Usmle Step 1 Secrets In Color

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USMLE STEP 1 SECRETS IN COLOR
USMLE STEP 1 SECRETS IN COLOR
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PREFACE
	HOW EARLY SHOULD YOU BEGIN STUDYING FOR THE USMLE?
	HOW WILL THIS BOOK HELP YOU PREPARE FOR STEP 1?
	NOW THAT YOU HAVE SELECTED YOUR RESOURCES, HOW SHOULD YOU GO ABOUT STUDYING FOR THE EXAM?
	WHEN WILL I GET MY SCORE?
	TEN THINGS STUDENTS WISH THEY HAD KNOWN BEFORE TAKING THE USMLE STEP 1
	ONE FINAL NOTE
MORE SECRETS FOR SUCCESS ON THE USMLE STEP 1
CONTENTS
1 - CARDIOLOGY
	BASIC CONCEPTS—ARRHYTHMIAS
	OTHER RELATED QUESTION
	OTHER RELATED QUESTION
2 - PULMONOLOGY
	BASIC CONCEPTS—MECHANICS OF BREATHING
	BASIC CONCEPTS—VENTILATION-PERFUSION MATCHING
	BASIC CONCEPTS—GAS EXCHANGE
	RELATED QUESTIONS
	RELATED QUESTION
	DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
3 - NEPHROLOGY
	BASIC CONCEPTS
	SOME DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS CONCEPTS
4 - FLUID AND ELECTROLYTES
	BASIC CONCEPTS—RENAL FILTRATION AND TRANSPORT PROCESSES
	BASIC CONCEPTS—RENAL CONTROL OF ACID-BASE BALANCE
	BASIC CONCEPTS—RENAL CONTROL OF EXTRACELLULAR FLUID BALANCE
	RENAL CONTROL OF EXTRACELLULAR FLUID OSMOLARITY
	PHARMACOLOGY OF DIURETICS
5 - ACID-BASE BALANCE
	BASIC CONCEPTS
6 - GASTROENTEROLOGY
	BASIC CONCEPTS
7 - HEPATOLOGY
	BASIC CONCEPTS
	SECRET TO DIAGNOSING COMMON CAUSES OF JAUNDICE
		Secrets for Diagnosing Stages of Hepatitis B Infection
8 - ENDOCRINOLOGY
	BASIC CONCEPTS
	RELATED QUESTIONS
	SOME DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS AND PHYSIOLOGY CONCEPTS
	SOME DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS CONCEPTS
	RELATED QUESTIONS
	RELATED QUESTIONS
	RELATED QUESTIONS
9 - MALE AND FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEMS
	BASIC CONCEPTS
	RELATED QUESTIONS ON LABOR AND DELIVERY
	RELATED QUESTION ON GYNECOLOGIC INFECTIONS
	RELATED QUESTIONS
10 - ONCOLOGY
	BASIC CONCEPTS—CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY
	BASIC CONCEPTS—CANCER CLASSIFICATION
11 - GENETIC AND METABOLIC DISEASE
	BASIC CONCEPTS
	RELATED QUESTION
	RELATED QUESTIONS
	RELATED QUESTIONS
	RELATED QUESTIONS
	RELATED QUESTION
	RELATED QUESTION
	RELATED QUESTION
	RELATED QUESTIONS
12 - ANEMIAS
	BASIC CONCEPTS
	SECRETS FOR APPROACHING ANEMIAS ON THE USMLE STEP 1
13 - BLEEDING DISORDERS
	BASIC CONCEPTS
14 - HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCIES
	BASIC CONCEPTS
	DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS
15 - IMMUNOLOGY
	BASIC CONCEPTS
	RELATED QUESTIONS
	RELATED QUESTION
	RELATED QUESTIONS: B-CELL DISORDERS
	RELATED QUESTIONS: PHAGOCYTE DISORDERS
	RELATED QUESTION
	RELATED QUESTIONS: MECHANISMS OF TOLERANCE
16 - PSYCHIATRY
17 - NEUROLOGY
	BASIC CONCEPTS
	HOW TO APPROACH CASES
18 - OPHTHALMOLOGY
	BASIC CONCEPTS
	RELATED QUESTIONS
19 - RHEUMATOLOGY
	BASIC CONCEPTS
	A FEW MORE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES …
20 - VASCULITIDES
	BASIC CONCEPTS
21 - BACTERIAL DISEASES
	BASIC CONCEPTS PART I: BACTERIAL MORPHOLOGY AND VIRULENCE FACTORS
	BASIC CONCEPTS PART II: ANTIBACTERIAL PHARMACOLOGY
	RELATED QUESTIONS
22 - VIRAL, PARASITIC, AND FUNGAL DISEASES
	BASIC CONCEPTS—PARASITOLOGY
	BASIC CONCEPTS—MYCOLOGY
23 - PHARMACOLOGY AND TOXICOLOGY
	BASIC CONCEPTS
	SECRETS FOR UNDERSTANDING MAXIMAL EFFECT AND SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION FOR THE USMLE STEP 1
	AMPHETAMINES
	LYSERGIC ACID DIETHYLAMIDE (LSD)
	PHENCYCLIDINE (PCP)
	TETRAHYDROCANNABINOL (THC)
24 - BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
	BASIC CONCEPTS
25 - BIOSTATISTICS
	BASIC CONCEPTS
	MEASURES OF SPREAD
	STUDY DESIGNS
26 - CLINICAL ANATOMY
	OTHER IMPORTANT CONCEPTS IN EMBRYOLOGY OF THE FACE AND NECK
27 - DERMATOLOGY
	BASIC CONCEPTS
28 - PATHOLOGY
INDEX
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