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, 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 students to fully understand the critical concepts of basic science as applied to the practice of medicine that they will face on the vignette-style USMLE exam.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Dedication - p. v 6. Review Board - p. vi 7. Acknowledgments - p. vii 8. Regarding errata - p. viii 9. Preface - p. ix 10. A note from the Authors - p. xii 11. List of Illustrations - p. xiii 12. List of Tables - p. xiv 13. 1. Cardiology - p. 1 14. 2. Pulmonology - p. 25 15. 3. Nephrology - p. 51 16. 4. Fluid and electrolytes - p. 80 17. 5. Acid-base balance - p. 93 18. 6. Gastroenterology - p. 111 19. 7. Hepatology - p. 138 20. 8. Endocrinology - p. 161 21. Basic concepts - p. 161 22. Related questions - p. 176 23. Some differential diagnosis and physiology concepts - p. 184 24. Some differential diagnosis concepts - p. 187 25. Related questions - p. 188 26. Related questions - p. 199 27. Related questions - p. 201 28. 9. Male and female reproductive systems - p. 203 29. 10. Oncology - p. 232 30. 11. Genetic and metabolic disease - p. 260 31. 12. Anemias - p. 291 32. 13. Bleeding disorders - p. 320 33. 14. Hematologic malignancies - p. 335 34. 15. Immunology - p. 352 35. 16. Psychiatry - p. 384 36. 17. Neurology - p. 408 37. 18. Ophthalmology - p. 446 38. 19. Rheumatology - p. 454 39. 20. Vasculitides - p. 483 40. 21. Bacterial diseases - p. 493 41. 22. Viral, parasitic, and fungal diseases - p. 531 42. 23. Pharmacology and toxicology - p. 547 43. 24. Behavioral sciences - p. 570 44. 25. Biostatistics - p. 581 45. 26. Clinical anatomy - p. 599 46. 27. Dermatology - p. 635 47. 28. Pathology - p. 653 48. Index - p. 689
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, 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 students to fully understand the critical concepts of basic science as applied to the practice of medicine that they will face on the vignette-style USMLE exam.
1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. ii 3. Table of Contents - p. iii 4. Copyright - p. iv 5. Dedication - p. v 6. Review Board - p. vi 7. Acknowledgments - p. vii 8. Regarding errata - p. viii 9. Preface - p. ix 10. A note from the Authors - p. xii 11. List of Illustrations - p. xiii 12. List of Tables - p. xiv 13. 1. Cardiology - p. 1 14. 2. Pulmonology - p. 25 15. 3. Nephrology - p. 51 16. 4. Fluid and electrolytes - p. 80 17. 5. Acid-base balance - p. 93 18. 6. Gastroenterology - p. 111 19. 7. Hepatology - p. 138 20. 8. Endocrinology - p. 161 21. Basic concepts - p. 161 22. Related questions - p. 176 23. Some differential diagnosis and physiology concepts - p. 184 24. Some differential diagnosis concepts - p. 187 25. Related questions - p. 188 26. Related questions - p. 199 27. Related questions - p. 201 28. 9. Male and female reproductive systems - p. 203 29. 10. Oncology - p. 232 30. 11. Genetic and metabolic disease - p. 260 31. 12. Anemias - p. 291 32. 13. Bleeding disorders - p. 320 33. 14. Hematologic malignancies - p. 335 34. 15. Immunology - p. 352 35. 16. Psychiatry - p. 384 36. 17. Neurology - p. 408 37. 18. Ophthalmology - p. 446 38. 19. Rheumatology - p. 454 39. 20. Vasculitides - p. 483 40. 21. Bacterial diseases - p. 493 41. 22. Viral, parasitic, and fungal diseases - p. 531 42. 23. Pharmacology and toxicology - p. 547 43. 24. Behavioral sciences - p. 570 44. 25. Biostatistics - p. 581 45. 26. Clinical anatomy - p. 599 46. 27. Dermatology - p. 635 47. 28. Pathology - p. 653 48. Index - p. 689
