Overview
Main description
The #1 selling medical review book in the
world—updated with the very latest mustknow
facts and test-taking advice for the
USMLE Step 1
This annually updated collection of the most frequently
tested high-yield facts and mnemonics
delivers everything you need to pass the
most anxiety-provoking exam of your career.Written
by students who just passed the boards, this is the
undisputed “bible” of USMLE Step 1 preparation. You will
will find more than 1,000 high-yield facts based on
student reporting from the 2007 exam, 24 pages of
color images, and student ratings of top review books.
Table of contents
First Aid for the USMLE Step 1: 2008Section I. Guide to Efficient Exam Preparation
Section I Supplement. Special Situations
Section II. General PrinciplesBehavioral Sciences
Biochemistry
Embryology
Microbiology and Immunology
Pathology
PharmacologySection III. High-Yield Organ SystemsCardiovascular
Endocrine
Gastrointestinal
Hematology and Oncology
Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue
Neurology and Psychiatry
Renal
Reproductive
Respiratory
Rapid Review
High-Yield ImagesSection IV: Top-Rated Review Resources
Author comments
Tao Le, MD, MHS, is Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine and Pediatrics and Chief, Section of Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of Louisville.
Vikas Bhushan, M.D.is a practicing
diagnostic radiologist.
Deepak Rao is currently a fifth-year MD-PhD student at the Yale University School of Medicine.
