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Abstract
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.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| Brochert’s Crush Step 3: The Ultimate Usmle Step 3 Review | iii | ||
| Copyright | iv | ||
| Resident Review Board | v | ||
| Preface\r | vii | ||
| Contents | ix | ||
| Chapter 1 - Preventive Medicine and Biostatistics | 1 | ||
| Adult Screening Guidelines | 1 | ||
| Adult Immunizations (table 1-3) | 2 | ||
| Vitamins and Minerals | 2 | ||
| Epidemiology | 4 | ||
| Biostatistics | 4 | ||
| Chapter 2 - Pediatrics, Genetics, and Pediatric Subspecialties | 10 | ||
| General Pediatrics\r | 10 | ||
| Genetics | 14 | ||
| Pediatric Subspecialties | 17 | ||
| Chapter 3 - Internal Medicine and Medical Subspecialties | 37 | ||
| General Internal Medicine | 37 | ||
| Cardiology | 46 | ||
| Dermatology (See Table 3-16) | 57 | ||
| Endocrinology | 64 | ||
| Gastroenterology | 71 | ||
| Hematology | 81 | ||
| Immunology and Infectious Disease | 87 | ||
| Nephrology | 96 | ||
| Neurology | 99 | ||
| Oncology | 106 | ||
| Pulmonology | 119 | ||
| Rheumatology | 122 | ||
| Chapter 4 - Gynecology and Obstetrics | 127 | ||
| Gynecology\r | 127 | ||
| Obstetrics | 131 | ||
| Chapter 5 - Psychiatry and Ethics | 145 | ||
| Schizophrenia and Psychotic Disorders \r | 145 | ||
| Mood Disorders (Table 5-5) | 147 | ||
| Anxiety Disorders | 148 | ||
| Somatoform Disorders | 149 | ||
| Personality Disorders | 149 | ||
| Miscellaneous | 150 | ||
| Drugs of Abuse | 150 | ||
| Ethics | 151 | ||
| Chapter 6 - Surgery and Surgical Subspecialties | 154 | ||
| Trauma | 154 | ||
| General Surgery | 158 | ||
| Ear, Nose, and Throat Surgery | 161 | ||
| Neurosurgery | 164 | ||
| Ophthalmology | 167 | ||
| Orthopedic Surgery | 171 | ||
| Urology | 174 | ||
| Transplant Medicine (Tables 6-8 and 6-9.) | 176 | ||
| Vascular Surgery | 177 | ||
| Chapter 7 - Radiology, Laboratory Medicine, and Pharmacology | 181 | ||
| Radiology | 181 | ||
| Laboratory Medicine | 183 | ||
| Pharmacology | 184 | ||
| Chapter 8 - Images | 190 | ||
| Dermatology Images | 190 | ||
| Electrocardiogram Tracings | 201 | ||
| Radiology Images | 205 | ||
| Gross Photographs and Other Images | 222 | ||
| Appendix: Abbreviations\r | 229 | ||
| Index\r | 235 | ||
| colour Plates | CP1 |