First Aid for the USMLE Step 3, Third Edition - Softcover

Le, Tao; Bhushan, Vikas; Bagga, Herman

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071712976 ISBN 13: 9780071712972

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical, 2010

Synopsis

The best, most trusted review for the USMLE Step 3 is now in full color

First Aid for the USMLE Step 3 provides busy residents with thousands of high-yield facts, mnemonics, and visual aids to help them pass the USMLE Step 3. More than 100 mini-cases provide practice for the CCS portion of the exam. The third edition features full color throughout the book, 35 pages of new material, and a complete revision to eliminate redundancy and over-information and highlight the most essential material for the exam. It is written by residents who recently passed Step 3 and reviewed by faculty for accuracy.

Features

• Thousands of high-yield facts, mnemonics, and visual aids for board success
• NEW: full color throughout with many new color images
• NEW: Classic and frequently-tested scenarios integrated throughout the text clue you in for exam questions
• 100+ mini-cases provide invaluable preparation for the CCS portion of the exam
• Completely revised throughout and including 35 pages of new material and more clinical images
• Written by residents with recent experience taking the Step 3 examination

The content you need to ace the USMLE Step 3
Section I: Guide to the USMLE Step 3 and the CCS; Section II: Database of High-Yield Facts; Chapter 1. Ambulatory Medicine; Chapter 2. Cardiovascular; Chapter 3. EM; Chapter 4. Ethics and Statistics; Chapter 5. GI; Chapter 6. Hematology; Chapter 7. Oncology; Chapter 8. Infectious Disease; Chapter 9. Musculoskeletal; Chapter 10. Nephrology; Chapter 11. Neurology; Chapter 12. Obstetrics; Chapter 13. Gynecology; Chapter 14. Pediatrics; Chapter 15. Psychiatry; Chapter 16. Pulmonary; Section III: High-Yield CCS Cases; Appendix; Index

About this title

About the Authors

Tao Le, MD, MHS, is Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Allergy and Immunology at the University of Louisville. He is also affiliated with the Division of Allergy and Immunology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Vikas Bhushan, MD practices diagnostic radiology from his home-base in Los Angeles, California.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education / Medical
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0071712976
• ISBN 13: 9780071712972
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 486