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Contents Contributing Authors Faculty Reviewers Preface Acknowledgments How to Contribute How to Use This Book SECTION 1: GUIDE TO EFFICIENT EXAM PREPARATION Introduction USMLE Step 2 CK—Computer-Based Testing Basics Defining Your Goal Study Resources Test-Day Checklist Testing Agencies SECTION 2: DATABASE OF HIGH-YIELD FACTS How to Use the Database Cardiovascular Dermatology Endocrinology Epidemiology Health Systems Science Gastrointestinal Hematology/Oncology Musculoskeletal Neurology Obstetrics Gynecology Pediatrics Psychiatry Pulmonary Renal/Genitourinary Multisystem Rapid Review SECTION 3: TOP-RATED REVIEW RESOURCES How to Use the Database Comprehensive Question Banks Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine Neurology OB/GYN Pediatrics Psychiatry Surgery Commercial Review Courses Appendix I: Acronyms and Abbreviations Appendix II: Common Laboratory Values Index About the Authors CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS Manik Aggarwal, MD, MBBS Fellow, Gastroenterology and Hepatology Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota John Carl Barba II, MPH MD Candidate Ohio State University College of Medicine Anup Chalise, MBBS, MS Nepal Paola Ghanem, MD Physician, Department of Internal Medicine Johns Hopkins University Myles Mowery, DO, MBA Resident, Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology Spectrum Health/Michigan State University Grand Rapids, Michigan Waneeza Mughees, MD Resident, Obstetrics and Gynecology Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia Christian Cuvillier Padilla, MD Chief Resident, Internal Medicine Cleveland Clinic and Cleveland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio Vivek Podder, MBBS Intern BIRDEM General Hospital, Bangladesh Vikram Shee, MBBS, MSc Physician Case Manager Teladoc Health, Inc. Collin Andrew Weintraub, MD Resident, General Surgery State University of New York Upstate Medical University IMAGE AND ILLUSTRATION TEAM Yoree Grace Chung MD/PhD Candidate Emory University School of Medicine Nikitha Crasta, MBBS Mangalore, India Sean Evans, MD Resident, Internal Medicine Emory University School of Medicine Victor Jose Martinez Leon, MD Resident, Internal Medicine Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia Angel Xiao, MD, MSE Resident, Orthopedic Surgery University of California–San Francisco ASSOCIATE AUTHORS Aparna Savitri Bhat, MD Fellow, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio Naveena Daram, MD Resident, Obstetrics and Gynecology Wright State University Ifrah Fatima, MBBS Resident, Internal Medicine University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine Lindsay Friedman, MD, MS Resident, General Surgery Rush University Medical Center Luise Josefine Froessl, MD Resident Université d’Aix-Marseille, Faculté de Medecine Izhan Hamza, MBBS Resident University of Texas Medical Branch, Internal Medicine Abdul Rehman Mustafa, MBBS Alfaisal University College of Medicine, Saudi Arabia Aaron Panicker, MD Resident, Emergency Medicine University of Florida College of Medicine Austin Patrick, DO Resident Franciscan Health Olympia Fields Faateh Ahmad Rauf, MBBS CMH Lahore Medical College and Institute of Dentistry, Pakistan Jaimie Rogner, MD, MPH Resident, Internal Medicine/Pediatrics University of Rochester Medical Center/Strong Memorial Hospital Kyle Robert Wagner MD Candidate University of Illinois College of Medicine, Peoria