This bestselling volume in the popular Step-Up series provides a high-yield review of medicine, ideal for preparing for clerkships or clinical rotations, shelf exams, and the USMLE Step 2. Clinical pearls, full-color illustrations, and "Quick Hits" provide essential information in an efficient, easy-to-remember manner, perfect for medical, physician assistant, and nurse practitioner students. Now enhanced with integrated instructor support,?Step-Up to Medicine, Fifth Edition?delivers exactly what students need to know-both for exam preparation and for practical use in the evaluation and treatment of patients. -Updated and revised content reflects extensive research with faculty and students. -Figures, charts, tables, graphs, and mnemonics aid visual learners and facilitate retention of essential material. -Enhanced high-yield outline format and Quick Hits save time and help students review more efficiently. -100-question practice exam helps students prepare for shelf and board. -Succinct, outline approach keeps "extra" material to a minimum, focusing on the core content students need to know. -Clinical pearls help students "file away" clinical connections for handy retrieval at test time and aid in the transition from basic science to clinical medicine. -Easy-to-follow algorithms demonstrate examples of effective clinical reasoning, particularly for similar complaints. -Coverage includes every essential area of medicine, including body system diseases and disorders; fluids, electrolytes, and acid-base disorders; hematologic diseases and neoplasms; infectious diseases; diseases of the skin and hypersensitivity disorders; and ambulatory medicine. -Helpful appendices cover radiographic and electrocardiogram interpretation, physical examination pearls, workup and management of common problems on the wards, basic statistics and evidence-based medicine, and end-of-life issues and informed consent. -Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience with Enhanced Video, Audio and Interactive Capabilities!Read directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphone -Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech -Adapt for unique reading needs, supporting learning disabilities, visual/auditory impairments, second-language or literacy challenges, and more