
Master the Boards USMLE Step 2 CK, Eighth Edition
Conrad Fischer(Author)
Kaplan Test Prep (Publisher)
Published on 4. December 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
736 pages
978-1-5062-8978-6 (ISBN)
Description
High-yield USMLE Step 2 CK review using the Fischer Method! Using proven strategies from USMLE expert Dr. Conrad Fischer, Master the Boards USMLE Step 2 CK has the targeted review you need to excel on the exam and match into the residency program you want.
Exam-like focus using the Fischer Method: most likely diagnosis, best initial test, most accurate test, and best initial treatment
Step-by-step approach to patient care
Flow charts, decision trees, and comparison tables condense broad topics at a glance
Hundreds of full-color diagnostic images
Expert tips for recognizing incorrect answers
New in the Eighth Edition:
Disciplines reordered alphabetically by chapter name for ease of reference.
Current guidelines incorporated globally to reflect current standards of care.
High-yield sidebars added throughout the book, including highly tested new medications.
New discussions, including: neonatal intraventricular hemorrhage, persistent pulmonary hypertension, and protein intolerance; renal cell cancer, chemo-induced nausea, macular degeneration, emphysematous cholecystitis, postcholecystectomy syndrome, porcelain gallbladder, bile acid diarrhea, penile fracture
Multiple sections reorganized and distilled, including: DM, lung cancer comorbidities, MS, myelomas, sodium disorders, parkinsonism, rheumatoid arthritis, pneumonia vax recommendations, and stroke protocols
Publisher's Note: Products purchased from 3rd party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entities included with the product.
Exam-like focus using the Fischer Method: most likely diagnosis, best initial test, most accurate test, and best initial treatment
Step-by-step approach to patient care
Flow charts, decision trees, and comparison tables condense broad topics at a glance
Hundreds of full-color diagnostic images
Expert tips for recognizing incorrect answers
New in the Eighth Edition:
Disciplines reordered alphabetically by chapter name for ease of reference.
Current guidelines incorporated globally to reflect current standards of care.
High-yield sidebars added throughout the book, including highly tested new medications.
New discussions, including: neonatal intraventricular hemorrhage, persistent pulmonary hypertension, and protein intolerance; renal cell cancer, chemo-induced nausea, macular degeneration, emphysematous cholecystitis, postcholecystectomy syndrome, porcelain gallbladder, bile acid diarrhea, penile fracture
Multiple sections reorganized and distilled, including: DM, lung cancer comorbidities, MS, myelomas, sodium disorders, parkinsonism, rheumatoid arthritis, pneumonia vax recommendations, and stroke protocols
Publisher's Note: Products purchased from 3rd party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entities included with the product.
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Series
Edition
Eighth Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Kaplan AEC Education
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 274 mm
Width: 211 mm
Thickness: 24 mm
Weight
1416 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-5062-8978-6 (9781506289786)
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Master the Boards USMLE Step 2 CK, Eighth Edition (2026)
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11/2025
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Conrad Fischer
Master the Boards USMLE Step 2 CK, Seventh Edition
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03/2023
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Person
Conrad Fischer, MD (Brooklyn, NY), is program director of the Internal Medicine residency program at Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, as well as professor of medicine at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine in New York City. He teaches USMLE Steps 1, 2, and 3; Internal Medicine Board Review and Attending Recertification; and USMLE Step 1 Physiology.