Van Kleunen Jonathan P. Step-Up to USMLE Step 3 step-up

Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins, 2008. — 400 p. — ISBN10: 0781779634; ISBN13: 978-0781779630.This new addition to the Step-Up series uses a case-based format to parallel the manner in which interns learn and the thought processes interns employ when seeing a patient. Each case presentation includes a work-up, diagnosis, and treatment. Each case presentation also includes a discussion of the multiple medical problems possible and the reason why they are or are not a component of the final diagnosis. The content focuses on subjects most commonly tested on the USMLE Step 3. Quick Hits, buzzwords, mnemonics, acronyms, and lists are used throughout the text.