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USMLE Step 3 Secrets

  • 1st Edition - December 4, 2014
  • Latest edition
  • Authors: Theodore X. O'Connell, Thomas E. Blair, Ryan A. Pedigo
  • Language: English

Clear that final USMLE hurdle with confidence! Bestselling review author Dr. Ted O’Connell prepares you for every aspect of the challenging USMLE Step 3 exam with questions and co… Read more

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Clear that final USMLE hurdle with confidence! Bestselling review author Dr. Ted O’Connell prepares you for every aspect of the challenging USMLE Step 3 exam with questions and concise answers designed for today’s residents. Following the popular, time-tested Secrets Series® format, this enjoyable, easy-to-read book is extremely effective for ensuring success on one of the most important exams you’ll take in your medical career.

Key features

  • Get the most out of your study time
    •  with a concise, integrated, clinical overview of Step 3 content, perfect for a refresher and practical preparation for this high-stakes, vignette-style exam.

  • Benefit from the highly engaging Q&A format

    •  that interactively reviews your knowledge of diagnosis, treatment, and management of common disorders.

  • Carry it with you

    •  and study at your convenience – anytime, anywhere.

  • Tap into the knowledge and experience

    •  of co-authors who have all scored extremely well on all steps of the USMLE.

  • Zero in on key information

    •  with figures, tables, and summary boxes that provide a concise visual overview of important board-relevant content.

  • Apply tips, memory aids, and "secrets"

    •  gathered by Dr. O’Connell and used by students to pass the boards.

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: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: December 4, 2014
  • Language: English

About the authors

TO

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