Among the many features are:

* Over 125 detailed Clinical Case Scenarios with 2-3 questions each as they would likely appear on your exam!

* We provide you with a proven system to break down each vignette systematically to avoid the diversions inherent within.

* Our Answer section contains several icon signposts indicating the significance of the highlighted material as follows:

1. Pert Neg. - Pertinent negatives which rule out possibilities in the differential diagnosis
2. The Diversion - Diversions and tricks which might divert you from the correct answers.
3. Putting numbers into words - Putting data and other lab values into descriptive adjectives which would be helpful in jogging your memory.
4. Answers revealed - Indicates text which reveals the answer and is critical to answering the series of questions correctly.
5. Insider tips - Important tips from those who have been there before.
6. Perils - Indicates areas that are notorious for tricking and tripping up exam takers.
7. Either Or - Indicates similar diagnoses with minute differences and how to distinguish them
8. Buzz Words - Indicate classic phrases and descriptions which are pathognomonic for a given diagnosis.
9. Mnemonic - A mnemonic device for locking specific information into memory.

Our Self Assessment Q&A Volume 3 is the perfect companion to our other pediatric board review texts, each focusing on what needs to be reviewed and what needs to be strengthened. Whether you are preparing for the Pediatric Board Exam, the Pediatric Recertification Exam, an in-service exam, or are just looking to sharpen your clinical diagnostic skills, this book will help you approach diagnostic workups in a focused fashion with confidence.

Passing the exam is a specialized skill that requires you to know the material in a specific way that is outlined in our series. Part of this process is knowing intricate details of the material and being able to recall it.

Our NEW 3rd Edition offers all content and format completely updated with over 100 additional pages!
We are confident that our latest publication "Surfing Your Way to Pediatric Recertification 3rd Edition" will not only simplify the studying process, but it will make this process a fun and exciting learning experience as well. We will also make it possible to:

* Reduce study and review time by using humorous mnemonics based on the material itself.
* Focus on high yield details rather than distracting details.
* Focus on the unique details between similar disorders which allow you to spot the correct answers easily, removing risky guessing.
* Use Mnemonics that work because they are funny and related to the material.

Based on the success of our 2nd Edition, our 3rd Edition also features our Clinical Case Scenarios!
The clinical case scenarios help you understand how you can be diverted away from the correct answer and even fall pr�t because you know too much. This can often be the difference between passing and failing the exam.

Within our 3rd Edition, we will help you identify the:

Case Study: Here we will present you with the case study or summarize how they might present a given vignette.

The Diversion: Here we explain how you might be diverted from the correct answer. The diversion can come in many forms.

Answer Revealed: Here we reveal the correct answer and show you how the correct answer can be deduced by carefully teasing out the important information and filtering out the diversionary material.

Memorizing to remember is often not enough. Learning so it is impossible to forget will let you pass this important exam. Our books show you how!

Special Note: This title is largely based after our Laughing Your Way to Passing the Pediatric Boards 3rd Edition with slight revisions and material added specifically for passing the Recertification exam.