Vikas is a writer, editor, entrepreneur, and teleradiologist on extended sabbatical. In 1990 he conceived and authored the original First Aid for the USMLE Step 1. His entrepreneurial endeavors include a student-focused medical publisher (S2S), an e-learning company, and an ER teleradiology practice (24/7 Radiology). Trained on the Left Coast, Vikas completed a bachelor’s degree at the University of California Berkeley; an MD with thesis at UCSF; and a diagnostic radiology residency at UCLA. His eclectic interests include technology, cryptoeconomics, information design, photography, South Asian diasporic culture, and avoiding a day job. Always finding the long shortcut, Vikas is an adventurer, knowledge seeker, and occasional innovator. He enjoys intermediate status as a kiteboarder and father, and strives to raise his children as global citizens. Show  2.0 out of 5 stars If you thought you could just add your own pages to the book.... UGH. So I read the reviews and I went into it - I bought the book and committed, because I thought I would be O.K. Someone else said that there needs to be more room in the margins for note taking. I SO AGREE. I was thinking, that's fine, I'll just add my own pages, which is what I did for First Aid step 1 2021 guide, and it was fine. That is to say, I write notes on my iPad on Notability, then trim 1 inch from the vertical and horizontal edges, then paste it in with cement glue. Then, I have more pages to write notes.HOWEVER, with this book...OMG it's too much. My brain is frazzled. I'm not 100% sure exactly WHAT I need to know. I'm following OME and mainly Lecturio - which may be information overload, not sure, but all I know is, I hate it when the topic that is being discussed is NO WHERE in the book, but it's in First Aid Step 1...until you get to diagnosis criteria, management, treatment. I am more likely to find more room in THAT book. Come on! At least add a one liner so I can write notes about it myself. I uploaded a picture of the one blank page for notes at the end of pediatrics and the next page I glued in where I wrote stuff that isn't in the book anywhere - maybe I'm wrong and I should already have this is in my noggin and I should not need to jot it down...What I have started doing is actually using my old First Aid step 1 book when the topic is present and just supplementing notes THERE with a different colored pen (since I wrote in only black or blue, now my step 2 notes are in red) and writing cross-reference pages to the other books. So I have my step 1 book, I have my step 2 book....and I don't know. Maybe I'll switch to another subject book later that has more information already typed.At least the information is O.K. in the step 2 CK book. I don't understand why they couldn't just make a comprehensive book like the step 2 CK, except that students probably don't contribute as much to it compared to the first book. The other alternative is to just not take notes...and listen passively - in one ear and out the other.So if you thought you could just add your own pages to the book like me and think you'd be fine...Yes...you COULD, but there may be a better solution out there. There probably is. Good luck!****KINDLE REVIEW*****The book is ok but I can't write notes on it so it's half useless. Thanks Kindle. Reviews with imagesTop reviews from the United StatesThere was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later.Reviewed in the United States on September 15, 2020 I legit bought all the top books for CK study prep (e.g. FA, MTB, Step Up, Secrets) and I don't know why I convinced myself I would be able to read them all or at least find one to stick to. I was always going back and forth between FA/MTB/SU to see which I might use as the 'sole'
book for CK study. In the end, now that I've finished CK and am happy with my score, I can honestly say I loved FA CK because it's super easy to read, not jam-packed with nitty-gritty detailed information, and has a decent layout of the concepts/information. It's a book I found myself reading at the end of a study day, as I'm winding down, before bed, just wanting to review systems. Reviewed in the United States on April 9, 2022 This goes along nicely with online medEd videos, but Its lacking alot of the information from UW. The text spacing is weird and certain tables/illustrations take up unnecessary space. The subjects seem kind of scattered out into different sections. There are alot of repeat pics from first aid for step 1. I would recommend they update this book ASAP, as step 2 is now more important. Other than that, it has most of the high yield topics and is good for a quick review glance while studying. Reviewed in the United States on October 4, 2019 If you're looking for a First Aid similar to the go-to Step 1 source you used in 2nd year of med school, this is not the book. I found the content under each disease listing to be surprisingly inadequate. More specifically, there are a number of medical conditions that you need to know for shelf exams and Step 2 that are simply not covered in this book. And for the conditions they do list, some of the most important information to know with that condition is often missing. The book's organization is poor-to-average, depending on which chapter you're in. Each disease is explained in a generic format like this: -Pathophysiology This would make for a great layout--only they don't explain things very well within each subheading. Many of the subheadings are written in long paragraph form and are a pain to read through, especially since they contain a lot of unnecessary