First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2021

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Contributing Authors
Associate Authors
Faculty Advisors
Foreword
Preface
Special Acknowledgments
General Acknowledgments
How to Contribute
How to Use This Book
Selected USMLE Laboratory Values
First Aid Checklist for the USMLE Step 1
SECTION I GUIDE TO EFFICIENT EXAM PREPARATION
	Introduction
	USMLE Step 1—The Basics
	Defining Your Goal
	Learning Strategies
	Timeline for Study
	Study Materials
	Test-Taking Strategies
	Clinical Vignette Strategies
	If You Think You Failed
	Testing Agencies
	References
SECTION I SUPPLEMENT SPECIAL SITUATIONS
SECTION II HIGH-YIELD GENERAL PRINCIPLES
	How to Use the Database
	Biochemistry
	Immunology
	Microbiology
	Pathology
	Pharmacology
	Public Health Sciences
SECTION III HIGH-YIELD ORGAN SYSTEMS
	Approaching the Organ Systems
	Cardiovascular
	Endocrine
	Gastrointestinal
	Hematology and Oncology
	Musculoskeletal, Skin, and Connective Tissue
	Neurology and Special Senses
	Psychiatry
	Renal
	Reproductive
	Respiratory
	Rapid Review
SECTION IV TOP-RATED REVIEW RESOURCES
	How to Use the Database
	Question Banks
	Web and Mobile Apps
	Comprehensive
	Anatomy, Embryology, and Neuroscience
	Behavioral Science
	Biochemistry
	Cell Biology and Histology
	Microbiology and Immunology
	Pathology
	Pharmacology
	Physiology
Abbreviations and Symbols
Image Acknowledgments
Index
About the Editors