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First Aid Cases for the USMLE Step 1, Third Edition (First Aid USMLE) Kindle Edition

by Tao Le (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
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The essential case companion to First Aid for the® USMLE Step 1



400 high-yield cases



First Aid™ Cases for the USMLE Step 1 features 400 well-illustrated cases to help you relate basic science concepts to clinical situations. Each case includes drawings or clinical images with Q&As that reinforce key concepts. Chapters are keyed to Tao Le's First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 allowing you to simultaneously study cases and high-yield facts.



Content that spans the entire exam:

General Principles, Behavioral Science, Biochemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Chapter 4. Pharmacology, Organ Systems, Cardiovascular System, Endocrine System, Gastrointestinal System, Hematology and Oncology, Musculoskeletal System and Connective Tissue, Neurology and Psychiatry, Renal System, Reproductive System, Respiratory System.

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Tao Le, MD, MHS, is Assistant Clinical Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Allergy and Immunology at the University of Louisville. He is also affiliated with the Division of Allergy and Immunology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0075JY0DW
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ McGraw Hill / Medical; 3rd edition (February 3, 2012)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 3, 2012
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 17222 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Up to 4 simultaneous devices, per publisher limits
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 449 pages
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5.0 out of 5 stars Things stick better when I read about them in case/story form. This book helps.
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2018
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Love this as a supplement to my normal step studying. It’s easy to read. I’m someone who learns best from cases, since they feel more like a memorable story than the smattering of facts that you get in First Aid. This book is only meant to be a supplement to first aid (or DIT or whatever you’re using), but it helps me build up that gut feeling for when I’m reading a question and I need to quickly discern what disease they’re talking about before moving on to the actual question and answer choices.
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Freespirit
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book
Reviewed in the United States on December 26, 2012
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This book is a a collection of important cases in all basic science subjects usually tested on the board exams. I have not finished reading it but it proves to be worth the money and time. The cases are broken down in sections and answered in a stepwise manner, highlighting key associations that allows for easy recall of important points.
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M2
4.0 out of 5 stars Great review for USMLE vignettes
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2012
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This book has a lot of frequently-tested scenarios and really lays it out in a way that I think helps guide you through many different types of questions. It covers a few high-yield topics from most subjects tested on the USMLE, like anatomy, microbio, biochem etc. For any given condition, it gives you multiple levels of information with a concise presentation. This is the kind of integration you need for board questions. For example, it will list clinical signs and symptoms that point you in the direction of a disease then give you other pertinent associations like treatment and pathology. How many times have you been reading a question stem, thought, "Oh! I know this! It's acute intermittent porphyria!" but then you read on and that's not what it's asking. It will ask, "what is the treatment?" or "what gene is this associated with?". True to First Aid Fashion, this book delivers those little tidbits better than most of my basic medical science professors. The one star that I subtract is for length, I feel they could have put in a few more disorders without straying into the realm of "they'll never test THAT". But to be fair that's not what it's about--it's not meant to be a reference book with all the details. And no review book covers everything. It's meant to be more bang for your book, and I think it's a great board review book that seems to hit a lot of the most highly-tested material.
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Ellen Grace Fields
5.0 out of 5 stars LOVE THIS BOOK
Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2017
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LOVE THIS BOOK. excellent for review before an exam and gets a good picture with a vingette, diagnosis, pathogenesis, treatment, and other high yield pears for each organ system and diseases within it.
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Review doctor
3.0 out of 5 stars Good book but out of date - needs updated with DSM-V material.
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2016
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The cases in this book are great - the book is a great learning tool. However, the psychiatry/behavioral medicine material is outdated. This book relies on DSM-IV content and current Step 1 questions are now based on DSM-V content. This needs to be updated because until it is, the book is much less helpful.
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LoveBySarahDesigns
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Case Study Book for Step 1
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2013
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Great way to work through cases. My school gives NBME questions for our exams so this has been really helpful to see the different types of questions that could be ask related to high-yield topics in each organ system. Recommend!
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González Bloise
5.0 out of 5 stars Excelente libro y en excelentes condiciones!
Reviewed in the United States on May 29, 2019
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Cómo nuevo! Y excelente contenido para repasar para el step 1
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Kelsey Koff
5.0 out of 5 stars with easy to understand answers and helpful diagrams and mnemonics direct ...
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2016
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Must have book. Cases are walked through very well, with easy to understand answers and helpful diagrams and mnemonics direct from first aid. Great supplement for coursework or for the step 1
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Preeti B.
5.0 out of 5 stars Recommend this book to anyone who is studying for step 1
Reviewed in India on July 10, 2017
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This was delivered faster than expected. Highly recommend this book. Explains the cases in detail. Nice book to read in between first aid and world.
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Sara
5.0 out of 5 stars ottimo
Reviewed in Italy on November 6, 2017
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Un ottimo manuale che io sto utilizzando in vista dell'SSM17. il manuale presenta casi clinici per diverse branche specialistiche ( moltissima microbiologia, farmacologia, biochimica; ma anche cardiologia, pneumologia) e sfrutta il caso clinico stesso per fare un ripasso rapido e sintetico dell'argomento/patologia in questione. lo trovo molto ben fatto e utile, per questo motivo lo consiglio.
ps: va da sé che il testo è in inglese e se non si ha una buona base di inglese studiare da questo libro diventa ostico se non impossibile.
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Hatem Abou-Ouf
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in Canada on August 4, 2014
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Nice
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Dr. A Ghosh
5.0 out of 5 stars Good review case book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 20, 2014
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This book is easy to review and organised well...can be completed within a week..Good selection of cases worth a read :)
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Reeves
5.0 out of 5 stars Geffält mir sehr
Reviewed in Germany on December 17, 2013
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Totul a functionat ca pe roate, cartea e super o recomand tuturor celor care se pregatesc. Cartea e exact ce va asteptati
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