Contents
Contributing Authors vii
Associate Authors viii
Faculty Reviewers ix
Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Foreword xi
Preface xiii
Special Acknowledgments xiv
General Acknowledgments xv
How to Contribute xix
How to Use This Book xxi
Common USMLE Laboratory Values xxii
First Aid Checklist for the USMLE Step 1 xxiv
S E C T I O N I GUIDE TO EFFICIENT EXAM PREPARATION 1 Introduction 2 USMLE Step 1—The Basics 2 Defining Your Goal 11 Excelling in the Preclinical Years 12 Timeline for Study 13 Study Materials 17 Test-Taking Strategies 18 Clinical Vignette Strategies 20 If You Think You Failed 20 If You Failed 21 Testing Agencies 21 References 22 S E C T I O N I S U P P L EME N T SPECIAL SITUATIONS 23
First Aid for the International Medical Graduate 24
First Aid for the Osteopathic Medical Student 34
First Aid for the Podiatric Medical Student 39
First Aid for the Student with a Disability 41
“S E C T I O N I I HIGH-YIELD GENERAL PRINCIPLES 43
How to Use the Database 44
Behavioral Science 47
Biochemistry 61
Microbiology 117
Immunology 197
Pathology 221
Pharmacology 241

S E C T I O N I I I HIGH-YIELD ORGAN SYSTEMS 263 Approaching the Organ Systems 264 Cardiovascular 267 Endocrine 311 Gastrointestinal 341 Hematology and Oncology 381 Musculoskeletal, Skin, and Connective Tissue 415 Neurology 447 Psychiatry 503 Renal 525 Reproductive 557 Respiratory 599 Rapid Review 623 S E C T I O N I V TOP-RATED REVIEW RESOURCES 643
How to Use the Database 644
Question Banks 646
Question Books 646
Internet Sites 646
Mobile Apps 647
Comprehensive 647
Anatomy, Embryology, and Neuroscience 647
Behavioral Science 648
Biochemistry 648
Cell Biology and Histology 649
Microbiology and Immunology 649
Pathology 650
Pharmacology 651
Physiology 652
Commercial Review Courses 653
Publisher Contacts 659
Abbreviations and Symbols 661
Photo Acknowledgments 669

Index 687 About the Authors 743

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