Main description:

This best-selling resource is completely updated, and still the most easy-to-use and effective high-yield review for USMLE Step 3. Covering all specialties and subspecialties included on the exam, it's perfect for the busy house officer who needs a review that hits all the important and commonly tested concepts in a concise format. Over 100 high-yield figures illustrate important concepts, conditions, and imaging modalities. Get tips, insights, and guidance on how best to prepare and what to expect with the reader-friendly, succinct, and engaging writing style of best-selling author Adam Brochert, MD.

Features tips on the computer-based case simulations to prepare you for essential elements of the exam.
Draws upon the personal experience of the best-selling author of USMLE reviews, Adam Brochert, MD, for trustworthy tips on how to study for the exam.
Organizes material logically and allows quick spot review using bulleted and numbered lists, as well as many tables throughout the text.

Presents updated case scenarios mirroring those on the Step 3 exam to keep you abreast of changes to the exam.
Includes additional high-yield figures to be more relevant to recent administrations of the exam.
Addresses current practice with updated diagnosis and treatment guidelines.

Contents:

Introduction

1. Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics

Adult Screening Guidelines

Adult Immunizations

Vitamins and Minerals

Epidemiology

Biostatistics

2. Pediatrics and Pediatric Subspecialties

General Pediatrics

Genetics

Pediatric Subspecialties

3. Internal Medicine and Medical Subspecialties

General Internal Medicine

Cardiology

Dermatology

Endocrinology

Gastroenterology

Hematology

Immunology and Infectious Disease

Nephrology

Neurology

Oncology

Pulmonology

Rheumatology

4. Gynecology and Obstetrics

Gynecology

Obstetrics

5. Psychiatry and Ethics

Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders

Mood Disorders

Anxiety Disorders

Somatoform Disorders

Personality Disorders

Miscellaneous

Drugs of Abuse

Ethics

6. Surgery and Surgical Subspecialties

Trauma

General Surgery

Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery

Neurosurgery

Ophthalmology

Orthopedic Surgery

Urology

Transplant Medicine

Vascular Surgery

7. Radiology, Laboratory Medicine, and Pharmacology

Radiology

Laboratory Medicine

Pharmacology

8. Images

Appendix: Abbreviations