Full Description
The essential companion for your first two years of medical school From Tao Le, author of First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 First Aid for the Basic Sciences: Organ Systems, 2e provides you with a solid understanding of the basic sciences relative to human organ systems with which all medical students must be familiar. The second edition has been completely revised to feature a more student-friendly and approachable text, an updated high-yield rapid review section, new images, and more. Delivers comprehensive single-source coverage of the entire second year of medical school Includes important background material most other reviews leave out Covers the high-yield topics and facts tested on the USMLE Offers full-color images, learning aids, tables, and concise text to streamline your study and help you excel in coursework and on the USMLE Provides a practical framework for understanding the anatomy, physiology, pathohysiology, and pharmacology of each human organ system Mirrors the table of content of First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 to facilitate study Written by students who aced the USMLE and reviewed by top faculty
Contents
Contributing Authors Faculty Reviewers Preface How to Use This Book Acknowledgments How to Contribute Chapter 1: Cardiovascular Embryology Anatomy Physiology Pathology Imaging Pharmacology Chapter 2: Endocrine Hypothalamus and Pituitary Thyroid and Parathyroid Adrenal Gland Pancreas Chapter 3: Gastrointestinal Embryology Anatomy Physiology Pathology Pharmacology Chapter 4: Hematology and Oncology Embryology Anatomy Pathology Pharmacology Chapter 5: Musculoskeletal and Connective Tissue Embryology Anatomy Physiology Pathology Pharmacology Chapter 6: Neurology Embryology Histology Pathology Pharmacology Chapter 7: Psychiatry Basic Definitions and Concepts Pathology Chapter 8: Renal Embryology Anatomy Histology Physiology Pathology Pharmacology Chapter 9: Reproductive Embryology Anatomy Physiology Pathology--Male Pathology--Female Pharmacology Chapter 10: Respiratory Embryology Anatomy Histology Physiology Pathology Index About the EditorsNER(01): WOW
