Best initial vs most accurate test

[Phloston]

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I'm noticing MTB2 is just a giant essay, with the occasional mention of best initial vs most accurate test.

Does anyone just have a simple list of all Step2-relevant conditions/diseases and their best initial vs most accurate tests?

 

[CDI]

Thats PowerPoint talk, bro.

 

[QuackaDO]

Conrad Fischer's USMLE diagnostic test flashcard sets do a pretty decent job of outlining a lot of it. There are a lot of it and some are harder to wade through to find what you really want, but one time through and taking notes on the relevant ones should get you a large % plus of course MTB

 

[MrBeauregard]

Try MTB3.

 

[Raryn]

Best book to quick study those is Step 2 Secrets

 

[Light Yagami]

On the real CK exam, do you actually get questions distinguishing between these two types of tests? On the IM shelf that I recently took I only recall questions asking what should be done next.

 

[Phloston]

On the real CK exam, do you actually get questions distinguishing between these two types of tests? On the IM shelf that I recently took I only recall questions asking what should be done next.

I like how this is my old thread from ages ago. Now I can answer my own question. The answer is NO. The 2CK only cares about "the next best step in management," and sometimes that is the most diagnostic/accurate test. MTB2 is annoying in that it frames things as best initial vs most diagnostic.