Product Description

The purpose of this book is to help you spend less time memorizing all the details you will need to do well on the CCS (Computer-based Case Simulations) questions in your exam. This exam requires significant time, energy and concentration, and the mnemonics provided in this book will allow you to remember all the steps for managing a patient's care in an emergency room, inpatient or office setting so that you can answer questions quickly and accurately-saving your precious time and energy by helping you better manage the examination experience. Efficiency is key to a successful examination experience, so familiarity with the USMLE CD software will be crucial. Know the normal values and their cut-off points for the most widely used lab tests and don't type everything out in the ordering window. Inputting the first 3 to 5 letters will bring up matching terms for you to select. You can also use abbreviations, like TSH and CXR instead of thyroid stimulating hormones and chest X-ray as another way to save time when answering questions. There may be a few cases on the exam that you have never encountered, but don't panic; just follow the steps and manage the patient in the appropriate setting (the office or emergency room)-ordering labs, imaging and meds as you go. If you handle the patients appropriately you will be fine, even if your final diagnosis is not correct or it seems that the patient's condition deteriorates. The CSS portion of the exam is more about memorization than being a good doctor. Memorization of the steps you must follow to treat each patient in each case is of primary importance. The methods I have described in this book will help you master these steps so that you can execute them efficiently and, paired with diligent practice using the software provided by the USMLE, will contribute greatly to your success on the CCS questions.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #319193 in Books
• Published on: 2009-05-25
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 336 pages

Customer Reviews

The best book for CCS part of the exam.
I recommend this book. I read almost all other sorces for step 3 CCS but this book is the best avilable sorce for CCS now.

The best I have ever read for step 3!
I am a resident, really hard to find time to read every day, this book helped me to menorize every thing with simple mnemonics.

I could practice every cases as much as I want on the blanks forms and compaire with standard answers.

This book value is much much more than the price, if you compaire it with other online sorces, you will find how much are diferent.

I passed the exam with 92 and almost all my CCS cases were in this book, my performance on CCS was much better than MCQ part. Good luck to you all

Avoid like Plague
waste of time and money , just stick to First Aid, UW and Consult
this book is totally nonsense