This is the annual must-have study guide for students preparing for the Canadian and US medical licensing exams. "The Toronto Notes 2011" is the most comprehensive resource available that focuses on exam preparation for the MCCQE Part 1 and the USMLE Step 2. Written in a concise, easy-to-read style, this annually revised text includes relevant clinical information on 29 medical subspecialties. Emphasizing evidence-based medicine with summaries of the latest landmark clinical trials, the 2011 edition includes additional resources such as three titles in "The Clinical Handbook series" and a wealth of online resources. It features Companion online resources that include practice questions for the written and oral exam, a color atlas, a heart sounds tutorial, approach to ultrasound, and more. Three separate pocket reference guides in "The Clinical Handbook series" highlight common clinical management scenarios and offer valuable tips on clerkship basics. Website includes easy-to-search online version of the text Pages are three-hole punched making it easy to organize and carry.

Table of Contents

1. Ethical, Legal and Organizational Aspects of Medicine 2. Anesthesia and Peri operative Medicine 3. Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery 4. Clinical Pharmacology 5. Dermatology 6. Diagnostic Medical Imaging 7. Emergency Medicine 8. Endocrinology 9. Family Medicine 10. Gastroenterology 11. General Surgery 12. Geriatric Medicine 13. Gynecology 14. Hematology 15. Infectious Diseases 16. Nephrology 17. Neurology 18. Neurosurgery 19. Obstetrics 20. Ophthalmology 21. Orthopedics 22. Otolaryngology 23. Pediatrics 24. Plastic Surgery 25. Population and Community Health 26. Psychiatry 27. Respirology 28. Rheumatology 29. Urology 30. Common Unit Conversions 31. Commonly Measured Laboratory Values 32. Abbreviations 33. Index

About the Author

About the Chief Editors: Yingming A. Chen and Christopher S. Tran are senior medical students at the University of Toronto. Ms. Chen specialized in the Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology undergraduate program at the University of Toronto, while Mr. Tran received his Honours Bachelor of Science in Pharmacology at the University of Toronto.