USMLE Step 2 CK Surgery Review

Master Surgery for USMLE Step 2 CK

The USMLE Step 2 CK Surgery Review covers the high-yield surgical principles, clinical presentations, and management decisions tested on Step 2 CK. From trauma to elective procedures, this guide prepares you to think and act like a surgeon on exam day.

Topics Covered

• Pre- and Post-operative Care: risk assessment, fluid management, wound care, complications
• Trauma Surgery: ATLS principles, primary and secondary survey, hemorrhagic shock, damage control
• Acute Abdomen: appendicitis, cholecystitis, bowel obstruction, perforation, mesenteric ischemia
• Breast Surgery: breast cancer diagnosis, staging, surgical options, sentinel node biopsy
• Vascular Surgery: AAA, peripheral arterial disease, carotid stenosis, DVT, varicose veins
• Thoracic Surgery: lung cancer resection, pneumothorax, hemothorax, esophageal disorders
• GI Surgery: colorectal cancer, diverticulitis, hernias, bariatric surgery
• Endocrine Surgery: thyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy, adrenalectomy, MEN syndromes
• Urologic Surgery: renal cell carcinoma, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, urologic emergencies
• Pediatric Surgery: pyloric stenosis, intussusception, Hirschsprung disease, congenital anomalies
• High-yield surgical decision trees and management algorithms throughout

Soleil Scientific Rating™

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ — Surgery on Step 2 CK is about knowing when to operate and when not to. This guide teaches you both.

Advancing Science. Empowering People. — Soleil Scientific Group