Description
Book SynopsisThis groundbreaking new guide helps you logically associate and link symptoms to likely diagnoses/conditionsâa critical skill for passing the USMLE Step 1 Despite the recent changes to the USMLE Step 1, it remains a very important exam for medical students. In order to navigate the vignette-based questions, students must be able to determine a diagnosis based on the vignette, then understand the science behind the diagnosisâa process called pattern recognition. This innovative guide will help you master pattern recognitionâa crucial skill to develop in order to thrive throughout the medical school curriculum.
Organized by symptom to reflect exactly what youâll see on test day,
First Aid Clinical Pattern Recognition for the USMLE Step 1 provides overviews for more than 50 symptoms, discussing differential diagnosis and the principles that should inform your thinking about each symptom. Overviews are followed by Step 1-style vignettes
Table of ContentsContributors
Introduction
1. Biochemistry
2. Immunology
3. Microbiology
4. Pathology
5. Pharmacology
6. Public Health Sciences
Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Health Care Ethics and Law
7. Cardiovascular
8. Endocrinology
9. Gastrointestinal
10. Hematology and Oncology
11. Musculoskeletal, Dermatology, and Connective Tissue
Musculoskeletal Concerns
Dermatology
12. Neurology and Special Senses
Neurology
Ophthalmology
Otolaryngology
13. Psychiatry
14. Renal
Renal Function and Renal Failure
Renal and Urinary Tract Masses
15. Reproductive (OB/GYN and Urology)
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Urology
16. Respiratory
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