First Aid Clinical Algorithms for the USMLE Step 2 CK

First Aid™ remains the most trusted name in USMLE® review—just ask any medical student! First Aid Clinical Algorithms for the USMLE Step 2 CK was designed to help you develop and refine your clinical thinking skills—preparing you for success in your clerkship and on the Step 2 CK exam. This new addition to the First Aid™ series uses an algorithmic approach that allows you to methodically walk through the diagnostic decision making process. The content is organized by symptom to reflect how information will be presented in an actual clinical setting. Clinical vignettes focusing on specific illnesses are followed by step-by-step flowcharts outlining the diagnosis and treatment of the illness and its relevant differential diagnoses. Unique algorithmic approach Clinical vignettes accompany decision-making algorithms Flowcharts outline the diagnosis and treatment process

About the Author

Jonathan Kramer-Feldman , MD, is a resident physician at the University of California, San Francisco. Linda Jiang , MD, is a fellow physician in gastroenterology at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI.