Step-Up to Medicine (Step-Up Series)

Step-Up to Medicine (Step-Up Series)
by Steven S. Agabegi, Elizabeth D. Agabegi

Step-Up to Medicine (Step-Up Series)
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Author: Elizabeth D. Agabegi, Steven S. Agabegi
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-04-07
ISBN: 0781771536
Number of pages: 560
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Book Reviews of Step-Up to Medicine (Step-Up Series)

Book Review: great book for 2nd year coursework and USMLE step 1 prep, too
Summary: 5 Stars

I'm a 2nd year and I have no idea how this book scores with regards to preparation for Step 2 or the IM shelf exam.

However, I do know that it is a wonderful studying tool for 2nd year and might even work very well for Step 1. Yes, sure, most people use First Aid for Step 1, but for me, the systems content is too watered down and simplified in that book, so I know that it won't work for me when I try to review for Step 1. This book gives a great outline for most of the diseases that we are presented with in classes, and there's enough space to make notes on the side. For each disease, there's the 1. general characteristics; 2. clinical features; 3. diagnosis; 4 treatment. Often times, I feel that this book pulls together all the info that is scattered all over the place in a lecture. Yes, I very much love this book. The only other book that competes with it is Goljan but while it's wonderfully detailed on pathology (after all, it is a path book), it's not so strong on clinical presentation, differentials, and treatment. I guess the two books are complementary - Goljan is great for path while this book has very little content on gross path/histo and it's strong on the clinical aspects.

A couple cons: Well, there is a few mistakes that I've found already, but it's impossible to locate an Errata - there's an unofficial here: [...]. Also, as someone else already mentioned, the paper is a bit thin and sometimes when I write notes on one page the impression is left on the previous page (kind of like when you use a carbon paper, but obviously a lot fainter), but I'm avoiding this by putting a sheet of paper under the page that I'm writing on.

All in all, if you are looking for a book that contains all the diseases with a great balance of characteristics/presentation/treatment, and to which you'd like to add your notes from lectures so you have most everything in one place instead of having it scattered in many sources (lecture notes, syllabi, review books, textbook), then this is the book for you! Having looked through many (and purchased a few) prep books in search of the Perfect one, I believe that it will serve me well for Step 1 as a quick reference for diseases, and for Step 2/IM rotation I'll have a book that I am already very familiar with, with my own comments/notes.


P.S. I warned you about the errors - but then again, all books have plenty mistakes.

Summary of Step-Up to Medicine (Step-Up Series)

This book is a primary review tool to prepare students for both the internal medicine clerkship and the end-rotation NBME shelf examination. This logical alternative to several limited-focus books blends a bullet-outline format students prefer in a review book with comprehensive paragraphs, as needed, for optimal preparation. Illustrations, charts, tables, graphs, mnemonics, and "Quick Hits" pearls for the clerkship speed and supplement learning. Ample content without superfluous detail enables students to readily evaluate and expand their knowledge of cardiology, pulmonary medicine, gastroenterology, hematology, neurology, endocrinology, rheumatology, nephrology, genitourinary disorders, fluids and electrolytes, dermatology, and musculoskeletal problems.

A new section in this Second Edition presents 100 USMLE-style clinical vignette-based questions with answers. A color insert contains over thirty full-color images.

A companion Website will offer the fully searchable text and color photographs.

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