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Medical Boards Step 3 Made Ridiculously Simple

by: Andreas Carl

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 610
EAN: 9780940780545
Edition: 2nd Rev
ISBN: 0940780542
Label: Medmaster
Languages: EnglishOriginal LanguageEnglishUnknownEnglishPublished
Manufacturer: Medmaster
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 312
Publication Date: August 15, 2001
Publisher: Medmaster
Studio: Medmaster

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Editorial Review: 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.

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- too many errors
the content is terribly inaccurate and outdated. I will look for other books for step 3. It is simply full of incorrect information on the not only diagnostics but also treatments.

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- a very bad review book
This book is just a assembly of keywords. It looks like a a book writen by a student without any clinical experience. It treats patients like only the chief complaint is known and every disease is possible. What it lists for every disease are only the most obvious things and it skips a lot of important steps or medicines. A waste of time to read it.

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- Made really ridiculously simple!!!!
It's a great way to review other specialties. It greatly compensates for the lack of time in reviewing.

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- Where's the beef?
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 ... Read More

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- An adequate review book, with disclaimer
"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 ... Read More

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