Main description:

Written by a family medicine resident who scored in the 99th percentile on the USMLE Step 3 and based on the USMLE Step 3 test guidelines, First Aid Algorithms for the USMLE Step 3 presents busy residents with management-based algorithms covering the 300+ topics from the Step 3 content outline to help them visualize must-know diseases and conditions, determine the best management, and ace the exam.

Contents:

GENERAL PRESENTING COMPLAINTS & ILL-DEFINED SYMPTOM COMPLEXES

Algorithms for the USMLE Step 3

1. General Presenting Complaints & Ill-Defined Symptom Complexes

2. Diseases/Disorders of the Central Nervous System

3. Diseases/Disorders of the Eye (Ophthalmology)

4. Diseases/Disorders of the Ear/Nose/Mouth/Throat

5. Diseases/Disorders of the Respiratory System

6. Diseases/Disorders of the Circulatory System

7. Diseases/Disorders of the Digestive System

8. Behavioral/Emotional Disorders

9. Diseases/Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System

10. Diseases/Disorders of the Skin/Subcutaneous Tissue

11. Diseases/Disorders of the Endocrine/Nutrition/Metabolism

12. Diseases/Disorders of the Kidneys and Urinary Tract

13. Diseases/Disorders of the Male Reproductive System

14. Diseases/Disorders of the Female Reproductive System

15. Pregnancy/Childbirth

16. Neonate/Child

17. Diseases/Disorders of Blood/Blood-Forming Organs

18. Infectious/Parasitic Diseases

19. Injuries/Wounds/Toxic Effects/Burns

20. Health Maintenance