First Aid For The USMLE Step 1, 2022, Thirty Second Edition
By Tao Le, Vikas Bhushan, Matthew Sochat, Caroline Coleman and Connie Qiu
Contents:
Contributing Authors vii
Associate Authors viii
Faculty Advisors ix
Preface xi
Special Acknowledgments xii
General Acknowledgments xiii
How to Contribute xv
How to Use This Book xvii
Selected USMLE Laboratory Values xviii
First Aid Checklist for the USMLE Step 1 xx
Section I Guide To Efficient Exam Preparation 1
Introduction 2
USMLE Step 1—The Basics 2
Timeline for Study 14
Study Materials 18
Test-Taking Strategies 19
Clinical Vignette Strategies 21
If You Think You Failed 22
Testing Agencies 22
References 23
Section I Supplement Special Situations 25
Section II High-Yield General Principles 27
How to Use the Database 28
Biochemistry 31
Immunology 93
Microbiology 121
Pathology 203
Pharmacology 229
Public Health Sciences 257
Section-III High-Yield Organ Systems 281
Approaching the Organ Systems 282
Cardiovascular 285
Endocrine 331
Gastrointestinal 365
Hematology and Oncology 411
Musculoskeletal, Skin, and Connective Tissue 453
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 742
Microbiology and Immunology 742
Pathology 743
Pharmacology 743
Physiology 744
Abbreviations and Symbols 745
Image Acknowledgments 753
Index 771
About the Editors 828