USMLE Step 1 Secrets

by Thomas A. Brown, Dave D. Brown

Overview

Use the proven format of the best-selling Secrets SeriesTM to prepare for the USMLE Step 1. Presented as questions and answers based on clinical vignettes, USMLE Step 1 Secrets will aid you in not only retaining but understanding key information for the boards. Co-authored by Dr.Tom Brown, author of Rapid Review in Physiology, and Dr.Dave Brown, the second edition has been updated to be even more concise and ultra high-yield, while still offering a complete overview of the key topics and the top “secrets? and personal insights from the authors.

• Utilizes a case-based approach to prepare you for the Step 1 exam.
  
• Implements systems-based organization for an integrated approach.
  
• Uses the Secrets Q&A format to make learning interesting and effective.

• Uses a new Top 100 Secrets chapter as a recap of the most important information in the book to help you review quickly.
• Incorporates 7 new chapters, including Clinical Anatomy and Pharmacology, and Toxicology to expand coverage of high-yield areas and keep you current.
• Provides maximum information in minimal time to help fit a concise review into your busy schedule.
• Includes a color pathology and dermatology section to enhance the clarity and understanding of key images.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780323078634
Publisher:	Elsevier Health Sciences
Publication date:	08/28/2008
Series:	Secrets
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	740
File size:	14 MB
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About the Author

Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington; Medicine Hospitalist, Hospital of Central Connecticut, New Britain, CT

Chief Resident, Department of Neurology, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA

Table of Contents

1.	Gastrointestinal System	1
2.	Neurology	25
3.	Ophthalmology	49
4.	Endocrine System	53
5.	Cardiovascular System	75
6.	Female Reproductive System	95
7.	Behavioral Sciences	111
8.	Musculoskeletal System	131
9.	Anemias	151
10.	Coagulopathies	163
11.	Hematologic Malignancies	171
12.	Respiratory System	181
13.	Genitourinary System	199
14.	Immune System	215
15.	Genetic and Metabolic Diseases	237
16.	Bacterial Diseases	259
17.	Viral, Fungal, and Parasitic Diseases	273
18.	Biostatistics	281
	Index	291