CITATION

Le, Tao; Bhushan, Vikas; and Bagga, Herman. First Aid for the USMLE Step 3, Third Edition. US: McGraw-Hill Medical, 2010.

First Aid for the USMLE Step 3, Third Edition

Published:  September 2010

eISBN: 9780071736039 0071736034 | ISBN: 9780071712972

Book description:

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 the Authors

Tao Le, M.D., M.HS.

is Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Allergy and Immunology at the University of Louisville.

Vikas Bhushan, M.D. is a practicing diagnostic radiologist.