Table of Contents
Contributing Authors vii
Associate Authors viii
Faculty Advisors ix
Foreword xi
Preface xiii
Special Acknowledgments xiv
General Acknowledgments xv
How to Contribute xvii
How to Use This Book xix
Selected USMLE Laboratory Values xx
First Aid Checklist for the USMLE Step 1 xxii
Section I Guide to Efficient Exam Preparation 1
Introduction 2
USMLE Step 1-The Basics 2
Defining Your Goal 12
Learning Strategies 13
Timeline for Study 16
Study Materials 20
Test-Taking Strategies 22
Clinical Vignette Strategies 23
If You Think You Failed 24
Testing Agencies 25
References 25
Section I Supplement Special Situations 27
Section II High-Yield General Principles 29
How to Use the Database 30
Biochemistry 33
Immunology 95
Microbiology 123
Pathology 205
Pharmacology 231
Public Health Sciences 259
Section III High-Yield Organ Systems 283
Approaching the Organ Systems 284
Cardiovascular 287
Endocrine 333
Gastrointestinal 367
Hematology and Oncology 413
Musculoskeletal, Skin, and Connective Tissue 455
Neurology and Special Senses 503
Psychiatry 575
Renal 601
Reproductive 635
Respiratory 683
Rapid Review 713
Section IV Top-Rated Review Resources 737
How to Use the Database 738
Question Banks 740
Web and Mobile Apps 740
Comprehensive 741
Anatomy, Embryology, and Neuroscience 741
Behavioral Science 742
Biochemistry 742
Cell Biology and Histology 743
Microbiology and Immunology 743
Pathology 743
Pharmacology 744
Physiology 744
Abbreviations and Symbols 745
Image Acknowledgments 753
Index 775
About the Editors 842