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USMLE Step 1 Secrets in Color
- 5th Edition - November 1, 2021
- Authors: Theodore X. O'Connell, Ryan A. Pedigo
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 1 0 6 0 - 9
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 1 0 6 1 - 6
Succinct, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective—the highly regarded Secrets Series® provides students and practitioners in all areas of health care with focused, engag… Read more
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Request a sales quoteSuccinct, easy to read, engaging, and highly effective—the highly regarded Secrets Series® provides students and practitioners in all areas of health care with focused, engaging resources for quick reference and exam review. Written by nationally recognized educators Drs. Theodore X. O’Connell and Ryan A. Pedigo, USMLE Step 1 Secrets in Color, 5th Edition, offers practical, up-to-date coverage of the full range of topics on this high-stakes exam. This bestselling resource features the Secrets’ popular question-and-answer format that prepares you with the understanding of critical concepts of basic science as applied to the practice of medicine, which you’ll face on the vignette-style USMLE exam.
- Completely revised with up-to-date information that reflects high-yield content on the USMLE Step 1.
- A case-based approach and abundant clinical context help prepare you for the vignette-style of the USMLE exam.
- Color images throughout enhance visual review of board-relevant images, including a wide range of clinical, micro, and imaging studies.
- Figures, tables, and summary boxes provide a visual and concise overview of important board-relevant content.
- Review board composed of students and residents who performed highly on USMLE Step 1 and have experience with USMLE-style question development.
- Portable size makes it easy to carry with you for quick reference or review anywhere, anytime.
- Enhanced eBook version included with purchase. Your enhanced eBook allows you to access all of the text, figures, and references from the book on a variety of devices.
Medical Students preparing for USMLE
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Review Board
- Acknowledgments
- Regarding errata
- Preface
- A note from the Authors
- List of Illustrations
- List of Tables
- 1. Cardiology
- Basic concepts—hemodynamics
- Basic concepts—excitation-contraction coupling
- Basic concepts—arrhythmias
- 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 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—cell biology of cancer
- 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
- One last crystal...
- 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—virology
- 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
- Phencyclidine
- Tetrahydrocannabinol
- 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
- No. of pages: 800
- Language: English
- Edition: 5
- Published: November 1, 2021
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Paperback ISBN: 9780323810609
- eBook ISBN: 9780323810616
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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