Boards and Wards for Usmle Step 2

List of Tables       

1.            Internal Medicine                                                                                                   
               Cardiology                                                                                                               
               Pulmonary                                                                                                                
               Gastroenterology and Hepatology                                                                             
               Nephrology                                                                                                              
               Endocrinology                                                                                                          
               Musculoskeletal                                                                                                       
               Hematology                                                                                                             
               Empiric Antibiotic Tx for Specific Infxns                                                                   
               Electrolyte Disorders & Management                                                                       
2.            Surgery                                                                                                                   
               Fluid and Electrolytes                                                                                               
               Blood Product Replacement                                                                                     
               Perioperative Care                                                                                                   
               Trauma                                                                                                                    
               Burns                                                                                                                       
               Neck Mass Differential                                                                                             
               Surgical Abdomen                                                                                                    
               Esophagus                                                                                                               
               Gastric Tumors                                                                                                        
               Hernia                                                                                                                      
               Hepatic Tumors                                                                                                       
               Gallbladder                                                                                                              
               Exocrine Pancreas                                                                                                    
               Small Intestine                                                                                                          
               Colon                                                                                                                      
               Rectum and Anus                                                                                                     
               Bariatric Surgery                                                                                                      
               Breast                                                                                                                      
               Urology                                                                                                                   
               Neurosurgery                                                                                                           
               Vascular Diseases                                                                                                    
3.            Obstetrics and Gynecology                                                                                    
               Obstetrics                                                                                                                
               Gynecology                                                                                                              
4.            Pediatrics                                                                                                                
               Development                                                                                                            
               Infections                                                                                                                 
               Respiratory Disorders                                                                                              
               Musculoskeletal                                                                                                       
               Metabolic                                                                                                                
               Genetic and Congenital Disorders                                                                             
               Trauma and Intoxication                                                                                           
               Adolescence                                                                                                            

5.            Family Medicine                                                                                                     
               Headache                                                                                                                
               Ears, Nose, and Throat                                                                                            
               Outpatient Gastrointestinal Complaints                                                                      
               Urogenital Complaints                                                                                              
               Common Sports Medicine Complaints                                                                      
               Nutrition                                                                                                                  
               Cancer Screening                                                                                                     
               Adult Immunizations                                                                                                 
6.            Psychiatry                                                                                                               
               Introduction                                                                                                             
               Mood Disorders                                                                                                      
               Psychosis                                                                                                                 
               Anxiety Disorders                                                                                                    
               Personality Disorders                                                                                               
               Somatoform and Factitious Disorders                                                                       
               Child and Adolescent Psychiatry                                                                               
               Abuse of Drugs                                                                                                        
               Miscellaneous Disorders                                                                                           
               Suicide                                                                                                                     
               Sleep                                                                                                                       
7.            Neurology                                                                                                               
               Spinal Cord                                                                                                             
               Brain Stem                                                                                                               
               Cerebellum                                                                                                              
               Diencephalon                                                                                                           
               Telencephalon                                                                                                          
               Olfaction                                                                                                                  
               Epilepsy                                                                                                                   
               Neurotransmitters                                                                                                     
               Cellular Neurobiology                                                                                              
               Stroke                                                                                                                     
               Infection and Inflammation                                                                                        
               Demyelinating Diseases                                                                                            
               Metabolic and Nutritional Disorders                                                                         
               Seizures                                                                                                                   
               Degenerative Diseases                                                                                              
8.            Dermatology                                                                                                           
               Terminology                                                                                                             
               Topical Steroids                                                                                                       
               Infections                                                                                                                 
               Common Disorders                                                                                                  
               Cancer                                                                                                                     
               Neurocutaneous Syndromes (Phakomatoses)                                                           
               Blistering Disorders                                                                                                  
               Vector–Borne Diseases                                                                                            
               Parasitic Infections                                                                                                   
               Fungal Cutaneous Disorders                                                                                     
9.            Ophthalmology                                                                                                       
               Eyes                                                                                                                        
10.          Radiology                                                                                                                
               Helpful Terms and Concepts                                                                                    
               Common Radiologic Studies                                                                                     
               An Approach to a Chest X-Ray                                                                               
               Common Radiologic Findings                                                                                   
11.          Emergency Medicine                                                                                             
               Toxicology                                                                                                               
               Fish and Shellfish Toxins                                                                                           
               Bites and Stings                                                                                                        
               ENT Trauma                                                                                                            
12.          Ethics/Law/Clinical Studies                                                                                    
               Biostatistics                                                                                                              
               Calculation of Statistical Values                                                                                
               Law and Ethics                                                                                                        
               Doctoring                                                                                                                 
               Health Care Delivery                                                                                                      

Appendices                                                                                                                            
Questions                                                                                                                               
Answers                                                                                                                                 
Index                                        

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About The Author(s)

Carlos Ayala M.D.

Brad Spellberg MD, FIDSA

Associate Professor of Medicine
Divisions of General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases
Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Torrance, CA