Publisher's Synopsis
The United States Medical Licensing Exams are a time-consuming and expensive part of becoming a licensed physician. This text provides students with a strong review of material found in the USMLE Step 2. Advanced Life Support for the USMLE Step 2 is a guide to the most heavily tested material.Written by medical students who recently passed the Board exams, this review text provides study hints at the beginning of each chapter, and provides students with the most heavily tested topics to help them earn the most points. Emphasis is on subjects that carry great weight in the exams such as medicolegal issues, dermatology, preventive medicine, psychiatry, obstetrics and gynecology, and vitamin deficiencies. Strategies and study hints are suggested throughout the text to help in answering tough exam questions. A separate chapter specifically reviews the "glossy book," the test booklet containing questions based on various photographs.
