First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2023, 33rd Edition
By Tao Le, Connie Qiu, Panagiotis Kaparaliotis, Kimberly Kallianos, Vikas Bhushan, Anup Chalise, And Caroline Coleman
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
Learning Strategies 11
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
Section II Supplement SPECIAL SITUATIONS 25
Section II HIGH-YIELD GENERAL PRINCIPLES 27
How to Use the Database 28
Biochemistry 31
Immunology 93
Microbiology 121
Pathology 201
Pharmacology 227
Public Health Sciences 255
Section III HIGH-YIELD ORGAN SYSTEMS 279
Approaching the Organ Systems 280
Cardiovascular 283
Endocrine 329
Gastrointestinal 363
Hematology and Oncology 409
Musculoskeletal, Skin, and Connective Tissue 449
Neurology and Special Senses 499
Psychiatry 571
Renal 597
Reproductive 631
Respiratory 679
Rapid Review 709
Section IV TOP-RATED REVIEW RESOURCES 741
How to Use the Database 742
Question Banks 744
Web and Mobile Apps 744
Comprehensive 745
Anatomy, Embryology, and Neuroscience 745
Behavioral Science 746
Biochemistry 746
Cell Biology and Histology 746
Microbiology and Immunology 746
Pathology 747
Pharmacology 747
Physiology 748
Abbreviations and Symbols 749
Image Acknowledgments 757
Index 775
About the Editors 828