -- Taking the history -- The physical exam -- Closure -- How to interact with special patients -- Challenging questions and situations -- Counseling -- The patient note -- Part three : Minicases -- Part four : Practice cases -- Part five : Top-rated review resources -- Appendix -- About the authors.

The USMLE Step 2 CS review got just got even better! The sixth edition of First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CS has been completely updated to reflect the latest exam format, including proven study and exam strategies for clinical encounters based on the patient-centered interview. This book has 44 full-length practice cases that simulate the real exam and test your ability to document the patient's most likely diagnosis and how it is supported by the history and physical findings. It also presents hundreds of minicases representing 39 common presentations to help you rapidly develop a working set of differential diagnoses. In addition, there are expanded guidelines on how to deal with challenging situations, including those that pose ethical and confidentiality issues. -- Publisher description

Chapter 1. Guide to the USMLE Step 3 and Supplement: Guide to the CSS -- Chapter 2. Ambulatory Medicine -- Chapter 3. Cardiovascular -- Chapter 4. Emergency medicine -- Chapter 5. Endocrinology -- Chapter 6. Ethics and statistics -- Chapter 7. Gastroenterology -- Chapter 8. Hematology -- Chapter 9. Oncology -- Chapter 10. Infectious disease -- Chapter 11. Musculoskeletal -- Chapter 12. Nephrology -- Chapter 13. Neurology -- Chapter 14. Obstetrics -- Chapter 15. Gynecology -- Chapter 16. Pediatrics -- Chapter 17. Psychiatry -- Chapter 18. Pulmonary -- Chapter 19. High-yield CCS cases.

"Written by students for students, this high-yield guide helps you move smoothly from the classroom to the wards. Thoroughly revised and updated, this comprehensive book explains what to expect in each required rotation and includes sample notes and reports, key facts, formulas, and protocols, and answers to "pimp questions" you will be asked on rounds"--Publisher's description.

Designed as a last-minute gut-check before exam day, this guide is written by primary care nurse practitioners who have your back, providing you with quick, digestible nuggets of the most pertinent topics on the FNP and AGNP certification exams. Use this small but mighty book during the last month of your preparation to strengthen your knowledge and tackle the AANPCB or ANCC exam. Organized by body system, this guide covers the key 120+ conditions on the exam, with essential information on signs and symptoms, differential diagnoses, labs and other diagnostic testing, treatment, patient education, and important lifespan and special population considerations. The pharmacology review provides a succinct recap of the most important drug classes you will need to know. Also included are brief summaries of pediatric growth and development and geriatric topics such as geriatric syndromes, frailty, and polypharmacy. Key Features: Offers a succinct, rapid review of the key 120+ conditions on the exam Includes a separate pharmacology review of select drug classes Summarizes pediatric and geriatric concerns, such as growth and development, immunizations, and frailty Provides important alerts, complications, pearls, and pop quiz questions to highlight extra-important information and test your knowledge Includes essential images, such as need-to-know ECG tracings and photos of skin disorders

"Provides candidates taking the Final FRCR 2B viva examination the exact information they need to handle the examination questions using tutorial-style teaching points"--Provided by publisher.