First aid for the USMLE Step 3

Written by residents and reviewed by faculty for accuracy, this book is packed with proven test-taking strategies based on the 2-day exam. It contains a concise, high-yield format that highlights board-relevant information along with 100 cases to prepare you for the case portion of the exam. -- Publisher description

"With First Aid for the USMLE Step 3, we continue our commitment to providing residents and international medical graduates with the most useful and up-to-date preparation guides for the USMLE exams. This fifth edition represents a thorough review in many ways and includes the following : an updated review of hundreds of high-yield Step 3 topics, presented in a format designed to highlight board-relevant information ; a renewed emphasis on integrated pathophysiology and on the "next step" in diagnosis and management ; more high-yield vignette-style "flash cards" and full-color images designed to enhance study ; a thoroughly revised exam preparation guide for the USMLE Step 3 with proven test-taking strategies based on the 2-day exam ; a high-yield guide to the Computer-based Case Simulations (CCS) that includes invaluable tips and shortcuts ; 100 updated cases with management strategies similar to those of the actual CCS."--taken from Preface, page ix.

Includes index.

Contributing authors -- Faculty reviewers -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- How to contribute -- Chapter 1. Guide to the USMLE Step 3 -- Chapter 2. Ambulatory medicine -- Chapter 3. Cardiology -- Chapter 4. Emergency medicine -- Chapter 5. Endocrinology -- Chapter 6. Ethics and statistics -- Chapter 7. Gastroenterology -- Chapter 8. Hematology -- Chapter 9. Oncology -- Chapter 10. Infectious disease -- Chapter 11. Musculoskeletal -- Chapter 12. Nephrology -- Chapter 13. Neurology -- Chapter 14. Obstetrics -- Chapter 15. Gynecology -- Chapter 16. Pediatrics -- Chapter 17. Psychiatry -- Chapter 18. Pulmonary -- Chapter 19. High-yield CCS cases -- Appendix -- Index -- About the authors.