Product Description

Sixty Internal Medicine cases with complete discussion offer the most outstanding clerkship and USMLE Step 2 review possible

Case Files: Internal Medicine, 2e presents sixty clinical cases illustrating key points. Each case includes an extended discussion, definition of terms, clinical pearls, and USMLE format review questions. This interactive learning system is proven to improve shelf-exam scores and helps students to learn in the context of real patients instead of simply memorizing.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #6067 in Books
• Published on: 2006-12-19
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 528 pages

From the Back Cover
The closest you can get to seeing patients without being on the wards

Students need exposure to cases to pass the USMLE Step 2 and the internal medicine shelf exam. This book presents 60 clinical cases illustrating essential concepts in internal medicine. Perfect for the clerkship and the USMLE Step 2, each case includes an extended discussion, definitions of key terms, clinical pearls, and USMLE-style review questions. This interactive learning system helps you to learn instead of memorize.
*60 internal medicine cases with complete discussions
*Clinical pearls highlight key points
*USMLE-style comprehension questions with each case
*Primer on how to approach the patient
*Proven learning system improves shelf exam scores

“Superior to other case file books.”
--Chang-Kun Choi, Medical Student, Midwestern University School of Medicine

“Using clinical scenarios not only makes the reading fun and interesting, but it is far more engaging than sitting down with a bulleted text and reviewing detail after detail. This is a much better way to learn clinical information. I have not read a book like this before, and I certainly have enjoyed it.”
–Eric Hossler, Medical Student, James H. Quillen College of Medicine

“I LOVED this book! I would recommend this book to all third-year students… The book uses a clinical approach and does not lose sight of the pathophysiology behind the disease -- GREAT preparation for being on the wards! The subject matter is also deceptively detailed, with much more information than one normally finds in a text of case files. The reader can use this book as either a rigorous self-test or a read-through introduction to the subject. Once again - a GREAT text!”
–Elizabeth Johnston, Medical Student, Emory University

About the Author
Eugene C. Toy, MD, The John S. Dunn Senior Academic Chief, Christus-St. Joseph Hospital Ob/Gyn Residency Program.

John T. Patlan, MD, Chairman, Department of Medicine, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.

Fabrizia Faustinella, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

S. Elizabeth Cruse, MD is a hospitalist in Houston, TX.

Customer Reviews

Good Supplement for Internal Med
Case Files is well made and good at what it covers. The format is very readable, giving you a scenario and making you think of a diagnosis and plan. It's much better than skimming a heavy albeit more complete text. That said, while 60 case scenarios are a lot, it can't hit everything, and it's important to have a wide base of knowledge for the Internal Med Clerkship. I read this after reading First Aid for Internal Med a few times, and while I picked up a couple of things that I had little clue about, it mainly reinforced what was in that book. I would recommend Case Files for people who 1) like the scenario format and can't stand outlines/bullets/texts 2) are close to taking the shelf exam and want an indication as to how questions might be constructed. MKSAP, however, is probably the closest to the exam you can get. Once again, this is a great supplement, but I would not use this as a primary / singular source.

Excellent light read for Step 2 CK
I started using Case Files halfway through my 3rd year as it was gaining popularity. My shelf grades soared with this light reading. Unfortunately, I had internal medicine before I learned about the Case Files series. So, for Step 2, I needed a good review source. I read this in 2 days and easily reviewed the vast subject of internal medicine. It felt like several questions came straight from the book. I can't stress enough how the layout of this series lends to a high yield review that doesn't take extreme concentration. This series is almost all you need for third year!

Excellent for clerkships and the shelf
Great book! Really covered the minute details one needs to have a handle of at the hand of the IM clerkship. Very useful for boards and easy to read format. Only drawback is that sometimes the title of the case doesn't really explain all the info that will be packed into the case. I definitely recommend reading it early in the rotation and reading it well!