First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2021, Thirty first edition

First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2021, Thirty first edition

First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2021, Thirty first edition

First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2021, Thirty first edition

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Overview

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YOU NEED THIS UPDATED EDITION OF FIRST AID TO EXCEL ON THE REVISED USMLE® STEP 1!

First Aid™ remains the most trusted name in USMLE® review—just ask any medical student!

  • A complete framework for USMLE Step 1 preparation, annually updated with crowdsourced contributions from thousands of students
  • Updated exam preparation advice for USMLE Step 1 pass/fail, Step 1 blueprint changes, and COVID-19 impacts
  • New section on communication skills reflects the latest Step 1 content
  • New focus on diversity, equity and inclusion incorporates race and ethnic considerations, as well as gender neutral terminology
  • Nearly 1,400 must-know topics with mnemonics to focus your study
  • 1,200+ color photos and illustration—170+ new or revised—help you visualize processes, disorders, and clinic findings
  • Rapid Review section for efficient last-minute preparation
  • Bonus material and real-time updates exclusively at FirstAidTeam.com




Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781260467529
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Publication date: 01/11/2021
Edition description: 31st ed.
Pages: 864
Sales rank: 1,089,422
Product dimensions: 10.70(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Tao Le, MD, MHS, is Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and Chief, Section of Allergy and Immunology, University of Louisville. He is also affiliated with the Division of Allergy and Immunology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Vikas Bhushan, MD, is a former diagnostic radiologist, currently residing in Boracay, Philippines.

Matthew Sochat, MD, is a physician in the Hematology and Medical Oncology Department at Southeastern Medical Oncology Center in Goldsboro, NC.

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

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