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Crush Step 1
The Ultimate USMLE Step 1 Review
- 3rd Edition - April 5, 2023
- Authors: Theodore X. O'Connell, Ryan A. Pedigo, Thomas E. Blair
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 7 8 8 6 - 9
Written and reviewed by students, residents, and experts, and led by bestselling review author Dr. Ted O’Connell, Crush Step 1, 3rd Edition, is the perfect review resource you need… Read more
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Request a sales quoteWritten and reviewed by students, residents, and experts, and led by bestselling review author Dr. Ted O’Connell, Crush Step 1, 3rd Edition, is the perfect review resource you need to pass this high-stakes exam. Now extensively revised and updated to support your coursework and exam preparation, this comprehensive, focused resource is the most effective review tool available for truly understanding the material on which you’ll be tested.
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Up-to-date, easy-to-read, high-yield coverage of all the material tested on the exam—everything from biostatistics, microbiology, and pharmacology to immunology, oncology, psychiatry, and more.
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Numerous color images (many are new!), helpful lists, and quick-reference tables help you retain and recall information quickly.
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Review questions for each chapter test your mastery of core knowledge and aid retention of high-yield facts.
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Test prep strategies help you identify and understand question stems rather than simply memorizing buzz words.
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A new review board of current students and residents, as well as authors/reviewers who scored in the 99th percentile on the USMLE Step 1, ensures that content is current, relevant, and accurate from cover to cover.
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An eBook version is included with purchase. The eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures and references, with the ability to search, customize your content, make notes and highlights, and have content read aloud.
Medical students preparing for USMLE Step 1
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Review board
- Contributors
- Introduction
- A note from the authors
- List of Tables
- List of Illustrations
- 1. Biostatistics
- Mean, median, and mode
- Definitions
- Statistical tests and significance
- Clinical trials
- Medical ethics
- Review questions
- 2. Biochemistry
- Protein structure and function
- Oxygen-binding proteins: Hemoglobin and myoglobin
- Nitrogen metabolism
- Nucleic acid structure and function
- Carbohydrate structure and metabolism
- Lipid structure and metabolism
- Integration of metabolism
- Genetics
- Chromosomal abnormalities
- Review questions
- 3. Dermatology
- Histology and physiology
- Pathology
- Pharmacology
- Review questions
- 4. Embryology
- Terminology
- Early embryology: The first month
- Embryology: Week 5 and beyond
- Fetal circulation and erythropoiesis
- Cardiac embryology
- Vascular embryology
- Neuroembryology
- Gastrointestinal embryology
- Renal embryology
- Reproductive embryology
- Head and neck embryology
- Growth and development
- Review questions
- 5. Microbiology
- Bacteria
- Viruses
- Prion diseases
- Fungi
- Parasites
- Antimicrobials
- Review questions
- 6. Immunology
- Lymphoid structures
- Overview of innate versus adaptive immunity
- Cells of the immune system
- Major histocompatibility complex I and II
- B cells, antibodies, and humoral immunity
- T cells, cell-mediated immunity, immune system regulation
- Complement system
- Hypersensitivity response
- Transplantation immunology
- Review questions
- 7. Pharmacology and toxicology
- Pharmacokinetics
- Pharmacodynamics
- Autonomic nervous system and signal transduction
- Pharmacology
- Toxicology
- Review questions
- 8. Cardiology
- Heart and blood vessels
- Physiology
- Electrophysiology
- Electrocardiography
- Pathology
- Pharmacology
- Review questions
- 9. Endocrinology
- Overview of the endocrine system
- Review questions
- 10. Gastroenterology
- Anatomy
- Physiology
- Digestion and absorption
- Pathology
- Gallbladder and pancreas
- Pediatric gastroenterology and hepatology
- Pharmacology
- Review questions
- 11. Hematology and oncology
- Anatomy
- Physiology
- Pathology
- Pharmacologic treatment
- Review questions
- 12. Musculoskeletal/rheumatology
- Anatomy and physiology
- Pathology
- Pharmacology
- Review questions
- 13. Neurology
- Anatomy and physiology
- Anatomy
- Pathology
- Pharmacology
- Review questions
- 14. Psychiatry
- Psychology and development
- Psychopathology
- Review questions
- 15. Nephrology
- Anatomy
- Physiology
- The nephron and its segments
- Pathology
- Pharmacology
- Review questions
- 16. Reproductive system
- Anatomy
- Physiology
- Female pathology
- Male pathology
- Pharmacology
- Review questions
- 17. Pulmonology
- Anatomy of the respiratory system
- Respiratory physiology
- Respiratory pathology
- Pharmacology
- Review questions
- Answers
- Index
- No. of pages: 736
- Language: English
- Edition: 3
- Published: April 5, 2023
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323878869
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Theodore X. O'Connell
Dr. Ted O'Connell is a family physician, educator, author, innovator, and speaker. He served as the founding director of Kaiser Permanente’s Napa-Solano family medicine residency program and serves as a clinical professor for UC San Francisco, UC Davis, and Drexel University’s schools of medicine. He also founded Kaiser’s community medicine and global health fellowship. has authored or edited over a dozen textbooks, written numerous textbook chapters and peer-reviewed journal articles. Among his most notable are USMLE Step 2 Secrets, USMLE Step 3 Secrets, Crush Step 1, and the Instant Workups series of books. He is the Editor-In-Chief for Elsevier’s Clinical Key Meded education platform.
Affiliations and expertise
Founding Director, Family Medicine, Kaiser Permanente Napa-Solano, Napa; Assistant Clinical Professor, Department of Community and Family Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, CaliforniaRP
Ryan A. Pedigo
Affiliations and expertise
Director, Undergraduate Medical Education, Department of Emergency Medicine, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USATB
Thomas E. Blair
Affiliations and expertise
Acting Chief of Emergency Medicine, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, Assistant Clinical Professor of Emergency Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California