I gave myself 2 months while on busy rotations to study for Step 2. I had done UWorld's Step 2 CK Q bank when I was on my medicine rotation about a year ago, then on my 2 months I spent time reading First Aid for Step 2 CK.
I bought CK to read during clinical rotations, and then I used Amazon's option to "rent" a Kindle copy of the CS which was cheaper and kind of awesome. You don't need a ton of time to get ready fo CS. I managed to do well studying on a busy sub-internship month while learning stuff for that rotation.
I bought CK to read during clinical rotations, and then I used Amazon's option to "rent" a Kindle copy of the CS which was cheaper and kind of awesome. You don't need a ton of time to get ready fo CS. I managed to do well studying on a busy sub-internship month while learning stuff for that rotation.
What I really want to communicate is that there's a mentality you need when taking Step 2 CK.
You might experience that 2 answers are both technically correct, but one is the best one. One example I'm just making up is that you have a patient with a suspected pheochromocytoma.
A question might be like "What do you do next?" You then answer based on what testing has already been done.
The answers mirror what you commonly encounter in real life. To continue the example, you would first order labs. Endocrinology services love getting lab results first, then imaging. This is in part due to incidentalomas, and you've probably come across examples of people chasing masses of unknown/debatable significance.
A lot of it is the order you order tests or prescribe different treatments. I had a lot of peds and OB/GYN stuff on mine, so be sure to study a lot and cover as much material as you need to.
Step 2 CK does not have questions like how much IV fluid per hour a person needs, etc. It doesn't get that specific. Good luck, test takers.
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