Strong Medicine for Step 3 (Paperback)

by Joseph R. DiCostanzo (Author)

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Product Description
Strong Medicine for Step 3 is a concise topical review of the specific problems and diseases covered by the USMLE Step 3 exam. The text focuses on the diagnosis and current standard of care in management of these key problems. The author strips away all but the essential facts, omits extraneous information, and emphasizes high-yield information. Strong Medicine for Step 3 is the most effective antidote to wasting valuable study time!

About the Author
Joseph R. DiCostanzo, Jr., MD, Resident, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation University of Kansas School of Medicine Kansas City, Kansas

Product Details

• Paperback: 266 pages
• Publisher: Hanley & Belfus; 1 edition (November 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1560536314
• ISBN-13: 978-1560536314
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.3 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #357,223 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Its good if you have done residency, January 26, 2006

By	J. Vinodhkumar "wanting to save with class" - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I have not completed my first year and I wanted to study for the step 3. If you are going into a specialty, after completing your first year is the time to take this exam-it is general medicine. Having said that this book is organized and covers every subject listed on the USMLE website. It is not for the novice-if you need more review I recc. Crush, First Aid or Web MD. along with questions-Kaplan is good, if you can do NMS you are over prep. Lastly for cases-the best book hands down was blue prints CCS. Some of my cases were just like this book. Dont use the instructions for how to manuver through, just get the practice disk from USMLE.

13 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Recent COMLEX III taker, September 13, 2005

By	Gas Resident (Chicago, IL) - See all my reviews

I used this text in conjunction with my Crush Step II book and the NMS book and scored greater than 90th percentile. This is the best single non question resource for Step III. Don't hesitate to purchase along with NMS for step III.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fails in comparison to Crush Step 3, May 31, 2006

By	D. Caces "flip" (Long Island, NY USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm being really nice by giving this book 3 stars!

I haven't finished reading this book and I already found a handful of errors! You would think the author would take extra care in confirming what he wrote as "facts." For example, in page 122, the cause for Fifth disease was stated as "papillomavirus B19" when it should be "parvovirus B19." This is too glaring to pass off as "typo error." In page 126, Whiff test, used for diagnosing bacterial vaginosis, was stated as diagnostic for Trichomoniasis. In page 69, the author claims that meperidine causes constriction of the Sphincter of Oddi, not morphine, but Goodmann and Gilman plus a bunch of other recent papers that I checked clearly stated that morphine is associated with the biggest increase in biliary pressure secondary to spasms of the Sphincter of Oddi.

Nobody will have time to check "facts" while reviewing, especially for Step 3. I want a book I can trust and the errors I found on this one really corroded my confidence on this book. I'm reading it just so I don't feel bad for buying it. I suggest getting Crush and Swanson's Family practice review instead.