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First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2020, Thirtieth edition 30th edition [Paperback / softback]

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  • Format: Paperback / softback, 832 pages, height x width x depth: 274x218x41 mm, weight: 1624 g, Illustrations
  • Pub. Date: 28-Jan-2020
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
  • ISBN-10: 1260462048
  • ISBN-13: 9781260462043
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  • Pub. Date: 28-Jan-2020
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  • ISBN-10: 1260462048
  • ISBN-13: 9781260462043
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EXCEL ON THE USMLE® STEP 1 WITH HELP FROM THE WORLD’S MOST POPULAR MEDICAL REVIEW BOOK!


Trust First Aid™ to help you score your highest on this high-stakes exam

Written by students who excelled on the Step 1 exam and reviewed by top faculty for accuracy, this indispensable guide provides you with a blueprint of all the content you’re likely to find on the exam. Packed with insider advice for students from students, First Aid for the USMLE® Step 1 2020 will help maximize your study time.

Features


A complete framework for USMLE Step 1 preparation

  • 1,300+ must-know topics with mnemonics to focus your study
  • 1,000+ color photos and illustrations to help you visualize processes, disorders, and clinical findings 
  • Rapid Review section presents high-yield tables associating diseases with their clinical findings, treatments, and pathophysiology
  • Updated every year to ensure all content is relevant and high-yield, reflecting the most current USMLE blueprint


Contributing Authors vii
Associate Authors viii
Faculty Advisors ix
Thirtieth Anniversary 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(26)
Introduction
2(1)
USMLE Step 1---The Basics
2(10)
Defining Your Goal
12(1)
Learning Strategies
13(3)
Timeline for Study
16(4)
Study Materials
20(2)
Test-Taking Strategies
22(1)
Clinical Vignette Strategies
23(1)
If You Think You Failed
24(1)
Testing Agencies
24(1)
References
25(2)
Section I Supplement Special Situations
27(2)
Section II High-Yield General Principles
29(246)
How to Use the Database
30(3)
Biochemistry
33(62)
Immunology
95(28)
Microbiology
123(82)
Pathology
205(24)
Pharmacology
229(26)
Public Health Sciences
255(20)
Section III Hig H-Yield Organ Systems
275(436)
Approaching the Organ Systems
276(3)
Cardiovascular
279(46)
Endocrine
325(32)
Gastrointestinal
357(46)
Hematology and Oncology
403(42)
Musculoskeletal, Skin, and Connective Tissue
445(44)
Neurology and Special Senses
489(64)
Psychiatry
553(24)
Renal
577(34)
Reproductive
611(48)
Respiratory
659(30)
Rapid Review
689(22)
Section IV Top-Rated Review Resources
711(8)
How to Use the Database
712(2)
Question Banks and Books
714(1)
Web and Mobile Apps
714(1)
Comprehensive
715(1)
Anatomy, Embryology, and Neuroscience
715(1)
Behavioral Science
716(1)
Biochemistry
716(1)
Cell Biology and Histology
716(1)
Microbiology and Immunology
717(1)
Pathology
717(1)
Pharmacology
718(1)
Physiology
718(1)
Abbreviations and Symbols 719(8)
Image Acknowledgments 727(22)
Index 749(59)
About the Editors 808
Tao Le, MD, MHS, is Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Allergy and Immunology at the 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 practices diagnostic radiology from his home-base in Los Angeles, California.