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USMLE Step 3 Secrets

  • 2nd Edition - February 18, 2022
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Theodore X. O'Connell, Thomas E. Blair, Ryan A. Pedigo
  • Language: English

Succinct, easy to read, and highly effective—the highly regarded Secrets Series® provides students and practitioners in all areas of health care with focused, engaging resour… Read more

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Succinct, easy to read, and highly effective—the highly regarded Secrets Series® provides students and practitioners in all areas of health care with focused, engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. In USMLE Step 3 Secrets, 2nd Edition, bestselling review author Dr. Ted O’Connell, along with co-authors Drs. Thomas Blair and Ryan Pedigo, offers practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of topics on this high-stakes exam, positioning you to clear that final USMLE hurdle with confidence. This enjoyable, easy-to-read book features the Secrets’ popular question-and-answer format that prepares you for one of the most important exams you’ll take in your medical career.

Key features

  • A concise, integrated, clinical overview of Step 3 content, perfect for a refresher and practical preparation for this challenging vignette-style exam
  • Extensively revised and updated, reflecting high-yield content on the USMLE Step 3
  • Highly engaging Q&A format interactively reviews your knowledge of diagnosis, treatment, and management of common disorders
  • New full-color images, figures, tables, and summary boxes provide a concise visual overview of important board-relevant content
  • Top 100 Secrets, tips, and memory aids offer a fast overview of the secrets you must know for success in practice and on exams
  • Review board composed of students and residents who performed highly on all steps of the USMLE and have experience with USMLE-style question development
  • Portable size makes it easy to carry with you for quick reference or review anywhere, anytime
  • Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices

Readership

Residents, med students preparing for USMLE Step 3

Table of contents

1. General Principles

2. Disorders of the Nervous System and Special Senses

3. Disorders of the Respiratory System

4. Cardiovascular Disorders

5. Nutritional and Digestive System Disorders

6. Behavioral and Emotional Disorders

7. Disorders of the Musculoskeletal System

8. Disorders of the Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue

9. Disorders of the Endocrine System

10. Renal and Urinary Disorders

11. Diseases and Disorders of the Female Reproductive System

12. Pregnancy, Labor and Delivery, the Fetus, and the Newborn

13. Disorders of Blood

14. Disorders of the Male Reproductive System

15. Disorders of the Immune System

16. Clinical Case Scenarios

Product details

  • Edition: 2
  • Latest edition
  • Published: May 20, 2022
  • Language: English

About the authors

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Theodore X. O'Connell

Dr. Ted O'Connell is a family physician, educator, author, innovator, and speaker. He served as the founding director of Kaiser Permanente’s Napa-Solano family medicine residency program and serves as a clinical professor for UC San Francisco, UC Davis, and Drexel University’s schools of medicine. He also founded Kaiser’s community medicine and global health fellowship. has authored or edited over a dozen textbooks, written numerous textbook chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles. Among his most notable are USMLE Step 2 Secrets, USMLE Step 3 Secrets, Crush Step 1, and the Instant Workups series of books. He is the Editor-In-Chief for Elsevier’s Clinical Key Meded education platform.
Affiliations and expertise
Founding Director, Family Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Napa-Solano, Napa; Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Community and Family Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California, USA

TB

Thomas E. Blair

Affiliations and expertise
Acting Chief of Emergency Medicine, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA

RP

Ryan A. Pedigo

Affiliations and expertise
Director, Undergraduate Medical Education, Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center; Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California