information. There's practically no use of bold or underlined words to help point out key terms or buzzwords to know, and many of paragraph-long explanations could easily be turned into bullet points or a short list. It's just not very readable. Also, many of the treatments they list for specific conditions are far too inclusive--at times they give 4 or 5 medications that could possibly treat an illness when it is clear you only need to know the one "classic" treatment, or possibly the 2nd-line option. This issue occurs in other subheadings as well. It's almost like they were just trying to meet a word count in some sections there's so much unnecessary information. Also, lots of unappetizing tables with way too much text that will just make your eyes glaze over when you try to read them. Seriously, you will see single boxes of text with multiple paragraphs inside them. It's ridiculous. My point here is that somehow these guys found a way to simultaneously LEAVE OUT some of the most important information and GIVE WAY TOO MUCH of the most useless information. The book is not completely useless, but it's not great either--especially for being a $50 book. There are "Key Facts" listed in the margins of each page with high yield factoids, as well as some brief classic case presentations that will make you guess the diagnosis/next step in evaluation, and those are actually pretty good. But I would recommend focusing your energy on the Uworld Step 2 CK Question Bank for an idea of what information is need-to-know and what information is just fluff. There are other books out there that will be worth your money long before you'll ever need to resort to buying this book. Would not recommend getting it. Reviewed in the United States on July 10, 2020 Like many others have pointed out in their reviews, this book is just ok. Most of us will have come from using FA for Step 1, and that book was great. Super comprehensive and well organized, but unfortunately this book is not quite the same. I often found myself having to flip through pages and chapters to find a concept I was looking for, and sometimes even when I found where it was mentioned the discussion was superficial and not really helpful. With that said, it is in my opinion the best Step 2 book out there. I tried Master the Boards and literally threw that away. I looked at Step Up 2 Medicine and didn't think the organization was that great either. This may not be 100% the book that FA for Step 1 was, but it's 75% of the way there. I would recommend it, but I also hope it gets better in future editions. Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2022 Thus far this review book seems to lack the quick info I had expected it to have. I wanted to have a quick facts review and it does not compare to Step up to medicine 4th Ed. Also, why hasn't this book been updated as frequently as FA for step 1? It doesn't make sense that the Clinical Knowledge version isn't as frequently updated, considering approaches change more frequently than basic science knowledge. Top reviews from other countries5.0 out of 5 stars A good purchase Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 5, 2019 Service excellent, book in good shape. It took around 10 days to ship over but it all worked out! Great service and very efficient! Highly recommended if you are not in urgent getting the book. 5.0 out of 5 stars Good printing Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 9, 2019 5.0 out of 5 stars Good Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 12, 2021
Item came on time and in a great condition 2.0 out of 5 stars Very poor quality binding. Reviewed in India on March 28, 2022 Extremely poor quality binding. I just got this book yesterday. The seller was Swati books. A lot of people had written about poor quality binding. I had the exact same experience. Looks like the book will tear in less than a week. Need to handle it with more care than even delicate glass/ breakable items. 2.0 out of 5 stars Very poor quality binding. Extremely poor quality binding. I just got this book yesterday. The seller was Swati books. A lot of people had written about poor quality binding. I had the exact same experience. Looks like the book
will tear in less than a week. Need to handle it with more care than even delicate glass/ breakable items. Images in this review
1.0 out of 5 stars DISAPPOINTED Reviewed in India on February 27, 2021 Damaged product received, very poor quality !!!! 1.0 out of 5 stars DISAPPOINTED Damaged product received, very poor quality !!!! What is the latest edition of Step 2 CK first aid?First Aid for the USMLE Step 2 CK, Tenth Edition (English, Paperback, Le Tao)
Will there be a first aid 2022?First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2022 Has Arrived!
The new 2022 edition is one of the most extensive revisions yet. First Aid continues to be used by every medical student because there is no resource like it. We like to say that it covers every topic you're likely to encounter on the Step 1 exam.
Does First Aid Help Step 2?So, unlike for Step 1, where First Aid was an easy first choice for a central studying resource, Step 2 has no best choice. First Aid for Step 2 is not that great. It is riddled with errors and missing a lot of testable topics. However, there really isn't a better answer.
Is 239 a good step 2 score?233-250: This range is considered above average. Students with scores in this range will be able to match in most specialties. 251 and above: Scores of better than 251 are considered excellent.
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