Medical Boards Step 3 Made Ridiculously Simple (Paperback)

by Andreas Carl (Author)

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Product Description
Univ. of Nevada, Reno. Medical review for those preparing for Step 3 of the Medical Boards. Designed to be used in conjunction with other review books. Presents material in a 'patient-oriented approach' rather than a 'disease-oriented approach' used in the Step 2 book. Previous edition: c1998. Softcover.

About the Author
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Univ of Nevada School of Medicine, Dept of Physiology and Cell Biology, Reno NV. --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 312 pages
• Publisher: Medmaster; 2nd Rev edition (August 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0940780542
• ISBN-13: 978-0940780545
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,065,774 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars An adequate review book, with disclaimer, February 22, 2007

By	MK "Hussar" (Düsseldorf, Germany) - See all my reviews

"Medical Boards Step 3 Made Ridiculously Simple" is a difficult book to review, as, depending on the way you learn, it can be a good or bad preparatory text. The book is organized into two sections: the first, diagnosis of relatively broad disease conditions (hyponatremia, cardiac failure, etc.), and the second, treatment of specific disease conditions (candidiasis, aspergillosis, cervical cancer, etc.).

All concepts are displayed in outline/"logical progression square" format, good (for some) for review, but difficult (for some) to actually learn from. First, second, third, and on steps in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases are displayed, essential skills to know to succeed in the USMLE step 3.

I personally found it to be a mediocre text, as I require more detail to cement unfamiliar/new concepts into my aging brain. If one is able to truly learn from an outline source, more power to you, and definitely look up this text. In any event, it will be useful to anyone who has already studied and wants a quick refresher a day or two before the exam (but not if you are easily stressed!).

For detail-learners: get "Crush" and read this a day or two before your test.
For outline-learners: get "Usmle Step 3 Recall" and read this a day or two before your test.
For everyone: practice your CCS's and questions!

Good luck on your test.

7 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Last Minute Review (like a day or two before), September 3, 2002

By	"jimacer" (Iowa City, IA United States) - See all my reviews

I sat down and read this book cover-to-cover the day before I took step three. The nice thing about this book is that it lays it out quickly and concisely. It helped with understanding the basics on a diagnosis or treatment. When I took the exam the next day, subjects came up again and again that I had just read the day before. I wouldn't use this book as my primary review book, but I feel it makes a great backup and "icing" for the cake.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Where's the beef?, April 7, 2007

By	E. Bye "beavermd" (Wisconsin) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Usmle Step 3 Made Ridiculously Simple (Medmaster Ridiculously Simple) (Paperback)

Unfortunately this book has no "meat" to it. It is basically a very weak outline of seemingly randomly ordered subjects. About the only good thing about it is that it gives no detail; therefore it is easy to read. For example, p. 135 ARDS: risk factors-toxic inhalation, sepsis, shock, diffuse pneumonia, Management-identify the cause, mechanical ventilation, try to avoid barotrauma to the lungs, glucocoticoids for late phase ARDS, Prognosis-50-70%. I'm not sure what this information would add to your knowledge of ARDS? Any resident or perhaps medical student would probably know any of these basic facts after their rotation. Furthermore, the alphabetical order of subjects is rather irritating and not useful. A reviewer said that it's good to use once you are done studying your other material. But why would you want to review something so basic that contributes little to what you already know? Ultimately I find there is no reason to use this book.