Table Of ContentTHIRD EDITION
Master the Boards
USMLE®
Step 2 CK
THIRD EDITION
Master the Boards
USMLE®
Step 2 CK
TARGETED REVIEW
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Acknowledgments
Elizabeth August wishes to acknowledge Professor Edward C. August, Mrs. Donna M.
August, and Eric D. August for their love, generosity, and unwavering support. Without
them, my dreams would not be a reality.
Niket Sonpal wishes to acknowledge Mr. Navin Sonpal, Mahendra Patel, Raj Patel, and
Dr. Mukul Arya for their unwavering support, hope, and stance by me through thick and
thin. Without them my path to becoming a physician would not have been possible.
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About the Author
Conrad Fischer, MD, is director of the residency program at Brookdale University
Hospital and Medical Center in New York City. Dr. Fischer is associate professor of
physiology, pharmacology, and medicine at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in
New York City.
Section Authors
Elizabeth V. August, MD, is chief medical officer of Bergen County for Riverside
Medical and Pediatric Group and former chief resident at Hoboken University Medical
Center–NY Medical College (2012–2013). She is co-author of the best-selling review
book Master the Boards: USMLE Step 3.
Alina Gonzalez-Mayo, MD, author of the Psychiatry section, is a psychiatrist at Bay
Pines VA Medical Center in Bay Pines, Florida.
Niket Sonpal, MD, is former chief resident at Lenox Hill Hospital–North Shore–LIJ
Health System (2013–2014) and assistant clinical professor of medicine at both Touro
College of Osteopathic Medicine and St. Georges University School of Medicine. He is
a fellow in gastroenterology and co-author of the best-selling review books Master the
®
Boards: USMLE Step 3 and Master the Boards: Internal Medicine.
Section Editors
Imaging Editor: Pramod Theetha Kariyanna, MD
Ethics: Robert Goldberg, DO, Professor and Dean of Touro College of Osteopathic
Medicine
Cardiology: Hal Chadow, MD
Endocrinology: Chris Paras, DO
Neurology: Robert Goldberg, DO; Anjula Gandhi, MD
Infectious Diseases: Farshad Bagheri, MD; Richard Cofsky, MD
Gastroenterology: Anjula Gandhi, MD
Oncology: Vlad Gottlieb, MD; Hamza Minhas, MD
Preventive Medicine: Herman Lebovitch, MD
Rheumatology: Debabrata Sen, MD
Nephrology: Debabrata Sen, MD
General Medicine: Sudheer Chauhan, MD
Hematology: Vlad Gottlieb, MD; Hamza Minhas, MD
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Table of Contents
Author’s Note
How to Use This Book
Section 1: Internal Medicine
Chapter 1: Infectious Diseases
Chapter 2: Allergy and Immunology
Chapter 3: Cardiology
Chapter 4: Endocrinology
Chapter 5: Pulmonology
Chapter 6: Rheumatology
Chapter 7: Hematology
Chapter 8: Gastroenterology
Chapter 9: Neurology
Chapter 10: Nephrology
Chapter 11: Oncology
Section 2: Preventive Medicine
Section 3: Dermatology
Section 4: Surgery
Section 5: Pediatrics
Section 6: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Section 7: Radiology
Section 8: Ophthalmology
Section 9: Psychiatry
Section 10: Emergency Medicine
Section 11: Ethics
Index
