Master the board step 3

Master the Boards: USMLE Step 3
The Write Orders/Review Chart button brings up a number of other chart
options, including an order sheet, progress notes, vital signs, lab reports, imaging
studies, other tests, and a treatment record.
(courtesy http://www.usmle.org)
The clock button allows you to manipulate the case time clock (virtual time).
This is a completely separate from the real-time clock, found at the bottom
right part of the screen throughout the case. In real test time, you have up to
a maximum of 10 to 25 minutes to manage the case from beginning to end.
But to get results or schedule a time to reevaluate the patient, you’ll need to
move the case time clock ahead. You may move the clock ahead in any of the
following ways:
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Move the clock ahead to a selected time so that you can get a specific result
back.
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Move the clock automatically to when the first result comes back. Remember
that you will still need to manage the case in the interim period before the
next available result may come back.
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Indicate a specific time to reevaluate the patient.
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Ask the patient to call you if he or she is having any problems.
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