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First Aid for the Basic Sciences: Organ Systems, Third Edition is a unique single-source review of the entire second year medical school curriculum. This full-color, richly illustrated, and engagingly written resource provides readers with a solid understanding of basic sciences relative to human organ systems which all medical students must be familiar. When used with the companion review First Aid for the Basic Sciences: General Principles, Third Edition, this powerful combination distills must-know course information to help students survive their first two years of medical school and provides an in-depth review for the USMLE Step 1.
. An essential companion during your first two years of medical school
. Includes important foundational content most other reviews leave out
. Focuses on the high-yield topics and facts tested on the USMLE Step 1
. Enhanced by full-color images, learning aids, tables, and concise text to streamline your study and help you excel in coursework and on the USMLE Step 1
. Provides a complete framework for understanding anatomy, embryology, pathology, and pharmacology by organ systems
. Mirrors the table of contents of First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 to facilitate side-by-side study
. Written by students who aced the USMLE and reviewed by top faculty
List of contents
Contributing Authors
Faculty Reviewers
Preface
How to Use This Book
Acknowledgments
How to Contribute
Chapter 1: CardiovascularEmbryology
Anatomy
Physiology
Pathology
Imaging
Pharmacology
Chapter 2: EndocrineHypothalamus and Pituitary
Thyroid and Parathyroid
Adrenal Gland
Pancreas
Chapter 3: GastrointestinalEmbryology
Anatomy
Physiology
Pathology
Pharmacology
Chapter 4: Hematology and OncologyEmbryology
Anatomy
Pathology
Pharmacology
Chapter 5: Musculoskeletal and Connective TissueEmbryology
Anatomy
Physiology
Pathology
Pharmacology
Chapter 6: NeurologyEmbryology
Histology
Pathology
Pharmacology
Chapter 7: PsychiatryBasic Definitions and Concepts
Pathology
Chapter 8: RenalEmbryology
Anatomy
Histology
Physiology
Pathology
Pharmacology
Chapter 9: ReproductiveEmbryology
Anatomy
Physiology
Pathology--Male
Pathology--Female
Pharmacology
Chapter 10: RespiratoryEmbryology
Anatomy
Histology
Physiology
Pathology
Index
About the Editors
About the author
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.
Summary
Provides readers with a solid understanding of the basic science principles with which all medical students must be familiar. Delivering a comprehensive single-source review of the entire second year of medical school, this book assumes little prior knowledge, and includes important background material most other reviews leave out.
